AI & RoboticsNews

Meta inks deal for solar power at night, beamed from space

The race to secure electricity for AI models has reached new heights: Meta has signed an agreement with the startup Overview Energy that could see a thousand satellites beam infrared light to solar farms that power data centers at night. In 2024, Meta’s data centers used more than 18,000 gigawatt-hours of electricity – roughly enough to power more than 1.7 million American homes for a year…
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Excire Search 2026 review: AI-powered image searching in Lightroom Classic

If you have a large or even a more modest Lightroom Classic catalog, you’re probably aware of how difficult it can sometimes be to find specific photos. This is a problem Excire Search 2026 aims to solve with AI-powered image search, while also offering time-saving photo-culling capabilities to help you edit shoots more quickly than before. This probably all sounds too good to be true, and it…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Kia cuts EV6 prices by $5,000 on 2026 models

Kia’s electric SUV just got a bit more attractive. The 2026 EV6 is considerably cheaper than last year’s model, with up to nearly $5,500 in savings. 2026 Kia EV6 prices by trim After Hyundai confirmed the standard IONIQ 6 would not return for a 2026 model year, many believed the Kia EV6 was headed for the same fate. Despite the speculation, the 2026 model is finally here, and according to Car…
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DefenseNews

Global military spending surges and reaches record high

VIENNA — Global military spending reached a new record of almost $2.9 trillion in 2025 − the 11th consecutive year of growth − even as the United States recorded its sharpest single-year decline in decades, according to new data published Monday by the Stockholm…
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Massive frigate buy from Japan jolts Australian warship program

MANILA, Philippines — Australia has moved to reverse a decline in the number of warships, as its surface combatant fleet stands to fall to its smallest size since World War II. Under Project Sea 3000, Australia and Japan inked a deal to buy three upgraded Mogami-class frigates for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The contract was signed by the two countries’ defense ministers aboard JS Kumano…
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