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The world's most high-octane photo contest is back!Prep your camera for battle

“The world’s most recognized adventure and action sports photography awards” is back – and it’s starting a new chapter. The Illume Awards, held for almost 20 years as the Red Bull Illume photo contest, is now open for entries. And it will expand its legacy by not only celebrating photographers, but also the environments in which they capture stories – so The Illume is teaming up with…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

BYD surpasses Tesla as world's top energy storage deployer

BYD has overtaken Tesla to become the world’s largest battery energy storage system (BESS) integrator, capturing 13% of the global market in 2025 compared to Tesla’s 10%, according to new data from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. The shift marks the end of Tesla’s reign as the top energy storage deployer — a position it held in 2023 and 2024 — as Chinese manufacturers now dominate the…
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DefenseNews

Japan fires first-ever missiles from Philippine soil

LAOAG, Philippines — A Japanese anti-ship missile smashed into and sunk a decommissioned Philippine naval vessel afloat in the South China Sea, headlining a culminating event of Exercise Balikatan 2026. This missile firing of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Type 88 surface-to-ship system from sand dunes near Laoag in northwest Luzon on May 6 was significant for several reasons. Firstly…
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ComputersNews

Smart TV vs. streaming box: Which is better in 2026?

Buying a new TV and a new streaming device used to be separate decisions, as televisions didn’t always come with adequate smart TV software. These days, though, it’s virtually impossible to buy a television that isn’t a smart TV, with Roku, Fire TV, or other streaming…
ComputersNews

AMD is bringing FSR 4 to older Radeon cards, but you’ll have to wait

FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) is AMD’s alternative to upscaler tech like Nvidia DLSS, and it’s pretty good. But the latest frame generation goodies in FSR 4 are only available to the latest Radeon 9000-series cards on the RDNA 4 architecture, a move that has rankled gamers using older but still powerful Radeon 7000 and 6000 cards. Today, AMD is officially changing its tune… but it’ll…
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