why-the-airbus-a380-is-having-an-unexpected-2nd-life

When the final Airbus A380 was handed over to Emirates in December 2021, it marked the end of one of the most ambitious commercial aircraft programs ever undertaken. Originally launched with the expectation that airlines would increasingly funnel passengers through mega-hubs using ultra-large aircraft, the A380 instead entered a marketContinue Reading

wrecked-teslas-are-commanding-high-salvage-prices

Numerous automotive reporting sites and industry analysts offer metrics on new and used EV sales, but what happens to salvaged EVs after a total loss? A Better Bid, a Florida-based auction broker that gives buyers access to salvage and clean-title vehicle auctions, has released internal data that reveals some interestingContinue Reading

From Hardspace to Clearspace: How space salvage games compare to real debris removal

(Image credit: Blackbird Interactive / Clearspace) While Hardspace: Shipbreaker does an excellent job of capturing the dystopian perils of unchecked hypercapitalism, the real fun in this space game comes from carving up massive capital ships with space lasers and explosives. Floating in zero gravity, players slice derelict spacecraft into salvageable chunks, while also contending withContinue Reading

curl-dropped-from-ubuntu-26.04-minimal-cloud-images-by-mistake

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS’s minimal cloud images have been missing curl – accidentally, it turns out, so Canonical has put it back. Curl is a commonly-used command-line tool for fetching files from remote servers. It’s called on in countless install scripts, CI pipelines and one-liners you’ve no doubt pasted into yourContinue Reading

anthropic’s-ai-models-accidentally-hacked-three-companies

Anthropic has launched an investigation into what went wrong during a recent test of three models that left a trio of companies accidentally hacked. The company was testing how well Claude Opus 4.7, Claude Mythos 5, and an internal test model could find hidden information about fictional companies in simulatedContinue Reading

and-folks,-we-have-a-vibe-coded-linux-desktop!

Starling is a new open source Linux desktop environment. One developer built it by directing Claude for about six months, ending up with a working desktop that boots into its own session with a compositor and window manager. Don’t think of this as a themed shell bolted onto GNOME orContinue Reading