Russian hackers briefly hijacked a dam in Norway in early April and spilled millions of gallons of water before the attack was stopped, Norway’s spy chief revealed Thursday. The hackers opened a floodgate at the Bremanger dam in western Norway to release the equivalent of about three Olympic-sized swimming pools of water during the four…

Full EV performance now comes with a monthly fee. Welcome to the subscription economy The subscription model beloved of software is now creeping into cars.  Volkswagen has become the latest automaker to adopt the pricing structure. The German marque has introduced a monthly subscription fee to access the full performance of some of its ID.3…

Apple usually announces its new hardware in the fall, and this year is likely no different. The event is reported to be on September 9, and Apple is expected to release its iPhone 17 lineup, along with updates for the Apple Watch and AirPods.  As always, there are many rumors circulating, including bigger screens and…

One of Europe’s most prominent AI startups has released two AI models that are so tiny, they have named them after a chicken’s brain and a fly’s brain. Multiverse Computing claims these are the world’s smallest models that are still high-performing and can handle chat, speech, and even reasoning in one case.  These new tiny models…

A startup called Palabra AI, which develops an AI-powered speech translation engine, is tackling one of the more difficult aspects of teaching large language models (LLMs) to understand multiple languages. Today, LLMs make it easier to convert text from one language to another, but speech translation is not as simple, according to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian….

Many engineers and hobbyists often confuse the applications of ferrite beads, 0Ω resistors, and inductors.In our previous discussion, we compared these three basic components from four perspectives—appearance, schematic symbols, internal structure, and practical applications (Ferrite Beads vs 0Ω Resistors: Principles, Characteristics, and EMC Application Guide). However, one question remained unanswered: When implementing single-point grounding, should…

There’s a small component that can be used just like a 0Ω resistor, but it can also function like an inductor.Can you guess what it is? Yes—it’s the ferrite bead. Today, we’ll explore ferrite beads in detail. To make things easier to understand, we’ll compare ferrite beads directly with 0Ω resistors. 1. Appearance Let’s first…

MCP adoption is picking up quickly, so I have been digging into the implementations, especially around security and noticed some serious risks that could become disasters if not handled properly. The new MCP 2025-06-18 spec attempts to address some issues but the reality of most servers with boring security debt will bite you when you…

Apple announced on Thursday it’s introducing a redesigned Blood Oxygen feature for some Watch Series 8, Series 10, and Apple Watch Ultra. With this move, Apple is bringing back blood oxygen monitoring by tweaking the feature to get around the International Trade Commission’s (ITC) import ban. Blood oxygen data will be measured and calculated on the user’s…

Igor Babuschkin, a co-founder of Elon Musk’s xAI startup, announced his departure from the company on Wednesday in a post on X. Babuschkin led engineering teams at xAI and helped build the startup into one of Silicon Valley’s leading AI model developers just a few years after it was founded. “Today was my last day at…