With so much money flooding into AI startups, it’s a good time to be an AI researcher with an idea to test out. And if the idea is novel enough, it might be easier to get the resources you need as an independent company instead of inside one of the big labs.
That’s the story of Inception, a startup developing diffusion-based AI models that just raised $50 million in seed funding. The…
Google is adding Gemini to Maps in India, along with road safety alerts and more information about routes.
The AI integration, launched in the U.S. on Wednesday, brings hands-free AI assistance to Maps, as well as contextual suggestions while navigating and information about…
Tickets for the Photography & Video Show 2026 are now on sale!
November 7, 2025
Tickets for the most exciting photography event of the year are now on sale. The Photography & Video Show 2026 kicks off at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham, UK, on Saturday, March 14, and runs right through to Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
It’s the UK’s…
These brilliant World Sight Day images remind us how much more the story matters than the sensor
November 7, 2025
I’m loving the winning entries for this year’s World Sight Day Photo Competition, and not just because they’re great images. They also underscore something we often forget in an era of megapixel arms races and endless gear upgrades: the story matters more than the sensor.
So what am I talking about? Well, every year the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB)…
Lucid Group (LCID) reported third-quarter earnings after the market closed on Wednesday, missing top and bottom-line estimates.
With 4,078 vehicles delivered in Q3, Lucid marked its seventh straight quarter with higher deliveries. Through the first nine months of 2025, Lucid…
A new Civic is in the works that’s bringing much more than just a new look to Honda’s best-selling vehicle. Here’s our first look at the next-gen Honda Civic.
Honda previews next-gen Civic with new hybrid system
During an event held for the media on Wednesday, Honda…
Earlier this year, we covered the unveiling of the NIUMM, an electric microcar designed for urban residents (and especially those with a NIU scooter already, since it shares the same batteries). Now the company is actually bringing it to market.
The electric microcar was on display at EICMA 2025, the Milan Motorcycle Show, where NIU showed off how it shares the same drivetrain as its NQi-series…
Germany moves to field a miniature anti-drone missile
November 7, 2025
BERLIN — Germany is set to develop and deploy a miniature missile designed to combat drones inexpensively, with lawmakers approving a funding proposal on Nov. 5.
Dubbed SADM, the Small Anti-Drone Missile will be fitted onto Rheinmetall-made Skyranger 30 anti-aircraft…
SYDNEY — Australia has its work cut out keeping aging Collins-class diesel-electric submarines in service as it transitions to nuclear-powered submarines, firstly to second-hand Virginia-class boats from the United States, and then to SSN-AUKUS submarines designed and…
ROME — The new sixth-generation GCAP fighter should be able to carry a wide variety of armaments and work with any number of different “Loyal Wingman” drones, a leading official on the UK-Japanese-Italy program has said.
British defense ministry official Group Captain Bill Sanders said the under-development platform needed to have a weapons bay ready to accept any armament used by the…
