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My favorite retro lens filter for a film-like look is now a digital slider. Adobe has sneak-launched a new “glow” slider, and I’m already obsessed

September 1, 2026
The filter that lives on my favorite camera lens a majority of the time is a diffusion filter, which gives light sources a glow that feels like a retro film lens. But now a new slider from Adobe is mimicking that retro effect – and it’s a new launch hidden inside Adobe Camera RAW. While Photoshop got a major announcement last week with a new light adjustment layer, the new update to Adobe…
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Tesla confirms Autopilot/FSD was active in strange fatal crash

September 1, 2026
Tesla told federal regulators that its driver-assist system was “verified engaged” when a Model 3 crashed at 104 mph and killed its driver in Clute, Texas — a detail that never appeared in any police statement or news report about the crash, which happened in May 2026. The gap between Tesla’s own data and the public account of the crash is the latest example of how little the public learns…
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DefenseNews

USS Abraham Lincoln’s visit to Thailand lifts hope and sex-tourism risk

September 1, 2026
After a long deployment in the Middle East, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln will dock in Thailand’s resort city of Pattaya this week, raising hopes of an economic boost, even as local authorities cracked down on parts of the sex tourism destination. The Abraham Lincoln is due to dock on Wednesday at nearby Laem Chabang, with two accompanying Navy vessels, to allow nearly 5,000…
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New Zealand ground forces drill to dock onto larger armies

September 1, 2026
WAIOURU, New Zealand — The whump of exploding 105 mm artillery rounds reverberate across the “battlefield” as Kiwi soldiers in NZLAV 8×8 armored vehicles race across a valley to assault a network of enemy trenches. Witnessed by Defense News on Aug. 27, this…
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[UPDATE] Indie Dev Posts Video Reporting Stolen Laptops at gamescom as CD Projekt Red and More Step in to Help

August 31, 2026
UPDATE AUGUST 29, 2026: Both gamescom and Mimic developer Ryan Laley have responded to IGN’s request for comment. gamescom organizers replied to IGN’s email request, pointing to a general statement regarding incidents of theft at this year’s show. The same message was also posted to social media. You can read it in its entirety below. “We are aware of stolen hardware and…
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