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Spot Engineering, a subsidiary of SPOT AS based in Skien, has appointed Marie Evensen as its new managing director to meet rising demands for integrated design and manufacturing as strict European Union regulations force widespread municipal water treatment upgrades. New Leadership Steers Industrial Growth in Skien Marie Evensen assumed the role of managing director at … Read more

Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max next month, but analysts warn of potential price hikes between $200 and $300. As Apple prepares to unveil the iPhone 18 Pro next month, tech buyers face an unusual purchasing dilemma. While traditional wisdom favors holding out for upcoming flagship releases, … Read more

Earth’s rotation may have paused at a day length of roughly 19 to 19.5 hours for up to 1.6 billion years during the Proterozoic eon, according to two 2023 studies. This stability resulted from a balance between the Moon’s tidal braking and a solar-driven thermal atmospheric tide that accelerated the planet’s spin. The Tug-of-War Between … Read more

Cloud gaming will transform standard hardware into gaming devices within three years, according to Strauss Zelnick. Speaking during the company’s recent financial results presentation, Zelnick outlined a future of commercial streaming mode that could expand the total player base tenfold, even if revenue growth does not match user acquisition at the same scale. The Shift … Read more

Infleqtion CEO Matt Kinsella announced a diversified commercial roadmap combining room-temperature neutral-atom quantum computing, timing systems, and sensors, targeting minimum viable commercial usefulness with 100 logical qubits by late 2028, according to an interview with Yuval Boger. The Dual-Track Strategy: Combining Quantum Sensing and Computing Infleqtion operates as a quantum systems company utilizing neutral-atom technology. … Read more

Electric buses operating on Germany’s Kehlsteinstraße mountain route near Berchtesgaden recover approximately five percent of their battery capacity during the descent, according to data from public transport reports. Transport authorities deployed MAN Lion’s City 12 E electric vehicles on the steep tourist route to handle a maximum road gradient of 24 percent, navigating five narrow … Read more

SpaceX expanded its Starlink broadband constellation on Aug. 8, launching 24 satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission utilized a Falcon 9 rocket, specifically booster B1093, which successfully landed on the droneship “Of Course I Still Love You” after 8.5 minutes of flight, according to SpaceX flight … Read more

Xbox Game Pass subscribers can access four newly added titles across console, PC, and cloud platforms, according to Microsoft announcements. The service expands its digital library nearly every week, maintaining a broad hardware footprint that includes Microsoft consoles, Windows computers, mobile devices, and select Samsung and LG smart TVs manufactured from 2022 onward. Classic Shooters … Read more

Apple is weighing potential price increases for the upcoming iPhone 17 lineup or its base models, with changes possibly taking effect as early as August 10, according to supply chain reports originating from China. Component Costs and the iPhone 17 Price Outlook While Apple bypassed immediate smartphone price bumps during earlier summer adjustments, supply chain … Read more