TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s experimental reusable rocket took off and safely landed in a first test flight Saturday as the country seeks to achieve the technology key to cut launch costs and compete in the global space market dominated by SpaceX. The RV-X rocket lifted off, hovered and moved horizontallyContinue Reading
The plight of clouded leopards is behind the latest rebuke of data centers, as Nashville Zoo looks to halt a proposed site next door., The plight of clouded leopards is behind the latest rebuke of data centers, as Nashville Zoo looks to halt a proposed site next door., from NewsnationContinue Reading
If you don’t include tests in your Drupal development, chances are it’s because you think it adds complexity and expense without benefit. Cypress is an open source tool with many benefits: Reliably tests anything that runs in a web browser Works on any web platform (it’s great for testing projectsContinue Reading
I use GNOME as my primary desktop environment on my Linux PC at home. GNOME gives me an easy-to-use graphical desktop that provides the flexibility I need yet doesn’t get in my way when I focus on my work. GNOME recently released GNOME 44 with a bunch of new features.Continue Reading
Acer launching new 16-inch gaming laptop with Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070, Ryzen 9 270, and 180Hz display Acer has listed a more powerful Nitro V 16 AI configuration featuring AMD’s Ryzen 9 270 processor. Carrying the ANV16-A31-R8XV model number, the new model is available for pre-order in the US through Amazon for $2,099.99, with shippingContinue Reading
The legacy automakers’ journey to electrification sometimes seems like some jerky shuffling dance—a couple of small steps forward, a step back, a pause, then another couple of steps forward. They develop an EV platform, launch some new models, then a couple of years later, they say, “EVs aren’t selling,” andContinue Reading
The Port of Long Beach has long been an early adopter of EVs and electric cargo-handling equipment. Now the port has announced an additional investment of $58.2 million to purchase and deploy more electrified equipment. The new investment will enable port tenants and operators to acquire: 61 human-operated electric cargo-handlingContinue Reading
Ubuntu 26.10 is replacing its D-Bus implementation for the first time since 2004, swapping dbus-daemon for dbus-broker – a change end-users are unlikely to notice. Processes on your desktop talk to each other and to the host system using D-Bus, a ‘message’ bus. This is what the Ubuntu Dock usesContinue Reading
Both vulnerabilities allow untrusted users to gain root privileges…Read MoreContinue Reading
Australia’s infrastructure is not only woefully underprepared for the deluge of electric vehicles coming, but it’s also sullied my personal feud with the national broadcaster. The post I tried to prove that ABC jerk wrong about EVs. It didn’t go to plan… appeared first on Crikey…Continue Reading
Nvidia just unveiled its “GeForce Trading Cards: Series 1,” a free series of collectable cards celebrating the company’s history in PC gaming. The series includes 14 different cards featuring artwork and designs from historical graphics cards, classic tech demos, and iconic games that have shaped the GeForce brand over the decades…Continue Reading
German company Isar Aerospace is expanding its operations overseas after signing an agreement with Canada’s Maritime Launch Services for use of its Spaceport Nova Scotia. The deal allows Isar to design and operate the pad infrastructure based on the company’s needs, in order to launch its Spectrum rocket. In return, Maritime Launch Services (MLS) willContinue Reading
A new upgrade to the International Space Station’s (ISS) quantum laboratory is enabling NASA to probe the behavior of atoms further than ever before, the space agency has announced. Combining the ISS’s newly upgraded “Cold Atom Laboratory” with the near zero-gravity of low Earth orbit, scientists are attempting to understand the properties of so-called “ultracold”Continue Reading