The 2026 FIFA World Cup officially kicks off on Thursday, June 11, when Mexico will face South Africa at Mexico City Stadium. Throughout the competition, hundreds of accredited photographers will shoot thousands of players from the sidelines of 16 stadiums across the host nations of Canada, Mexico and the United States.
And yet, while the technical aspects of photography have advanced immeasurably…
Meet William Constable: The unsung pioneer of photography who helped pave the way for portraiture
June 9, 2026
Sometimes, even the most influential photographers get lost to time – and William Constable was certainly one of them. Even though the late artist was, for a time, the go-to photographer for British royalty, and pioneered commercial portraiture, his contributions to our…
Two of the biggest names in wildlife conservation, Jonathan and Angela Scott have written and illustrated over 40 books.
The couple became household names through working on the popular BBC TV series Big Cat Diary between 1996 and 2008, where Jonathan was co-presenter and…
BYD released the first images of the Da Han, a new flagship luxury electric sedan equipped with its ultra-fast Flash Charging.
When is BYD launching the Da Han flagship EV?
BYD is going on the offensive. As part of a slew of new vehicles equipped with its new Blade Battery 2.0 and Flash Charging system, the automaker is preparing to introduce another flagship EV.
The Da Han (Great Han) is the…
China’s rapid switch to electric and other new energy vehicles cut urban air pollution enough to prevent an estimated 262,000 premature deaths, according to a new peer-reviewed study published in Nature Health.
It’s some of the strongest real-world evidence yet that…
I’m going to say something that may make me sound old, but I just don’t care. E-bike throttles used to be better in the old days.
Not every e-bike throttle, of course. There have always been good ones and bad ones. But if you’ve been riding e-bikes for a decade or…
WARSAW, Poland — Polish-Ukrainian anti-drone radar company Molfar Defence said it is developing a new generation of tactical radar systems for drone types that have doggedly managed to penetrate Ukrainian defenses.
The technology aims to find small, low-altitude drones, including those connected to operators via long command wires, a setup that makes them immune to defensive electronic…
BERZGALE, Latvia — A French military Rafale fighter jet shot down a drone that entered NATO member Latvia’s airspace from Russia on Monday, the latest in a series of such security incidents along Europe’s eastern border regions.
The Latvian army, without saying who…
PARIS — The French Army has so many applicants that it has had to slow recruitment, while at the same time lacking hardware in areas ranging from spare parts to deep-fires weaponry and counter-drone defense, said deputy chief of staff Gen. Patrick Justel.
France faces a…
The laptop middle class is vanishing
June 9, 2026
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PCWorld reports that the laptop middle class is disappearing as manufacturers focus on either budget models with limited 8GB RAM or premium options starting around $1,300.
Mid-range laptops are becoming scarce while performance models now cost around $2,000, with Nvidia’s new RTX Spark chip targeting the high-end market exclusively.
Smartphones…
