BANGKOK (AP) — Japan has protested against Chinese controls that will limit its exports of a key chemical used to make computer chips, saying Tuesday that Tokyo is studying the potential impact on Japanese companies. China imposed the curb on imports of dichlorosilane from Japan, saying its exports of theContinue Reading
Waymo expanded its autonomous ride-hailing service to the general public in San Diego, Denver and Tampa this Tuesday., Waymo expanded its autonomous ride-hailing service to the general public in San Diego, Denver and Tampa this Tuesday., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
iXsystems put TrueNAS CORE into what it called a sustaining engineering phase back in 2024. Under this, the open source NAS operating system would only receive security and stability fixes, with new features going to the Linux-based SCALE branch instead. Even its maintenance releases got axed when iXsystems marked 13.3-U1.2Continue Reading
Linux isn’t magic. It’s how the developers choose a distro’s apps and desktop that matters…Read MoreContinue Reading
During a recent conference held in Winterthur, Switzerland, engineers working at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) confirmed that the laboratory is going to move from Red Hat Enterprise Linux to Debian. The switch will affect more than 2,200 computers, many of which cannot be upgraded to newer RHEL…ReadContinue Reading
A new study by the Austrian firm AVILOO includes data from used electric vehicles tested via the independent AVILOO Flash test. For each model, AVILOO calculates the average state of the batteries at three key mileage points – 50,000 km, 100,000 km and 150,000 km – with an expected range that will cover 99% ofContinue Reading
Nova Pathfinder upper stage flight article 1. (Image credit: Stoke Space) Stoke Space has amassed a substantial sum during its latest round of financing and is revealing exactly where it plans to invest its new stack of cash. The Kent, Washington-based company just raised $1 billion via its”Series E” capital campaign, bringing Stoke’s total investorContinue Reading
On Sept. 8, 2004, NASA’s Genesis spacecraft crash-landed in Utah after its parachutes failed to deploy. Genesis was NASA’s first sample-return mission since the Apollo program , and the first attempt ever to bring back samples from someplace farther than the moon. The spacecraft picked up solar wind particles while orbiting the L1 Lagrange pointContinue Reading
As modern EV software grows in complexity, engineers need faster and more flexible access to ECU measurement and calibration data. This webinar, presented by Vector Informatik GmbH, demonstrates how Vector’s CANape Kernel and VX1621A provide a scalable solution for high-performance data acquisition, calibration, and automation using standard XCP-based workflows. JoinContinue Reading
Sponsored by Eaton Battery electric vehicle (BEV) architectures continue to evolve. Higher charging rates, greater stored energy, bidirectional power flow and tighter packaging can increase the demands placed on high-voltage DC circuit protection. Traditional protection architectures that coordinate contactors, fuses and pyrotechnic devices were developed for earlier BEV platforms. InContinue Reading
Love Firefox enough to drop $200 on a branded keyboard? Tough, it’s sold it 1 . It’s a full-sized, 108-key mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX switches, and has a unique keycap colour scheme and branding: a Firefox logo on the super/meta key and new Firefox mascot Kit on Esc. ItContinue Reading
Google’s dominance in the search arena has given rise to two major antitrust lawsuits from the US government alleging the company has manipulated the market to maintain that dominance, to the exclusion of competitors and the detriment of the public at large. The first lawsuit, targeting Google’s search business, kickedContinue Reading
In a handful of known cases, large social media companies have privately pushed back against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) subpoenas when the agency tried to unmask anonymous users who tracked immigration activities or criticized the government. As ICE engages in a pattern of illegal and chilling investigations, any resistance is welcome.Continue Reading