According to Merriam-Webster — yes, I’m purposefully being cliche, the em dash can be used to separate extra information in place of a comma, colon, or parenthesis. Google Docs will now autocorrect for the em dash (—), but it’s using the wrong default shortcut.
Like commas and parentheses, em dashes set off extra information, such as examples, explanatory or descriptive phrases, or…
Google Pixel 5a wins blind camera test, Pixel 6 Pro gets knocked out in first round [Video]
December 18, 2021
Camera quality is, technically, subjective when it comes to the final product, which always makes it interesting to see who wins when you don’t know where the shot is coming from. In his latest blind camera test, MKBHD saw the Google Pixel 5a topple the competition…
What are Google Photos’ Cinematic photos and how do they work?
December 18, 2021
Google Photos has a few tricks up its sleeves, including one called Cinematic photos. This feature turns your ordinary photos into vivid and realistic moving photos. So, how do Cinematic photos work, and how can you create them? Follow along as we take a deep dive into…
Whether he’s making beet juice prints, shooting with a lens made of ice or adapting one of his ‘weird’ lenses, photographer Mathieu Stern is no stranger to creating and sharing analog-oriented photography videos on his YouTube channel. For his latest video, Stern shares how he restored 110-year-old glass plate negatives using Photoshop and a little help from artificial intelligence.
After…
Tokina’s second-generation 400mm F8 mirror lens is available in eight mounts for $260
December 18, 2021
Tokina has announced an updated version of its 400mm F8 mirror lens that tweaks the optical detain and adds a T-mount system that Tokina says improves the performance of the lens and enables the lens to be used with eight different camera mounts.
The Tokina 400mm F8 N II S…
Vergecast: James Webb Space Telescope’s launch next week, cool gadgets launched this week
December 17, 2021
Every Friday, The Verge publishes our flagship podcast, The Vergecast, where co-hosts Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn discuss the week in tech news with the reporters and editors covering the biggest stories. On the final Vergecast of 2021, Nilay and Dieter invite Verge managing…
Call of Duty League is bringing back in-person events for 2022
December 17, 2021
Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022. Learn more about the event.
Call of Duty League has announced the schedule for its 2022 season, and it’s transitioning back into a hybrid event line-up. For the first time since the pandemic, the teams…
Instagram Users Can Now Prevent Others from Embedding Their Photos
December 17, 2021
After a concerted effort by the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) and the National Press Photographer’s Association (NPPA), Instagram has added a new option that will enable users to prevent others from embedding content they post to Instagram.
The…
Tokina Unveils 400mm f/8 N II S Mirror Lens in 8 Mount Options
December 17, 2021
Tokina has announced an updated 400mm f/8 N II S mirror lens that changes the optical design and integrates a T-mount system that the company says improves performance. It will be available in eight camera mount configurations.
The original version of the lens was…
3 big problems with datasets in AI and machine learning
December 17, 2021
Hear from CIOs, CTOs, and other C-level and senior execs on data and AI strategies at the Future of Work Summit this January 12, 2022. Learn more
Datasets fuel AI models like gasoline (or electricity, as the case may be) fuels cars. Whether they’re tasked with generating text, recognizing objects, or predicting a company’s stock price, AI systems “learn” by sifting through countless…
