No rest for the rocketry as NASA’s Easter weekend heats up The US Space Agency is gearing up for a busy Easter weekend as three International Space Station (ISS) residents prepare to…
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Ubuntu 25.04 ‘Plucky Puffin’ Arrives With Linux 6.14, GNOME 48, and ARM64 Desktop ISO
[Free]Ubuntu 25.04 ‘Plucky Puffin’ Arrives With Linux 6.14, GNOME 48, and ARM64 Desktop ISO Canonical has officially launched Ubuntu 25.04, dubbed ‘Plucky Puffin,’ marking a significant update to its non-LTS distribution. This…
Small ocean swirls may have an outsized affect on climate, NASA satellite shows
[Free]Small ocean swirls may have an outsized affect on climate, NASA satellite shows Summary A recent study using data from NASA’s Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite reveals that small-scale ocean…
MX Linux 23.6 brings Debian freshness, without the systemd funk
[Free]MX Linux 23.6 brings Debian freshness, without the systemd funk MX Linux 23.6 is now available, building on Debian 12.10. This release offers fresh updates minus the typical systemd complexities. The latest…
TSMC prepping for tariff turmoil, denies joint venture talks with Intel
[Free]TSMC Prepping for Tariff Turmoil, Denies Joint Venture Talks with Intel TSMC’s CEO C.C. Wei recently assured analysts that the company is not considering a joint venture with Intel, despite rampant speculation….
Brit soldiers tune radio waves to fry drone swarms for pennies
[Free]Brit soldiers tune radio waves to fry drone swarms for pennies The British Army has made strides in counter-drone technology by successfully using a radio-wave weapon to disrupt and disable drones. This…
Bank of England flirts with offline digital dosh
[Free]Bank of England flirts with offline digital dosh The Bank of England is testing out offline digital payment systems, demonstrating that tech for phone-to-phone and card payments can work even without a…
Heat can make Li-Ion batteries explode. Or restore their capacity, say Chinese boffins
[Free]Heat can make Li-Ion batteries explode. Or restore their capacity, say Chinese boffins Summary A recent study by researchers at China’s Ningbo Institute reveals an unexpected use of heat in Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)…
Astronomers Detect a Possible Signature of Life on a Distant Planet
[Free]Astronomers Detect a Possible Signature of Life on a Distant Planet Astronomers have made an exciting discovery suggesting the possibility of extraterrestrial life on K2-18b, a massive exoplanet located 120 light-years away….
Harvard’s RoboBee Masters Landing, Paving Way For Agricultural Pollination
[Free]Harvard’s RoboBee Masters Landing, Paving Way For Agricultural Pollination Harvard’s RoboBee, a tiny flying robot, has successfully learnt to land, a significant milestone in its development aimed at assisting with agricultural pollination….