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Capture beautiful photos of bluebells in the woods this Spring before they are all gone!

April 24, 2026
Spring is the time to shoot flowers in bloom, and a sea of bluebells in a forest are a real favourite of mine to photograph in the UK. It all comes down to a great location and soft sunlight when you’re photographing bluebells in woods, and some key camera skills, of course! It’s taken me a few years to find the best location in my local area. Although several woods near me have bluebells, it…
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Photojournalists were limited to public hallways, but this photographer kept showing up anyway – and her persistence earned her this major award. Emotional ICE image wins World Press Photo of the Year

April 24, 2026
Last year, when a judge ordered the Trump Administration to improve conditions at the immigration center at the Jacob K Javits Federal Building in New York City, the images used to show the “deplorable” conditions were taken from security camera footage. But even as…
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Xpeng is actually building this electric flying car — I visited the factory

April 24, 2026
Xpeng’s flying car division Aridge invited media to tour its massive new factory in Guangzhou, and it’s clear the Chinese automaker is pouring serious resources into making manned electric aircraft a commercial reality. I saw about 20 aircraft at various stages of production inside the plant — from bare carbon fiber bodies to completed units in quality checks — as Aridge validates its…
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DefenseNews

US Marine Corps, Navy join forces to combat insufficient amphibious fleet size

April 24, 2026
The U.S. Marine Corps and Navy are collaborating to boost the nation’s current inadequate amphibious fleet size, according to the top-ranked U.S. Marine Corps officer. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith said at the 2026 Sea-Air-Space Conference during a Tuesday keynote that the two services are working together with a “unified sense of purpose” to increase the size and availability of…
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ComputersNews

Seagate Firecuda X Vault review: The cheap answer to rising SSD prices

April 24, 2026
If you’ve been shopping SSD prices recently, you may be suffering a severe case of sticker shock. 1TB external SSDs are around $200 — more than twice what they cost just six months ago. And forget 8TB SSDs — $1,300 and climbing. What if I told you you could get 8TB of storage for only $270? Alas, it’s not going to be nearly as fast as it is vast, but Seagate’s X Vault external 3.5-inch…
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