Israel seizes Global Sumud Flotilla boats 1,000km away from Gaza
Israeli forces have intercepted around a dozen Gaza-bound aid boats from the Global Sumud Flotilla., NewsFeed Israeli forces have intercepted around a dozen Gaza-bound aid boats from the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters near the Greek island of Crete, more than 1,000km from Israel. Organisers call it an illegalContinue Reading
Amazon reports increased 1Q profits and net sales fueled by cloud computing demand
New York (AP) — Amazon on Wednesday reported strong increases in profits and net sales during its fiscal first quarter, helped by surging growth in its prominent cloud computing unit. The e-commerce and technology company said that sales in its cloud computing unit were up 28% in the January-March period,Continue Reading
Headlines for April 29, 2026
The Traitor Threatens Iran to “Better Get Smart Soon”, Federal Grand Jury Indicts Former FBI Director James Comey a Second Time, FCC Orders Review of ABC Licenses After The Traitor Calls for Jimmy Kimmel to Be Fired, The Traitor Administration Fires All Members of the National Science Board, King CharlesContinue Reading
Big Orange goes green: UT Knoxville to deploy nine electric trucks
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville plans to deploy nine electric trucks, including a refuse truck that will be used to collect recyclable materials. The Volterra electric refuse truck is built by McNeilus (a subsidiary of Oshkosh) in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, using aluminum from Alcoa, which is not far from the UTContinue Reading
The week in electric bus news: e-buses motor past inflection point in Europe
Electric city buses have reached critical mass in Europe, Transport and Environment reports. Sixty percent of new EU city buses ordered in 2025 were electric (56% battery-electric and 4% fuel cell). At the current rate of growth in sales, all new city buses are expected to be electric by 2028.Continue Reading
Move over Red, White and Royal Blue – Alexis Hall’s Boyfriend Material is getting a TV show
Alexis Hall’s gay romance novel Boyfriend Material is set to get the television treatment. On 29 April, Deadline confirmed that production company A24 UK has optioned the TV rights to it. The 2020 novel follows Luc O’Donnelly, son of two rock stars from the 1980s, and his unlikely romance withContinue Reading
Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman head to court in showdown over AI
Musk initially was seeking more than $100 billion in damages., Musk initially was seeking more than $100 billion in damages., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
AxCrypt Launches Native Linux Version to Expand Cross-Platform File Encryption Support
AxCrypt, a global provider of file encryption and data protection solutions, today announced the official release of AxCrypt for Linux, introducing native support for one of the world’s most widely used operating systems…Read MoreContinue Reading
Canonical lays out a plan for AI in Ubuntu Linux
One of the most popular Linux distributions is about to get an influx of AI features. As reported by Phoronix, Jon Seager, VP of engineering at Ubuntu developer Canonical, shared a blog post on Monday detailing plans to add AI features to the Linux distro over the next year…Read MoreContinue Reading
Photos show China’s automakers unveiling the future of driving at Beijing auto show
China’s top automakers unveil cutting-edge models and technology at the Beijing auto show, highlighting advances in intelligent driving, ultrafast charging and electric vehicles. More than 1,450 vehicles are on display, including 181 global debuts. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors…Continue Reading
Nvidia’s new RTX GPU reveal was… a paragraph in a driver release
It’s the end of April. If we were living in less chaotic times, we might be testing out a new Super variant of an Nvidia graphics card right about now, or seeing if we can squeeze it into an upgrade budget. Alas, it is 2026, there are no new cards…Continue Reading
The cosmos wears a galactic sombrero | Space photo of the day for April 29, 2026
Messier 104, or the Sombrero galaxy. (Image credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURAImage Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), D. de Martin & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)) The Sombrero galaxy looks like a work of science fiction in a stunning new image showcasing its hat-shaped appearance in stunning detail. What is it? Messier 104, nicknamed the SombreroContinue Reading
A stray SpaceX rocket stage could slam into the moon this August, amateur astronomer says
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1, named Ghost Riders in the Sky, on Jan. 15, 2025 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. (Image credit: SpaceX) Earth’s moon is to be on the receiving end of a spent rocket stage in early August – the leftovers from a SpaceX Falcon 9 launchContinue Reading