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Rocket.new, one of India’s first vibe-coding startups, snags $15M from Accel, Salesforce Ventures

September 24, 2025
Rocket.new, an Indian startup building an AI-powered app development platform, has raised $15 million in a seed round led by Salesforce Ventures to take on viral vibe-coding rivals like Lovable, Cursor, and Bolt by letting users build full, production-ready apps from natural-language prompts rather than just quick prototypes. Accel and Together Fund joined Salesforce Ventures in the all-equity…
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28mm, 35mm, or 50mm? The focal length debate every street photographer faces

September 24, 2025
Street photography has always sparked debate about which focal length is “best.” The truth, as I’ve found over years of walking city pavements and narrow alleyways with a camera in hand, is that there is no universal answer. It depends as much on who you are as a photographer as it does on the pictures you want to create. For me, two focal lengths have become indispensable: the classic 50mm…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

You need to know: does adding home solar increase your property value?

September 24, 2025
For many homeowners, the conversation about adding rooftop solar panels starts with cutting utility bills — but there are plenty of other reasons to make the switch. One of them is that adding a home solar system could actually increase your home’s resale value … but is that true? The short answer is: yes (kinda). In theory, the more features a house has, the more it costs. A pool, a bigger…
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DefenseNews

Army Secretary in ‘holy war’ with Congress over budget flexibility

September 24, 2025
Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll says he is locked in a “holy war” on Capitol Hill as he works to convince lawmakers to grant the service more flexible funding authority for electronic warfare, unmanned aerial systems and counter-drone efforts. The resistance Driscoll has encountered in his first eight months in the job is part of a longstanding tension between the Pentagon and Congress over the…
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