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… This Is One Of The Worst Locations To Change A Tire - And Here's Why A flat tire can strike anywhere, but some places make a simple fix far more dangerous than others. One location turns a tire change into a serious risk. 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. New Windows 11 bug breaks Samsung PCs, blocking access to C: drive Windows 11 updates have been causing all kinds of blood-pressure-raising issues over the last several months. That trend continues with the latest February update, with Samsung PCs now experiencing serious issues after installing update KB5077181 . Confirmed by Microsoft as a known issue in Windows 11, the Samsung Galaxy Connect app is causing “loss of access to the C: drive and app failures” on … 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. This is not a fly uploaded to a computer Last week, a few posts about a so-called virtual "embodied fly" tore through X, boosted by AI hype accounts and excited commenters who didn't seem to understand what it was they were excited about. The videos came from San Francisco-based Eon Systems, which says it's working toward "digital human intelligence" and claims it wants to […] |
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. A petri dish of human brain cells is currently playing Doom. Should we be worried? Scientists in the US have uploaded a fruit fly to a computer simulation, while an Australian lab has taught neurons on a glass chip to play a 90s video game. How long before we are all living in a sci-fi movie? It sounds like the opening of a sci-fi film, but US scientists recently uploaded a copy of the brain of a living fly into a simulation. In San Francisco, biotechnology company Eon Systems … Walmart-backed PhonePe shelves IPO as global tensions rattle markets PhonePe has paused its planned IPO, delaying a major liquidity event for investors including Tiger Global and Microsoft. Scientists made a breakthrough in the study of whale sounds. Here's a look at the numbers Researchers on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, recently discovered the oldest known recordings of whale sounds and believe the discovery could help scientists understand how the animals communicate UConn student from Iran shares hopes for home country amid conflict Sadaf Zarei, a UConn international student from Iran, discusses the plight of Iranian women's soccer players and the oppressive conditions in her home country on 'Fox & Friends.' 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. |
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