That massive geothermal energy project in Utah gets a closer look from the Washington Post, which calls it “a significant advance for a climate-friendly technology that is gaining momentum in the United States.” Once fully operational, the project could generate up to 2 gigawatts of electricity — enough to power more than 2 million homes.
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Even over text, I can spot some of the signs that my partner is mad at me. I might not know if I’ve said or done something wrong right away, and then I send a message to which I might expect an effusive response. What do I get instead?
Read MoreNeal Stephenson is a sci-fi writer “of exuberant prose who revels in embracing big ideas,” according to the New York Times. “With Polostan he enters the realm of the spy novel…” Or, as the Washington Post puts it, Stephenson “drops readers into a bloody, inspiring, conflict-ridden and pivotal period of the early 20th century.” With
Read MoreSometimes, it feels like I’m the only Android user in my friend group. I’m not — there are two or three of us — but it’s still an isolating feeling when you know you’re one of the green bubbles breaking up the iMessage party. Sometimes, that isolation is bad enough that I’m almost willing to
Read MoreCredit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Every week that I’ve worked at Android Authority, I’ve interacted with at least one new tech product. It might have been an Android smartphone, a fitness tracker, a smartwatch, a tablet, an app, or even something way off the beaten path, like stackable light-up cubes. Some of these tech
Read MoreChrome’s omnibox is not just for typing out URLs or searching Google. Use it to take notes, write emails, and chat with Gemini.
Read MoreImage: David Pierce / The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 57, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, happy Kindle Season to all who celebrate, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about
Read MoreCredit: Eureka Robot vacuums have gone from unique, luxury products to must-haves for busy households. Only a few years ago, you’d get simple vacuums that you would have to follow around to make sure they didn’t get stuck while spending hours cleaning the device itself. Now, with powerful base stations and incredibly feature-packed self-cleaning systems,
Read More[Joe Musashi] was inspired by discussions about 3D engines and decided to create a first-person 3D maze of his own. The really neat part? It could have been done on vintage Atari hardware. Well, mostly. He does admit he had to do a little cheating to make this work; he relies on code for the
Read More[Joe Musashi] was inspired by discussions about 3D engines and decided to create a first-person 3D maze of his own. The really neat part? It could have been done on vintage Atari hardware. Well, mostly. He does admit he had to do a little cheating to make this work; he relies on code for the
Read MoreIt connects people, data, and money, Bill Gates wrote this week on his personal blog. But digital public infrastructure is also “revolutionizing the way entire nations serve their people, respond to crises, and grow their economies” — and the Gates Foundation sees it “as an important part of our efforts to help save lives and
Read More[Julian] knows that real diodes you can buy don’t work exactly like we say they do. That’s actually pretty common. We routinely ignore things like wire resistance and source resistance in batteries. Diodes have problems that are harder to ignore, such as the forward voltage drop. So, while a real diode will only pass current
Read More[Julian] knows that real diodes you can buy don’t work exactly like we say they do. That’s actually pretty common. We routinely ignore things like wire resistance and source resistance in batteries. Diodes have problems that are harder to ignore, such as the forward voltage drop. So, while a real diode will only pass current
Read MoreA California oil refinery that produces 8% of the state’s gasoline is shutting down late next year — a decision the Los Angeles Times says is “driven by climate change, the transition to electric vehicles and demands for cleaner air.” “There’s no question we are going to lose refineries over time, because demand is going
Read MoreA California oil refinery that produces 8% of the state’s gasoline is shutting down late next year — a decision the Los Angeles Times says is “driven by climate change, the transition to electric vehicles and demands for cleaner air.” “There’s no question we are going to lose refineries over time, because demand is going
Read MorePretty much every modern car has some driver assistance feature, such as lane departure and blind-spot warnings, or adaptive cruise control. They’re all pretty cool, and they all depend on the car knowing where it is in space relative to other vehicles, obstacles, and even pedestrians. And they all have another thing in common: tiny
Read MoreTom’s Hardware reports on some interesting hardware history being shared on X.com: AMD engineer Phil Park identified a curious nugget of PC architectural history from, of all places, a year-old Quora answer posted by former Intel engineer [and Pentium Pro architect] Robert Colwell. The nugget indicates that Intel could have beaten AMD to the x86-64
Read MoreIf you are younger than a certain age, RLL probably doesn’t mean much to you. Old consumer-grade hard drives used MFM (modified frequency modulation like a floppy disk uses) and soon went to IDE (integrated drive electronics). There was a brief period when RLL (run length limited) drives were the way to get a little
Read MoreIf you are younger than a certain age, RLL probably doesn’t mean much to you. Old consumer-grade hard drives used MFM (modified frequency modulation like a floppy disk uses) and soon went to IDE (integrated drive electronics). There was a brief period when RLL (run length limited) drives were the way to get a little
Read MoreThe Miami Herald reports: Cuba’s electrical grid shut down again early Saturday, leaving the island without electricity after authorities tried but failed to restore power following an earlier nationwide blackout on Friday. The island’s Electric Union reported a second “total outage” at 6:15 a.m., just hours after officials reported they had restored power in a
Read More“The foundation behind the Gnome desktop environment is having to go through some serious belt-tightening…” writes Linux Magazine. From an October 7th announcement by The Gnome Foundation: Our plan for the previous financial year was to operate a break-even budget. We raised less than expected last year, due to a very challenging fundraising environment for
Read More“The foundation behind the Gnome desktop environment is having to go through some serious belt-tightening…” writes Linux Magazine. From an October 7th announcement by The Gnome Foundation: Our plan for the previous financial year was to operate a break-even budget. We raised less than expected last year, due to a very challenging fundraising environment for
Read MoreMIT engineers have built a solar-powered desalination system that “ramps up its desalting process and automatically adjusts to any sudden variation in sunlight, for example by dialing down in response to a passing cloud or revving up as the skies clear.” While traditional reverse osmosis systems typically require steady power levels, “the MIT system requires
Read MoreApple has removed the Current Time app from the Russian version of its App Store, telling its developer that local authorities say it contains “undesirable” content. The App Store is a powerful digital ecosystem. Current Time is an independent Russian-language media service and website run by Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). It was
Read MoreCredit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Make no mistake, I’m not about to suggest that fitness trackers are a bad thing. We love them here at Android Authority, and the vast majority of owners either see positive benefits from owning one or are at least neutral about them. It’s very rare that a fitness tracker
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