6-tips-for-better-research-with-microsoft-copilot

Copilot, Microsoft’s generative AI chatbot, can do many things, but one of its best uses is as a researcher, for pretty much anything you want in business or personal use. If you’re looking for in-depth information, there’s a lot more you can do than type a simple request into Copilot’sContinue Reading

Launching 10,000 tiny ‘femtosats’ to Saturn? NASA funds 18 futuristic spaceflight ideas

A collage of artist concepts highlighting the novel approaches proposed by the 2026 NIAC awardees. (Image credit: NASA) NASA is giving a financial boost to nearly 20 technology investigations to help fuel the incubation of tomorrow’s spaceflight research capabilities. The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts ( NIAC ) program has selected 18 projects for this year’sContinue Reading

10-year-old-bug-action-triggered-an-ubuntu-phone-dev-reunion

A decades-old bug on Ubuntu’s Launchpad marked as invalid at the weekend led to an impromptu reunion for many of Canonical’s former engineers. Bug #1589796 was filed in 2016 by a user who’d spent £700 on Ubuntu phone and tablet hardware but, on visiting the official website, found no documentationContinue Reading

The Europe battery market is experiencing robust growth, driven primarily by the surging adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), the large-scale integration of renewable energy sources, and stringent EU environmental regulations aimed at reducing carbon emissions. The market size was valued at USD 38.1 Billion in 2025 and is projected to reach USD 70.3 Billion byContinue Reading

researchers-find-manganese-can-cause-battery-flaw-that-may-shorten-ev-lifespans

While cobalt-free, high-nickel cathode batteries such as manganese-coated nickel core batteries have emerged as a potential method to increase EV driving range while reducing dependence on expensive critical minerals, research suggests that exposing precursor material to air can cause subtle chemical changes that later accelerate battery degradation. A study atContinue Reading

funniest/most-insightful-comments-of-the-week-at-techdirt

This week, MrWilson takes both top spots on the insightful side. In first place, it’s a comment about opportunistic ICE arrests: ICE keeps trying to find more victims to prove the false narrative of how many undocumented immigrants there are in the country, so individual agents probably want to makeContinue Reading

ubuntu-phone-engineer-reunion-over-a-decade-old-bug-closure

A decades-old bug on Ubuntu’s Launchpad marked as invalid at the weekend led to an impromptu reunion for many of Canonical’s former engineers. Bug #1589796 was filed in 2016 by a user who’d spent £700 on Ubuntu phone and tablet hardware but, on visiting the official website, found no documentationContinue Reading