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Can an e-bike really save you money on gas? The math is clear

One of the most common questions I hear from people considering an e-bike right now, during a period of soaring energy prices, is some variation of “Can it actually save me money?” The answer is yes. Quite a bit, actually. But the interesting part is that most people focus on the wrong number. You see, most people think about the cost of charging an e-bike versus filling a gas tank. And while…
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DefenseNews

US tells Europe, Canada to boost NATO air and naval forces

BRUSSELS — The U.S. expects European NATO allies and Canada to swiftly increase the number of manned and unmanned aircraft and ships they contribute to the alliance’s defense plans as Washington steps back in these areas, a top U.S. general said on Wednesday. The…
DefenseNews

Hidden chemical weapons sites emerge in Syria amid fragile security transition

Over a decade after Syria agreed to dismantle its formidable chemical arsenal, international inspectors have uncovered scores of previously hidden chemical weapons materials as the country enters a fragile new phase marked by a shifting security landscape. The discoveries, announced in a late May report by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, or OPCW, include chemical…
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ComputersNews

The price of Nvidia RTX Spark PCs is going to hurt

How much will you pay to be on the frontlines of an agentic AI world? I’ve wondered this since Sunday night, when Nvidia unveiled its first-ever consumer processor for PCs at Computex 2026. With 20 CPU cores and 6,144 CUDA graphics cores packed into a single chip, the…
ComputersNews

Desktop CPU shipments plunge 20 percent. It may get worse

Desktop PC CPU shipments plunged more than expected during the first quarter of 2026, and darker clouds loom on the horizon. In total, the total number of X86 processors sold into the PC market — mobile, PC, server, IoT — only fell about 6 percent from a year ago, a…
ComputersNews

Windows Insider meetups are back. I went to one and so should you

There were quiet cheers when Tali Roth, responsible for core Windows experiences, showed how Windows’ widgets button wouldn’t automatically trigger when the user hovered over them. They grew louder when she showed how Windows Search could produce just the files on a user’s PC and nothing more. And where did all that applause come from? Not developers. Not customers. Not execs. Just regular…
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GamingNews

John Blanche, the Legendary Illustrator Who Defined the Look of Warhammer 40,000, Has Died

John Blanche, the legendary illustrator whose art helped define the grimdark Warhammer 40,000 setting, has died. A Facebook post from Trish Carden Miniatures and Design brought news that Blanche passed away earlier this week. “John was an inspirational artist, devoted to his family and a good friend to many,” the post reads. “Always generous with his time and knowledge, he was very well…
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