Sony has released its new Alpha 1 camera with in-camera 8K recording at up to 30 frames per second (fps), in-camera 4K recording at up to 120 fps and 50MP still image capture at up to 30 fps. Its specs alone are enough to get an idea of what it has to offer, but Sony has also shared sample video and photos captured with its new flagship camera and GM lenses so you can take a look for…
Algolia, which offers a “search-as-a-service” platform, has acquired Romanian AI and machine learning (ML) startup MorphL. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Founded out of San Francisco in 2012, Algolia — which counts Salesforce and Accel among its investors —…
Run:AI, a startup developing orchestration and virtualization software for AI workloads, today announced it has raised $30 million. The company says it will use the investment to fund expansion and recruitment globally.
AI models are great — after all, they’re at the…
Tealbook, a self-described supplier intelligence startup, today announced that it raised $14.4 million in a funding round led by RTP Global. The company says it’ll use the proceeds to drive sales and marketing initiatives, further expand the company’s footprint, and accelerate platform R&D.
Finding and agreeing to terms and acquiring goods, services, or works from an external source —…
At some point in the not-too-distant future, pairing depth-sensing cameras with artificial intelligence will enable computers to truly understand the physical world — a vision researchers and companies have spent years working to transform into reality. Today, open source…
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) wants to help national governments understand their AI compute demand needs. As part of the work, the multinational economic policy group is creating a task force that draws together data from a range of…
This is What 8K Video Looks Like on the Sony Alpha 1
January 26, 2021
Sony has announced its new flagship camera, the Alpha 1, which is capable of 8K video capture. If you’re curious what that looks like, Sony has uploaded a video to allow for close inspection.
While it is still subject to YouTube’s compression, the video here should give a good example of what to expect out of Sony’s latest. While the Alpha 1 is capable of 4Kp120 in 4:2:2 10-bit in All-I…
Sony Unveils the Alpha 1: 50MP at up to 30FPS, 8K Video, $6,500
January 26, 2021
Sony has announced the Alpha 1 mirrorless camera, a camera that combines all of Sony’s top technologies into one body, creating a 50-megapixel camera that can capture stills at up to 30 frames per second, blackout-free, as well as 8K video.
The Sony Alpha 1 is a…
The Sony Alpha 1 is the Most ‘Pro’ Camera of the Mirrorless Age
January 26, 2021
The Sony Alpha 1 is undoubtedly impressive. It’s the culmination of years of technology advancements across multiple camera lines that have converged into a single, outrageously powerful capture device. It also is a return to the idea that the best camera a company can…
Nvidia launches certification program for AI platforms
January 26, 2021
Nvidia today launched a formal certification program for systems based on graphical processor units (GPUs) deployed in on-premises IT environments by its OEM partners. The Nvidia-Certified Systems initiative comes at a time when AI models are starting to be both trained and deployed at the network edge rather than trained only in the cloud.
Initial participants in the program include Dell…
