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How To Take Photos Like Robert Frank

October 14, 2020
Robert Frank was a Swiss photographer and documentary filmmaker whose 1958 book titled The Americans has been heralded as perhaps the most influential photography book of the 20th century. In this 16-minute video, photographer Frederik Trovatten shows you how to mimic Frank’s style. Frank initially ventured out into the 1950s American landscape with optimism, but that was quickly quashed as he…
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MobileNews

Snap uses iPhone 12 Pro’s lidar sensor for AR imagery

October 14, 2020
Snap has launched a new version of its augmented reality studio that allows users to create cool AR effects on Apple’s newest iPhone 12 Pro smartphones, thanks to lidar sensors. The social chat company said the lidar-powered Snap Lenses will usher in a new generation of…
AI & RoboticsNews

Atlassian details AI features headed to Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket

October 14, 2020
For over a year, software giant Atlassian has been investing heavily in AI- and machine learning-powered tools across its portfolio. Today, the company detailed the recent fruits of its labor, revealing that it has analyzed patterns from over 174,000 customers to understand “the bigger picture” behind team interactions. “The Atlassian platform is making over 17 million predictions every day…
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MobileNews

How to choose between all the new iPhone 12 models

October 14, 2020
There are a lot more iPhones than there used to be these days. Picking a phone used to be simple: Apple would offer just a single new iPhone model, where all you had to do was choose a color and storage size. This year, Apple has launched four new phones: the iPhone 12, 12…
MobileNews

Spotify rolls out iOS 14 home screen widgets to everyone

October 14, 2020
Spotify has rolled out an update to its iOS app today with support for home screen widgets. This comes after Spotify beta tested iOS 14 home screen widgets with a handful of beta users last week. Read on for instructions on how to find the new Spotify widgets. Spotify’s…
DefenseNews

The US Navy’s cost estimate for its new frigate won’t hold water, analyst predicts

October 14, 2020
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy’s cost estimate for its new Constellation-class frigate will end up being about 40 percent short of the final cost per ship, the Congressional Budget Office predicted Tuesday. Eric Labs, the widely respected CBO analyst who produces assessments of Navy programs for lawmakers, calculated the cost of the ship would be about $1.2 billion per hull. The Navy’s…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Tern GSD Review: more practical than you can shake a stick at

October 14, 2020
Tern specializes in folding bicycles, both electric and non-electric, but they fancy themself a transportation company. For those of you undergoing car replacement therapy, the GSD is one of, if not the best, compact cargo bikes on the market today. Every inch of the bike is covered in useful features, coming together in a dense product that continues to impress with each mile. The GSD is…
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