Today is Earth Day, and the thing that’s on my mind is how much water the AI-powered features in my photo editing software use.
In fact, this has been on my mind for some time as, earlier in the year, the UN announced that we have entered an “era of water bankruptcy,” which got me thinking about how, especially as a landscape photographer, my photographic passions affect our home planet.
I…
Shot with a phone camera, this striking "concrete vs. nature" image wins US$10,000 top prize in global photography competition
April 23, 2026
The winners of the photography competition ‘Concrete in Life’ 2025/26 have been announced, with Filipino photographer Celbert Palaganas taking the US$10,000 grand prize for his image Pillars Across the Sea.
Shot on a Google Pixel camera phone using its 48MP ultra-wide…
Google’s Earth Day doodle is made from photos of the World itself, and it's mind-blowing!
April 23, 2026
Google has marked Earth Day 2026 with a genuinely clever homepage Doodle, turning the Google logo into a celebration of the planet itself by filling each letter with Google Earth imagery drawn from different corners of the world.
Launched on April 22, the annual Earth Day…
Toyota’s Lexus brand was caught testing a three-row electric SUV for the first time, expected to arrive as a higher-end sibling to the Highlander EV.
Is Lexus launching a three-row electric SUV?
After revealing the long-awaited Highlander BEV in February, Lexus is now preparing to introduce its three-row electric SUV.
The electric Lexus TZ was spotted testing in Europe for the first time ahead…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk claims the long-awaited next-generation Roadster will finally be unveiled by the end of the month, which is days away. If it actually happens, it would come nearly nine years after the original prototype was first shown in November 2017.
We’ve been down…
Tesla has submitted permit applications for two private Supercharger stations in Arizona that would be dedicated exclusively to its Robotaxi fleet — marking the first time the automaker has planned charging infrastructure specifically for autonomous vehicles.
The filings…
John Phelan out as Navy secretary, Pentagon says
April 23, 2026
John Phelan is out as the secretary of the Navy, the Pentagon announced Wednesday.
Phelan, who this week attended the Navy League’s annual Sea-Air-Space symposium in Washington, is departing the role “effective immediately,” Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell announced.
U.S. Navy Undersecretary Hung Cao, a former Virginia Senate candidate and special operations veteran, will assume the…
PARIS — Russia could be ready to start a regional conflict with NATO within a year after the end of hostilities in Ukraine, with the aim of creating political division in the alliance, according to Dutch military intelligence service MIVD.
Under the most favorable…
VIENNA — Germany revealed a package of foundational strategic documents for its armed forces on Wednesday, including the country’s first standalone military strategy, a new capability profile, a personnel growth plan and a redesigned reserve strategy — the most…
Framework just made Oculink impossible to ignore
April 23, 2026
Thunderbolt’s rival, Oculink, has always suffered from a big problem: the lack of PCs that choose to support it. Now this high-speed external I/O connection for gamers has found support from an unexpected source in Framework, the modular PC manufacturer.
Framework said Tuesday that it’s creating its Oculink Dev Kit kit to support the nascent standard, with plans to implement it inside the…
