As a photographer, creating an image that has never been made before is a career-defining moment. For Gonzalo Javier Santile, Valle de la Luna, Universo Triasico Ischigualasto represents exactly that: the first photograph showing a complete Milky Way Arch above Parque Provincial Ischigualasto, known as Valle de la Luna, in San Juan, Argentina.
The landscape is one of the Earth’s most…
The 1965 Selma photograph with no faces in it: why James Karales' camera turned away from the hero shot and focused on the sky
August 4, 2026
Scroll through the coverage of the historic 1965 Selma to Montgomery civil rightsmarch and you’ll find plenty of close, urgent pictures. Clenched jaws. Raised placards. Martin Luther King mid-stride at the front of the crowd. James Karales’ contribution to that…
I’ve spent countless hours here at Electrek doing detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through thousands of miles of riding, I’ve been fortunate to learn these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom and front to back. That long-term experience with…
The Qin Max is a “completely different new B-segment fast-charging sedan,” BYD claims. Ahead of its official launch next month, BYD released new images, offering a look at it inside and out.
BYD Qin Max EV with Flash Charging shown in public
The new “Max” model will join BYD’s popular Qin lineup as a bigger sibling to the Qin L, a Tesla Model 3-sized electric sedan.
Lu Tian, the general…
BYD is bringing its boxy, seven-seat SUV to Europe and the UK. The Ti 7 is now on sale in the UK, and it’s even cheaper than the Land Rover Defender PHEV.
BYD reveals Ti 7 prices and specs
The seven-seat arrangement is specifically designed for the European and UK…
Dissatisfied with the quality of the engines for its fighter jets, the U.S. Air Force is looking for new engines — and perhaps new manufacturers.
“The current industrial base has demonstrated significant challenges, including production delays, quality control issues…
Poland readies Ukraine ‘Coalition of Willing’ drills, eyes NATO support for border defense
August 4, 2026
WARSAW, Poland — As Europe seeks a role in future security guarantees for Ukraine, Poland is preparing to host the first military drills for the so-called Coalition of the Willing with British and French forces.
Meanwhile, the Polish military is strengthening cooperation with Germany’s Bundeswehr under the East Shield project to boost the resilience of its eastern borders to attacks and…
BEIRUT — The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, or UNIFIL, has entered the final months of its mission while operating in areas that remain under Israeli occupation.
Although its mandate expires at the end of the year, the future of the security arrangements in…
Stellar Blade: Blood Rain developer Shift Up has sparked a backlash for releasing an entirely AI-generated music video starring protagonist Evie.
“Wanna be in LOVE” Feat. Evie | Stellar Blade: BLOODRAIN was published to South Korean developer Shift Up’s YouTube…
Tom Holland thinks that Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 game did the symbiote suit so well that he’s unsure if they could pull it off in live-action.
Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Tom Holland had high praise for Tobey Maguire’s black symbiote suit in Spider-Man 3. However, he is unsure how they’d pull such a thing off in the MCU, especially following the Insomniac…
