AI & RoboticsNews

ComplexChaos thinks AI can help people find common ground

September 30, 2025
Making democracy work isn’t easy, as recent events have made clear. Some critics would argue that technology is making it worse. But one startup is hoping that AI could help bridge some differences instead of widen them. “I had an a-ha moment one day when I realized people are asking AI to explain something like they’re five years old,” Tomy Lorsch, co-founder and CEO of…
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NewsPhotography

"Every pro photographer needs clients by definition, and most are lovely – but oh, can they be a ballache"

September 30, 2025
Every pro photographer needs clients by definition, and most are lovely – but oh, can they be a ballache. They don’t know how to talk about what they want. ‘I want candid photos,’ said one, and that’s what he got – only for me to discover that he actually wanted posed photos. ‘Why isn’t anyone looking at the camera?!’ he moaned. Another insisted she…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

How one condo complex electrified all of its 143 parking spots... for free?!

September 30, 2025
A condominium complex in Northern California recently installed EV chargers into every single one of its 143 parking spots, future-proofing the whole complex for a fully-electrified future, and it managed to do it with zero cost out of pocket. Here’s how. Now, right off the bat, we have to come clean: the operative phrase, there, is “out of pocket.” While this installation is still very…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

How CATL is changing EV battery tech in Europe [Video]

September 30, 2025
Electric vehicles have come a long way, but let’s be real—they still have their hangups: “range anxiety,” long charging times, and questions about safety and sustainability. But what if all those worries could be put to rest? At IAA Mobility in Munich, CATL, one of…
DefenseNews

Small defense firms warn shutdown will hurt industrial base

September 30, 2025
A collection of small defense technology firms and entrepreneurs is urging lawmakers of both parties to avert a looming government shutdown, warning such a closure would hurt the defense industrial base and startup firms. In a Monday letter to leaders of both parties in the House and Senate, as well as Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought, the groups said a government shutdown…
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