tributary-is-a-gtk4-reimagining-of-rhythmbox-music-player

Ever wondered what a GTK4/libadwaita version of Linux music player Rhythmbox might look like? A new app in development imagines just that. Tributary is billed as a “high-performance, Rhythmbox-style media manager written in pure Rust with GTK4 and libadwaita”. It’s more than a way to play local audio files. TributaryContinue Reading

naacp-sues-musk’s-xai,-alleging-illegal-air-pollution

The NAACP and its Mississippi State Conference are suing Elon Musk’s xAI, alleging that it did not get a permit before emitting large amounts of pollution into a Memphis-area community. The suit alleges that xAI and subsidiary MZX Tech violated the Clean Air Act by not getting the permit forContinue Reading

dukosi-chip-on-cell-monitoring-system-enables-nordic-marine-power’s-powerstack-to-achieve-dnv-type-approval

Dukosi’s cell monitoring system has enabled Nordic Marine Power to achieve DNV type approval for its PowerStack battery system, certifying it for installation on all vessels classed by DNV. The Dukosi Cell Monitoring System (DKCMS) places a cell monitor chip directly on each battery cell, measuring temperature and voltage onContinue Reading

vector-adds-security-testing-module-to-canoe-test-package-ev,-covering-v2g-fuzzing-and-tls-for-iso-1511

Vector Informatik has expanded its CANoe Test Package EV with a dedicated security testing extension for EV charging communication, covering V2G protocol fuzzing and TLS validation across ISO 15118-2 and ISO 15118-20. The CANoe Test Package EV—Security covers four test domains: V2G communication fuzzing with system-under-test monitoring, TLS fuzzing, TLSContinue Reading

opera-gx-for-linux-arrives-on-flathub-&-snap-store

Installing Opera GX on Linux is now easier, with official packages available on the Canonical Snap Store and Flathub. Opera GX made its debut Linux release in March 2026, with the gaming-centric web browser porting over many of the novel features that have helped to make it a modest hitContinue Reading

Talk about long distance! Watch the farthest-ever crew call in space between Artemis 2 and the ISS

What do astronauts near the moon do when it’s time to talk to their colleagues orbiting the Earth on a livestream? ISS crew (top): Christopher Williams, Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Sophie Adenot. Artemis 2 crew (bottom): Jeremy Hansen, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman. (Image credit: NASA) It’s hard to translate into metaphors just howContinue Reading

top-5:-the-largest-military-aircraft-of-the-second-world-war

During the Second World War, the Allies (particularly the US and UK) massively outproduced the Axis powers (particularly Germany) with bombers and transport aircraft. The conflict changed aviation forever and turbocharged the development of aircraft as countries sought to knock each other out and to sustain their operations in far-flungContinue Reading

just-142-miles:-american-airlines-schedules-new-shortest-boeing-777-international-flights

American Airlines is about to turn one of South America’s shortest international hops into a widebody curiosity. Aeroroutes reports that the carrier plans to route selected departures from Buenos Aires’ Ezeiza International Airport (EZE) via Montevideo’s Carrasco International Airport (MVD) in late 2026. This will create American’s shortest sector withContinue Reading

UK startup Altilium bags £18.5m to build Britain’s first commercial EV battery refinery

In short: Altilium, a UK clean technology company, has secured £18.5 million in grant funding from the government’s DRIVE35 Scale-Up Fund to build ACT3, the country’s first commercial refinery for recovering critical minerals from end-of-life electric vehicle batteries. Located in Plymouth, Devon, the facility will process 24,000 EV batteries a year using Altilium’s proprietary EcoCathode™ process…Continue Reading