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Meet William Constable: The unsung pioneer of photography who helped pave the way for portraiture

June 9, 2026
Sometimes, even the most influential photographers get lost to time – and William Constable was certainly one of them. Even though the late artist was, for a time, the go-to photographer for British royalty, and pioneered commercial portraiture, his contributions to our beloved craft have never truly received the widespread recognition they deserve. That was until a few days ago when the…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

China's EV shift cut pollution enough to prevent 262,000 deaths

June 9, 2026
China’s rapid switch to electric and other new energy vehicles cut urban air pollution enough to prevent an estimated 262,000 premature deaths, according to a new peer-reviewed study published in Nature Health. It’s some of the strongest real-world evidence yet that electrifying transportation delivers measurable public-health benefits, not just lower tailpipe emissions on paper. What the…
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DefenseNews

French jet on NATO mission shoots down drone in Latvian airspace

June 9, 2026
BERZGALE, Latvia — A French military Rafale fighter jet shot down a drone that entered NATO member Latvia’s airspace from Russia on Monday, the latest in a series of such security incidents along Europe’s eastern border regions. The Latvian army, without saying who launched the drone, said it entered from Russia “as a result of Russian electromagnetic warfare.” Latvian Prime Minister…
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ComputersNews

The laptop middle class is vanishing

June 9, 2026
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: PCWorld reports that the laptop middle class is disappearing as manufacturers focus on either budget models with limited 8GB RAM or premium options starting around $1,300. Mid-range laptops are becoming scarce while…
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Meet the hidden Windows 11 tool that reveals what Task Manager misses

June 9, 2026
In Windows, a great deal remains hidden beneath the surface. As soon as it starts up, the operating system launches several applications, initializes drivers, and checks for new software updates. Many of the programs that Windows loads automatically are then executed as processes in the RAM and run invisibly in the background. The Task Manager, accessible by right-clicking the taskbar and…
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