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Weston 16.0 released with major advances in HDR, color management, and Wayland protocol support. After about five months of development, the Weston project has officially released Weston 16.0, the reference Wayland compositor. This version brings important improvements that will help desktop environments like GNOME, KDE, and Enlightenment achieve better andContinue Reading

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Munich Electrification, a maker of battery management systems for electric vehicles and stationary storage, has secured fresh capital to widen its product line. Private investment firm Ardian is acquiring a majority stake in the Munich-based developer, and Ardian’s Expansion team is providing additional capital to fund the company’s development pipelineContinue Reading

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Mozilla is changing Firefox’s release schedule from September, with new stable versions planned every two weeks instead of once a month. The faster release cadence will, Mozilla says, make its schedule more predictable and give “work that is ready to ship more frequent opportunities to reach users”. In a messageContinue Reading

NASA captured the Black Sea turning brilliant turquoise from space

The Black Sea, which lies between Europe and Asia and connects to the Mediterranean through a series of waterways, is known for its dark waters. But every spring and summer, it undergoes a remarkable transformation, with large areas turning a vivid turquoise. On June 22, 2026, NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) satellite capturedContinue Reading

See the first X-rays of humans taken in space

Equipping spacecraft with x-ray machines could boost safety for long-duration spaceflights—like a crewed mission to Mars By Claire Cameron edited by Jeanna Bryner Radiographs of the hand were acquired (A) preflight by a crewmember, (B) in-flight on day 1 after launch (L+1) by a crewmember, and (C) postflight by a non-crew operator using the sameContinue Reading