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Enlarge (credit: iFixit) Not being able to solder puts a hard cap on the kinds of devices you can fix at home. As more modern devices add in circuit boards and discrete electronics (needed or otherwise), soldering is often the only way to save an otherwise functional object from ending up in a junk drawer, or landfill. That's the kind of roadblock iFixit's FixHub is intended to address.

Enlarge / The Engo 2 smartglasses with heads-up display look slightly bulky. (credit: BradleyWarren Photography) When it comes to working out, I'm a data nerd. A Google spreadsheet contains every bike ride I've been on for the past four years, tracking data points ranging from average moving speed to normalized power output.

Enlarge / Jared Isaacman emerges from the Dragon spacecraft on Thursday morning. (credit: SpaceX webcast) The Polaris Dawn mission took firm step into the future on Thursday morning when two private citizens, Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis, briefly ventured outside their Dragon spacecraft. Although each only spent about eight minutes outside the capsule, the spacewalk was unquestionably a major success for SpaceX and the four astronauts flying in orbit.

Enlarge / An AI-generated image featuring my late father's handwriting. (credit: Benj Edwards / Flux) Growing up, if I wanted to experiment with something technical, my dad made it happen. We shared dozens of tech adventures together, but those adventures were cut short when he died of cancer in 2013.

Putin is weighing export curbs on strategic commodities like nicke. Contributor via Getty ImagesRussian President Vladimir Putin is considering limiting strategic commodity exports to counter Western sanctions. Putin cited uranium, nickel, and titanium as some commodities his government can look into. However, Russia's oil profits appear to be under pressure due to sanctions and increased breakeven prices.

JPMorgan is capping junior bankers' hours, as concerns about overwork across the industry mount. Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty ImagesJPMorgan Chase and Bank of America are taking steps to limit junior bankers' work hours. The move follows scrutiny over Wall Street's culture of overworking and a recent death. Peers like Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs have no such working hour caps.