Zach Yadegari, the teen co-founder of calorie tracking app Cal AI, has launched Persona, a new AI agent startup, and already raised $10 million. Vine Ventures led the round, with Z Fellows founder Cory Levy and Collective Global participating.
In March, MyFitnessPal acquired Cal AI for an undisclosed sum after it zoomed ahead of the older calorie app in the app store rankings. The deal was big…
Photokina camera expo is coming back from the dead... sort of. Here's what's really happening
October 9, 2026
A photography show with ‘Photokina’ is coming back to Cologne starting next year, but I really don’t think it’s going to be like the mind-boggling international melting pot that I remember from years gone by.
Photokina brings back fond memories for me…
It was a case of first time lucky several times over for Marc James at the Event Photography Awards 2026… the US-born photographer topped two categories, and bagged the Event Photographer of the Year crown.
James’s ‘Headless Chicken’ photo (pictured…
Kia's EV2 draws 'significant and immediate demand,' with 3,386 registrations in the UK
October 9, 2026
Kia said the EV2 is already seeing “significant and immediate demand,” with 3,386 registrations in the UK so far.
Kia EV2 sees strong demand after launch
Kia’s smallest electric SUV is off to a promising start. After opening orders in Europe and the UK in April, Kia sold over 8,000 EV2s in its first full three months on the market.
With deliveries now in full swing, the EV2 helped propel…
If you’ve ever looked at a cargo e-bike and thought, “Sure, but where am I supposed to put the other six people?”, SixThreeZero may finally have the answer.
The company’s latest addition to its growing e-bike and e-trike lineup, the Long Range Luxury Rickshaw, is…
Rivian is rolling out Pet Cam, a new feature in software update 2026.36 that lets R2 owners check on a pet left in the vehicle through a live video feed in the Rivian app.
It’s exclusive to the R2. R1T and R1S owners get new remote Pet Mode controls instead, and the same…
A U.S. Army flight simulator at a barracks in Germany stands as a center of critical training for NATO’s aviation community.
The U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach’s Stock Barracks in Illesheim houses the Illesheim Flight Simulator Complex, or IFSC, providing one-of-a-kind training opportunities ahead of the German Armed Forces preparing to field CH‑47F Block II Chinook helicopters next fall…
France to start training Ukrainian pilots on Rafale warplanes in November, minister says
October 9, 2026
PARIS — France will begin training Ukrainian pilots on the Rafale fighter jet next month, Armed Forces Minister Catherine Vautrin said in a parliamentary hearing on Thursday.
“We are continuing our discussions regarding the combat aviation component, particularly…
VIENNA — German lawmakers on Thursday approved the acquisition of four additional MEKO A-200 DEU frigates from shipbuilder TKMS, bringing Berlin’s planned fleet to eight ships after the government abandoned its troubled F126 program.
The Bundestag budget committee had…
‘Why Hasn’t Someone Thought About That Before?’ – How Star Wars: Galactic Racer Solves One of Driving Games’ Biggest Problems
October 8, 2026
This is an IGN opinion piece from Phil Iwaniuk, decorated winner of many Gran Turismo Sunday Cups who learned to feel, not think in 1999’s Star Wars: Episode 1 Racer. It’s a philosophy that may impair his opinions, but yields many a purple sector.
How many times have you bought a cheap banger, entered it in a series of races called something like the ‘Rookies Cup’, and used the…
