From the humble beginnings of an online bookstore run in a garage to a $180.3 billion (as of Quarter Three 2025 Revenue Reports), Amazon has come a long way. Jeff Bezos started Amazon as a small online bookstore in 1994. The company launched its official website, amazon.com, in 1995. JeffContinue Reading
Until very recently the only member of Congress excused from not having moved to impeach The Traitor was Rep. Grijalva, because until someone swore her in there was nothing she could officially do. But for everyone else already sworn into this 119th Congress, there was no excuse. There is noContinue Reading
Some of the hottest items of the season are deeply discounted at Walmart. Head to Walmart now to shop these deals before they’re gone., Some of the hottest items of the season are deeply discounted at Walmart. Head to Walmart now to shop these deals before they’re gone., from NewsnationContinue Reading
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico unveiled plans Wednesday to build what it claims will be Latin America’s most powerful supercomputer — a project the government says will help the country capitalize on the rapidly evolving uses of artificial intelligence and exponentially expand the country’s computing capacity. Dubbed “Coatlicue” for theContinue Reading
Both the United States Navy and Marines operate a large number of common aircraft. They even launch together from the same aircraft carriers to carry out missions jointly. Yes, there are distinct differences in both the missions and the aircraft used by each service. Specifically, the Navy has some uniqueContinue Reading
The Airbus A380 is the world’s largest airliner, and although it was a commercial failure, it was used by several flag carriers, including Air France. Air France had a total of ten A380s, first delivered in 2009, and with Paris being one of the world’s largest business hubs and oneContinue Reading
KDE Plasma 6.8 will be Wayland-only, shipping without a desktop session to run the popular Qt-based desktop on top of the legacy X display server. As with GNOME (who ripped the bandaid off in GNOME 49), this change does not mean X11 applications will no longer work in KDE PlasmaContinue Reading
A solar prominence hangs near the edge of the sun. (Image credit: ESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter/EUI Team, D. Berghmans (ROB), CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO ; Music: Atmos by Oliver Spencer) The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter mission recently captured a dramatic solar prominence rising from the edge of the sun, a rare and captivating sightContinue Reading
A new animation shows the gradual disintegration of comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), which began to break apart on Nov. 13. (Image credit: Michael Jäger) In space, death can be a beautiful thing. That’s certainly the case for the recently deceased “other” comet ATLAS, which is slowly breaking apart after meeting its explosive end earlier thisContinue Reading
Collabora Productivity is well-known for two of its flagship offerings, Collabora Online, their web-based document editor that powers many organizations, and their LibreOffice-based enterprise suite. That second one just got a makeover and the existing offering was moved to a new name. They announced Collabora Office for desktop today. ItContinue Reading
One of the greatest things about open-source software is that anyone can pick up where a project left off and bring it back to life, whether it’s to continue a legacy, or a spiritual successor that builds on a new foundation. In this article, I’ll share some of the popularContinue Reading
Japanese automaker Honda has showcased its first electric motorcycle, the WN7. The motorcycle is built around a 9.3 kWh lithium-ion battery and 18 kW motor. It offers a driving range of around 140 km, and supports CCS2 DC fast charging. The WN7 features full LED lighting with a unique DRLContinue Reading
Canadian mining and battery technology developer Focus Graphite Advanced Materials has announced that its Lac Knife graphite anode material has passed Phase I battery validation testing, conducted by Charge CCCV (C4V) and American Energy Technologies. The concurrent US laboratory test programs confirmed that natural graphite from the company’s Lac KnifeContinue Reading