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Stevie Bonifield

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    Artemis II commander says a lunar landing is “absolutely doable, and it’s doable soon.”

    During a press conference on Thursday, astronaut Reid Wiseman said if Artemis II had a lander, “at least three of my crewmates would have been in it trying to land on the Moon.”

    “If you had given us the keys to the lander, we would’ve taken it down and landed on that moon.”

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    Stevie Bonifield
    EVs are more affordable than gas cars in the UK now.

    According to Autotrader data spotted by The Guardian, new EVs now cost on average £785 (about $1,065) less than gas cars. The UK’s EV grant, its zero-emission vehicle mandate, and more competition from brands like BYD have helped drive down prices, reducing a major barrier to EV adoption.

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    Stevie Bonifield
    Threads is finally getting direct messages on the desktop.

    A new “Messages” tab appears in this preview of its redesigned web layout that head of Threads, Connor Hayes, posted on Thursday, as Engadget reports.

    Threads got DMs in 2025, but only on Android and iOS. Hayes noted that users will start to see Messages on the web version “over the coming weeks.”

    A screenshot of the redesigned web layout for Threads
    Image: Connor Hayes via Threads
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    Stevie Bonifield
    Former NBC News anchor Brian Williams is hosting Netflix’s latest original podcast.

    We’re Back! With Brian Williams is among a handful of new shows coming to the platform including Allegedly, Shut Up Evan, The Puzzle Room with David Kwong, and The Rotten Files. They’ll join the streamer’s growing library of video “podcasts,” which are only available on Netflix, with no RSS feed downloads.

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    AMD is bringing power saving settings from Windows to Linux.

    An update to the AMDGPU kernel graphics driver for Linux adds a “power module” that Windows uses to manage display features like backlight and self-refresh, Phoronix reports. The patch should improve power management for displays on Linux devices, potentially leading to fewer display issues and better battery life, especially on laptops.