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Nikon Confirms D5600 and D3500 DSLRs Have Been Discontinued
PetaPixel - 14 Jun 2022 19:26Meta's Photorealistic Avatars Can Be Generated with Just an iPhone
PetaPixel - 14 Jun 2022 17:47Australia Has Finally Woken Up to Climate Change
Wired - 14 Jun 2022 13:00
The newly elected government has promised stricter emissions limits and more renewables in the wake of fires, droughts, and floods.
Sigma Shows How the Internal Zoom of its New 16-28mm Lens Works
PetaPixel - 14 Jun 2022 20:52Microsoft will recognize Activision Blizzard unions under labor neutrality agreement
Digital Trends - 14 Jun 2022 00:38
Microsoft and CWA have reached a breakthrough labor neutrality agreement that would make Microsoft recognize any union formed by Activision Blizzard employees.
tvOS 16 enables cross-device connectivity for third-party apps - Here's how it works
9 to 5 Mac - 14 Jun 2022 01:54
Apple barely mentioned tvOS 16 during its WWDC 2022 kickoff event last week, but that doesn't mean the update doesn't come with new features. For some features, like support for more game controllers, tvOS 16 enables som...
Okapi:Orbits raises $5.7 million in seed funding round
Space News - 14 Jun 2022 01:57
Germany startup Okapi: Orbits raised 5.5 million euros ($5.7 million) in a seed funding round led by Munich Re Ventures with participation from Dolby Family Ventures, Herius Capital and APEX Ventures. The post Okapi:Orbi...
Qualcomm's $1,500 phone for Snapdragon superfans is falling behind on software
The Verge - 14 Jun 2022 19:57
The Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders. | Image: Qualcomm Qualcomm, the company that produces Snapdragon processors, wanted to go big for the launch of its first smartphone, slapping a $1,500 price tag on an Asus-designe...
The Saramonic Blink900 B2 is a Great Wireless Microphone For Newbies and Pros Alike
Gizmodo - 14 Jun 2022 16:00
Saramonic is a company dedicated to producing professional audio and recording systems, from microphones to mixing consoles. For a few years now, more affordable wireless microphone systems have hit the market, aimed at ...
The Hidden Sci-Fi Gem on Prime Video Everyone Needs to Watch - CNET
CNET - 14 Jun 2022 03:40
Archive is well worth a watch.
Binance sued over the collapse of the TerraUSD stablecoin
Engadget - 14 Jun 2022 13:35
A Utah resident has filed a lawsuit against Binance US and its CEO, accusing them of falsely advertising TerraUSD as a safe asset backed by fiat currency. The plaintiff named Jeffrey Lockhart alleged that because Binance...
Elon Musk Set to Speak to Twitter Staff for the First Time This Week - CNET
CNET - 14 Jun 2022 03:00
It'll be the first time Musk has addressed Twitter's employees since agreeing to buy the company.
Google Suspends Engineer Who Rang Alarms About a Company AI Achieving Sentience - CNET
CNET - 14 Jun 2022 01:28
Google says Blake Lemoine violated the company's confidentiality policy.
Manual Mode Is Overrated: A Popular, Unpopular Opinion
The Phoblographer - 14 Jun 2022 12:00
For most of my time as a photographer, it's been instilled in us that we should always just shoot in manual mode. This is the mentality of plenty of photographers from the older generations. Make no mistake, there's some...
SpaceX Clears Huge Hurdle Toward Starship Launch, but It Must Make Changes - CNET
CNET - 14 Jun 2022 01:08
The FAA has completed a key environmental assessment for Elon Musk's Mars rocket.
Amazon's drone delivery service is set to finally take to the skies this year
Android Central - 14 Jun 2022 00:21
Amazon Prime Air has been in development for some time now and is finally set to launch a pilot in a small California town.
City Asks Public to Help Identify Mysterious Creature Caught on Camera
PetaPixel - 14 Jun 2022 20:08Elon Musk to Take Questions From Twitter Workers at Potentially Explosive Town Hall
Gizmodo - 14 Jun 2022 14:35
Tesla CEO Elon Musk may as well be the living tech embodiment of Katy Perry's 2008 hit song, "Hot N Cold," given that it perfectly describes his state of mind with its insightful prose: "Cause you're hot then you're cold...
Google to sunset Assistant's Conversational Actions as focus shifts to App Actions on Android
Android Central - 14 Jun 2022 03:24
Google has announced that it will sunset Conversational Actions in a year. The feature will be replaced with App Actions for better engagement with existing Android apps.
SpaceX cargo launch to space station delayed 2 more weeks, to July 11
SPACE.com - 14 Jun 2022 01:48
The launch of SpaceX's next cargo mission to the Internationl Space Station has been pushed back at least two more weeks, to no earlier than July 11.
Bitcoin Just Dropped To Its Lowest Level Since 2020
Slash Gear - 14 Jun 2022 01:26
The crypto market continues to tumble, with bitcoin owners and everyone beneath them feeling the ramifications of this seemingly out-of-control downturn.
Starlink and OneWeb reach spectrum coordination plan
Space News - 14 Jun 2022 21:24
SpaceX and OneWeb said June 13 they have reached a spectrum coordination plan that would enable their current and second-generation broadband megaconstellations to coexist. The post Starlink and OneWeb reach spectrum coo...