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Magnum photographer Raghu Rai was cremated with a Nikon Z8 and a roll of expired Kodak film

April 28, 2026
There’s a certain kind of photographer who never really retires: they just keep shooting, until they can’t any more. Raghu Rai, who died yesterday aged 83, was that kind of photographer, as I noted in my obituary. And when his family laid him out at Lodhi Cremation Ground in Delhi on Sunday, April 26, they made sure everyone knew it. Resting on his chest was a Nikon Z8, fitted with a Z…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Tesla offers 1 year of free Supercharging, claims ~40% premium for non-Tesla EVs

April 28, 2026
Tesla is bringing back free Supercharging for new Model 3 Premium and Performance orders in North America, bundling one year of complimentary charging with new purchases. The automaker also used the announcement to take a shot at non-Tesla EV owners using the Supercharger network, claiming they pay a “~40% premium” — but the actual figure is closer to 30-35% based on available data. Free…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Kia cuts EV6 prices by $5,000 on 2026 models

April 28, 2026
Kia’s electric SUV just got a bit more attractive. The 2026 EV6 is considerably cheaper than last year’s model, with up to nearly $5,500 in savings. 2026 Kia EV6 prices by trim After Hyundai confirmed the standard IONIQ 6 would not return for a 2026 model year, many…
DefenseNews

Global military spending surges and reaches record high

April 28, 2026
VIENNA — Global military spending reached a new record of almost $2.9 trillion in 2025 − the 11th consecutive year of growth − even as the United States recorded its sharpest single-year decline in decades, according to new data published Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. The main engine of growth was Europe, where expenditure surged 14% to $864 billion − the…
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ComputersNews

I don’t want a thinner laptop. I want a better one

April 28, 2026
I used to think thinner laptops were the better option. I don’t anymore. Thinner just seemed like the natural direction for laptops, especially given how they first started out (big and boxy!). I get the appeal, too. A featherlight laptop is seriously impressive…
ComputersNews

Sync.com review: Superb online device sync and backup

April 28, 2026
Where online storage services such as Dropbox, iCloud, and others only allow you to sync data across devices, Sync.com adds discrete unsynced storage to the mix via its Vault folder. This makes it particularly well-suited for backup. I like the approach, and I think the company should take it even further. Sync.com is an online storage service that sports a web interface that you can use to drag…
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