NASA, SpaceX hold news conference after Starliner astronauts returned to Earth | full video
NASA and SpaceX held a news conference Tuesday after the SpaceX Dragon capsule splashed down off Florida’s coast carrying Starliner astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams and two other crewmates. The mission ended Wilmore and Williams’ 286-day stay in space that was supposed to last about eight days.Continue Reading
Rachel Zegler’s “Waiting on a Wish” Performance Will Give You Chills (and Maybe Tears)
Rachel Zegler is sprinkling a little Disney magic into our lives with her stunning performance of Waiting on a Wish, a brand-new song from Disney’s upcoming live-action Snow White. The song, composed by the powerhouse duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (La La Land, The Greatest Showman), with additional lyricsContinue Reading
Ron DeSantis’ team is urging Florida lobbyists not to back Rep. Byron Donalds for governor
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ political operation is making calls to state lobbyists, urging them not to support Rep. Byron Donalds for governor., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Judge says Musk and DOGE ‘likely violated’ constitution in USAID shutdown
A federal court issued an injunction on behalf of USAID contractors and employees who filed a complaint against Musk., A federal court has issued an injunction on behalf of USAID contractors and employees who filed a complaint against Musk and DOGE. A federal district judge in Maryland has found thatContinue Reading
Israeli air strikes on Gaza: beginning of a “larger campaign”?
Mouin Rabbani, Middle East analyst, breaks down Israel’s latest airstrikes on Gaza., Israeli air strikes on Gaza: beginning of a “larger campaign”? Quotable Mouin Rabbani, Middle East analyst, breaks down Israel’s latest airstrikes on Gaza. Mouin Rabbani, a Middle East analyst, discusses the new wave of Israeli air strikes onContinue Reading
California’s A.B. 412: A Bill That Could Crush Startups And Cement A Big Tech AI Monopoly
California legislators have begun debating a bill (A.B. 412) that would require AI developers to track and disclose every registered copyrighted work used in AI training. At first glance, this might sound like a reasonable step toward transparency. But it’s an impossible standard that could crush small AI startups andContinue Reading
Nvidia wants to put a GB300 Superchip on your desk with DGX Station, Spark PCs
Or a 96 GB RTX PRO in your desktop or server GTC After a Hopper hiatus, Nvidia’s DGX Station returns, now armed with an all-new desktop-tuned Grace-Blackwell Ultra Superchip capable of churning out 20 petaFLOPS of AI performance.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Raspberry Pi RP2350 microcontroller now available to mere mortals
For when a Pico 2 is just too general purpose The Raspberry Pi RP2350 microcontroller is generally available, meaning the chip can now be picked up from resellers rather than as a Pico 2 or on PCBs from manufacturers like JLC.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
LIVE: NASA astronauts return to Earth on SpaceX crew capsule
NASA’s two stuck astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, are headed back to Earth with SpaceX to close out a dramatic marathon mission that began with a bungled Boeing test flight more than nine months ago. The two astronauts departed from the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX capsule alongsideContinue Reading
“Another Round of Senseless Mass Killing”: Report from Gaza Hospital as Israeli Strikes Kill 400+
Israel has shattered the Gaza ceasefire agreement with Hamas, launching a massive wave of airstrikes overnight that killed hundreds of people across the Palestinian territory and wounded many others. The surprise attacks came amid stalled talks on how to extend the ceasefire signed in January, though Israel has signaled forContinue Reading
A closer look at multilevel traction inverters
The vast majority of EV traction motors must be supplied with sinusoidal 3-phase alternating current with the frequency proportional to RPM, and the overwhelmingly favorite way to do this is with a triple half-bridge voltage source inverter, or VSI. In this topology, each bridge switch can connect its output terminalContinue Reading
Electric buses are taking over Canada’s cities—but hydrogen refuses to die
Electric buses have now been around long enough for transit agencies to have a good handle on the fuel and maintenance savings they can expect, and pilots are giving way to volume orders. In a recent article from CleanTechnica, Michael Barnard takes us on a tour of Canada to lookContinue Reading
Roberts criticizes The Traitor’s call for impeaching judge who ruled against his deportation plans
Traitor 47 is escalating his attacks on the federal judiciary by calling for the impeachment of a judge who has tried to block his deportations., Read MoreContinue Reading