Adrian Patel Technology Editor

Conway planners continued reviewing BlueWave Solar’s proposed 4.99-megawatt solar array on Roaring Brook Road, pressing developers for 202 pages of responses regarding battery storage safety, agricultural dual-use, and visual buffers for abutting properties during a public hearing. The Conway Planning Board pushed its evaluation of BlueWave Solar’s agricultural project to a fourth hearing after residents … Read more

Global semiconductor stocks plunged on July 28, 2026, as reports emerged that a Chinese state-backed company has begun mass producing homegrown immersion deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography machines. The semiconductor sector faced a sharp correction Tuesday, with a Bloomberg gauge of Asian chip shares slumping as much as 7.5%. This marks the steepest decline for the … Read more

Researchers propose adding aquatic deoxygenation as a tenth Planetary Boundary. A Tenth Planetary Boundary for Earth’s Waters Oxygen is disappearing from the world’s aquatic ecosystems, a rapidly escalating crisis that threatens to upend the biosphere according to a review published June 30 in the journal Limnology and Oceanography. Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at … Read more

Persistent financial hardship across early and middle adulthood accelerates age-related cognitive decline and is linked to poorer brain health and brain shrinkage in later life, according to a University College London study published in Innovation in Aging that tracked thousands of British adults. Decades of struggling with money leave deep, measurable marks on the human … Read more

The full Buck Moon will reach peak illumination at 10:36 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Wednesday, July 29, according to the [Old Farmer’s Almanac](https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/article316596322.html), though [Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2026/07/27/see-a-full-buck-moon-and-shooting-stars-the-night-sky-this-week/) lists the peak at 10:37 a.m. EDT. The moon generally appears full the day before and the day after its peak. For stargazers in North America and Europe, the … Read more

Meta Platforms has struck a financing and energy agreement to fund its massive $27 billion data center project currently under construction in Richland Parish, Louisiana, according to reporting from the Engadget. The 4-million-square-foot development will stand as Meta’s largest data center to date. Meta Secures $27 Billion Financing and Energy Agreement for Massive Louisiana Facility … Read more

Littering fines across Cambridgeshire have generated nearly £100,000 since the start of 2023, with Freedom of Information requests revealing that Cambridge City Council issued the vast majority of penalties and revenue while neighboring authorities pursued far fewer cases. Municipal enforcement of environmental laws across Cambridgeshire reveals a stark geographic divide, with local authorities collecting approximately … Read more

Samsung Electronics has detailed the specifications, hardware design, and software features of its upcoming Android XR smart glasses during a press briefing following its Galaxy Unpacked event, according to Sammobile. Developed in collaboration with Google, Qualcomm, and eyewear brands Gentle Monster and Warby Parker, the smart glasses are scheduled to launch this fall, as reported … Read more

Apple’s upcoming AI smart glasses face a consumer privacy challenge as the company targets a WWDC reveal in June 2027 and a late 2027 release. Engineering and marketing teams within Apple’s Vision hardware group are working to distance the device from Meta’s controversial camera-equipped eyewear, prototyping new privacy features and even considering camera-free options. In … Read more

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has measured an average 29-kilometre-thick solid ice shell on Jupiter’s moon Europa, according to a study published in Nature Astronomy. This thick conductive barrier challenges existing models of cryovolcanism and complicates theories about how deep ocean water might reach the surface. Jupiter’s moon Europa remains a prime target in the search for … Read more