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Photography Instructor Bans Kit Lenses

July 6, 2021
It’s often said that “the best camera is the one that’s with you,” but one college photography instructor doesn’t seem to agree: she has banned the students in her course from using kit lenses. In case you’re not familiar with camera equipment, entry-level cameras are often bundled with cheaper (generally 18-55mm zoom) lenses that allow aspiring photographers to immediately start…
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Nikon Unveils a New Boxed Set of… Candies

July 6, 2021
While Nikon may be a camera company, its museum in Tokyo is known for selling some unusual and limited non-photography Nikon-themed products. Announced today, a set of 10 different flavored yokan candies packaged in a collectible box are available for 1,200 yen (about $11). Yokan candies are a type of Japanese confection that is made of a mix of red bean paste, agar, and sugar. Yokan are…
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Charli.ai CEO on training AI-driven personal assistants

July 6, 2021
Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. Charli.ai’s digital personal assistant that employs AI to organize a user’s life is expected to enter beta this summer. Known as Charli, this personal assistant promises to do…
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Fujifilm Forced to Discontinue Velvia 100 Film in the U.S. by the EPA

July 6, 2021
Fujifilm has announced that due to regulations put in place by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), it will no longer be able to sell Fujichome Velvia 100 in the United States. In a note on its website spotted by Yahoo Finance, Fujifilm says that under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), it is no longer able to sell the film in the United States due to the existence of a banned…
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Spike adds video and audio calls to its macOS and iOS email apps

July 6, 2021
There’s been a lot of focus on email apps in recent years. Even with the rise of chat services like Slack and Teams, apps like Spike, Hey, and Big Mail have shown that there is a lot of life left in email. Spike is an app that focuses on turning email messages into chats by removing intros, salutations, and signatures so it looks and feels like iMessages or WhatsApp. Today, Spike is adding video…
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