If you live in a region that isn’t blessed with wall-to-wall sunshine, then making a trip to the beach, even in the middle of summer, can be a frustrating exercise. I set off for a traditional vacation resort, armed with a camera and enough spare change for the dubious arcade machines, but when I got there, despite it being in the middle of June, it was cold, rainy, and windy. No wonder the…
Naked truth: One of the world's largest public art exhibitions is being staged to highlight the climate crisis
October 9, 2025
Whatever your position on climate change, there is no escaping the debate – especially when 16 artists and photographers bring the climate crisis conversation to where you work, live and travel, in one of the world’s largest public art exhibitions.
Part of the UK…
After slashing nearly $10,000 off its top-selling EV in the US, Hyundai is now extending the savings overseas. In Australia, the automaker is offering discounts of more than $34,000 AUD ($22,400) on some of its EVs.
Hyundai is discounting EVs in the US and overseas
Last…
Tesla has started to release its (Supervised) Full Self-Driving (FSD) v14 update, its first significant update in a year, to customers.
Here are the full release notes:
In late 2024, Tesla began rolling out FSD v13 to owners with the latest HW4 computers installed in their vehicles.
It has been the last significant update to Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” program despite CEO Elon Musk again…
Zero Motorcycles, one of the world’s leading Western electric motorcycle manufacturers, announced that it is relocating its global headquarters from California to the Netherlands. The move marks a major strategic shift for the company as it doubles down on Europe, which…
Israel and Hamas have agreed to the “first phase” of his peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners, U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday in announcing the outlines of the biggest breakthrough in months in the two-year-old…
Navy cannibalizing materiel for spare parts, watchdog says
October 9, 2025
The U.S. Navy is scavenging for spare parts from grounded materiel in order to address maintenance needs, a new government watchdog report found.
The problem arises from gaps in the Defense Department’s data rights for weapon systems that force Navy maintainers to rely on vendors for parts, which in turn can balloon maintenance timelines.
In the event of these repair delays, the service…
German arms makers lukewarm on government stakeholder push
October 9, 2025
BERLIN — Representatives of Germany’s defense enterprises have responded cautiously to a proposal for the government to become a shareholder in key companies.
German Defense Minister Borius Pistorius pushed ahead with the idea that the state might play a more active role…
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach Drops to Its Lowest Price Yet During Prime Big Deal Days
October 8, 2025
Amazon’s had quite a few PlayStation game deals to look through during its Prime Big Deal Days sale event, but the biggest one to catch our eye is on Death Stranding 2: On The Beach (see here at Amazon). The latest release from Hideo Kojima has dropped to $49.99 in…
Board Game Deals Are Live in Amazon's October Prime Day 2025
October 8, 2025
Here’s some good news for board gamers: Amazon’s October Prime Day 2025 sale is now live. The sale event, which is technically called Prime Big Deal Days, runs October 7-8 and offers some great deals on an enormous variety of board games. Mega-popular ones like Pandemic and Ticket to Ride are on sale, as a many lesser-known gems. You can view the whole board game sale here, or keep scrolling…
