Long before generative AI, copyright holders warned that new technologies for reading and analyzing information would destroy creativity. Internet search engines, they argued, were infringement machines—tools that copied copyrighted works at scale without permission. As they had with earlier information technologies like the photocopier and the VCR, copyright owners sued.Continue Reading
EVgo is expanding deployment of the North American Charging Standard (NACS) connectors across its public DC fast-charging network. After a 2025 pilot that installed nearly 100 NACS connectors across 22 major metropolitan areas, EVgo plans to accelerate deployment to reach more than 500 NACS connectors installed by the end ofContinue Reading
Heilind Electronics is adding the Molex SideWize High-Voltage Connectors to its portfolio of high-power interconnect solutions. The connectors target space-constrained, high-power designs where engineers are balancing packaging, electrical safety and power density in power-distribution hardware, like EV charging systems, data-center power shelves, UPS equipment and industrial automation. The Molex SideWizeContinue Reading
Lenovo has released the IdeaPad Pro 5a Gen 11 across Europe and other markets like Australia. Not showcased during CES 2026 alongside the IdeaPad Pro 5i Gen 11 , the IdeaPad Pro 5a Gen 11 ditches Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs found in Gen 10 models (curr. $1,139 on Amazon) . Instead, Lenovo equipsContinue Reading
FOSDEM 2026 returns to Brussels, Belgium at the end of this month (January 31 to February 1) with a schedule that leans heavily into the real-world pressures facing the FOSS community. Beyond the technical tracks that throngs of tech enthusiasts, developers and engineers come for is a set of keynoteContinue Reading
This landscape of gas and dust is busy birthing new stars. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, and K. Stapelfeldt (Jet Propulsion Laboratory); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)) quick facts What it is: Lupus 3 (GN 16.05.2 and Bernes 149) molecular cloud Where it is: About 500 light-years away, in the constellation Scorpius When itContinue Reading
A new version of Linux system monitor Resources has been released with AMD NPU monitoring support, a change in memory calculation, and lower overall CPU usage. Resources 1.10 uses the AMD XDNA driver to show NPU (Neural Processing Unit) stats in real-time on AMD Ryzen chips. For this to showContinue Reading
The schism between Democratic environmental ideals and California voters’ anxiety about affordability, notably gas prices, were on full display during an environmental policy forum among some of the state’s top Democratic candidates for governor on Wednesday…Continue Reading
Film moves into post-production at Skywalker Sound with music by 70-piece orchestra…Read MoreContinue Reading
Portland State University Computer Science Professor Banafsheh Rekabdar is developing artificial intelligence to track astronaut’s personalized health data to send faster distress signals to Earth., Portland State University Computer Science Professor Banafsheh Rekabdar is developing artificial intelligence to track astronaut’s personalized health data to send faster distress signals to Earth.,Continue Reading
A new GNOME extension lets you add your own custom toggles to the Quick Settings menu, making it easier to run commands, scripts or service actions when you want. Custom Command Toggle lets you add up to 6 bespoke triggers to the Quick Settings menu, where they sit alongside regular systemContinue Reading
Five Years Ago This week in 2021, we looked at the future of net neutrality under the new interim FCC boss, and at how broadband monopolies continued to get money for networks they never fully deployed. Twitter got immunity from a banned user’s lawsuit thanks to Section 230, while dozensContinue Reading
As the United States Air Force continues to induct more stealth fighters steadily, the previous generation of fourth-generation air superiority jets continues to be retired or reassigned to ‘second-string’ duties. That goes for the Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle stationed in the United Kingdom, as well as others around the world,Continue Reading