You’ve likely heard that Ubuntu’s Rust-based version of sudo shows password feedback by default in 26.04 LTS, upending nearly 40 years of learned (and confusing) behaviour. But those who want a quick option to temporarily mask sudo input (i.e., not see asterisks as they enter their password) just got anContinue Reading
Motorola and Google top PIRG’s latest scorecard Samsung and Apple phones are more difficult to repair than those from other makers, according to a report ranking devices by how easy to fix they are.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Walled gardens make more sense when it’s an AI-lligator infested swamp outside Opinion When the first M1 Apple Silicon systems sprouted at the end of 2020, we loved the tech but not the walled garden it grew in. Apple had complete control over all its platforms and could set itsContinue Reading
Ofcom finds social media participation dropping as skepticism about digital life grows British adults are now less active on social media, according to Ofcom, with just half of users actively posting, and fewer now believe the benefits outweigh the risks of being online.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
MAGA Republicans spent year swaddling themselves in phony “America first!” rhetoric (including suffering an embolism over Chinese influence over TikTok), but have suddenly gone mysteriously quiet now that $24 billion in Saudi, Chinese, and other foreign cash is helping to bankroll right wing billionaire Larry Ellison’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Brothers.Continue Reading
That did not take long. Starting next month, Alaska Airlines will deploy the Boeing 737 MAX 8 to Europe. It will be the first time the oneworld member has used narrowbody equipment across the North Atlantic on a scheduled basis. It is a notable development. But whether it’s a goodContinue Reading
Earlier this year, aTAP Air Portugal Airbus A320-200 flying from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Porto (OPO) was forced to return to its point of departure shortly after takeoff due to a burning smell in the cabin. Now, two months later, Portugal’s Office for the Prevention and Investigation of AccidentsContinue Reading
The police are plugging in. The City of New York’s Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS), which is in charge of procurement for municipal fleets, has announced that it now has over 1,000 plug-in vehicles assigned to law enforcement agencies. Not all of these are cop cars. Yes, the NYPDContinue Reading
Electric truck OEM Workhorse Group has received a purchase order for 100 battery-electric step vans from Purolator, a Canadian integrated freight, package and logistics solutions provider. This new order will double the number of Workhorse electric step vans in Purolator’s fleet, including the company’s prior purchases from Motiv, which mergedContinue Reading
One OpenAI board member went so far as to call the tech entrepreneur a “sociopath.”, One OpenAI board member went so far as to call the tech entrepreneur a “sociopath.”, from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Samsung said users can check their app for the exact date for when service will go offline., Samsung said users can check their app for the exact date for when service will go offline., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Artemis 2’s historic, action-packed lunar flyby is in the books. (Image credit: NASA) A new distance record for humanity Artemis 2 is the first mission to send astronauts beyond low Earth orbit (LEO) since Apollo 17 did so way back in 1972. The current flight launched on April 1 , sending NASA’s Reid Wiseman, VictorContinue Reading
HOUSTON, Tex. — Today (April 6), as NASA’s Artemis 2 astronauts had their names etched into history books for becoming the farthest-ever humans from Earth, they took a moment to recognize the milestone by remembering someone no longer with us. NASA astronaut Artemis 2 commander Reid Wiseman and his wife Carroll Taylor Wiseman. The ArtemisContinue Reading