14-year-old photographer takes top prize in world’s biggest close-up competition with DSLR camera kit

14-year-old photographer takes top prize in world’s biggest close-up competition with DSLR camera kit

When you purchase through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. This shot of a stingless bee (probably Tetragonula sp.) nest in Mezhathur, Kerala, India, stood out against striking macro images in the Close Up Photographer of the Year competition 7. | Credit: Rithved Girish / CUPOTY Young photographer … Read more

I am 59 years old, I earn six figures, but my daughter wants me to retire to see my future grandson for a year. Can I afford it?

I am 59 years old, I earn six figures, but my daughter wants me to retire to see my future grandson for a year. Can I afford it?

“My daughter is getting married next year and will try to get pregnant immediately.” (The subject of the photo is a model.) – Photo illustration by MarketWatch/iStockphoto I am 59 years old. For the past four years, my income has been the highest it’s ever been for me — close to six figures. I had … Read more

Exclusive-Intel, AMD notifies customers in China about long wait for CPUs

Exclusive-Intel, AMD notifies customers in China about long wait for CPUs

BEIJING, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Intel ( INTC ) and AMD ( AMD ) have notified Chinese customers of supply shortages for server central processing units (CPUs), with Intel warning of delivery times of up to six months, people with knowledge of the delay said. Supply constraints have raised prices for Intel’s server products in … Read more

‘This does not seem to be the solution’

‘This does not seem to be the solution’

Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s announcement on X that the AI5 chip was “almost ready” was met with weary skepticism after years of time delays and unfulfilled promises. What is going on? On January 17, Musk said that the AI5 was about to be completed and suggested that another more powerful chip – AI6 – could … Read more

Bitcoin flash crashes to $60,000, traders refuse to catch ‘falling knives’: analysts

Bitcoin flash crashes to ,000, traders refuse to catch ‘falling knives’: analysts

bitcoin market Bitcoin BTC fell to the lowest level since September 2024 on Thursday night, as repeated failures to hold critical levels of support reduced market confidence, according to analysts. The world’s largest cryptocurrency fell to $60,000 at 7:20 pm ET, marking a roughly 17% drop in the past 24 hours. Bitcoin later made a … Read more

Chick-fil-A is quietly releasing six new sandwiches for 2026

Chick-fil-A is quietly releasing six new sandwiches for 2026

Chick-fil-A may not operate worldwide, but the chicken sandwich, waffle fries, and signature sauce have proven to be strong enough to keep customers in line and even international visitors eager to experience it firsthand. Along with its emphasis on Southern hospitality and the iconic phrase “my pleasure,” which is still uncommon among quick service restaurants, … Read more

Trump promises Schumer funding for NY tunnel project — if Penn Station and Dulles Airport are renamed after him

Trump promises Schumer funding for NY tunnel project — if Penn Station and Dulles Airport are renamed after him

President Donald Trump told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer last month that he was finally ready to lift his freeze on billions of dollars in funding for a major New York infrastructure project. But there was a condition: In exchange for the money, Schumer had to agree to rename New York’s Penn Station and Washington’s … Read more

Information from the AP report on a woman whose body was among 189 left to rot in a funeral home

Information from the AP report on a woman whose body was among 189 left to rot in a funeral home

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado funeral home owner will be sentenced Friday for storing nearly 200 rotting human bodies in an office building over four years. One of the bodies was mother of Derrick Johnson. The 45-year-old man learned from the FBI that the ashes buried behind his Maui home were not actually … Read more

The lawsuit challenges DeSantis’ authority to call a special session for redistricting

The lawsuit challenges DeSantis’ authority to call a special session for redistricting

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis does not have the authority to call a special session to redraw Florida’s congressional map in the mid-decade since that power belongs to lawmakers, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday. The Republican governor’s proclamation last month to announce a special session in April to draw new congressional … Read more