From PC Mag: NASA has lost contact with the Voyager 2 space probe, but thankfully, it's only temporary.
In a mission update(Opens in a new window), NASA says a series of planned commands sent to Voyager 2 on July 21 "inadvertently caused the antenna to point 2 degrees away from Earth." The...
The other day, I was bored and was reading about random philosophies. One that I found more interesting was the theory of solipsism. While I do not believe there is any sane individual who genuinely believes in it, it is the theory that the self is all that can be known to exist. The idea itself denies the human mind has any real reason in believing anything aside from itself truly existing. It questions how we can know what we see is real, much...
Summer is a hot season for a handful of reasons. The most obvious one is the fact the weather is warmer, and the sun is out quite a bit more. This inherently makes both the days and nights hotter. In fact, Calgary has been getting several "heat warnings" due to daily temperatures being above 29c or evening temperatures above 14c. These temperatures might be considered average or even cold for residents down south. However, I also know summer is a...
From ComputerWorld: Chipmaker AMD on Friday said it will invest $400 million in India over the next five years to expand research, development, and engineering operations.
The strategic investment by the chipmaker includes a new design center in Bengaluru, which is expected to become operational...
From PC World: Peruse the “Known issues” section of the release notes for the latest release of Windows 11 22H2, and you’ll see “Third-party UI customization apps might prevent the Start menu from opening” right at the top. Those apps might be familiar to anyone who’s turned to aftermarket tools to...
From Tom's Hardware: AMD is bringing 3D V-Cache, which powers some of the company's best CPUs, to gaming laptops. At ChinaJoy in Shanghai, the company announced the Ryzen 9 7945HX3D, which will launch on August 22 in the Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 X3D gaming laptop.
The chip is a 16-core, 32-thread...
From PC Mag: Germany's largest semiconductor manufacturer, Infineon Technologies, is using printed circuit boards (PCB) that can easily be recycled by immersing them in hot water.
Infineon is experimenting with a biodegradeable PCB(Opens in a new window) developed by UK start-up Jiva Materials...
From PC Mag: NASA is set to launch an on-demand streaming service, as well as upgrade its app and revamp its websites to allow easier access to the agency's content.
"Our vision is to inspire humanity through a unified, world-class NASA web experience," says Jeff Seaton, NASA's chief information...
From PC Mag: Elon Musk’s willy-nilly approach to running Twitter was on full display yesterday after he declared that dark mode would become the only way to view the social media platform.
On Thursday, Musk tweeted about the upcoming change, claiming "It is better in every way." But about 15 hours...
From Tom's Hardware: Today, Intel announced it had generated its first profit in two quarters, raking in $1.5 billion in net income on $12.9 billion in revenue during the second quarter of 2023, and the company posted a more optimistic outlook than expected. Much of the success came on the back of...
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