Sodium-Ion Battery Tested for Grid-Scale Storage in Wisconsin "A new type of battery storage is about to be deployed on the Midwestern grid for the first time," reports Electrek: Sodium-ion battery storage manufacturer Peak Energy and global energy company RWE Americas will pilot a passively cooled sodium-ion battery system in eastern Wisconsin on the Midcontinent Independent System Operator network — the first sodium-ion deployment on that grid. Peak Energy says its technology is specifically designed for grid-scale storage and leverages sodium-ion chemi… Android, Epic, and What's Really Behind Google's 'Existential' Threat to F-Droid Starting in September, even Android developers not in Google's Play Store will still be required to register with Google to distribute their apps in Brazil, Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand, with Google continuing "to roll out these requirements globally" four months later. Even developers distributing Android apps on the web for sideloading will be required to register, pay Google a $25 fee, and provide a government ID. But there's a new theory on what's secretly been motivating Google from … Should Keycaps Use Text or Glyphs for Delete, Return, Tab, Caps Lock, and Shift? "The new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models feature a keyboard change," reports MacRumors: On the U.S. English version of the new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro keyboards, the tab, caps lock, shift, return, and delete keycaps now have glyphs on them. On previous-generation models, these keys are labeled with text instead... Given the U.S. English keyboard layout is the default option for MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Neo models sold in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore, this ch… Your HEMI Engine May Have 16 Spark Plugs (And For Good Reason) While a lot of automotive engines have one spark plug per cylinder, the HEMI V8 might have two per cylinder. What is the science behind that? COBOL Is the Asbestos of Programming Languages The most widely adopted computer language in history, COBOL is now causing a host of problems. It's also dangerously difficult to remove. Data mining? Old servers could become new source of rare earths The retirement of old server equipment from data center facilities could become an opportunity for enterprises to generate revenue, instead of being an often costly recycling expense. Last year Western Digital announced it was experimenting with new ways to extract valuable rare earth elements and metals from obsolete servers from Microsoft’s US data centers, as part of a collaboration with Criti… TikTok Investors Set to Pay $10 Billion Fee to Trump Administration The large fee is the latest example of the White House’s inserting itself into corporate deal making in unusual and aggressive ways. Challenge your obscure geography skills with this free online game I played GeoGuessr when it was first released way back in 2013 and I’m still playing it today. This addictive little game drops you in a random spot somewhere in the world and you need to deduce where you are based solely on Google Street View imagery. You can move around, zoom, and pan wherever imagery is available in that location. Using your knowledge of landmarks, language, and culture you th… Moving From Moment.js To The JS Temporal API The way JavaScript handles time has evolved significantly, from the built-in `Date` API to Moment.js and now Temporal. The new standard fills gaps in the original `Date` API while addressing limitations found in Moment and other libraries. Joe Attardi shares practical “recipes” for migrating Moment-based code to the new Temporal API. |
Open VSX extensions hijacked: GlassWorm malware spreads via dependency abuse Threat actors are abusing extension dependency relationships in the Open VSX registry to indirectly deliver malware in a new phase of the GlassWorm supply-chain campaign. Researchers at Socket said they have identified at least 72 additional malicious Open VSX extensions linked to the campaign since January 31, 2026. The extensions appear to target developers by posing as helpful tools, such as l… Apple to celebrate 50 years of thinking different Apple today announced it will mark its 50th anniversary, celebrating five decades of thinking different and the innovations that helped shape the world. ‘Another internet is possible’: Norway rails against ‘enshittification’ Absurdist video urges policymakers and users to resist deliberate deterioration of platforms and devices The video’s opening shot shows a man hiding under a bed snipping in a hole in someone’s sock. Seconds later, the same man uses a saw to shorten a table leg so that it wobbles during breakfast. “My job is to make things shitty,” the man explains. “The official title is enshittificator. What I d… The billionaires made a promise — now some want out In 2010, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates launched a disarmingly simple campaign they called the Giving Pledge: a public commitment, open to the world’s wealthiest people, to give away more than half their fortune during their lifetime or upon their death. The moment seemed to call for it. Tech was minting billionaires faster than any […] 15 years after Fukushima meltdown, an innkeeper makes radiation surveys to revitalize her hometown Tomoko Kobayashi reopened her inn in northeastern Fukushima to bring a sense of normal life back to her deserted hometown five years after the nuclear disaster Cyber expert warns of Iran-backed hackers: ‘Our infrastructure, healthcare and financial systems are at risk’ Michael Crean, SVP of Managed Services at SonicWall discusses the rise in Iran-linked cyberattacks against U.S. infrastructure and medical tech firms like Stryker on ‘Fox Report.’ Using AI to pick team leaders -- without crossing legal or ethical lines AI can help a CIO find ideal team-leader candidates within and beyond their organization, but unintended bias can creep into the process. Gogoro founder goes missing as reports on US$4.7M debt surfaces Horace Luke, the former Nike designer and Microsoft creative director who founded Gogoro in 2011 to revolutionize electric scooters, has reportedly accumulated debts of about NT$150 million (approx. US$4.7 million) and is currently unreachable. This situation has prompted Ruentex Group chairman Samuel Yin to launch an investigation into Luke's overseas assets. The classic Apple Macintosh mouse inspired Spigen’s retro AirPods case If you've already given your iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max a retro '80s facelift with Spigen's Macintosh 128K and Apple Lisa-inspired Classic LS cases, you might as well make your wireless earbuds match. But instead of making the AirPods Pro 3 look like a decades-old desktop computer, Spigen's case turns them into a replica […] |
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