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‘Linux Foundation Energy’ Partners With US Government on Interoperability of America’s EV Charging

The non-profit Linux Foundation Energy hopes to develop energy-sector solutions (including standards, specifications, and software) supporting rapid decarbonization by collaborating with industry stakeholders. And now they’re involved in a new partnership with America’s Joint Office of Energy — which facilitates collaboration between the federal Department of Energy and its Department of Transportation. The partnership’s goal?

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How to Remove Bluetooth Devices on Windows 11

When it comes to the peripherals, people these days consider wireless options. Nowadays, you have several wireless devices like Bluetooth headphones, Bluetooth mice & keyboards, etc. All such devices require connecting to a PC/Laptop with the help of Bluetooth connectivity. If you have a Bluetooth-enabled laptop or a computer, you might have paired many Bluetooth

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Popup Playground Roams Around

Going to the park is a time-honored pastime for kids around the world, but what if there isn’t one nearby? COMPA Teatro Trono and the International Design Clinic have designed a park that can come to you. Working with a group of design students from Bolivia and America, the theatre troupe has iteratively designed a

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How we all get news now

Image: William Joel / The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 24, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, so psyched you found us, and also, you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading Kyle Chayka’s great

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POP! Goes The Hydrogen Howitzer

Military models are great 3D printing projects, even more so if they are somewhat functional. [Flasutie] took it a step further by engineering a 3D-printed howitzer that doesn’t just sit pretty—it launches shells with a hydrogen-powered bang. This project’s secret sauce? Oxyhydrogen, aka HHO, the mix of hydrogen born when water endures the electric breakup

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Why Not Try A DIAC?

There are plenty of electronic components which were once ubiquitous but once the niche which led to their existence has passed, they fade away to remain a junkbox curio. The DIAC is the subject of a recent ElectronicsNotes video, and while it might not quite yet have slid into total obscurity yet it’s definitely not

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Is AI Hastening the Demise of Quora?

Quora “used to be a thriving community that worked to answer our most specific questions,” writes Slate. “But users are fleeing,” while the site hosts “a never-ending avalanche of meaningless, repetitive sludge, filled with bizarre, nonsensical, straight-up hateful, and A.I.-generated entries…” The site has faced moderation issues, spam, trolls, and bots re-posting questions from Reddit

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HF In Small Spaces

Generally, the biggest problem a new ham radio operator will come across when starting out on the high frequency (HF) bands is finding physical space for the antennas. For a quick example, a dipole antenna for the 20 m band will need around 10 m of wire, and the lower frequencies like 80 m need

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AnyDesk Confirms Breach Of Its Production Systems

AnyDesk, a popular remote desktop software, on Friday, announced that it suffered a recent cyberattack that compromised its production systems. AnyDesk Confirms Breach Of Its Production Systems For those uninitiated, AnyDesk provides platform-independent remote access to personal computers and other devices running the host application. It provides remote access, file transfer, and VPN features. It

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Common Enzyme Breaks Down PLA Fast

The global issue of plastic waste has prompted scientists to seek innovative solutions for recycling. Single-use plastics, notorious for their environmental impact, require new methods for efficient and sustainable management. For some common plastics, though, salvation could be at hand, with researchers identifying a common enzyme that can be used to break them down fast.

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