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… 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 … How to watch Jensen Huang’s Nvidia GTC 2026 keynote — and what to expect GTC is Nvidia's flagship annual event, where the chipmaker typically announces new products, partnerships, and its vision for the future of computing. Huang's keynote will focus on Nvidia's role in the future of computing and AI. 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.' Gaming desktop PCs get plastic surgery in the RAM crisis RAM is insanely expensive right now, and it’s likely to get more so in the coming months. In the face of hundreds of dollars needed to outfit memory for a decent gaming system, at least one supplier is turning to an older idea: dummy RAM. It’s the hardware equivalent of cosmetic surgery, a stuffed bra, or a sock down your trousers. These modules are plastic with a bit of RGB lighting, made to fil… 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. Apple's $549 AirPods Max 2 add better ANC and live translation Apple has just announced the AirPods Max 2 with better noise cancellation and sound quality. The second generation of Apple's over-ear headphones starts at $549 and comes equipped with an H2 chip that powers a bunch of new features, including AI-powered live translation, which translates speech to your preferred language in real-time. As noted by […] |
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… 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 Xbox Series X's HDMI Ports Can Be Replaced - Here's What It Might Cost If you have an Xbox Series X, you're trying to best to take care of it. Even then, the HDMI ports might become faulty. How should they be replaced? 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. Who’s in the data-center space race? Tired of paying high-sky electric bills to power your server racks? Tired of paying even more to cool them down? Tired of vibrations and high temperatures messing up your superconducting quantum computers? Tired of your unreliable connections? Get ready for data centers… in SPAAAAAAAACE. It’s easy to imagine the pitch for space-based data centers. But clearly there are obstacles to overcome, star… 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. 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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