xeal’s-ev-charging-protocol-creates-a-direct-link-between-ev-and-charger-with-no-cell-or-wifi-connection

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Public EV charging has a reliability problem—to put it mildly. Charging provider Xeal Energy believes that 95% of the problems are caused by dependence on cellular or WiFi networks, which create multiple points of failure. Xeal says its patented Xeal Protocol establishes a direct, encrypted communication channel between a driver’sContinue Reading

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The Fedora Design Team discovered that using open source tools to run a virtual conference can be quite effective by hosting the first Creative Freedom Summit in January 2023. In this article, I’ll share some background on the conference, why using open source tools to run it was important toContinue Reading

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Ideally, designers have a good relationship with their product team and users. However, the relationship between designers and developers is more difficult to build and maintain. The lack of a close relationship makes it difficult to solve problems or improve. In my experience, the open source Open Decision Framework can overcomeContinue Reading

Scientists have discovered the oldest quasar ever seen, and it shines with the light of a trillion suns

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An illustration of an ancient quasar. (Image credit: ESA) Using the European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope, astronomers have discovered a treasure trove of 31 black-hole-powered quasars in the early universe. The most impressive of these new discoveries is the most ancient and distant quasar ever seen, shining with the light of a trillion sunsContinue Reading

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The German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is done with Microsoft SharePoint, ditching it for a self-hosted Nextcloud deployment that is already serving around 5,000 employees. Eventually, that number will be scaled up to 50,000 public sector workers, covering agencies ranging from ministries down to municipal offices. What’s happening? Currently, Nextcloud isContinue Reading