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Tesla, Lucid, Rivian, and others join forces to create ZETA: a push for electric cars only by 2030

November 18, 2020
Twenty-eight companies in the electric vehicle industry, including big names like Tesla, Lucid, and Rivian, have joined forces to create a new organization called ZETA, with the goal to push for 100% electric vehicle sales by 2030. Several markets have recently announced plans to move new car sales to electric vehicles only. These initiatives, also referred to as bans on the sale of new…
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Google Doodle honors Victorian artists’ muse Fanny Eaton

November 18, 2020
Today’s Google Doodle in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand celebrates Fanny Eaton; one of the faces that helped redefine Victorian beauty standards. Fanny Eaton was born in Surrey, Jamaica on July 13, 1835 before moving with her mother to Britain in the early 1840s…
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Google releases Apple Silicon-optimized version of Chrome for Mac [Update]

November 18, 2020
Following today’s launch of M1-powered Macs, Google has quietly released a Mac version of Chrome that is optimized for Apple Silicon. To download, visit google.com/chrome and click the blue “Download” button. If you’re using an M1 computer, you should be given the option to select between “Mac with Intel chip” — which is labeled as being “most common” — and “Mac with Apple…
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Olympus 150-400mm f/4.5: Built-In 1.25x Teleconverter, 8 Stops of IS

November 17, 2020
Olympus has unveiled the M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-400mm F4.5 TC1.25x IS PRO lens, a new super-telephoto lens that thanks to a built-in teleconverter enables 300-1000mm equivalent shooting capabilities while being just 12.4 inches in length and only weighing 4.1 pounds. Olympus is claiming that with this lens, you can “leave the tripod at home.” The company claims that the lens’…
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Cameraman Gets Rammed in the Groin by an Angry Sheep

November 17, 2020
If you ever find yourself getting low to the ground to try and get the perfect shot of a horned animal, be sure to protect what’s valuable to you. A BBC cameraman found out what can happen if you don’t, as you can see in this short viral clip above. The cameraman was…
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Photoshop for Apple Silicon is Here: Adobe Releases Beta

November 17, 2020
Adobe today released new ARM versions of Photoshop in beta for macOS and Windows. The new Mac version of the image editing app will run natively on Apple’s new line of computers, which features its new in-house M1 chip. MacOS After Apple’s Mac announcements on November 10th, Adobe warned that its popular suite of apps isn’t officially supported on Apple’s new Macs running Rosetta 2…
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