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Explore the most stunning macro and micro photographs in the world's biggest close-up competition

November 4, 2025
A beetle locked in battle. A spider frozen mid-hunt. Tiny guni erupting like alien sculptures on a rotting log. These are just a few of the stunning images from the 2025 Close-Up Photographer of the Year (CUPOTY) shortlist, revealed after 22 judges spent 20 hours scrutinizing 15,5557 entries from around the globe. About CUPOTY Close-Up Photographer of the Year was founded in 2018 by Tracy and…
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NHTSA is investigating Waymo robotaxis for passing stopped school bus

November 4, 2025
Autonomous taxi company Waymo faced scrutiny last month when a car was caught on video illegally passing a stopped school bus that was letting children off in Atlanta. Now, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is looking into it. Georgia State Representative Clint Crowe seemed stunned after being presented with video of a Waymo driverless car illegally passing a stopped…
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DefenseNews

Army’s clock must now start ticking faster when a soldier goes missing

November 4, 2025
A new U.S. Army directive orders commanders to act within hours — not days — when a soldier goes missing, giving them three hours to classify a service member as “absent-unknown” and eight hours to notify the soldier’s family once the absence is discovered. The change, issued by Army Secretary Dan Driscoll last week, compresses what sometimes can be a slow, inconsistent process for…
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ComputersNews

Radeon 6000 GPUs were brand new 3 years ago. AMD’s already dropping support

November 4, 2025
Update 3:313 PM PT: AMD’s Adrenalin Edition 25.10.2 release notes have been apparently rewritten to note that they are compatible with the RX9000, RX7000, RX6000, and RX5000 series of graphics cards, and do not make any mention of a “maintenance mode.” The original story continues. When you buy an expensive piece of technology, you want to know that it’ll have support from the manufacturer…
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