China’s long march to reusable rocketry hits another milestone The inaugural launch and first-stage booster recovery of China’s Long March 10B rocket intensifies the nation’s spaceflight rivalry with the U.S. By Lee Billings edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier China’s Long March 10B rocket blasts off from the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site in the islandContinue Reading
DELTA State government is set to purchase 50 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses, acquire electric vehicles and construct an ultramodern mega bus terminal in Asaba as part of efforts to improve public transportation in the state. The post Delta to purchase 50 CNG buses, electric vehicles…Continue Reading
The long-rumored layoffs at Xbox have come and they are massive. We just recently discussed the mess that Microsoft’s Xbox division has become. An internal email that was sent to staff by CEO Asha Sharma laid out just how bad things were, essentially preparing the staff for the forthcoming staffingContinue Reading
I have been gaming on Linux more than usual lately; that’s part due to my main gaming rig being out of reach and part me wanting to play more on this platform than Windoze. I played a few indie games to pass the time and eventually went looking for newContinue Reading
Most microcontroller boards on the market today rely on Python, usually in the form of MicroPython or CircuitPython. If you’ve ever wanted something leaner without giving up that no-compile, REPL-driven workflow, Lua is the option worth considering. But then most microcontroller boards are not built for Lua even if youContinue Reading
Anthropic has released a beta of its Claude desktop app for Linux, launching alongside an apt repo Ubuntu users can add for ongoing updates. According to the official docs, Claude desktop for Linux offers “the same Chat, Cowork, and Claude Code experience as macOS and Windows: parallel sessions, visual diffContinue Reading
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s experimental reusable rocket took off and safely landed in a first test flight Saturday as the country seeks to achieve the technology key to cut launch costs and compete in the global space market dominated by SpaceX. The RV-X rocket lifted off, hovered and moved horizontallyContinue Reading
The plight of clouded leopards is behind the latest rebuke of data centers, as Nashville Zoo looks to halt a proposed site next door., The plight of clouded leopards is behind the latest rebuke of data centers, as Nashville Zoo looks to halt a proposed site next door., from NewsnationContinue Reading
If you don’t include tests in your Drupal development, chances are it’s because you think it adds complexity and expense without benefit. Cypress is an open source tool with many benefits: Reliably tests anything that runs in a web browser Works on any web platform (it’s great for testing projectsContinue Reading
I use GNOME as my primary desktop environment on my Linux PC at home. GNOME gives me an easy-to-use graphical desktop that provides the flexibility I need yet doesn’t get in my way when I focus on my work. GNOME recently released GNOME 44 with a bunch of new features.Continue Reading
Acer launching new 16-inch gaming laptop with Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070, Ryzen 9 270, and 180Hz display Acer has listed a more powerful Nitro V 16 AI configuration featuring AMD’s Ryzen 9 270 processor. Carrying the ANV16-A31-R8XV model number, the new model is available for pre-order in the US through Amazon for $2,099.99, with shippingContinue Reading
The legacy automakers’ journey to electrification sometimes seems like some jerky shuffling dance—a couple of small steps forward, a step back, a pause, then another couple of steps forward. They develop an EV platform, launch some new models, then a couple of years later, they say, “EVs aren’t selling,” andContinue Reading
The Port of Long Beach has long been an early adopter of EVs and electric cargo-handling equipment. Now the port has announced an additional investment of $58.2 million to purchase and deploy more electrified equipment. The new investment will enable port tenants and operators to acquire: 61 human-operated electric cargo-handlingContinue Reading