After rounds of delays, Siri AI arrived in the consumer beta build of iOS 27, launched in July. The AI assistant now does what Apple promised: It understands your personal context, taps into broad world knowledge to answer your questions, and surfaces relevant information stored on your iPhone.
And yet, the arrival feels somewhat anticlimactic. Apple finally has a functional – actually, a…
It’s so hard for big businesses to get AI tools working reliably that whole new organizations of forward-deployed engineers or FDEs – specialists who drop into a company to get its AI systems up and running – are springing up to help them.
“AI…
Photographer Robert Canis spent 30 years shooting one nature reserve: here's what that patience can teach the rest of us
August 4, 2026
Somewhere in the churn of camera forums and social feeds, there’s an unspoken belief that a landscape photographer’s worth is measured in air miles. New country, new light, new content – the algorithm rewards novelty, and novelty rewards the photographer…
As a photographer, creating an image that has never been made before is a career-defining moment. For Gonzalo Javier Santile, Valle de la Luna, Universo Triasico Ischigualasto represents exactly that: the first photograph showing a complete Milky Way Arch above Parque Provincial Ischigualasto, known as Valle de la Luna, in San Juan, Argentina.
The landscape is one of the Earth’s most…
The 1965 Selma photograph with no faces in it: why James Karales' camera turned away from the hero shot and focused on the sky
August 4, 2026
Scroll through the coverage of the historic 1965 Selma to Montgomery civil rightsmarch and you’ll find plenty of close, urgent pictures. Clenched jaws. Raised placards. Martin Luther King mid-stride at the front of the crowd. James Karales’ contribution to that…
I’ve spent countless hours here at Electrek doing detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through thousands of miles of riding, I’ve been fortunate to learn these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom and front to back. That long-term experience with…
The Qin Max is a “completely different new B-segment fast-charging sedan,” BYD claims. Ahead of its official launch next month, BYD released new images, offering a look at it inside and out.
BYD Qin Max EV with Flash Charging shown in public
The new “Max” model will join BYD’s popular Qin lineup as a bigger sibling to the Qin L, a Tesla Model 3-sized electric sedan.
Lu Tian, the general…
BYD is bringing its boxy, seven-seat SUV to Europe and the UK. The Ti 7 is now on sale in the UK, and it’s even cheaper than the Land Rover Defender PHEV.
BYD reveals Ti 7 prices and specs
The seven-seat arrangement is specifically designed for the European and UK…
Dissatisfied with the quality of the engines for its fighter jets, the U.S. Air Force is looking for new engines — and perhaps new manufacturers.
“The current industrial base has demonstrated significant challenges, including production delays, quality control issues…
Poland readies Ukraine ‘Coalition of Willing’ drills, eyes NATO support for border defense
August 4, 2026
WARSAW, Poland — As Europe seeks a role in future security guarantees for Ukraine, Poland is preparing to host the first military drills for the so-called Coalition of the Willing with British and French forces.
Meanwhile, the Polish military is strengthening cooperation with Germany’s Bundeswehr under the East Shield project to boost the resilience of its eastern borders to attacks and…
