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Files by Google beta offers early look at Material You redesign [Update: Dynamic colors]

August 10, 2021
Google is launching its “Material You” design language later this year, but ahead of that, the Files by Google app has gotten a noticeable redesign with Material You elements. Update: Files by Google now also respects Android 12’s Material You dynamic colors. When Google unveiled Material You, its newest design language and successor to Material Theming, at I/O 2021, the company showed a…
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Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice gets an optimization patch for Xbox Series X/S

August 9, 2021
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Developer Ninja Theory announced today that an optimization patch for Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is available now for Xbox Series X/S This update adds support for ray tracing, 4K resolutions, and 120hz. It also introduces improved particle effects and details, along with a chapter select. We’re excited to…
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Data labeling platform Snorkel AI nabs $85M

August 9, 2021
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Data labeling platform Snorkel AI today announced it has raised $85 million in a series C round co-led by Addition and funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, with participation from Greylock…
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Eden AI launches platform to unify ML APIs

August 9, 2021
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Large cloud vendors like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and IBM offer APIs enterprises can use to take advantage of powerful AI models. But comparing these models — both in terms of performance and…
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Macro Photos of Insects: A Slightly Different Approach

August 9, 2021
Photographing insects in the field demands higher shutter speeds, a steady hand, and a smaller aperture to ensure sharpness. On warm summer days, insects are mobile and easily found. However, they provide minimal opportunities to carefully compose an image – they are too busy flying, feeding, and living life. Choosing a complementary background for the image is a rare privilege afforded by the…
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Why Are Hasselblad Cameras So Expensive?

August 9, 2021
For most, Hasselblad is a name that has been associated with iconic photographs and technical quality — and a huge price that reflects that. However, has Hasselblad always been a premium photography brand, and why are they so expensive? The Swedish manufacturer of…
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Canon and Sony Made up 70% of (Weak) Camera Sales in 2020

August 9, 2021
Canon and Sony made up a vast majority of the camera sales in 2020, which saw a 40% dip in market size globally during what was an incredibly rough year for the industry and the market is only predicted to shrink further. As part of a major annual report by Nikkei — the “Major Product and Sevice Share Survey” — that breaks down market share across numerous industries in Japan by…
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