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Tesla is reportedly going to build Model Y with BYD blade batteries at Gigafactory Berlin

August 11, 2022
After months of rumors that Tesla is going to use BYD’s blade batteries at Gigafactory Shanghai, there’s a surprising turn of events that suggest Tesla is actually going to use the new battery cells at Gigafactory Berlin, and it reportedly already took delivery of the first cells. In 2020, BYD, a China-based electric vehicle and battery company, introduced its new bladed battery cell. The…
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It Looks Like the Nikon Z7 is Being Discontinued

August 11, 2022
Nikon appears to have discontinued the Nikon Z7, the company’s original foray into full-frame mirrorless. The camera is listed as an “old product” which usually indicates it will no longer be actively manufactured. As spotted by Nikon Rumors, the “old product” tag is the only solid indication that Nikon may be discontinuing the Z7, since Nikon USA, Nikon UK, Nikon Japan, and…
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Photos of an Newly Discovered Species of Large Deep-Sea Isopod

August 11, 2022
Bathynomus yucatanensis | Dr. Ming-Chih Huang, Journal of Natural History Scientists have recently trapped and photographed a giant deep-sea isopod — a giant, underwater cousin of the pillbug — off the coast of Mexico and after studying it closely, realized that it was an entirely new species. The giant isopod is often seen as a singular creature, but there are actually more than 20…
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Gear in this story

August 11, 2022
Studio Scene Our test scene is designed to simulate a variety of textures, colors and detail types you’ll encounter in the real world. It also has two illumination modes to see the effect of different lighting conditions. We suspect the small difference in apparent…
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Video: CineD tours Sigma's new headquarters and interviews Sigma CEO Kazuto Yamaki

August 11, 2022
In May, we wrote about Sigma’s new headquarters in Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture. While the new four-story building isn’t open to the public, Gizmomo Freak took a private tour of the new facility. Now CineD has toured the facility, giving us our first English-language look at the impressive building. Johnnie of CineD not only got to check out Sigma HQ, he also sat down to talk…
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