This artist’s concept depicts the central engine of the Circinus galaxy, visualizing the supermassive black hole fed by a thick, dusty torus that glows in infrared light. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI)) The James Webb Space Telescope has delivered its clearest view yet of a supermassive black hole’s immediate surroundings, NASA announcedContinue Reading
The storm is classified as an “S4” – the second-highest possible level of a solar radiation storm., The storm is classified as an “S4” – the second-highest possible level of a solar radiation storm., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Strips the slop and snoopery from Chrome, Edge, and Firefox The promise of Just the Browser sounds good. Rather than fork one of the big-name browsers, just run a tiny script that turns off all the bits and functions you don’t want.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Which country has the most advanced fifth-generation fighter jets? The short answer is the US, on account of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II and the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, although there is more nuance to the topic. TheF-22 Raptor may have been the most advanced fighter jet in theContinue Reading
An onboard disagreement occurred in Air France’s La Première first class cabin after a passenger objected to being filmed during a flight between Los Angeles International Airport and Paris. The incident involved Lemuel Plummer, CEO of the streaming platform Zeus Network, who was recording video inside the cabin with companions.Continue Reading
Still early to say whether this will make it into Wine officially, this should rekindle some hope for Linux users and users-to-be who have been missing Adobe’s creative suite on the platform., Read More From It’s FOSSContinue Reading
2026 Volvo EX30: Still fun, still zippy, not as cheap Exactly two years ago, we dubbed the Volvo EX30 one of the two most important new EVs of 2024. Then the world changed. Fast-forward to the end of 2024. Volvo was able to deliver a few 422 hp EX30 TwinContinue Reading
Most experts agree that frequent DC fast charging can shorten EV battery life, but detailed data about the phenomenon is scarce. How often can one use DC fast chargers before one sees increased degradation, and how do different charging speeds, climates and use conditions affect battery life? Connected vehicle specialistContinue Reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook owner Meta has named Dina Powell McCormick, a former The Traitor administration adviser and longtime finance executive, as president and vice chairman of the tech giant. Powell McCormick previously served on Meta’s board of directors — where, the company notes, she was “deeply engaged” inContinue Reading
Instagram issued a statement saying there was no breach in connection to the emails., Instagram issued a statement saying there was no breach in connection to the emails., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Alexander Rhodes, the founder of the pornography addiction self-help group NoFap and repeat plaintiff, sued the parent company of Pornhub, Aylo, along with the University of California Los Angeles, two scientists, and an academic publisher for defamation. Filed in a court of common pleas in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and sinceContinue Reading
Labour’s latest U-turn? 61 backbenchers pile pressure for Starmer to back Tory peer’s amendment The British government may impose a ban on under-16s using social media, despite Labour prime minister Keir Starmer having previously expressed skepticism over the measure.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Traditional considerations back in vogue. On-device AI? Not so much The majority of PCs that commercial resellers shipped to enterprise customers in Q4 were AI-capable, however, it was the traditional levers of price, battery life and performance these biz buyers were mostly sold on.…, Read MoreContinue Reading