And a very awkward introduction to workplace culture On Call By the end of the working week, it’s natural to feel the walls closing in a little, which is why every Friday morning The Register frees things up a little by publishing a new installment of On Call – theContinue Reading
Lectron has achieved UL 2252 certification across its full range of EV charging adapters—covering NACS, CCS and J1772 in both AC and DC configurations. The company says it now offers one of the most complete interoperability portfolios in the industry. The newly certified AC products include NACS-to-J1772 and J1772-to-NACS adaptersContinue Reading
University of Central Florida (UCF) research suggests that C-BATT’s Obsidia battery anode material could help solve material swelling during cycling, which is one of the most persistent causes of failure in lithium-ion batteries. The results of the research show that Obsidia exhibits lower swelling during lithiation than graphite anode material.Continue Reading
Anthropic’s AI model Claude faces a dispute with the Pentagon over its use in military operations, spotlighting ethical concerns about AI in warzones., Anthropic’s AI model Claude faces a dispute with the Pentagon over its use in military operations, spotlighting ethical concerns about AI in warzones., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
James Webb Space Telescope data created a fascinating timelapse video of Uranus spinning in space. (Image credit: ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, STScI, P. Tiranti, H. Melin, M. Zamani (ESA/Webb)) An international team of researchers has uncovered new insights into the upper atmosphere of Uranus, where ions swirling above the ice giant planet’s clouds meet the magneticContinue Reading
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket debris burns up over Ingersleben, Germany on Feb. 19, 2025. (Image credit: Bennett Theile) For the first time ever, scientists have observed in near real time a cloud of air pollution created as space debris burned up in Earth’s atmosphere. The breakthrough measurement will help atmospheric chemistry researchers untangle the complexContinue Reading
Remember how Traitor 47 was going to “drain the swamp” as president? The idea, spilling out from his first campaign for president, was that Washington was horribly corrupt, that politicians and unelected government stooges were making money from their positions of power, and that even politician’s families were in onContinue Reading
Cubans turn to electric vehicles as US tightens oil blockadeContinue Reading
A new study by scientists from the University of Bergen, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and the University of Oxford suggests that strange plume-like structures hidden deep within the Greenland Ice Sheet are caused by thermal convection. The post Researchers Solve Mystery of Swirling, Plume-Like Structures Deep Inside Greenland’s IceContinue Reading
New research by geoscientists from the University of Florida and the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris traces the origins of the Antarctic gravity hole (or the Antarctic Geoid Low) to slow, subterranean rock flows over tens of millions of years. The post Geoscientists Pinpoint Ancient Forces behind Antarctica’sContinue Reading
If you also want to get an Amazon subscription but are confused by the most commonly asked question, Is Amazon Prime and Prime Video the same? The main reasons behind this confusion are that their names sound identical, and even their branding looks similar. And most importantly, they are bothContinue Reading
A new beta of BleachBit, the free, cross-platform system cleaner app is available for testing. BleachBit 5.1.0 brings selective cookie deletion, support for cleaning more apps and implements ‘broader safety improvements and stronger guardrails’, per the official release announcement. The latter change, implemented via a new expert mode toggle inContinue Reading
“Los Angeles County is taking action to hold the company accountable and demand real safeguards.”, “Los Angeles County is taking action to hold the company accountable and demand real safeguards.”, from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading