Amazon is buying 2 million Nvidia GPUs for AWS data center expansion
AWS plans to deploy two million additional Nvidia GPUs by 2028, expanding AI infrastructure across cloud, government, analytics, and robotics workloads…Continue Reading
This strange “spacetime crystal” can suddenly become a black hole
Physics allows for black holes far smaller than the enormous objects typically found at the centers of galaxies or created when massive stars collapse. Under the right conditions, microscopic black holes could also form when spacetime enters an unusual critical state and organizes into a repeating, crystal-like pattern. Researchers from Goethe University Frankfurt and TUContinue Reading
How NASA’s new Nancy Grace Roman space telescope compares with Hubble and Webb
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DENSO Launches Battery Passport Service Supporting Compliance with the European Battery Regulation
KARIYA, JAPAN, August 27, 2src26 – (JCN Newswire) – DENSO CORPORATION today launches DENSO Digital Product Passport Solution for Battery (the “Service”), a battery passport service that supports automakers, battery manufacturers and other businesses in complying with the European Battery Regulation while enhancing battery traceability.The transition toward a circular economy…Continue Reading
Google Maps releases statement after changing Lake Ontario to Lake America
Tensions continue to rise between U.S. and Canada after Google Maps began changing Lake Ontario to Lake America for U.S.-based users. Jeremie Charron reports. Subscribe to CTV News to watch more videos: https://www.youtube.com/ctvnews Connect with CTV News: For live updates and latest headlines visit: http://www.ctvnews.ca/ For breaking news, fast, downloadContinue Reading
Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1649: Russia keeps Kyiv under fire for a fourth day as Ukraine tests new interceptors and strikes back at Russian oil
Exclusives Ukraine has five ways to stop Russia’s Iskanders. Only one arrives before the strikes on the grid begin. It means finding a launcher in a forest during the twenty minutes it spends above ground. A rare Ukrainian Bulat tank turned up in a brigade that never had them. UkraineContinue Reading
Ukraine is testing four new drone interceptors as Russia floods its skies with faster Gerans
Ukraine has four potential interceptor systems that could shoot down Russia’s increasingly common jet-powered Geran attack drones, Ukrainian Defense Minister Yevhen Khmara said on 30 August, according to Suspilne. Russia has sharply increased its use of the faster drones against Ukrainian cities, causing major damage to civilian infrastructure and manyContinue Reading
‘Right To Repair’ State Laws Continue To Surge, But Enforcement Remains Nonexistent
There’s still a massive effort afoot to implement statewide “right to repair” laws that try to make it cheaper, easier, and environmentally friendlier for you to repair the technology you own. All fifty states have at least flirted with the idea, though only Massachusetts, New York, Texas, Minnesota, Colorado, California, Oregon, and Washington haveContinue Reading
Israel’s Boeing 707 Tanker Era Nears End: The Replacement Aircraft That Hauls Roughly 15% More Fuel
Aerial refueling is a crucial component of modern air power, and a capable tanker fleet enables sustained operations over distant areas. Without these connectors and enablers, aircraft would be limited in their ability to carry out their missions, or a nation would have to rely on regional allies, which couldContinue Reading
The Striking Differences Between Business Class & Premium Economy On Ultra-Long-Haul Flights
People flying ultra-long-haul have an important choice to make if they want to upgrade from economy: they can either pay a little more to get premium economy, or spend substantially more to sit in business class. The differences go far beyond simply the price point. While using business class, youContinue Reading
Trying to Get Away From Gas Turbines, Data Centers Place Their Hopes on Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
But some experts question whether the technology, yet to be commercially deployed in the U.S., can actually break through or if it is mostly benefitting from a PR push. By Gabriel Matias Castilho Data center developers and states see small modular nuclear reactors as one of the potential solutions forContinue Reading
Niger mutiny puts Russia’s expanding role in the Sahel to the test
Failed uprising in Niamey exposed tensions in Niger’s military, and the role of the Africa Corps in suppressing unrest., Niger’s military government has contained an attempted mutiny in the capital, but the uprising has exposed tensions inside an army struggling to contain persistent attacks by armed groups. It has alsoContinue Reading
Tunisia swelters as power cuts disrupt water supplies
Near 50C temperatures are driving record electricity demand, disrupting water supplies and straining health services., Tunisia is facing another spell of extreme heat, with temperatures reaching 49.8 degrees Celsius (121.6 Fahrenheit) in the central city of Kairouan on August 27. The heat has coincided with electricity cuts and water shortagesContinue Reading