Technology
Humanoid Robot Hand: Why Boston Dynamics Dropped the Pinky on Atlas
Boston Dynamics' new Atlas humanoid robot hand has 13 degrees of freedom and four fingers. What the design shows, and what is…
Molten Salt Solar at 1 GW: How PowerChina’s Qinghai Hybrid Plant Stores Heat
PowerChina's 1 GW Qinghai plant uses molten salt solar storage and reached full grid connection Oct 1. How it works, the numbers,…
Orbital Data Centers Need About 1,800 Starship Launches, Google’s Own Numbers Suggest: The Math Behind Project Suncatcher
Google's analysis of orbital data centers implies about 1,800 Starship launches by 2035. The launch-cost curve, the proton-beam radiation test, the cooling…
Flax Typhoon: How Microscan and FishHub Worked, and What the FBI Takedown Changes
The FBI seized seven domains tied to Flax Typhoon on Oct 8. How Microscan and FishHub worked, the old CVEs in play,…
Thunderbolt 5 Bandwidth, Worked Out: Why 80 Gbps Becomes 120 and What Fits Inside
Thunderbolt 5 gives 80 Gbps each way and 120 Gbps one way in boost mode. How PAM-3 gets there, what monitors and…
TikTok GO Turns Halloween Videos Into Bookings
TikTok GO is the feature that lets a viewer book a tour, event or ticket without leaving the video that inspired it,…
Compressed RAM for Linux: How Meta’s CRAM Differs From ZRAM and Zswap
Meta's CRAM proposal treats compressed RAM as normal memory, not swap. How it works, what the 452x claim measured, and what is…
Direct-to-Cell Satellites: What the FCC’s 15,000-Satellite Approval for Starlink Mobile Allows
The FCC approved 15,000 direct-to-cell satellites for SpaceX on Oct 6. The orbit physics, spectrum, deadlines and what remains unproven.
The PS5 Jailbreak Is Spreading Fast: What Owners Should Know Before Updating
A new PS5 jailbreak, a viral YouTube Short, and a used-console price spike. Here is what has actually been reported, where the…
Enhanced Geothermal Goes Commercial: What Fervo’s Cape Station Delivered in 23 Months, and What Remains Unproven
Fervo Energy declared its first 33 MW Cape Station block in commercial operation on September 30. The schedule, the buyers, the horizontal-drilling…