Managers are now using AI to make decisions about raises, promotions, and even firings, according to a new survey., (NewsNation) — Artificial intelligence isn’t just changing workflows, it’s deciding who moves up and who gets the boot. According to a new Resume Builder survey of 1,342 U.S. managers, six inContinue Reading
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Book bans are all the rage these days, as you likely well know. Far too many people, and folks in government more importantly, seem to have read Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 not as a lesson in the dangers of new media, but as some sort of instruction manual for howContinue Reading
When Ubuntu 25.04 made Papers its default PDF viewer rather than keep shipping Evince, it did so knowing that the expectation was that upstream GNOME would do the same — now it has. The GNOME 49 Alpha release will ship Papers as a GNOME Core App, replacing Evince (also, asContinue Reading
Last year, 13 million new electric vehicles rolled out onto China’s roads as the country continued a rapid transition to new energy. But as eco-friendly rides begin to dominate transport, the new technology appears to be hauling old baggage – motion sickness. After investigating growing numbers of reports of EV passengers feeling dizzy…Continue Reading
And we achieved the goal of 75 new lifetime members. Thank you for that 🙏🙏 I think I have activated it for everyone, even for members who didn’t explicitly notify me after the payment. But if anyone is still left out, just send me an email. By the way, allContinue Reading
Accuenergy has introduced the AcuDC 300 EV Charging Meter, a revenue-grade DC energy meter designed specifically to serve the expanding electric vehicle fast-charging infrastructure market. The device provides 0.1 percent measurement accuracy across an input voltage range from 60 to 1000 VDC and it is MID-certified, meeting IEC 62053-41:2021 ClassContinue Reading
Renesas Electronics has announced three new 650 V high-voltage gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) developed specifically for e-mobility charging stations, AI data center and server power supplies (including 800 V HVDC architectures) and battery energy storage. The fourth-generation plus (Gen IV Plus) devices—named TP65H030G4PRS, TP65H030G4PWS, and TP65H030G4PQS—are based onContinue Reading
The rental car company has employed an AI-powered scanner that analyzes whether damage has been done to its vehicles upon return., (NewsNation) — Artificial intelligence continues to gain new ground, with Hertz now utilizing its analysis capabilities. The rental car company has employed an AI-powered scanner that analyzes whether damageContinue Reading
An estimated 9,000 Microsoft employees are being laid off in the latest round of staff cuts by the tech giant., (NewsNation) — An estimated 9,000 Microsoft employees are being laid off in the latest round of staff cuts by the tech giant. Impacted employees were notified via email July 2,Continue Reading
Artist’s conception of MethaneSAT in orbit. (Image credit: MethaneSAT/EDF) One of the most advanced satellites for tracking harmful greenhouse gas emissions has died in space. MethaneSAT, built and operated by the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), was launched in March of 2024 as part of SpaceX’s Transporter-10 mission. The spacecraft was designed to pinpoint methaneContinue Reading
Terry Virts inside the International Space Station’s Cupola module. (Image credit: Max Alexander/STARMUS) Former NASA astronaut Terry Virts announced his run for a seat in the U.S. Senate on June 23. Since then, his campaign has been working hard spreading his message and highlighting his values as a candidate and a Texan. Virts hopes toContinue Reading
Image, PDF and other supported file thumbnails will once again appear on the (literal) Ubuntu 24.04 LTS desktop, after nearly a year of not showing up. According to a bug report filed in May last year, file thumbnail previews do not show on the Ubuntu 24.04 desktop itself, appearing onlyContinue Reading