AI & RoboticsNews

OpenAI and Perplexity are launching AI shopping assistants, but competing startups aren’t sweating it

November 26, 2025
With holiday shopping on the horizon, OpenAI and Perplexity both announced AI shopping features this week, which integrate into their existing chatbots to help users research potential purchases. The tools are markedly similar to one another. OpenAI suggests that users could ask ChatGPT for help finding a “new laptop suitable for gaming under $1000 with a screen that’s over 15…
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NewsPhotography

Fish face-off! How the Nikon D850 and Nikkor 8-15mm fisheye lens captured this dramatic shot in crystal-clear detail

November 26, 2025
Titled Der Kuss (The Kiss), Hungarian photographer Ferenc Lorincz’s striking image shows what appears to be an aquatic romance between a common carp and its domesticated mirror carp cousin in Lake Čierna Voda, Slovakia. The fish face each other with mouths nearly touching against a stunning turquoise backdrop. Although actually, as Lorincz has revealed, this is more likely defensive…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

CPSC warns Rad Power Bikes owners to stop using select batteries immediately due to fire risk

November 26, 2025
In an unprecedented move, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a public safety warning urging owners of certain Rad Power Bikes e-bike batteries to immediately stop using them, citing a risk of fire, explosion, and potentially serious injury or death. The warning, published today, targets Rad’s lithium-ion battery models RP-1304 and HL-RP-S1304, which were sold with some…
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DefenseNews

The European Union votes to deepen defense industry ties with Ukraine

November 26, 2025
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers voted on Tuesday to deepen integration of the bloc’s defense industry with Ukraine as a U.S. peace plan remains in flux and Russia’s unconventional warfare operations rattle the 27-nation bloc. European Parliament legislators voted 457-148, with 33 abstentions, to approve a 1.5-billion euro ($1.7 billion) program, with 300 million euros ($345 million)…
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