AI & RoboticsNews

Wirestock raises $23M to supply creative multimodal data to AI labs

In the past few years, creative marketplaces and platforms have realized they are sitting on a data gold mine, and they can either use that data to develop AI models or turn it into a source of revenue by licensing it to other AI labs. Wirestock, which previously helped photographers distribute and sell their work on stock photography services like Shutterstock, has taken the latter path. The…
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NewsPhotography

These "raw and honest" images bring modern Britain to the world – now honored with major photography award

“Their experimental approach expands what photography is and how we experience it,” says Anne-Marie Beckmann, director of the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation, about the work of artist Rene Matić. Now Matić – based in London, England – has been announced as the winner of the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2026 for the exhibition As Opposed To The Truth (which…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Volkswagen delays the Golf EV again — Will we ever see it launch?

The all-electric Golf will not arrive in 2028 as expected. After another delay, here’s when you can expect to see the Volkswagen Golf EV now. When is Volkswagen launching the Golf EV? The Golf is Volkswagen’s best-selling vehicle of all time, so it makes sense for an all-electric version, right? Apparently, it isn’t a priority. Volkswagen brand CEO Thomas Schäfer confirmed the news on…
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DefenseNews

Iran military threat is diminished but not eliminated, CENTCOM chief says

America’s 38-day bombing campaign against Iran has diminished the Islamic Republic’s ability to threaten global security, but has not yet eliminated the threat altogether, Adm. Brad Cooper, the chief of Central Command, told lawmakers on Thursday. “It’s a very large country,” Cooper testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee. He acknowledged that Iran still possessed “a very…
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