NewsPhotography

Viltrox Has Unveiled the 85mm f/1.8 STM Lens for Nikon Z

December 10, 2020
While not yet listed on Viltrox’s web store, the rumored 85mm f/1.8 STM lens for Nikon Z has been listed on Amazon for $399, nearly $200 less expensive than the Nikkor Z 85mm f1/.8 S lens even after a $100 rebate. The Viltrox 85mm f/1.8 STM lens promises to support full autofocus on Nikon Z cameras, including eye-AF. It will work on all Nikon Z full-frame cameras, including the new Z6 II. The Z7…
Read more
MobileNews

Xiaomi Mi 10 gets Android 11 stable update in India

December 10, 2020
The Xiaomi Mi 10 received the Android 11 stable update with MIUI 12 in China last month, and the units in Europe got it earlier this month. Now it’s time for the Indian Mi 10 units to get a taste of the latest version of Android, as Xiaomi has started rolling out the…
MobileNews

OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei gets $7 million for his next project, here's a list of investors

December 10, 2020
OnePlus’ co-founder left the company two months ago saying he wants to pursue a new hardware venture and it seems that things are moving fast. Carl Pei was able to secure a $7 million starting investment and some of the funding comes from high-profile players. Tony Fadell – Principal at Future Shape and inventor of the iPod Casey Neistat – YouTuber Kevin Lin – Co-founder of…
Read more
AI & RoboticsNews

Google will investigate the controversial exit of a top AI ethicist

December 10, 2020
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has pledged to investigate the departure of a top AI ethics researcher, according to a company-wide memo Axios obtained. Pichai also apologized for how Google handled Dr. Timnit Gebru’s exit.  “I’ve heard the reaction to Dr. Gebru’s departure loud and clear: it seeded doubts and led some in our community to question their place at Google,” Pichai…
Read more
Cleantech & EV'sNews

Quick Charge Podcast: December 9, 2020

December 10, 2020
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…
Cleantech & EV'sNews

BMW puts iX electric car through winter testing on the edge of the Arctic Circle

December 10, 2020
BMW is finalizing testing of its highly anticipated BMW iX electric car, and now it released new images of the electric vehicle being put through winter testing on the edge of the Arctic Circle. Last month, BMW announced that the iNEXT electric SUV is becoming the “BMW iX,” a next-generation electric vehicle. BMW says that the iX will be equipped with a battery pack with “a gross energy…
Read more