‘For All Mankind’s’ Ruby Cruz and Ines Asserson on wearing those ‘clunky’ cool spacesuits and training with a Green Beret (interview)

Ines Asserson as Avery “AJ” Jarrett in “For All Mankind” season 5 (Image credit: Apple TV) Apple TV’s ” For All Mankind ” is setting up for an explosive season 5 finale as hungry Marsies are growing impatient, and Earth’s M-6 Alliance just dispatched an inexperienced military fire team to commandeer the all-important Goldilocks asteroidContinue Reading

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As artificial intelligence casts a shadow over career prospects, it is becoming an unwelcome subject at this season’s college commencements. At several campuses, graduates have interrupted speakers with stadium-wide boos when the topic turned to AI. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt faced repeated jeers over the weekend during his keynoteContinue Reading

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GNOME Sushi fans, rejoice: the spacebar preview feature is being fixed in Ubuntu 26.04. If you’re not familiar with it, GNOME Sushi is a file preview tool similar to Quick Look on macOS. Select a file in Nautilus, press space and a floating preview window appears. It works with images,Continue Reading

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In a world dominated by sleek jets and ultra-efficient turboprops, the roar of piston-engine propellers sounds like a blast from the past. However, some of these thunderous machines still roam the world today, not in regular service, but as flying tributes to a bygone era and also as treasured museumContinue Reading

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X-BATT has unveiled Glassact, a spherical silicon oxycarbide (SiOC) anode material targeting more than double the reversible capacity of graphite, with performance targets the company is publishing upfront to distinguish its announcement from the overclaiming the battery materials sector is known for. The stated targets: greater than 800 mAh/g reversibleContinue Reading

Electric Transits Africa Secures €600,000 to Expand EV Fleet, Charging Network in Kenya

Electric Transits Africa (ETA), a Dutch-Kenyan e-mobility company, has secured a €600,000 ($650,000) loan from Invest International to expand its electric vehicle leasing fleet and fast-charging network in Kenya, the company said on Tuesday. The financing, provided through the Dutch Good Growth Fund (DGGF), will support the rollout of additional vehicles and public charging infrastructureContinue Reading