Skyworks Solutions has unveiled the Si829x isolated safety gate driver for EV traction inverters across SiC and IGBT platforms. Production is planned for July 2026. The ProVCD is Skyworks’ second-generation variable current drive. Conventional isolated gate drivers use voltage-mode control—the output voltage is set, and fixed resistors determine the gateContinue Reading
Taiwan-based SINBON Electronics has developed a European-standard EV charging product portfolio for the European market, including Type 2 AC charging cables, CCS2 DC charging cables, CCS2 liquid-cooled charging cables and CCS2 charging inlets. Included in the portfolio is an upgraded lightweight CCS2 DC charging cable designed to enhance user convenienceContinue Reading
(Image credit: NASA) SpaceX’s newest spaceflight tech is about to launch to the final frontier for the first time. The company’s Starfall capsule is set for its debut mission, following SpaceX’s application with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for two reentry vehicle landings. The mission is scheduled to lift off from Space Launch Complex-40Continue Reading
NASA’s Pegasus barge arrives at the Launch Complex 39 turn basin at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Sunday, June 21, 2026. (Image credit: NASA/Amber Jean Notvest) The heavy hitters in space telescopes are about to be joined by a new contender. NASA’s Nancy Roman GraceContinue Reading
Parents cite concerns ranging from privacy to mental health and are asking schools to offer opt-outs for digital learning devices., Parents cite concerns ranging from privacy to mental health and are asking schools to offer opt-outs for digital learning devices., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
The move has drawn sharp criticism from the United Auto Workers (UAW) union., The move has drawn sharp criticism from the United Auto Workers (UAW) union., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Well, this is very disappointing. Over the first half of this year, we’ve talked about the resurgence of the Stop Killing Games movement, which aims to push various governments to legislate out the practice of video game publishers sunsetting their games and making them unplayable afterwards. The aims of theContinue Reading
A new version of miracle-wm, the Wayland compositor built on Mir with an i3/Sway style tiling window manager, has been released. Developer Matthew Kosarek, a Canonical engineer developing this keyboard-driven UX in his free time, says the new v0.10.0 release sees the plugin system introduced in the April 2026 release “gettingContinue Reading
Hint: it’s not an electric vehicle – sales of which have jumped in recent months – but an SUV…Continue Reading
SteamOS, the Linux-based operating system at the heart of the Steam Deck and Steam Machine, is growing ever more popular. It’s even coming to some Intel hardware, mostly on the strength of the appeal for those snazzy new handhelds. But it doesn’t work so well with Nvidia GPUs…Continue Reading
“There’s a big discrepancy between the leadership in the district and the actual teachers,” Lower Merion parent Yair Lev said., “There’s a big discrepancy between the leadership in the district and the actual teachers,” Lower Merion parent Yair Lev said., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Lucid says the move is about restructuring., Lucid says the move is about restructuring., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
EV naysayers are fond of predicting that widespread EV adoption will “crash the grid,” or that it will lead to higher electric bills. In reality, the grid has been gradually expanding to accommodate new technologies for a century—none of the energy-hungry innovations of the past, from air conditioning to computing,Continue Reading