Iran’s president says Khamenei is in ‘perfect health’
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian says Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei had a message of “unity and cohesion”, NewsFeed Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian says Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei had a message of “unity and cohesion” during a recent meeting that lasted seven hours. Pezeshkian said Khamenei, who hasn’t made anContinue Reading
Linux Mint now deletes old kernel versions automatically
Linux Mint has announced an overhaul in its kernel management, and will now automatically delete old kernels once a week. Kernel management is moving out of Update Manager and into the System Administration tool on both standard and LMDE versions and it will now tracks kernels by series rather thanContinue Reading
Apple’s real memory problem isn’t cost, it’s supply
Apple continues work to get White House go-ahead to source memory from Chinese supplier CXMT, which the US government has placed restrictions on. For Apple, the issue comes down to simple math. With the cost of making iPhones up 38% because of eye-watering memory price increases — up almost 7-fold since the beginning ofContinue Reading
Tech sector adds jobs, defies overall US job market decline
While the number of US jobs declined by 23,000 in July, employment in the tech sector rebounded as the AI revolution continues to gain steam. The national unemployment numbers were reported Friday by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. At the same time, research firms said July was a goodContinue Reading
Ford Unveils New, Affordable Electric Truck, the Fathom
The Fathom starts at under $30,000 and will be the first vehicle made by Ford’s new Universal Electric Vehicle platform…Continue Reading
Mark Zuckerberg takes on the AI doomers in 6,500-word essay
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg has a response to the gloom about artificial intelligence coming from both inside and outside the industry: AI will be helpful for both the economy and society…Continue Reading
Fave Five: Sapphic Romantasy
These are all Adult. For YA, click here. The Isle in the Silver Sea by Tasha Suri Call Me Traitor by Everina Maxwell Deals of Dark Desire by Ruby Roe A Kiss of Crimson Ash by Anuja Varghese The Thorns We Wear Inside by Amy Avery, Read MoreContinue Reading
As El Niño and heatwaves dry up fields, governments must act fast
Climate campaigners warned that record high temperatures and a strong El Niño is resulting in severe drought in many countries, hitting crop yields and raising food prices. 350.org urged governments to move fast to protect farming communities and consumers, and mobilize the necessary funds through higher, permanent taxes on fossilContinue Reading
Actor Wagner Moura on Brazil’s Dictatorship, Bolsonaro & “A Trial — after An Enemy of the People”
We continue our coverage from the Edinburgh International Festival, where acclaimed Brazilian actor and filmmaker Wagner Moura stars in the play A Trial — after An Enemy of the People. A sequel to the 1882 Henrik Ibsen play An Enemy of the People, A Trial — after An Enemy ofContinue Reading
Overcoming the challenges of bidirectional onboard charger V2L testing with programmable AC load simulation
Sponsored by Chroma. The bidirectional onboard charger (BOBC) sits at the heart of an electric vehicle’s energy architecture. BOBCs not only charge the EV battery but also enable bidirectional energy flow between the battery and the utility grid or other connected loads. Through power conversion modes like Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) andContinue Reading
Webinar: Thermal and climate management for off-highway EVs
Electrifying off-highway equipment requires engineers to use a different mindset for a fully efficient vehicle design – from battery systems and power electronics to controls, packaging, and energy management. Thermal management naturally becomes a major focus, yet one critical element is often considered only after key architectural decisions have alreadyContinue Reading
240-million-year-old reptile fossil reveals a lost chapter before dinosaurs and crocodiles
A 240-million-year-old reptile discovered in Brazil is revealing what evolution looked like just before the rise of dinosaurs and crocodiles. The small predator had unusually positioned legs that may have allowed it to move more efficiently than many earlier reptiles. Its close relatives were previously known mostly from other continents,Continue Reading
I Kissed A Girl’s Pippa Palmer turns queer loneliness into new community app
Pippa Palmer (Image: BBC) I Kissed A Girl star Pippa Palmer is launching a new LGBTQIA+ community app, Queer Connected, designed to help people find events, create local groups and match with new friends. As per DIVA, Queer Connected is billed as a place for LGBTQIA+ people to make friends,Continue Reading











