How multiplayer and Cloud Islands work in Pokémon Pokopia

In Pokémon Pokopia, there are a few options for multiplayer play. You can invite people to hang out on your island (with some limitations), or you can get together and decorate a Cloud Island, which ...
Hackaday

Inside SKALA: How Chornobyl’s Reactor Was Actually Controlled

Running a nuclear power plant isn’t an easy task, even with the level of automation available to a 1980s Soviet RBMK reactor.

How to use a PS4 controller on PC: Wired and Bluetooth

A step-by-step guide to using the DualShock 4 on PC via Bluetooth.

These Moisturizers Are Key to Plump, Hydrated Skin Without the Greasy Feel

Oily skin has always been one of my biggest insecurities, which is probably why I’ve made it my mission, and my literal job, ...
diginomica

How Druid is approaching agentic AI with a governance and composability mindset

Druid AI CEO Joe Kim weighs in on why the future of enterprise agents needs a governance-first mindset that supports composability and extensibility.
IEEE

Centralized Controller for Photovoltaic MPPT, Bidirectional Charging, and Dynamic Load Control Using Deep Reinforcement Learning

Abstract: This work proposes a centralized controller operating using Deep Reinforcement Learning (RL) for a small-scale Photovoltaic (PV), Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Distributed Energy ...
IEEE

Reduced Position Error and Overshoot Control Using Modified Integrator-Based QPR Controller and SMO for Limp Home Mode PMSM-Driven EV

Abstract: The conventional sliding-mode observer (SMO) used for position estimation in permanent magnet synchronous machine (PMSM) drives for electric vehicle (EV) applications experiences chattering ...
The Economist

How democracies are using autocratic tools to muzzle journalism

In November 2024 a canopy on a Serbian railway station collapsed, killing 16 people. The most likely cause of the shoddy workmanship was corruption. Huge protests erupted, and independent journalists ...