The White House bans Microsoft from sponsoring green card applications as JD Vance accuses the company of fraud

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The White House has told Microsoft Corp. Banned from further participation in a federal program that allows U.S. companies to apply for green cards for employees on H-1B visas after Microsoft Corp. was accused of abusing the system to replace American workers with cheaper foreign workers. Microsoft’s suspension from the Permanent Work Certification program was … Read more

Gears of War: Pros and Cons of E-Day

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70 Gears of War: E-Day can be placed on two sides of a coin. On the one hand, the campaign is lackluster and fails to leave a meaningful, lasting impression. On the other hand, the multiplayer, both PvP and PvE, is some of the best you can get in the third-person shooter space. Horde mode … Read more

The soft sensor tracks bends and twists in 3D using optical fibers

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MIT researchers have developed a soft sensor that recreates its own three-dimensional shape when it bends, folds and rotates. The technology could help remotely control robots, develop motion-tracking garments and measure patients’ progress during physical rehabilitation. The system embeds flexible optical fibers in silicon and uses changes in transmitted light to track surface deformations. Software … Read more

AI inference will be fully utilized when CoreWeave launches Forge

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AI inference is quickly becoming the workload that will determine the economic viability of the AI ​​boom. Training created the first wave of GPU clouds, but deploying models faster and more cost-effectively will define the next wave. This shift is pushing specialized cloud providers beyond just GPU capacity into storage, networking and software. According to … Read more

Raspberry Pi Desktop Download | TechSpot

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Raspberry Pi Desktop is a Debian-based Linux distribution that brings the familiar Raspberry Pi desktop environment to traditional PCs and Intel-based Macs. It offers a lightweight, straightforward alternative to Windows and macOS with a familiar interface, built-in applications and tools for everyday computer work. The operating system can run directly from a USB drive without … Read more

Technion researchers develop green hydrogen process to produce epoxy

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A new electrochemical process developed by researchers at the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, could make green hydrogen production more economically attractive by producing a valuable industrial chemical alongside the fuel. The approach replaces the oxygen normally produced during water electrolysis with an epoxide, a class of chemicals commonly used to make polymers, coatings, adhesives, … Read more

Gallatin AI raises $50 million for its military logistics platform

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Gallatin AI Inc., a developer of military logistics software, today announced that it has raised $50 million in funding. The Series A round included contributions from 8VC, Silent Ventures and several others. This will be followed by a seed capital increase of $15 million in 2024. El Segundo, California-based Gallatin has developed a software platform … Read more

New protein membranes could separate lithium from sodium ions

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British researchers are developing a new method for producing lithium for batteries using engineered proteins that assemble into membranes with pores as small as 1 angstrom, potentially allowing the separation of lithium from chemically similar sodium. The approach uses S-layer proteins that naturally form highly ordered structures on the surface of microorganisms. Researchers want to … Read more

Elecom made a USB-C dock with a big dial on top, and I want something like that

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Editor’s opinion: Docking stations are rarely interesting, but this one caught my attention. Made by Japanese peripheral maker Elecom, the DST-L080BPBK features a large dial and four programmable buttons on an otherwise traditional 8-in-1 USB-C dock, putting the box you’d normally hide behind the monitor within easy reach. As it turns out, Elecom makes some … Read more