The US automakers’ stop/start approach to electrification has been compared (by me) to the stereotypical comedic representation of an inept driver, alternately flooring the accelerator and slamming on the brakes. After slamming on the brakes in 2025, GM now appears to be stepping on the prissy pedal again, announcing aContinue Reading
CATL has unveiled a dual-electric range extension battery designed to make electric heavy-duty trucks more practical and economical. Agreements for 13,000 units were signed at the unveiling. The main battery is a standardized, chassis-mounted swappable pack from QIJI Energy, CATL’s battery-swapping network for heavy trucks. A range-extension power system behindContinue Reading
Students across the country will have the opportunity to connect directly with the International Space Station during a live, interactive in-flight call with NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Mark Rober STEM content creator and founder of ClassCrunchLabs Foundation. The event, hosted by NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement, celebrates National STEM Day by bringing real‑world scienceContinue Reading
Catch Taurid and Leonid meteors, spot Mars near Jupiter, celebrate Voyager 1’s light-day milestone, and watch November’s supermoon. Around Nov. 5: Southern Taurids peak; occasional bright fireballs Around Nov. 12: Northern Taurids peak; around five meteors per hour under ideal conditions Nov. 15-16: Mars and Jupiter appear 1.2 degrees apart before sunrise Nov. 17: ShineContinue Reading
LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom will likely face artificial intelligence cyberattacks on its critical infrastructure by 2028 as criminals and states, including China and Russia, increasingly use AI in their cyberactivity, Britain’s cyberchief said Tuesday. That could include AI-powered malware for ransomware attacks as the technology will allow “vulnerabilitiesContinue Reading
If your fridge is connected, it can be hacked, along with other connected devices in your home. There are steps you can take to block hackers., If your fridge is connected, it can be hacked, along with other connected devices in your home. There are steps you can take toContinue Reading
Developers who use Launchpad can now use a USB FIDO2 security key to restrict API access, which makes any stolen login details useless without it. Launchpad is, as I’m sure you know, where Canonical builds Ubuntu’s package, hosts code, PPAs and many other things that end up on a users’Continue Reading
While delivering record Q4 revenue, Apple’s financial results revealed a $33 billion cost associated with memory price inflation, representing the true cost of the growing bubble of AI data center investments. The results also showed something that threatens those same data center investments — a sea change in how enterprises are approaching AI. InferenceContinue Reading
govdigital eG has awarded IONOS a four-year framework contract under KoDaS, the abbreviation for a collaboration and file storage system. The service delivered under it is built on Nextcloud and sold as Nextcloud Workspace. It is meant for schools and school authorities in the German states of Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen,Continue Reading
It’s official: Affinity, the free design app made by Canva, is coming to Linux. Replying to users on X asking about possible Linux support, the official account said a version is ‘in active development’, though it doesn’t say when a release might land, or what tooling approach the Linux buildContinue Reading
“Zoom Got It Done” is the tagline for the company’s new Zoom Ahead campaign, with the focus being how Zoom’s AI-first capabilities take conversations to completion. This one features Kate McKinnon and builds on their “I Use Zoom!” spot with Bowen Yang that kicked off this consumer-friendly campaign late lastContinue Reading
It’s early days for AI-assisted work, and sentiments are mixed about its benefits: Does AI actually bring value and save employees time, or does it bog them down and add unnecessary activities? Data from ActivTrak seems to vacillate between those two potential realities: The latest research from the productivity trackingContinue Reading
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Supermarkets in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland and Estonia were hit Monday by problems with freezers and fridges that apparently were caused by cyberattacks, forcing some to dispose of ruined food. The problems follow a case last month in which attackers remotely took control of refrigeration systems inContinue Reading