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Nikon is Going to be Fine… Probably

January 20, 2021
If you pay any attention to the photography industry, it’s hard to ignore the news of the financial struggle that Nikon has been dealing with since late last year. What were once rumors are now confirmed: the company isn’t in a good place. But that said, Nikon is going to be fine… probably. I cannot predict the future, of course, so I cannot say with absolute certainty that Nikon is going…
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Canon Exec Suggests the EOS R5 Only Has 8K for Marketing Reasons

January 20, 2021
Canon’s General Manager of the Image Communication Business Division Takeshi Tokura was recently interviewed by Toyo Keizai about the success of the R5 and R6. In it, Tokura seems to suggest that 8K was important to include in the R5 mainly to beat competitors to it. At launch, there was significant negative press involving the R5’s overheating problems in its 4K and 8K video modes. Tokura…
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LG considers leaving the mobile business

January 20, 2021
After nearly six successive loss-making years and a $5 billion commitment, LG may finally be ready to leave the smartphone business. The Korea Herald says that CEO Kwon Bong-seok, in a message to staffers, suggested that change was coming. A company official later told the…
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LG has now given up on making LCD iPhone screens – report

January 20, 2021
LG Display has ceased making LCD iPhone screens, and abandoned hopes of doing so in the future, according to a supply-chain report. Separately, the company has stated that it may cease making its own smartphones. LG has a long but somewhat troubled history in making iPhone screens … Background LG once rivaled Samsung as a key supplier of iPhone screens, and Apple benefited from having two…
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Ex-Uber self-driving head convicted of stealing Google trade secrets pardoned by Trump

January 20, 2021
Ahead of his term ending, President Trump late this evening issued 143 clemencies. One of the pardons was for Anthony Levandowski, who was convicted of stealing Google’s self-driving technology before departing for Uber.  Levandowski was an early employee of Google’s self-driving car project, but later clashed with management on the rate of progress. Before leaving Google, the engineer…
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