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OM System OM-1 review
DP Review - 16 May 2022 17:27
87% Overall score Jump to conclusion The OM System OM-1 is the first high-end Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera from OM Digital Solutions, the company that bought the Olympus camera business. It's a rugged, image-stabi...
Pentagon UFO sightings will finally be publicly aired at a Congressional hearing tomorrow
Live Science - 16 May 2022 20:28
The U.S. Congress is set to hold its first public hearing on UFOs since the 1960s on Tuesday (May 17). Here's what to expect.
Apple and Google's outdated apps ban would cut each store by a third
Ars Technica - 16 May 2022 23:18
Estimates have Google Play cutting 869,000 apps and Apple removing 650,000.
Artery stiffness may predict Type 2 diabetes risk better than BP and standard risk factors
Science Daily - 16 May 2022 14:17
Analysis of more than 11,000 people investigated whether high blood pressure or arterial stiffness may be a better predictor of future Type 2 diabetes risk. Results found that adults with increased arterial stiffness had...
Man Ray's Photo of Nude Woman Sells for Record $12.4 Million
PetaPixel - 16 May 2022 16:54Europe Agrees to Adopt New NIS2 Directive Aimed at Hardening Cybersecurity
The Hacker News - 16 May 2022 05:42
The European Parliament announced a "provisional agreement" aimed at improving cybersecurity and resilience of both public and private sector entities in the European Union. The revised directive, called "NIS2" (short fo...
Cosina's Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 35mm f/2 for Nikon Z is Coming in June
PetaPixel - 16 May 2022 19:14Covid-19 news: Just 7 per cent of 5 to 11-year-olds in England jabbed
New Scientist - 16 May 2022 15:42
A regular round-up of the latest coronavirus news, plus insight, features and interviews from New Scientist about the covid-19 pandemic
Scorching Heat Threatens Texas Power Grid, Again
Gizmodo - 16 May 2022 22:10
It's been a record hot May in parts of Texas, and the state is in for more of the same this week. On Friday, because of the heat, six power plants in Texas went offline, taking 2,900 Megawatts off the grid, according to ...
Mars Curiosity Rover Snaps Photo of 'Doorway' on Mars
PetaPixel - 16 May 2022 17:45Navy Fighter Jet Seen with 'Shockwave Lines' as It Nears Speed of Sound
PetaPixel - 16 May 2022 17:19LensKit is a new iOS app that helps you pick the right camera, lens for your next video shoot
DP Review - 16 May 2022 16:14
Zak Ray, a cinematographer, colorist and developer who creates apps for filmmakers, has released LensKit, a new tool that makes it easy to plan a video shoot. LensKit consists of a comprehensive database of adapters, cam...
US carrier JetBlue launches hostile takeover of Spirit Airlines
Phys.org - 16 May 2022 14:13
American low-cost carrier JetBlue Airlines announced on Monday a hostile takeover bid for its rival Spirit Airlines, which had rejected a previous bid in favour of a merger with Frontier.
Luna Foundation Tried to Prop Up Terra's Crumbling Base With Billions in Bitcoin, But It Still Failed
Gizmodo - 16 May 2022 22:45
As a kid, I remember when my father tried to use a broom handle in a last ditch effort to support a roof that was collapsing from the weight of nearly three feet of snow. You can guess how well that went. In a similar ve...
Man Ray's famous photo, 'Le Violon d'Ingres,' sells at auction for a record-setting $12.4 million
DP Review - 16 May 2022 20:16
American artist Man Ray's famous 1924 photograph, Le Violon d'Ingres just sold for $12.4M at a Christie's New York auction dedicated to surrealist art. The sale makes the photo the most expensive ever to be sold at aucti...
2023 Cadillac Lyriq Gets A Price Bump And A Final EPA Range
Slash Gear - 16 May 2022 23:40
Cadillac is gearing up to release its 2023 Lyriq EV, and now we finally know its starting price and the type of driving range buyers can expect.
Get a Look at a Wild, 40-Year-Old Unseen Grant Morrison Sci-fi Comic
Gizmodo - 16 May 2022 23:10
Grant Morrison, multiple award-winning writer of acclaimed comic books like All-Star Superman, The Invisibles, Doom Patrol, New X-Men, Batman, and many many more, had a special gift released this past Free Comic Book Day...
NASA Quesst Gives X-59 Supersonic Stealth Jet Mission A Hopeful New Name
Slash Gear - 16 May 2022 22:27
NASA gave their Low-Boom Flight Demonstration mission a brand new name: Quesst, named after the Quiet SuperSonic Technology that makes it all possible.
How Tesla's Aero Wheels Improve Efficiency More Than You Would Expect
Slash Gear - 16 May 2022 21:54
Each Tesla car features many high-tech gizmos -- but when it comes to making the car more efficient, few do more work than the Aero Wheels.
Jason Momoa Apologizes for Taking Photos in Sistine Chapel
PetaPixel - 16 May 2022 19:45Cleanup.pictures: How to Easily to Remove Objects From Your Photos
PetaPixel - 16 May 2022 19:18Plan to feed phone data of NHS mental health patients to AI mothballed
New Scientist - 16 May 2022 18:10
An AI was designed to predict when people are at risk of having a mental health crisis, based on their health records, but plans to extend the project with mobile phone data seem to have been scrapped