Category: Technology

Microsoft Windows updates are notorious for requiring lengthy black screens to function – but perhaps not for much longer. Software updates are part and parcel of owning a PC but Windows updates are well-known for taking a while, thanks to the long reboot times to trigger the updates. This will happen at least once a […]

For some, having to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic was stressful. Parents balanced job duties while caring for children. Some struggled to set up a home office and adjust to new tools, like video conferencing. Lonely workdays at home added to social isolation. The line between work and life blurred. For others, working […]

Intuitive Machines‘ spacecraft touched down yesterday on the lunar surface… sideways. CEO Steve Altemus confirmed during a press conference Friday that, while it wasn’t a perfect landing, it’s nothing short of a miracle the spacecraft landed intact at all. Using a small model of the lander, Altemus demonstrated how engineers believe the spacecraft, called Odysseus, […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Google blocked the ability to generate images of people on its artificial intelligence tool Gemini after some users accused it of anti-White bias, in one of the highest profile moves to scale back a major AI tool. A viral post on X shared by the account @EndofWokeness appeared to show Gemini, which […]

If you don’t like the look of solar panels, you’ve got another option that skips the bulky panels. Solar shingles are small solar panels that integrate into your roof alongside nonsolar roofing shingles to create a more discreet solar system.  “A solar roof is where you have the [photovoltaic] system integrated into the roof design,” Bianca […]

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. HRI 2024: 11–15 March 2024, BOULDER, COLO. Eurobot Open 2024: 8–11 May 2024, LA ROCHE-SUR-YON, […]

Does my phone support wireless charging? Not all phones support wireless charging, but most brands have models that do, so look up your phone model first. You’ll usually see “Qi wireless charging” (the default standard) or simply “wireless charging” if it does. Phones that support the latest Qi2 standard, bear the Qi2 logo and have […]