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Union Pacific becomes TuSimple’s first fully-autonomous trucking customer, moving freight between rail and first/last mile without a driver

February 2, 2022
Autonomous driving technology company TuSimple announced that North American railroad Union Pacific has signed on as its first customer for autonomous freight trucking services. UP will become the first to utilize TuSimple’s technology, which will travel between an Arizona rail yard to first and last deliveries without a driver present in the vehicle and without remote human…
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Photographer Builds Camera Drone That Shoots 35mm Film

February 2, 2022
Jason De Freitas is a guy who is passionate about both film photography and flying drones, and recently he combined those two loves in a brilliant way: he built an analog-camera drone and shot aerial landscape photos on 35mm slide film. De Freitas is based in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, and he works as an engineer by day and as a “mad scientist…
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The Best Instant Cameras in 2022

February 2, 2022
While visiting a friend recently, I noted that his teenage daughter’s walls were lined with Polaroids of her and her friends. I expressed some surprise and inquired about what got her interested in instant photography. She tilted her head and smirked at the question, and I…
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Hands-On with the Canon R3: Shooting Motocross

February 2, 2022
Photographers Long Nguyen and Garth Milan recently got their hands on the new Canon EOS R3 and put it through its paces capturing motocross. The two share their thoughts on how Canon’s latest fits in their profession. Nguyen is an adventure and sports freelance…
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Joby is taking on RØDE with its new video mic lineup, including a ‘pro-grade’ shotgun mic

February 2, 2022
Camera accessories manufacturer Joby has launched a new series of upgraded microphones in its Wavo range for videographers, vloggers and desktop casters, adding what the company describes as ‘pro-grade sound features’ and expanding its offering to more serious film makers. The range includes a new high-end on-camera shotgun microphone as well as a new wireless system with two transmitters and…
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Pecan AI, which is developing a predictive analytics platform for enterprises, raises $66M

February 2, 2022
“Big data analytics” is perhaps the currency of the pandemic. The term describes the process of uncovering trends, patterns, and correlations in large amounts of data to help make decisions. Big data analytics is being used by a growing number of organizations to anticipate trends across industries — according to a 2020 NewVantage Partners survey, 64.2% of businesses claim that they’re…
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