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Tesla launches project to build new Megafactory in China

December 22, 2023
Tesla launches project to build new Megafactory in China The Megafactory in Lathrop, California, was Tesla’s first dedicated factory to produce Megapacks, which were previously produced at Gigafactory Nevada. It is still ramping up to its full capacity of 40 GWh worth of Megapacks, a battery pack for utility-scale energy storage projects, but it has already helped Tesla break new records of…
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It's game over for Hyperloop One

December 22, 2023
Hyperloop One, the futurist transportation company (in case you forgot) that promised to whisk passengers and cargo in vacuum-sealed tubes at jet speeds from city to city, is officially over – but this time, it’s for real. According to Bloomberg, the much-hyped…
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2023's most-rented camera gear on Lensrental wasn't a camera or a lens

December 22, 2023
It’s the end of the year and time to reflect. As is tradition, Lensrentals does it with a year-end article slicing and dicing its rental statistics by brand, format and a few other variables. Who’s winning the rental war? The usual suspects. But there are a couple of fun surprises as well. Recent Videos While Lensrentals doesn’t share its specific rental numbers (though it…
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The Sigma 14mm F1.4 Art is the best Ultra Wide Lens

December 22, 2023
My gear of the year is the Sigma 14mm F1.4 Art lens: a big, heavy and glorious ultra-wide prime lens with a fast aperture. Recent Videos I know, I know. I did it again. I picked another fast, ultra-wide lens as my Gear of the Year. At this point, you could call it a…
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Fujifilm X-T5: Top 5 Settings to Optimize Your Camera

December 22, 2023
l The Fujifilm X-T5 offers a ton of features. Here are five settings you might explore to get your camera set up right. Photo: John Greengo The Fujifilm X-T5, like most of the company’s cameras, is known for the dials and tactile controls, at least on the outside.
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The Leica Q3: A Game-Changer in Photography

December 22, 2023
The Leica Q3 was the most fun I had with any gear in 2023. Photo: Shaminder Dulai No camera stood out to me more this year than Leica’s Q3. But it’s not for the reasons you may imagine. Recent Videos It’s expensive, and the fixed 28mm lens limits how far you can go with it, literally and figuratively. The 3-second boot-up time can feel like an eternity when you come…
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NASA’s NEOWISE Celebrates 10 Years, Plans End of Mission

December 22, 2023
NASA’s NEOWISE has had a busy decade. Since its reactivated mission began on Dec. 13, 2013, the space telescope has discovered a once-in-a-lifetime comet, observed more than 3,000 near-Earth objects, bolstered international planetary defense strategies, and supported…
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NASA Study Finds Life-Sparking Energy Source and Molecule at Enceladus

December 22, 2023
Scientists have known that the giant plume of ice grains and water vapor spewing from Saturn’s moon Enceladus is rich with organic compounds, some of which are important for life as we know it. Now, scientists analyzing data from NASA’s Cassini mission are taking the evidence for habitability a step further: They’ve found strong confirmation of hydrogen cyanide, a molecule that is key to the…
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