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Google Classroom for Android getting offline mode as usage nearly quadrupled in last year

February 18, 2021
As more and more students use Google Classroom, the portal is adding an offline mode on Android for those with limited internet connectivity. There are also a number of other improvements to the mobile apps and management experience. Google notes how more teachers are using Classroom as a learning “hub,” and in turn, “schools are treating it as their learning management system.”…
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Google winding down standalone Crisis Map website given Search, Maps integration

February 18, 2021
Google launched Crisis Map eight years ago as a way to visualize emergency and weather-related data.  In an email to users, the company announced today that its shutting down the standalone website next month.  Available at google.org/crisismap, the tool provides a “collection of national and regional-scale layers related to weather, hazards, and emergency preparedness and response, mostly…
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DefenseNews

US Air Force’s top acquisitions exec joins Pallas Advisors

February 18, 2021
WASHINGTON ― Former U.S. Air Force acquisitions chief Will Roper has joined strategic advisory firm Pallas Advisors, the company announced Tuesday. A champion of emerging technologies, Roper led efforts to bring commercial technologies into the military through the…
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Blackmagic Design’s new Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro is a Super 35 camera with tilting screen, built-in ND filters and more

February 18, 2021
Blackmagic Design has announced the latest camera in its Pocket Cinema Camera lineup, the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro (BMPCC6KP), an EF-mount Super 35mm cinema camera with a tilting touchscreen LCD display, built-in ND filter and more. The announcement, which you can view in its entirety below (the BMPCC6KP announcement starts about 80 minutes in), shows off a familiar form factor with a number of…
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GamingNews

Epic Games files antitrust suit against Apple in European Union

February 17, 2021
Epic Games widened its legal battle with Apple by filing an antitrust complaint against it in the European Union. Fortnite maker Epic said it is “expanding the company’s fight to advance fairer digital platform practices for developers and consumers.” The complaint…
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Sony Teases Cinema Line Camera Release for February 23

February 17, 2021
Sony has announced via Twitter that it will unveil its latest Cinema Line camera on February 23, 2021. Calling it “New Alpha,” this is likely the official reveal of the Sony FX3, the compact cinema camera that leaked online last week. Sony hasn’t provided any more details officially, however its imagery seems to indicate that whatever will be announced will be compact. The graphic posted…
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