GM has officially begun Ultium EV battery production in the US as part of its $2.3 billion joint venture with LG Energy Solution. The JV’s 2.8-million square foot facility in Ohio is now assembling battery packs for the GMC Hummer EV, but remains hush on what other EVs in the GM family will receive them. Meanwhile, the American automaker continues to work through disputes as its battery factory…
All corners of the auto industry are catching on as more and more buyers prefer electric vehicles. The latest news comes from leading tire maker Goodyear, as the company reveals its plans to further support the EV market.
You may recognize the name Goodyear from its wide…
E1 electric boat racing league inks deal to race in Rotterdam ahead of 2023 inaugural season
September 1, 2022
Budding electric boat racing league E1 has announced an agreement with organizers of the annual World Port Days event in Rotterdam, Netherlands to include electric boat racing. In addition to E1’s RaceBird prototype being on display at this year’s event, E1 is planning…
LensCulture’s Street Photography Awards Spark Questions of Bias
September 1, 2022
One of the judges for LensCulture’s 2022 Street Photography Awards selected a member of the photo collective he is a part of as a winner, leading to questions of bias or impropriety.
Last week, LensCulture revealed the winners of its 2022 Street Photography Awards, including the top three series and top three single image winners. The competition is widely seen as the most prestigious…
World’s First and Only 8K Footage of the Titanic Reveals New Details
September 1, 2022
The 2022 Titanic Expedition has succeeded in capturing the first and only 8K footage of the wreckage which shows the most detail that has ever been captured of the sunken ship.
The Titanic Expedition’s goal is to survey the wreck of the RMS Titanic that sits…
NASA Turns James Webb Telescope’s First Photos Into Music
September 1, 2022
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) team has translated some of the telescope’s first photos into music. Called sonification, the goal is to make the JWST’s image and data understandable through sound to help listeners create their own mental images.
Sonification is…
Hasselblad Teases a New Camera to be Revealed on September 7
September 1, 2022
Hasselblad has published a teaser for a live event scheduled for September 7, presumably for a new mirrorless camera in the styling of the X series.
The company published the teaser on its social channels that links to its website where interested parties can sign up for a calendar reminder. Other than the timing and a photo of what appears to be a mirrorless camera, no other details…
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September 1, 2022
Another wide, fast prime from the clever folks in Aizu, Japan? Yes, please! We took this new Sigma lens (in its L-mount version) for a journey around Washington State and came away with a bunch of fresh sample images.
View our Sigma 20mm F1.4 DG DN Art sample gallery
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Chroma Cameras unveils new 24mm lens for Leica M39 screw mount that weighs only 16g
September 1, 2022
Chroma Cameras has announced its first lens for 35mm Leica screw-mount cameras, a compact 24mm F11. The M39 thread mount lens is currently in pre-production, so specs aren’t quite finalized yet, but beta units have weighed a mere 16g. Per Kosmo Foto, the working name…
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343 Industries today announced that it is delaying Season 3 of Halo Infinite. The new season will now launch in March. However, the developer also reported that the Forge beta is launching on November 8.
Season…
