AI & RoboticsNews

AstroForge is putting AI in command of its next spacecraft

September 23, 2026
Fly to an asteroid, land on it, make no mistakes: If only it were that easy. When NASA sends spacecraft to explore the solar system, they build in redundancy and automation. But much of the work is done by teams of flight controllers communicating with the vehicle from Earth. The OSIRIS-REx mission, which rendezvoused with an asteroid in 2018, had 100 operators on each eight-hour shift. But…
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NewsPhotography

The unsung art of standing in the pit as a music photographer: three decades of rock history and Gibson guitars through the lens of Scarlet Page

September 23, 2026
Although it’s rarely mentioned in the music press, the work of a small number of music photographers has played an outsized role in our shared cultural history. Think Annie Leibovitz’s photo of a naked John Lennon curled around a clothed Yoko Ono. Jim Marshall’s shot of Johnny Cash flipping off the camera at San Quentin in 1969. Mick Rock’s photos of Bowie as Ziggy…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

BYD's $10,000 EV has a big sibling on the way, and here's our first look [Images]

September 23, 2026
The Seagull is BYD’s most affordable EV, starting at about $10,000 in China. In Europe, the UK, and other markets, it’s sold as the Dolphin Surf or Mini, but BYD is preparing to launch a larger variant that may be an even “bigger” hit. BYD Seagull EV grows up with new ‘Great’ version BYD’s low-cost electric hatch is among the world’s best-selling electric vehicles. In China, the…
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DefenseNews

Italian Navy plots race of two local machines: an F-35B against a Ferrari

September 23, 2026
ROME — The F-35B fighter can take off on a very short runway, hover in the air and land vertically, but the Italian navy is about to find out whether it can also outrace a Ferrari. In an unusual race planned next month at the Navy’s air base at Grottaglie in southern Italy, one of its F-35Bs will go head-to-head with a Ferrari SF90 to see which has the punchier acceleration. “We are used to…
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