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What does it take to take a truly great celebrity portrait? From shooting Amy Winehouse to Yoko Ono, photographer Jillian Edelstein has spent a career finding out

There’s a photograph of Vivienne Westwood above that I absolutely love. Shot by Jillian Edelstein, it shows the late fashion designer in close-up: flame-orange hair wild against a warm brown background, two small silver horns tucked into her curls, her expression somewhere between mischief and defiance. It’s funny, strange and tells you more about her in a single frame than most…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Aniioki’s latest 6,000W dual-motor e-bike blurs past the line so much it’s basically an electric motorcycle

If there’s one trend that has defined the direct-to-consumer e-bike industry over the last few years, it’s the relentless race toward bigger numbers. Bigger batteries. Bigger motors. Higher top speeds. And now Aniioki has unveiled what may be one of the most extreme examples yet. The company’s new A9 Pro Max Dual Motor 2.0 arrives with up to 6,000 watts of peak motor power, a claimed top…
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DefenseNews

Thales Australia whips together armed UGV in just 6 weeks

To demonstrate speed to capability, Thales Australia has turned a drawing board concept into a fully functioning, armed unmanned ground vehicle, or UGV, in just six weeks. Called the Guardian Angel, the four-wheeled UGV has already completed live-fire testing. Thales…
DefenseNews

US used ‘virtually all’ long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say

The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during America’s five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns about the military’s readiness for future conflicts. The missiles are principally the Army’s surface-to-surface weapons, known as Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) and Precision Strike…
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GamingNews

Beast of Reincarnation Review

Like an above-ground swimming pool, Beast of Reincarnation is one of those things that feels like it should be great in theory, but leaves something to be desired once you actually spend some time in it. On a surface level, everything from the aesthetics and otherworldly…
GamingNews

Rockstar Games Killed Midnight Club 5 Because It Wasn't as Big as GTA, Ex-Designer Claims

An ex-Rockstar Games designer claims that the studio killed the Midnight Club franchise as it wasn’t as big as Grand Theft Auto. In an interview with Insider Gaming, former Rockstar senior designer Kris Roberts was asked about Midnight Club’s fate, having worked on the franchise at Rockstar San Diego — the studio that helmed Rockstar’s arcade racing franchise and led…
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