The state of New Jersey is investing in a $250 million manufacturing facility to build steel components, known as monopiles, for offshore wind turbines. It will serve the entire US offshore wind industry.
New Jersey: a new leader in offshore wind
Governor Phil Murphy (D-NJ), alongside German steel pipe manufacturer EEW, Danish wind giant Ørsted, legislators, and members of the building trades…
Samsung opens Android 11 beta to Galaxy A51, M31 devices
December 24, 2020
The rollout of Android 11 to Samsung’s massive portfolio of devices has started and, so far, things are way ahead of schedule. Now, some of Samsung’s more affordable devices from the Galaxy A and Galaxy M series are getting an Android 11 beta program, including the…
SkyPixel announces 6th annual drone photo and video contest
December 24, 2020
Last year, to commemorate its 5th anniversary online, SkyPixel announced a photography and videography contest aimed at creators capturing aerial imagery. Since launching in 2014, around the same time consumer-grade drones became mainstream, the platform has garnered over 18…
Chinese optics manufacturer 7Artisans has announced its latest lens, a gold-adorned 35mm F5.6 manual focus pancake lens for Leica M mount camera systems.
The ultra-thin lens is constructed of five elements in four groups, including two ultra-low dispersion elements. It has a fixed F5.6 aperture but somehow manages to squeeze in a manual focus system (30cm to infinity) that’s controlled…
7Artisans Unveils Golden 35mm f/5.6 Pancake Lens for Leica M
December 23, 2020
The Chinese camera lens manufacturer 7Artisans has released a new golden 35mm f/5.6 full-frame manual-focus lens for Leica M cameras.
The metal lens is designed to be used for street photography, food photos, landscapes, and more.
On the front of the lens is a unique design…
Google told its AI research scientists to ‘strike a positive tone’ on sensitive topics
December 23, 2020
(Reuters) — Alphabet’s Google this year moved to tighten control over its scientists’ papers by launching a “sensitive topics” review, and in at least three cases requested that authors refrain from casting its technology in a negative light, according to internal…
How AI and ML innovations are driving the need for hardware transformation (VB Live)
December 23, 2020
Presented by SambaNova Systems
To stay on top of cutting-edge AI innovation, it’s time to upgrade your technology stack. In this VB Live event, you’ll learn how innovations in NLP, visual AI, recommendation models, and scientific computing are pushing computer architecture to the cutting edge.
Access free on demand here.
Innovations in AI and machine learning demand more compute power than…
Nickelback Made a Parody of the Song ‘Photograph’ for Google Photos
December 23, 2020
Google wanted a way to encourage Google Photos users to look back on their cherished memories, so they got Nickelback to record a new parody version of their hit song “Photograph.” You can hear the 1-minute parody above.
The original “Photograph” was released by the…
Oppo to hold a proper event for Reno5 Pro+ 5G on December 24
December 23, 2020
Oppo mentioned the December 24 launch date for the Reno5 Pro+ 5G smartphone two weeks ago, but today we learned there will be a proper announcement with an event. It is scheduled for tomorrow at 15:30 local time in China (that’s 07:30 GMT).
Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G key…
Samsung announces One UI 3.0 beta program for Galaxy M31
December 23, 2020
Samsung today announced the One UI 3.0 beta program for the Galaxy M31, making it the first M series smartphone to get the company’s newest custom Android skin.
Those interested in getting a taste of One UI 3.0 can join the beta program from the Samsung Members app.
One UI 3.0 is based on Android 11, and the beta build for the Galaxy M31 has version number M315FDDU2ZTLF.
One UI 3.0 beta…
