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When Shirin Neshat photographed Malala, she turned to calligraphy to say what the camera alone could not

May 29, 2026
Many portrait photographers would dream of shooting someone influential and world-famous. Pretty good for the résumé, right? But at the same time, it’s a tricky ask. How do you go about photographing someone who’s already an icon? Your subject walks in carrying every image of themselves that already exists. How do you come up with something fresh? Shirin Neshat had exactly this dilemma when…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

This electric SUV with a semi-solid-state EV battery costs less than $15,000 in China

May 29, 2026
SAIC launched its first electric SUV powered by a semi-solid-state EV battery in China, starting at under $15,000. The MG 4X is an EV SUV with semi-solid-state batteries After launching the new MG 4 last year, or the “world’s first mass-produced semi-solid-state EV,” as the Chinese automaker calls it, SAIC is following it up with its first electric SUV under the new series. SAIC officially…
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DefenseNews

US troops are reportedly being targeted using location data, Pentagon says

May 29, 2026
U.S. forces deployed to war zones have been targeted using commercially available location data, according to reports fielded by military officials, an illustration of how the global surveillance economy is shaping the battlefield. In a letter shared with Reuters by U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, U.S. Central Command said it had “received multiple threat reports concerning adversary…
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ComputersNews

Intel’s Arc G3 is the handheld chip we needed, at the worst possible time

May 29, 2026
It’s been four years and change since Valve shook things up with the Steam Deck. In all that time, nearly every single competitor and alternative handheld gaming PC has used an AMD chip. MSI is the only exception, and even it has an AMD alternate model. At Computex 2026, Intel is finally ready to play for real with the Intel Arc G3—it’s just a shame that now is the worst possible time to do…
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