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Electric car price war is coming, says Ford CEO

June 1, 2022
Ford CEO Jim Farley believes that the electric car market is going to soon enter a price war with upcoming $25,000 models. Thanks to production constraints and strong demand, there’s currently nothing resembling a price war when it comes to electric cars. On the contrary, the low inventory and strong demand are resulting in dealerships charging fat premiums for electric vehicles – but one…
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Sigma Launches the 16-28mm f/2.8 DG DN Lens for Sony E and Leica L

June 1, 2022
Sigma has announced the 16-28mm f/2.8 DG DN, a wide-angle zoom lens designed for Sony E-Mount and Leica L-Mount and can be used on full-frame cameras. The new 16-28mm is the latest high-performance zoom lens in the Sigma Contemporary line, and is the “perfect companion” to the 28-70mm f/2.8 DG DN. Sigma says that the wide lens provides “exceptional optical quality, a bright f/2.8…
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The Camera That Recorded the First Spacewalk is Up for Auction

June 1, 2022
A pair of Soviet film cameras that were among the first to ever go into space is up for auction and one of the vintage 35mm cameras captured the world’s first spacewalk. Two Konvas Automat cameras that were involved in early Soviet space missions are up for sale tomorrow, June 2, in Heritage Auctions’ Signature Space Exploration Auction. The current seller is a Soviet camera collector…
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‘Copyright Trolls’ Are Suing People Over Creative Commons Photos

June 1, 2022
A student website received a letter demanding thousands of dollars for a copyright infringement after using a Creative Commons image. Despite downloading the image from a popular Creative Commons (CC) website, the student outfit now owes the photographer several thousand dollars, according to SPLC. The picture in question is of a generic medical syringe and it was used in an article…
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