AI & RoboticsNews

Clio’s $500M milestone arrives just as Anthropic ups the ante

While AI is now being applied to everything from healthcare to customer support, no single use case has been nearly as popular or lucrative as code writing. Jack Newton, co-founder and CEO of Clio, a Canadian law firm management software company, is convinced that legal tech is poised to be the next big winner of the LLMs era. That’s a self-interested claim – 18-year-old Clio is a legal tech…
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NewsPhotography

The world's most high-octane photo contest is back!Prep your camera for battle

“The world’s most recognized adventure and action sports photography awards” is back – and it’s starting a new chapter. The Illume Awards, held for almost 20 years as the Red Bull Illume photo contest, is now open for entries. And it will expand its legacy by not only celebrating photographers, but also the environments in which they capture stories – so The Illume is teaming up with…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

BYD surpasses Tesla as world's top energy storage deployer

BYD has overtaken Tesla to become the world’s largest battery energy storage system (BESS) integrator, capturing 13% of the global market in 2025 compared to Tesla’s 10%, according to new data from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. The shift marks the end of Tesla’s reign as the top energy storage deployer — a position it held in 2023 and 2024 — as Chinese manufacturers now dominate the…
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DefenseNews

Japan fires first-ever missiles from Philippine soil

LAOAG, Philippines — A Japanese anti-ship missile smashed into and sunk a decommissioned Philippine naval vessel afloat in the South China Sea, headlining a culminating event of Exercise Balikatan 2026. This missile firing of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Type 88 surface-to-ship system from sand dunes near Laoag in northwest Luzon on May 6 was significant for several reasons. Firstly…
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