TikTok, an app that was once just a place for user-generated content, is launching a new setting that lets users choose how much AI-generated content they want to see in their For You feed. The company is also introducing more advanced labeling technologies for AI-generated content.
The new AI-generated content (AIGC) control is rolling out within the app’s Manage Topics tool, which lets…
If Wall-E and a Mars rover had a baby, it would look like LRU1. With its bulbous white “head” packed with cameras and a sturdy tracked body, this German Aerospace Center (DLR) rover looks like it wandered straight out of a Pixar animation studio. But don’t…
I used a can of cheap spray snow and an old window to take these cozy Christmas photos
November 20, 2025
As a portrait photographer, I’m always looking for new props that don’t cost a fortune – especially when the holidays roll around. Last year, I bought a can of cheap spray snow, a vintage window from Facebook Marketplace, and I used it to frame cozy Christmas…
Upcoming show celebrates Joel Meyerowitz, the pioneering photographer who taught us to see in color
November 20, 2025
The Sony World Photography Awards 2026 has just announced that street, portrait and landscape photographer Joel Meyerowitz will receive the prestigious Outstanding Contribution to Photography award at next year’s ceremony.
The American’s impressive body of work – including appearances in over 350 exhibitions and 57 monographs – makes him a formidable addition to the list of…
Zoox is now welcoming public riders in San Francisco to ride in its unique robotaxis
November 20, 2025
Purpose-built robotaxi developer Zoox has announced another milestone today, opening its waitlist to the public in San Francisco. This move is part of Zoox’s “Explorers” program, which offers early ride access to those who sign up as the company expands its service…
Kia is delaying another EV for the US, indefinitely
November 20, 2025
Another one bites the dust. Kia confirmed that another EV expected to arrive in the US by the end of the year is being put on hold indefinitely.
Why is Kia delaying another EV for the US?
Not another one! Kia’s sporty three-row electric SUV was set to go on sale by the…
Electric motorcycles come in all shapes and sizes these days, but few take the idea of “small format” as literally as the new Icoma Tatamel Bike. Designed by Takamitsu Ikoma – a former toy designer who clearly never lost his taste for Transformers – this little EV doesn’t just shrink.
It folds itself into a tidy rolling suitcase shape that can follow you into elevators, offices, and…
Diehl, Lockheed Martin to explore IRIS-T missiles for Mk41 launcher
November 20, 2025
PARIS — Diehl Defence and Lockheed Martin will explore integration of the German company’s IRIS-T missiles into the American company’s Mk41 VLS, the most widely used vertical launch system in Western navies.
The two firms will also look at the possibility of…
JERUSALEM — Elbit Systems will upgrade the Israel Defense Forces’ Markava main battle tanks under a $210 million contract, the company said this week.
The announcement comes amid a ceasefire currently in place on Israel’s northern and southern fronts with Gaza and…
The number of major accidents involving military aircraft spiked in 2024, internal Pentagon figures show, and a series of high-profile aviation mishaps with deaths and the loss of aircraft in 2025 suggest the disturbing trend may be continuing.
Across the military, the rate of severe accidents per 100,000 flight hours rose 55% in the 2024 budget year compared with four years earlier. The Marine…
