South Korea’s major defense giants have amassed roughly $69 billion in order backlogs as of late 2024, according to media reports. Seoul is also accelerating investment in advanced weapons systems and expanding its defense ties, particularly with Europe. With the new EU-South Korea Security and Defence Partnership in 2024 and growing exports of vehicles and artillery, the country has become the…
This Canon camera feature takes a photo before you've even pressed the shutter button! Now that's what I call magic
November 18, 2025
Even the best professional photographers can miss a shot sometimes. You can be in the right place, at the right time, and ready with your camera and lens to take that shot of your action subject – only to be a fraction too slow with the shutter button!
What you need is a…
Are you born with a photographer’s eye or is it something you develop from years of experience? Blowing my own trumpet, I personally feel like I’ve always had a half-decent eye for this stuff, whereas I’ve met many amateur photographers on workshops who feel it’s an…
Taken with a Sony A7RV and 90mm macro lens, this extraordinary photo captures a lizard’s first breath
November 18, 2025
The winners of the 2025 British Photography Awards (BPA) have been announced, and one image captures a moment so fleeting, so intimate, that it seems almost miraculous the photographer was there to witness it at all. The photograph shows a Sakishima Grass Lizard taking its very first breath as it breaks through its egg, and it was shortlisted in the Macro category.
First Breath, by wildlife…
In a bid to get it above the $1.00/share NASDAQ-required minimum, fledgling EV brand Polestar ($PSNY) is rumored to be considering a 1:30 reverse stock split that could see the per-share price rocket up to nearly $16.
Geely-owned Volvo spinoff Polestar is working as hard as…
With its sleek, uncluttered styling and more than 100 miles of battery-electric range before the extended range electric sedan’s gas engine kicks on, maybe the new Nissan N6 really should have been the next Maxima!
Struggling Japanese carmaker Nissan is dealing with an…
BLUETTI just dropped new home backup power stations – and slashed prices up to 65% for Black Friday
November 18, 2025
Whether you’re prepping for winter power outages, loading up the RV for a long-haul trip, or want clean, reliable power anywhere you go, BLUETTI has a portable power option for every need. And right now, the clean energy experts are offering up to 65% off their most popular products for Black Friday – plus they’ve just dropped two major new releases: the Elite 400 and B500K expansion…
Here are the major defense programs backed in shutdown-ending deal
November 18, 2025
The bills passed last week as part of the deal that ended the longest U.S. government shutdown in history include billions of dollars for major Air Force and Navy programs.
This includes funds to build new aircraft carriers and submarines, facilities needed for new stealth…
US arms deal still up in the air after Hegseth visit to Vietnam
November 18, 2025
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Despite U.S. interest in deeper military ties with Vietnam, the Nov. 2 visit by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, during which he met Communist Party leader To Lam and Defense Minister Phan Van Giang, did not yield an expected announcement on…
ICEYE sees role as Europe’s defense space-intelligence linchpin
November 18, 2025
PARIS — Finland’s ICEYE has a “very big role to play” in giving Europe sovereign access to satellite intelligence, without having to rely on the United States, the company’s Vice President for Missions Joost Elstak said.
European interest in ICEYE rose after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. But it was the U.S. halting intelligence sharing with Ukraine in March 2025 that really underscored…
