Nvidia’s RTX Spark laptops make no sense — until they do

Nvidia makes laptop CPUs now. That still feels weird to type! Over the past month, PCWorld has been hammering on several laptops powered by Nvidia’s new RTX Spark platform, including Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra, HP’s OmniBook Ultra, and the absolutely insane $7,000 Asus ProArt P16 I reviewed with 128GB of unified memory…Continue Reading

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Lithium-ion battery maker Flux Power has announced integrated gas detection for its airport ground support equipment (GSE) batteries, two new configurations of its S24 battery for material handling equipment and a new SkyVOX telematics device. The gas sensor continuously monitors conditions inside the battery and communicates directly with the batteryContinue Reading

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Linux Mint’s next release will offer a hibernation mode, so you can close your laptop mid-session and not worry about returning to a drained battery. A new Sleep Modes page in the System Administration tool in Linux Mint 27, out this December, makes it easy to enable hibernation and ensureContinue Reading

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Among a range of factors leading to a wave of tech sector layoffs in 2026 is the rapid rise of artificial intelligence and automation. Companies are reconfiguring their workforces to leverage AI for increased efficiency and reduced operating costs. This realignment and reduction is implemented even by companies reporting strongContinue Reading

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Until now, Microsoft Excel has followed a strict structural rule: each cell on a worksheet can hold only a single scalar value. While you can string together text using commas or write dynamic array formulas to spill values across adjacent rows and columns, the cell itself remains a single-item container.Continue Reading

NASA asks industry for ideas about saving Hubble Space Telescope

The Hubble Space Telescope hovering above Earth. (Image credit: NASA) NASA is reviving discussions to rescue the Hubble Space Telescope, which is operating well but is on track to reenter Earth’s atmosphere about six years from now. The agency issued a request for information (RFI) on Oct. 29 for “in-space servicing” capabilities, which could includeContinue Reading