Chips running AI workloads are too hot: That’s one reason why data centers consume so much electricity and require cooling systems. And, inevitably, entrepreneurs are turning to AI to solve the problem it created.
Discovered Materials is the latest, with plans to use swarms of AI agents to find new materials that can be used to build more efficient integrated circuits. The startup said it…
Flick through fashion archives from the Eighties and Nineties and you’ll find rank after rank of models holding a pose: chin down, hip cocked, gaze fixed somewhere just past the lens.
The pictures of self-taught British photographer Neil Kirk (1946-2022), gathered for…
Every photographer who’s ever put work in front of the public knows the feeling: you press the shutter, the picture goes out into the world and, from that point on, you have almost no control over what people decide it means.
Greg Brennan’s new book, The Big…
Space satellite captures remarkable image of huge magenta-green “hummingbird” covering Antarctic ice
August 11, 2026
NASA has released an image of a vast section of Antarctic ice – and you’re not going to believe what can be seen on the surface. Engraved into the ice is what appears to be a massive, highly detailed hummingbird rendered in magenta and green colors.
The image was captured by NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), a joint US-Indian space agency (ISRO) satellite that monitors the movements…
Musk's Terafab chip plant will run on gas, not Tesla solar
August 11, 2026
SpaceX confirmed it will power Terafab, its $16.8 billion chip megafactory in Texas, with its own natural gas power plants and “very large battery arrays.” Tesla solar isn’t in the plan.
That’s despite Tesla being a partner on the project, and despite Tesla selling…
Zero Motorcycles has launched a new incentive program that offers cash back to newly licensed riders who purchase one of the company’s electric motorcycles or scooters. It’s an interesting way to encourage new motorcyclists to skip internal combustion and go electric…
GM is making EV charging a LOT easier
August 11, 2026
In mid-June GM hosted their 2026 Empower event, where they made several major announcements. But there are two in particular that will be big benefits to the day-to-day electric vehicle driver, especially when it comes to charging GM brand EVs.
One is Energy Pass, a consolidation of all the public charging apps into one easy-to-manage platform. And two: Plug and Charge, where, as the name…
Japan releases defense white papers each year, but its 2026 edition marked important shifts in the country’s approach to defense strategy, procurement and production.
“The international community is facing its greatest trial since World War II and [is] entering a new era…
The Marine Corps has inked an $11 million contract with electronic warfare company Epirus for a vehicle-mounted weapon that can take down dozens of drones in a single zap.
The contract, awarded through the Office of Naval Research, will result in the delivery early next…
Australia to buy sophisticated US air-to-air missiles
August 11, 2026
Australia will become the first export customer for the AIM-260A Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM), an air-to-air missile that will be integrated onto the country’s full fleet of fighter platforms.
Defence Minister Richard Marles made the announcement on Aug. 6 while attending the multinational fighter exercise Pitch Black 2026 in Darwin.
Marles said the JATM will allow the Royal Australian…
