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These are my top 12 photography books published in 2025

December 29, 2025
How to Photograph Gardens Anyone wondering how to do just that will find plenty to learn in this book by Jason Ingram. One of the UK’s leading exponents of the craft, he takes the reader on a tour of some of his favourite gardens in the UK and abroad, illustrating his advice and insights with a selection of editorial and client photography. Pitched at all skill levels, this book’s aim is…
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Honda buys out EV battery plant in the US for nearly $3B as it preps for an all-new lineup

December 29, 2025
Honda agreed to buy its co-owned EV battery plant in Ohio from LG Energy Solutions as it prepares for an all-new dedicated lineup. Honda buys US EV battery plant from LG for $2.9 billion The facility, L-H Battery Company, is part of Honda and LG Energy’s joint venture in the US. Honda and LG announced in October 2022 plans to invest up to $4.4 billion to establish the “Honda EV Hub” in…
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I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I would buy DLC for Windows 11

December 29, 2025
A little before Thanksgiving, my colleague Mark Hachman sent me a Threads link. It showed a cute little animated cat running on your taskbar. The add-on from GitHub claims to show your CPU load, with the feline running faster the harder your processor works. The comments on the thread run the gamut of wary to enthusiastic. (My favorite, from a user named gerb: “It might be malware, but at least…
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I failed at spotting AI slop videos. Can you do better?

December 29, 2025
Fake videos used to stand out immediately to me. Nowadays? I’m far worse at identifying them. And thanks to the fine folks over at NPR, I have the quiz results to prove it. (Oof.) The short, four-question test asks you to identify AI versus human-made video. The scenarios…
CryptoNews

Silent Night, Choppy Fight: Bitcoin Holds the Line at $87K on Christmas Day

December 26, 2025
The crypto market’s poster child decided to cozy up near the fireplace this Christmas, holding the line at $87,489 with less drama than a family holiday dinner. Despite the tinsel and lights, bitcoin spent the day flirting with the lower end of its intraday range, showing more caution than celebration. Bitcoin Chart Outlook On the daily chart, bitcoin continues to digest its recent highs…
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