Proxmox gives VMware ESXi users a place to go after Broadcom kills free version

[ Broadcom has made sweeping changes to VMware’s business since acquiring the company in November 2023, killing off the perpetually licensed versions of VMware’s software and instituting large-scale layoffs. Broadcom executives have acknowledged the “unease” that all of these changes have created among VMware’s customers and partners but so far haven’t been interested in backtracking. … Read more

How a domino effect brought it down in seconds

[ Credit: Patorjk, Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41035194 The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on 26 March was a shocking and tragic event. Six people remain unaccounted for in the disaster, which saw the world’s third largest continuous truss bridge fall into the Patapsco river. The cause was Singapore-flagged container … Read more

‘Wild West’ of neuroscience drives new laws on brain privacy

[ LOS ANGELES: US neurologist Sean Pauzauskie used to rely exclusively on expensive and cumbersome hospital kit to capture his patients’ brainwaves and analyse problems in their electronic pathways. But in recent years, the Colorado doctor turned to consumer headbands, commonly sold online to monitor sleep patterns or boost brain function, to capture the brain … Read more

12 Best Umbrellas (2023): Windproof, Cheap, Tiny, and Clear Bubble

[ There are a lot of umbrellas out there, and we’re always testing more. Here are a few others we like that didn’t quite make our list of top picks. ShedRain WalkSafe Reflective Stick Umbrella for $60: This is a simple manual umbrella that opens and closes smoothly, has a circular handle that can hook … Read more

Books focused on AI, the internet are finalists for first-ever prize

[ The Women’s Prize for Nonfiction has announced six finalists, including works addressing the impact of the internet and artificial intelligence. The $38,000 award aims to address the gender imbalance in nonfiction publishing, open to women writers globally. Winners of both fiction and nonfiction prizes will be revealed at a London ceremony on June 13. … Read more

PG&E says electricity plan can boost Silicon Valley innovation and economy

[ Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain PG&E is pushing forward with quests to help bolster Silicon Valley’s economy and innovation future, including major South Bay and East Bay electricity projects, utility officials have said. Executives with PG&E appeared at a power breakfast in downtown San Jose that was sponsored by law firm Hoge Fenton, using the … Read more