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Leica smashes sales record as centenary celebrations continue as camera company records €596m revenue

Leica Camera has announced record revenues for the fourth year running, marking a milestone in its centenary year of the original Leica I. For the 2024/25 financial year, the German optics brand achieved the highest revenue in its history, with sales climbing 7.6% to around €596 million ($699m) compared with €554 million ($649m) the previous year. (Image credit: James Artaius) Growth was…
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The oil shill running the Energy Dept. just banned the words 'climate change'

In its mission to destroy American energy independence, the Energy Department has now banned any discussion of any of the technologies that might get America off of foreign oil, or of the problem that those technologies might solve – and all at the behest of the former oil executive who wants to raise your fuel prices in order to steal more of your money for his industry. To begin this article…
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BAE teams with Forterra to build autonomous armored vehicle

BAE Systems is teaming up with Forterra to fast-track development of a self-driving version of the U.S. Army’s Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle, marking the first external partnership under BAE’s recently launched “capability kit” modernization push. The collaboration…
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Germany, France, Poland push for closer EU-Ukraine defense ties

BERLIN — Germany, France and Poland support stronger European integration to counter Russia, potentially mobilizing frozen Russian financial assets to support Ukraine under an EU-proposed scheme, as well as deeper defense integration with Kyiv. The announcements, delivered…
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Missile attack on cargo ship off Yemen wounds 2 and sends crew fleeing

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels set a Dutch-flagged cargo ship ablaze in the Gulf of Aden on Monday, officials said, wounding two mariners and forcing its crew to abandon the damaged vessel. It was the most serious attack in the Gulf of Aden, some distance from the Red Sea where the Iranian-backed Houthis sank two vessels in July. While the rebels…
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Amazon’s new OS for Fire TV players is a double-edged sword

Amazon is going in a new direction with its latest 4K Fire TV streaming stick, and it’s a direction that Fire TV sideloaders probably won’t like. Making its debut during the company’s big fall hardware event in New York City on Tuesday and slated to ship in October, the Fire TV Stick 4K Select will rank as Amazon’s third 4K-capable streaming stick, alongside the Fire TV Stick 4K and the…
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