There are some things you always tweak when editing landscape photos. Sure, you’ve straightened the horizon and cropped that dodgy looking bloke out of the corner of the photo, but the color, contrast and sharpening adjustments tend to be very similar, making them ideal to implement as macros. That’s just the start though, because whatever ideas you can come up with, you can create and save a…
Hyundai wants you to feel how smooth its EVs drive with a unique 24-hour 'Rest Drive'
September 29, 2025
Hyundai wants to give you the chance to see for yourself just how peaceful the ride is in its EVs. In the UK, Hyundai is offering a new 24-hour “Rest Drive” for the new Kona Electric, allowing you to experience it on your daily travels.
Hyundai UK launches 24-hour…
Rivian patent filings hint at a deployable rear diffuser, on screen 'gadgets,' and new architecture
September 29, 2025
American EV automaker Rivian submitted a slew of patent applications with the USPTO this week, including a deployable rear diffuser mechanism to adjust a vehicle’s drag and some software systems related to infotainment, navigation, and video playback.
Okay, with Rivian…
Battery boom: 5.6 GW of US energy storage added in Q2
September 29, 2025
The US battery storage market just had its biggest quarter ever. In Q2 2025, a record 5.6 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity came online, according to the latest US Energy Storage Monitor report from the American Clean Power Association (ACP) and Wood Mackenzie.
Image: Wood Mackenzie
Utility-scale storage leads the charge
Most of that Q2 growth came from utility-scale projects, which added 4.9 GW…
Russia is helping China prepare to attack Taiwan, RUSI report says
September 29, 2025
LONDON — Russia is selling military equipment and technology to China that could help Beijing prepare an airborne invasion of Taiwan, according to an analysis of leaked Russian documents by a U.K.-based defense and security forum.
The Royal United Services Institute’s…
Germany pursues multi-pronged quest for long-range missiles
September 29, 2025
COLOGNE, Germany — Germany is prepared to host advanced U.S. missiles meant to deter Russia under a Biden-era plan, but final confirmation of the move by the Trump administration is still outstanding.
At issue is the future of a July 2024 declaration by Germany and the…
European navies test new drone tech for undersea operations
September 29, 2025
SESIMBRA, Portugal — An hour from Portugal’s capital, Lisbon, on a clear sunny day in late September, a large, penguin-like robot peeks above the sea surface. It circles a Portuguese Navy ship from a distance, hardly visible to the human eye, concealed by the deep blue waters of the Atlantic ocean.
The system is the Greyshark from Germany’s EuroAtlas, an autonomous underwater vehicle…
Best streaming devices: Apple TV, Fire TV, Roku, or Google TV?
September 29, 2025
Nope, you don’t have to settle for the streaming apps on your smart TV. If you’re looking for a better video-streaming experience, you can scoop up a streaming player from the likes of Apple, Amazon, Roku, Google, and others. Just plug the player into TV’s HDMI port…
I switched my laptop for a mini PC and I’m never looking back
September 29, 2025
Sometime after my social feeds started to fill up with ads for mini-PCs, I realized that there’s a silent revolution going on in desktop PCs. Welcome to the era of the mini-PC, where you can do all your computing from a PC smaller than a box of Pop-Tarts and much cheaper…
Windows 11’s new-look Start menu is a huge upgrade. Let’s dive in
September 29, 2025
With Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2, Microsoft is introducing a fundamentally revised Start Menu that runs on all devices with the same code base. The new functions are activated by an enablement package. This enables the new features without a complete reinstallation and makes the switch to Windows 11’s big 25H2 update as quick as a single restart.
Immediately you’ll notice in the settings…
