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Cheat sheet: What is white balance in photography?

Newcomers and veterans often ask what is white balance in photography – it’s a setting that’s often taken for granted and neglected, even by experienced shooters. In short, white balance in photography refers to the color temperature – how cool or warm the colors in your image are. And it’s affected by the light sources in your image, from the yellowy-orange hues of…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

When Tesla's FSD works well, it gets credit. When it doesn't, you get blamed.

Tesla has engaged in a pattern of taking credit for the successes of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) software, even though the car still relies on an attentive driver, and yet blaming the driver rather than the software whenever things go badly. But new moves towards allowing more distracted driving could make it harder for the company to blame drivers when its software fails. Tesla has been…
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DefenseNews

Of fiber-optics and FPVs – 6 questions with a Ukrainian drone trainer

MILAN — The “Typhoon” unit is a special forces unit within Ukraine’s National Guard that focuses exclusively on unmanned systems and all aspects related to the technology. Established in 2024, it initially specialized in frontline first-person-view operations but has since expanded its capabilities to other types of unmanned aerial systems. Its primary tasks include developing and…
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ComputersNews

Infostealers are making this old security practice new again

I’m a semi-old, to riff on today’s online parlance. Things have changed a lot since I was young, especially with computers. A lot of advice just isn’t as applicable in quite the same way as it was 20 years ago. And yet what’s old is new again. Because compromised software is becoming a regular problem once more. Infostealers are a kind of malware that capture sensitive information right…
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