Linux Turns 34
Linux Turns 34 Summary Tom’s Hardware (via Slashdot) marks the 34th anniversary of Linus Torvalds’ first public announcement of his new, free operating system in the comp.os.minix newsgroup in August…
Study Shows Which Vehicles Pollute the Least In Every US County
Study Shows Which Vehicles Pollute the Least In Every US County Summary A University of Michigan team used a life-cycle assessment model (GREET/Argonne) and EPA vehicle data for model year…
Einstein hated entanglement — and five other quantum myths
Einstein hated entanglement — and five other quantum myths Content summary This Nature piece gathers explanations from several physicists who debunk common misconceptions about quantum physics and its implications. Maria…
Pig lung transplanted into a person in world first
Pig lung transplanted into a person in world first Summary A genetically modified pig lung was transplanted into a 39-year-old brain-dead man in China; the organ survived for nine days.…
Mysterious X-37B spaceplane flies again, this time carrying a quantum GPS alternative
Mysterious X-37B spaceplane flies again, this time carrying a quantum GPS alternative Summary The US military’s Boeing-built X-37B uncrewed spaceplane has launched on its eighth mission, riding a SpaceX Falcon…
VMware finally porting Cloud Foundation to Arm – in baby steps
VMware finally porting Cloud Foundation to Arm – in baby steps Summary VMware has announced plans to port its flagship Cloud Foundation (VCF) and hypervisor stack to the Arm architecture.…
Two scrubs, one Starship: Third time lucky for SpaceX?
Two scrubs, one Starship: Third time lucky for SpaceX? Summary Elon Musk’s Starship remained grounded after two consecutive scrubs of its tenth test flight. The first attempt was halted during…
Study Shows Which Vehicles Pollute the Least In Every US County
Study Shows Which Vehicles Pollute the Least In Every US County Summary A University of Michigan team used a life-cycle assessment (GREET/Argonne framework and EPA 2025 vehicle data) to compare…
Linux Turns 34
Linux Turns 34 Summary On 25 August 2025 Slashdot highlighted a Tom’s Hardware retrospective marking the 34th anniversary of Linus Torvalds’ first public announcement of his new free operating system…
Linux Turns 34
Linux Turns 34 Summary Mark Tyson, via Tom’s Hardware and republished on Slashdot, marks the 34th anniversary of Linus Torvalds’ first public announcement of his free operating system project in…