How Nissan took a shortcut to a good plug-in hybrid SUV

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The Nissan Leaf was one of the first modern electric vehicles to go on sale, but Nissan has been slower to adopt plug-in hybrids. It’s only just now getting one in its lineup, and only by borrowing from another automaker. At first glance, the 2026 Nissan Rogue Plug-In Hybrid seems like a straightforward addition toContinue Reading

Asus is now offering the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 in two new flavors

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Asus is offering two new RTX 5060 variants that rethink the card’s physical design while keeping specs largely unchanged. With thinner profiles and revised connectors, the EVO variants are aimed at compact PC builders. The post Asus is now offering the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 in two new flavors appeared first on Digital Trends…Continue Reading

‘We were amazed’: Scientists using James Webb telescope may have discovered the earliest supernova in the known universe

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The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted an eruption of energy in the early universe that may be the most distant supernova discovered to date. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, A. Levan (IMAPP), Image Processing: A. Pagan (STScI)) Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) may have discovered the most distant supernova inContinue Reading

NASA Launches Research Program for Students to Explore Big Ideas

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NASA is now accepting concepts for a new research challenge. The Opportunities in Research, Business, Innovation, and Technology (ORBIT) challenge is a multi-phase innovation competition designed to empower university and college students to develop next-generation solutions that benefit life on Earth and deep-space exploration. With up to $380,000 in total prize funding, NASA’s ORBIT challengesContinue Reading

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If you don’t include tests in your Drupal development, chances are it’s because you think it adds complexity and expense without benefit. Cypress is an open source tool with many benefits: Reliably tests anything that runs in a web browser Works on any web platform (it’s great for testing projectsContinue Reading

what’s-new-in-gnome-44?

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I use GNOME as my primary desktop environment on my Linux PC at home. GNOME gives me an easy-to-use graphical desktop that provides the flexibility I need yet doesn’t get in my way when I focus on my work. GNOME recently released GNOME 44 with a bunch of new features.Continue Reading

as-federal-prisons-run-low-on-food-and-toilet-paper,-corrections-officers-are-leaving-in-droves-for-ice

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This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. After years of struggling to find enough workers for some of the nation’s toughest lockups, the Federal Bureau of Prisons is facing a new challenge: Corrections officers are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at Immigration and Customs Enforcement.  This isContinue Reading