Cleantech & EV'sNews

Rivian powers party in the woods with its electric pickup truck

December 24, 2020
Rivian is showing some fun things you can do with its R1T electric pickup truck by powering a party in the woods with the truck. The Rivian R1T is likely one of the most anticipated vehicles set to go into production next year. It was one of the very first serious electric pickup truck programs to be unveiled, and many industry watchers are regarding it as a more “normal pickup” electric…
Read more
Cleantech & EV'sNews

New Jersey trailblazes with monopile factory to supply US offshore wind industry

December 24, 2020
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…
Read more
MobileNews

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…
NewsPhotography

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…
NewsPhotography

7Artisans releases a $195 35mm F5.6 golden pancake lens for Leica M mount cameras

December 24, 2020
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…
Read more
AI & RoboticsNews

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…
Read more