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Nifty...forty? Nikon Z 40mm F2 sample gallery

November 17, 2021
Nikon’s compact, fast-aperture 40mm F2 lens for its Z-mount cameras has just hit store shelves in the Pacific Northwest, and ties the Z 28mm F2.8 as one of Nikon’s least-expensive options in the lineup. We’re impressed not only with just how lightweight this lens is, but also the fact that it feels well-built and balances nicely on full-frame cameras. We’ve gotten straight…
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Dubit raises $8M for Roblox-based metaverse esports events

November 16, 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.  Dubit, a game studio that specializes in games for the metaverse, today announced that it has raised $8 million to expand its esports efforts in the metaverse. Metaventures and…
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Willem Verbeeck and Allison Simon Launch ‘Long Weekend’ Camera Bags

November 16, 2021
Photographers and YouTubers Willem Verbeeck and Allison Simon have partnered with Moment to launch a set of travel bags called “Long Weekend.” While the bags aren’t “camera bags” in the traditional sense, they are bags that support cameras and photographers. Verbeek’s and Simon’s YouTube channel is focused on analog photography and showcases a mixture of photo walk-style videos as…
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AI & RoboticsNews

AI code discovery platform CatalyzeX raises $1.64M

November 16, 2021
California-based CatalyzeX, a startup that offers a platform AI/ML code discovery and know-how, today announced it has raised $1.64 million in a seed round of funding led by Unshackled Ventures, Darling Ventures, Kepler Ventures, On Deck, Abstraction Capital, Unpopular Ventures, and Basecamp Fund. The company said it plans to use the round — which also saw the participation of multiple angels…
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