In all of our discussions about how the digital revolution has created a system in which people don’t actually own the things they think they’re buying, I get particularly frustrated by the lack of change in it all. We’ve spilled much ink complaining that this clearly anti-consumer practice needs toContinue Reading
US critical materials producer Energy Fuels has signed a definitive agreement to acquire permanent magnet maker Vacuumschmelze (VAC) in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $1.9 billion. Energy Fuels says the acquisition combines its rare earth mining and processing assets with VAC’s magnet manufacturing to create a fully integrated “mine-to-magnet”Continue Reading
As electric vehicle manufacturers scale production, quality teams face a difficult challenge: critical defects are often hidden inside batteries, castings, connectors, welds, electronics, and other high-value components. Traditional inspection methods can miss internal issues, require destructive teardown, or create bottlenecks that make comprehensive inspection impractical. Industrial CT gives manufacturers andContinue Reading
A meteorite fragment crashed through a New Jersey home’s roof in 2024. Researchers now now its chemical composition. Credit: SETI Institute Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to ourContinue Reading
The Milky Way’s galactic center, as captured by the Spitzer Space Telescope in infrared. One new study has found sugar in interstellar space near the center of our galaxy. (Image credit: NASA/Caltech/Susan Stolovy (SSC, Caltech)) Is space … sweet? As it turns out, interstellar space has sugar — and it’s the same type of sugarContinue Reading
HONG KONG (AP) — Major Taiwan computer chipmaker TSMC said Thursday it plans to spend another $100 billion on expanding its manufacturing capacity in the United States. The latest commitment appears to bring the company’s total pledges for investment in U.S. chipmaking to $265 billion. It also raised its annualContinue Reading
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese communications company Fujitsu is leading a major push in artificial intelligence using Nvidia’s technology, bringing together what it said was the best in Japan’s manufacturing prowess in robotics with AI. The technology area known as “physical AI” refers to smart, futuristic robots that can think onContinue Reading
The surging price of oil has been a major unexpected economic shock to the global aviation industry. The impact has had varying severity on different carriers around the world. Now, United Airlines has revealed that it expects to spend an additional $6 billion this year, according to CBS News.Continue Reading
The Lockheed Martin Lightning II fighter jet is the world’s most advanced fighter and is taking its place as the second-most in-service fighter jet in the world (depending on how the numbers are counted). At the same time, the Air Force is planning to double the number of F-15EXs itContinue Reading
Mozilla is changing Firefox’s release schedule from September, with new stable versions planned every two weeks instead of once a month. The faster release cadence will, Mozilla says, make the schedule more predictable and allow features and improvements which are ready to ship to do so sooner. Fancy testing? OMG!Continue Reading
Tesla has officially kicked off the international expansion of its software. The electric vehicle giant announced that Full Self-Driving V14 Lite is now rolling out to vehicles equipped with AI3 hardware in South Korea. This marks a massive milestone for the company because it is the first time this particular software version has been deployedContinue Reading
Weston 16.0 released with major advances in HDR, color management, and Wayland protocol support. After about five months of development, the Weston project has officially released Weston 16.0, the reference Wayland compositor. This version brings important improvements that will help desktop environments like GNOME, KDE, and Enlightenment achieve better andContinue Reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — YouTube has appealed the verdict of a landmark social media addiction lawsuit in Los Angeles, seeking to challenge the jury’s determination that the company designed its platform to hook young users without concern for their well-being. Lawyers representing YouTube filed a notice of appeal Monday inContinue Reading