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Samyang's new 24-70mm F2.8 AF parfocal lens is available to purchase for ~$900, but only in Thailand (for now)

October 15, 2021
Samyang, which is also sold under the Rokinon and Bowens brand names, has released a 24–70mm F2.8 autofocus (AF) lens for Sony E mount camera systems. While the lens is available to purchase, it seems it’s limited only to one online retailer in Thailand at the moment. The lens is constructed of 17 elements in 14 groups, including two aspherical elements, three high-refractive elements…
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Fortnite champion Bugha is Hollister’s chief gaming scout

October 14, 2021
Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Abercrombie & Fitch today announced it’s appointed Fortnite extraordinaire Bugha to the role of Hollister’s chief gaming scout. Kyle “Bugha”…
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Treyarch unveils the story for Call of Duty: Vanguard — Zombies

October 14, 2021
Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Treyarch has unveiled the first look and story for its Call of Duty: Vanguard — Zombies mode for the latest title coming on November 5. Sledgehammer Games is taking us back to World War II with the rise of special forces in its Call of Duty: Vanguard premium game and multiplayer…
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Roblox shows new bits of the metaverse to its developers

October 14, 2021
Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Roblox doesn’t want to create the metaverse, the universe of virtual worlds that are all interconnected, like in novels such as Snow Crash and Ready…
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Nikon Designs Two f/1.2 Zoom Lenses: 35-50mm and 50-70mm

October 14, 2021
Two Nikon patents have surfaced that show the company has designed two large-aperture zoom lenses presumably for its mirrorless Z-mount camera system: a 35-50mm f/1.2 and a 50-70mm f/1.2. Originally found by Asibonet (which was spotted by Mirrorless Rumors), the two patents…
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Facebook introduces dataset and benchmarks to make AI more ‘egocentric’

October 14, 2021
Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Facebook today announced Ego4D, a long-term project aimed at solving AI research challenges in “egocentric perception,” or first-person views. The goal is to teach AI systems to comprehend and interact with the world like humans do as opposed to in the third-person, omniscient…
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Twitter is testing inserting ads into conversations on iOS

October 14, 2021
Twitter has announced it’s conducting a new test with some users in which ads start to appear in the middle of conversations. The announcement was made by Twitter’s revenue product lead Bruce Falck (via the Verge). According to Falck, if you’re part of this global…
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Tesla Model 3 is now the quickest-selling used car and sometimes even sells for higher price than new

October 14, 2021
The Tesla Model 3 is now considered the best-selling used car in the US, and it is so popular that it even sometimes sells for higher prices than new. The current chip shortage affecting the auto industry has trickled down to the used car market. It can be so difficult to get a new car due to limited production that many have turned to the used car market, and inventories are now low there…
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