A hotel in Iceland is offering a unique opportunity for one photographer: in exchange for photos of the Northern Lights, it will provide airfare to the country as well as a month of room and board.
As spotted by Travel and Leisure, Hotel Rangá, located in the countryside of South Iceland and a 90-minute drive away from the capital Reykjavik, is on the lookout for one traveling photographer who…
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now.
The pandemic spurred investments in AI across nearly every industry. That’s according to CB Insights’ AI in the Numbers Q2 2021 report, which found that AI startups attracted record funding…
Diverse AI teams are key to reducing bias
July 22, 2021
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An Amazon-built resume-rating algorithm, when trained on men’s resumes, taught itself to prefer male candidates and penalize resumes that included the word “women.”
A major hospital’s…
Pelican, a company known for making high performance hard-shell protective cases for a range of tasks, has partnered with CM Brands to launch a new “Pelican Outdoor” collection, which features new silicone-based rugged lens protectors.
The lens cover launch comes alongside several other new products for the Outdoor series including new sleeping pads, blankets, and field packs. The company…
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now.
A global survey published today finds nearly a third (31%) of respondents consider the social impact of bias in models to be AI’s biggest challenge. This is followed by concerns about the impact…
Update: According to a new report by WSJ, the Foxconn assembly plant in Zhengzhou was hit by flooding on Wednesday. Power went out and water seeped into the site, employees say, but the damage appears limited.
After the torrential rain in Zhengzhou in China this Tuesday…
Astronomer shows stunning Milky Way iPhone photo
July 22, 2021
An astronomer has shown a highly impressive Milky Way iPhone photo, taken with the iPhone 12 Pro Max using the camera’s ProRAW mode.
Tom Kerss says that this image isn’t even the best result possible with the phone …
He tweeted the image, expressing his appreciation for the capabilities of the device.
We need to talk about the astrographic potential of modern smartphone cameras. This…
Satechi launches GaN USB-C charger lineup incl. 108W 3-port model for Mac, iPhone, iPad
July 22, 2021
Satechi is out today with a new GaN lineup of compact and powerful USB-C chargers for Mac, iPhone, iPad, and more. There are three options with the top model featuring 108W output – enough to juice up a MacBook Pro while simultaneously fast charging iPhone and…
The IPPAwards page is now showing its pick of the best iPhone photos of 2021, with a surprising winner in the top category.
Above is the Grand Prize Winner…
Transylvanian Shepherds was awarded the Grand Prize, shot on an iPhone 7 by Istvan Kerekes. It’s an interesting…
The Tokyo Olympics are set to begin on Friday, and keeping in that friendly competitive spirit, Google is launching “Champion Island,” their largest-ever Doodle game, letting you compete for one of four teams across seven different minigames and explore a fantastic world.
Created in partnership with STUDIO4°C, a respected Japanese animation studio, this latest Google Doodle lets you take on…
