Hydropower Line From Quebec Could Power a Million NYC Homes The Champlain Hudson Power Express, a $6 billion, 339-mile buried transmission line, will soon deliver Canadian hydropower from Hydro-Quebec to New York City. The project could supply up to 20% of the city's electricity and power roughly one million homes throughout the year. "This is far and away the largest project I have ever worked on," said Bob Harrison, who has worked in infrastructure for 40 years and is the head of engineering for the Champlain Hudson Power Express. "We like to say it's… Apple hosts 50th anniversary celebrations around the world Apple kicked off celebrations in New York for its 50th anniversary and will continue commemorating the milestone throughout the month. What was Doge? How Elon Musk tried to gamify government Steeped in gaming and rightwing culture wars, Musk and his team of teenage coders set out to defeat the enemy of the United States: its people In 2025, when Elon Musk joined the government as the de facto head of something called the “department of government efficiency”, he declared that governments were poorly configured “big dumb machines”. To the senator Ted Cruz, he explained that “the only … MLB test of robot umpires for checked swing calls moving up to Triple-A Major League Baseball’s experiment of a robot umpire technology system allowing challenges to checked swing calls is moving from Class A to Triple-A 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. Another billionaire confirms California exit: Uber co-founder Kalanick Kalanick, who launched a new robotics startup Atoms, told tech talk show TBPN that he became a Texas resident in December. How Nvidia and Taiwan's co-engineering pact is fueling a US$1 trillion token economy The air inside the SAP Center carried more than just Silicon Valley anticipation. There was a distinct sense of historical gravity as Jensen Huang took the stage for GTC 2026. |
Startups accuse Microsoft of ‘billing trap’ in Azure AI Foundry after unexpected charges A growing number of startup founders are raising concerns about unexpected charges incurred while experimenting with AI models through Microsoft’s Azure AI Foundry platform, turning what began as an isolated complaint into a broader debate over billing transparency. At least 20 participants in the Microsoft for Startups program have signed a Change.org petition calling on Microsoft CEO Satya Nade… Migrating from Apache Airflow v2 to v3 During the 2025 holidays, I had some downtime and decided to migrate one of my pet projects from Apache Airflow 2.10.3 to 3.0.6 . This article is based entirely on my hands-on experience with that migration and captures my initial takeaways of what worked well, what felt rough around the edges and where Airflow 3 genuinely changes how we think about workflow orchestration. Rather than covering ev… Apple Launches AirPods Max 2 With Better ANC, Live Translation Apple has quietly announced the AirPods Max 2, featuring improved active noise cancellation, an H2 chip, and new features like adaptive audio and AI-powered real-time translation. Like the original model, these headphones start at $549. The Verge reports: As noted by Apple, the AirPods Max 2 offer active noise-cancellation that's 1.5 times more effective when compared to its predecessor. Transparency mode, which allows you to hear your surroundings while wearing the headphones, also sounds "mor… This Modern Gold Mining Method Begins With Your Old Electronics Have you ever wondered why companies are so eager for your old electronics? It's not because they want your previous iPhone so much as the minerals inside. Sam's Club Coupons and Deals: Save up to 60% in March 2026 Save on bulk groceries, household essentials, and electronics with a verified Sam's Club promo code or membership discount. Available’s $5B Project Qestrel aims to roll out 1,000 AI-ready edge data centers by year’s end Hyperscaler data center projects are plagued by a host of issues: delayed time-to-market, capacity constraints, and supply chain issues. However, secure edge infrastructure provider Available Infrastructure aims to offer a different experience: A “nationwide fleet of cybersecure, private neocloud edge data centers.” Through a new $5 billion initiative, Project Qestrel, the company has an ambitiou… Nvidia Debuts New A.I. Product at GTC Developer Conference At the opening of the company’s annual conference, Jensen Huang leaned on technology from a recent deal to show how artificial intelligence is changing. Nvidia calls DLSS 5 the ‘GPT moment’ for graphics in PC games We’ve only just gotten some of the headline features of DLSS 4.5 , and now Nvidia has announced the next version. At its self-branded GPU Technology Conference in California, Nvidia revealed DLSS 5. The headline feature is “3D-Guided Neural Rendering.” And based on CEO Jensen Huang’s brief presentation during the keynote, it looks like it’s an “AI” filter. Huang seemed to blast through the DLSS 5… 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. The Live Nation trial restarts with a 'velvet hammer' After a chaotic week following the Justice Department's mid-trial settlement with Live Nation-Ticketmaster, the antitrust trial picked back up surprisingly smoothly on Monday - this time, with dozens of states leading the case. This isn't the outcome the states originally wanted. Out of concerns about being able to effectively take over the case and fear […] |
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