Google is rolling out a beta experience that lets you hear real-time translations in your headphones, the company announced on Friday. The tech giant is also bringing advanced Gemini capabilities to Google Translate and expanding its language-learning tools in the Translate app.
The new real-time headphone translations experience keeps each speaker’s tone, emphasis, and cadence intact, so…
ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot
December 15, 2025
ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022. What started as a tool to supercharge productivity through writing essays and code with short text prompts has evolved into a behemoth with 300 million weekly…
Shot with a Canon EOS R6 Mark II, this breathtaking panorama captures the profound stillness of Japan's countryside
December 15, 2025
In the misty dawn following heavy rain, photographer Megumi Murakami waited patiently at Lake Nakatsuna in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As the morning light pierced the fog and the cherry blossoms emerged in full bloom, their perfect reflections on a glassy lake surface created…
"Canon's Crop Mode now means I don’t need to buy that $10,000 super-telephoto lens for my camera!"
December 15, 2025
The 1.6x Cropping/Aspect Ratio setting is available on every Canon EOS R full-frame mirrorless camera including the EOS R6, R6 Mark II and R6 Mark III, and the EOS R5 and R5 Mark II, and yet it’s hardly ever talked about. Which I think is nuts as it’s a brilliant setting that instantly turns a 400mm lens into 640mm for mega telephoto reach.
I’m not a Canon EOS camera snob and will happily…
Captured on an Indonesian night dive with a Nikon D800E, this remarkable image reveals a tiny universe of undersea life
December 15, 2025
In the pitch-black waters above Indonesia’s Lembeh Strait, photographer Massimo Giorgetta encountered something quite incredible. A tunicate salp – a transparent, barrel-shaped marine animal barely five centimeters across – had become a floating sanctuary for an…
Battery storage hits $65/MWh – a tipping point for solar
December 15, 2025
Turning cheap daytime solar into electricity you can actually use at night just got a lot cheaper. A new analysis from energy think tank Ember shows that utility-scale battery storage costs have fallen to $65 per megawatt-hour (MWh) as of October 2025 in markets outside…
Nissan is bringing back its cult-favorite SUV, but this time it will be 'electrified'
December 15, 2025
Nissan is reviving the Xterra, the rugged SUV that once attracted a cult-like following, but this time it will be “electrified.”
The Nissan Xterra will be electrified, but by how much?
Earlier this year, Nissan offered a sneak peek of its upcoming lineup in a shadowy image previewing several new vehicles.
Alongside the new 2026 LEAF, a plug-in hybrid Rogue, updated Pathfinder, and Sentra…
The Ford Bronco EV is real, but don't get too excited
December 15, 2025
The electric Ford Bronco is rolling off the production line, but not in the US, as you would expect. This one is made in China.
Ford Bronco EV production kicks off in China
China gets another cool new electric vehicle that the US will miss out on. The electric Bronco is now…
Netherlands orders Skyranger anti-drone cannons for under €1 billion
December 15, 2025
PARIS — The Netherlands has ordered Skyranger anti-drone cannons from Germany’s Rheinmetall for less than €1 billion (US$1.2 billion), below the budget flagged to parliament in January.
The Dutch will buy mobile versions of the Skyranger air-defense system as well as…
BERLIN — Estonia has begun installing the first concrete bunkers along its southeastern border with Russia as part of the Baltic Defense Line, marking a key milestone for the trilateral fortification project despite delays.
Seven bunkers were awaiting installation as of this week, with Estonian officials targeting 28 bunkers in the ground by year’s end, according to Krismar Rosin, press…
