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Activision sent war photographers into Call of Duty: Vanguard, and their images illustrate the realism of the video game world’s graphics.
The move showed people how realistic the graphics are in the latest version of Call of Duty debuting on November 5 on the consoles and the…
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Unity announced today it’s launching Unity Gaming Services, a new solution for game developers that will make it easier than ever to launch and sustain…
Sony has unveiled the Alpha 7 IV, the successor to the extremely popular Alpha 7 III that features a 33-megapixel sensor, up to 10 frames per second shooting, and a host of video features that Sony says makes it a true hybrid full-frame system.
The Alpha 7 IV uses Sony’s…
Ricoh Launches the Pentax FA 21mm f/2.4ED Limited DC WR Lens
October 21, 2021
Ricoh has announced the HD Pentax-D FA 21mm f/2.4ED Limited DC WR lens for K-Mount full-frame DSLRs. The company says that this ultra-wide prime is optimized for visual characteristics that can’t be measured in numerical values alone.
Ricoh says that the HD Pentax-D FA 21mm f/2.4ED is capable of making photos look more realistic, and captures the prevailing ambiance and true-to-life sense of…
Sony Unveils Two New Flashes, the HVL-F60RM2 and HVL-F46RM
October 21, 2021
Sony has launched two new shoe-mount, speedlight-style strobes for the Alpha system: the HVL-F60RM2 and HVL-F46RM. Both are capable of continuous 10 frames per second flashes or have sub-two second recycle times at full power.
Sony positions the two new speedlights as…
AI-driven strategies are becoming mainstream, survey finds
October 21, 2021
Deloitte today released the fourth edition of its State of AI in the Enterprise report, which surveyed 2,857 business decision-makers between March and May 2021 about their perception of AI technologies. Few organizations claim to be completely AI-powered, the responses…
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Deep North, a Foster City, California-based startup applying computer vision to security camera footage, today announced that it raised $16.7 million in a series A-1 round. Led by Celesta Capital and Yobi Partners, with participation from Conviction Investment Partners, Deep North…
Finally, Everyone Can Upload Photos to Instagram from Desktop
October 21, 2021
Instagram is finally adding the option for everyone to upload photos to the platform directly from their browser. The long-requested feature was tested this past summer but not made widely available until today.
Official support for desktop uploads to Instagram was tested…
Nvidia announced today that Isaac, its developer toolbox for supporting AI-powered robotics, will deepen support of the Robot Operating System (ROS).
The announcement is being made this morning at ROS World 2021, a conference for developers, engineers, and hobbyists who work…
Trump announces Truth Social iOS app in belated response to Twitter ban, already has problems
October 21, 2021
Donald Trump has very belatedly responded to his permanent Twitter ban by carrying out his promise/threat to launch a competing social network, Truth Social …
Background
While president, Trump started tweeting hoaxes and conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election he subsequently lost.
Trump breaking Twitter’s rules left the social network in a difficult position, and it…
