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This photo series documenting children's dangerous school journeys is a worthy awards winner

December 11, 2025
For photographers navigating the challenging world of long-form documentary work, a new award has emerged with both serious clout and a meaningful purpose. British photographer Laura Pannack has won the inaugural Tom Stoddart Award for Excellence, securing £5,000 ($6,700) toward completing her project and a book deal with GOST Books. The award, organized alongside the long-established Ian Parry…
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QuantumScape (QS) continues to scale up solid-state cell production, a key goal for 2025

December 11, 2025
Solid-state battery developer QuantumScape is approaching the end of 2025 with all of its key goals achieved. The latest development is the installation of key equipment to enable higher-volume QSE-5 cell production – the foundation for QuantumScape’s scaled solid-state battery manufacturing. I admittedly always love when a progress update from QuantumScape ($QS) comes across my computer…
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DefenseNews

US Air Force instructor pilots have first T-7 in training milestone

December 11, 2025
The Air Force’s first T-7 Red Hawk trainer assigned to an operational unit landed at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph in Texas on Dec. 5, opening the door to the service’s new era of pilot training. A lot more work remains, however, before the T-7 is officially folded into day-to-day activities to train the next generation of Air Force pilots. The Boeing-made T-7 is the service’s first new…
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ComputersNews

Microsoft says Windows 11 will be better for gaming in 2026, pinkie swear

December 11, 2025
With the Steam Deck still the favorite of the handheld gaming PC market by a wide margin, and Valve poised to make a swing at console-style living room PCs with the second-gen Steam Machine, Microsoft might be feeling a little nervous about gaming on Windows 11. As well it should. A short Windows blog update says that Microsoft is working on gaming performance. “We’re committed to making…
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