Conversational AI platform company Clinc has experienced significant product pivots since it was founded by a group of University of Michigan computer scientists in 2015. It has also undergone leadership changes and investigations into its former CEO’s alleged pattern of sexual harassment. Now the company is carving out a niche within the financial services market, where its customizable…
Bevis Gear is closing in on the end of a Kickstarter campaign that has so far raised over $600,000 for the Top Shelf, a camera bag that promises fast, easy access to gear in a way that has never been done before.
Bevis Gear claims that all bags to this point have struggled…
Why You Should Use a 100-400mm Lens for Landscape Photos
February 24, 2021
Photographer Michael Shainblum is known for some truly impressive landscape images and in previous videos has strongly advocated for the use of telephoto lenses. In this 10-minute video, he shows how he captured two days worth of images with mainly a Sigma 100-400mm.
Before…
US Soldier Loses Appeal to Have $1,500 Drone Returned After Taking Photos of 2019 Oktoberfest
February 24, 2021
An aerial view of the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. (Stars and Stripes)
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — A U.S. soldier who was fined 500 euros and had his electronics confiscated after shooting aerial pictures of the 2019 Oktoberfest in Munich has lost his appeal to have his drone returned to him, court officials said Monday.
The service member, whom German media reports and the Army have…
Radioactive Glass: Can Using Vintage Lenses Ruin Your Photos?
February 24, 2021
Some lenses produced from the 1940s through the 1970s were treated with radioactive thorium oxide to curb chromatic aberration. But as Andrew Walker explains in this 7.5-minute video, modern digital cameras can actually “see” that radiation as image noise that has the…
USPS has announced today that it awarded its postal fleet replacement contract, and the government agency disappointed by not going all-electric.
One of the first things Joe Biden did as president was announce that the federal government will transition its entire vehicle…
Porsche is giving us a glimpse into the test program of the Taycan Cross Turismo, a wagon version of the electric sports sedan.
Shortly after revealing the concept of the Taycan, then known as the Mission E, Porsche unveiled a prototype wagon version of the car known as the Taycan Cross Turismo.
There was a vastly positive reaction to the concept, which Porsche itself acknowledged. In…
Quick Charge Podcast: February 23, 2021
February 24, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
ScienceLogic raises $105 million to grow its AIOps platform
February 24, 2021
ScienceLogic, a startup developing an AIOps and IT infrastructure monitoring platform, today announced that it raised $105 million. The company says the investment will support its continued growth in the AIOps market and further broaden ScienceLogic’s position within the…
FundGuard raises $12 million to help manage assets with AI
February 24, 2021
FundGuard, an AI-powered software-as-a-service investment management platform, today announced that it closed a $12 million funding round. The investment will spur product development to support existing partnerships, FundGuard says, in addition to helping to meet demand from alternative funds and insurers.
AI is increasingly being used to manage assets toward the goal of maximizing returns on…
