For the millions of Americans expecting a check from the $725 million Facebook privacy settlement, the wait is nearly over., (NEXSTAR) — For the millions of Americans expecting a check from the $725 million Facebook privacy settlement, the wait is nearly over. The distribution of payments has officially begun, theContinue Reading
On Sept. 3, thousands of Rhode Islanders received letters from TransUnion notifying them that their information, stored on a third-party system, had been compromised in the security breach., PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — More than 17,000 Rhode Island residents may have been impacted after hackers accessed sensitive personal data during aContinue Reading
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Researchers made an extraordinary discovery of 9,000-year-old rocks with drawings etched into them, positioned next to footprints believed to belong to dinosaurs from the Cretaceous Period around 66 million years ago. The drawings, known as petroglyphs, were found in the agricultural site Serrote do Letreiro in Paraíba, Eastern Brazil. ResearchersContinue Reading
Archaeologists are terrified to open the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, China‘s first emperor who has been buried for 2,200 years. The tomb of Qin Shu Huang, who ruled from 221 BC to 210 BC, is guarded by a terracotta army of soldiers and horses. The discovery was found byContinue Reading
The companies frantically building and leasing data centers are well aware that they’re straining grids, driving emissions, and guzzling water. The electricity demand of AI data centers in particular could increase as much as 165 percent by 2030. Over half of the energy powering these sprawling facilities comes from fossil fuels, threatening to reverse progressContinue Reading
The strongest solar flare of 2025 erupts, causing radio blackouts across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. New research shows that flare particles can reach over 108 million degrees Fahrenheit (60 million degrees Celsius) — six times hotter than previously thought — underscoring the need for updated models to better predict space weather. (Image credit:Continue Reading
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s prime minister on Friday tapped an Artificial Intelligence-generated “minister” to tackle corruption and promote transparency and innovation in his new Cabinet. Officially named Diella — the female form of the word for sun in the Albanian language — the new AI minister is a virtualContinue Reading
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A top Google scientist and 2024 Nobel laureate said Friday that the most important skill for the next generation will be “learning how to learn” to keep pace with change as Artificial Intelligence transforms education and the workplace. Speaking at an ancient Roman theater at theContinue Reading
US semiconductor manufacturer Diodes has introduced four new automotive-compliant asynchronous buck converters for 48 V low-voltage rail point-of-load applications. The AP68255Q/AP68355Q and AP6A255Q/AP6A355Q incorporate 500 mΩ power MOSFETs to deliver high-efficiency step-down DC-DC conversion and up to 3.5 A of continuous output current. The converters cover the full automotive batteryContinue Reading
ZF has announced the 8HP evo, an updated eight-speed automatic transmission engineered for mild hybrids and plug-in hybrids . The 8HP evo advances its predecessor in multiple technical aspects. The transmission uses fewer components, resulting in reduced weight and assembly complexity. Key technical upgrades focus on the electric motor, powerContinue Reading
Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson predicts turbulent times for the European auto industry. According to the Swede, a major restructuring of the industry is on the horizon. For years, many European car manufacturers have been concerned about the direction the transition to electric vehicles is taking and the increasing competition from China…Continue Reading
GNOME 49 lands next week, bringing a fresh set of features and design tweaks aimed at making everyday desktop life on Linux smoother, sharper, and more consistent — the best of which I run through below. Ubuntu users get (most of) GNOME 49’s new features in the upcoming Ubuntu 25.10Continue Reading