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July 29, 2023
We’ve recently received a Nikon Z8 to let us complete our review and rushed it straight into our testing studio. We’ve shot and processed the daylight and low light stills and uploaded the Raw files to let you compare them with its peers. As you might hope, it appears to be a direct match for Nikon’s pro-grade Z9. Studio scene Our test scene is designed to simulate a broad…
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July 29, 2023
Leica announced an updated version of its Summilux-M 50mm F1.4 ASPH fast normal prime for its M lens mount in April 2023. The redesigned Summilux-M now has a closer minimum focus distance of 45cm (17.7″), down from 70cm (27.6″), 11 aperture blades (up from 9) and…
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Wheel-E Podcast: E-bike licenses, Walmart e-bike mistake & more

July 29, 2023
This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes Burning Man e-bike ban, Walmart’s e-bike with backwards handlebars, NYC stopping e-bikes at the border, anti-VanMoof e-bikes, driver’s licenses for e-bikes in California, and more. The Wheel-E podcast returns…
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Watch out: Ford F-150 Lightning Pro SSV electric Police trucks are hitting US streets

July 29, 2023
The next time you get pulled over, it could be by Ford’s new electric police trucks that are beginning to hit the streets across the US. Ford Lightning electric police trucks begin rolling out Ford unveiled the 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning Pro Special Service Vehicles (SSV) last summer, calling it “America’s first electric pickup truck purpose-built for police.” The electric police truck…
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The final Xbox Games with Gold have been announced

July 29, 2023
Missed the GamesBeat Summit excitement? Don’t worry! Tune in now to catch all of the live and virtual sessions here. It’s the end of an era. Xbox has revealed the two final games it plans to offer to Xbox Live Gold subscribers in August. The service transitions to…
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German Air Force rushes to Iceland in ‘Rapid Viking’ drill

July 28, 2023
STUTTGART, Germany — The German Air Force kicked off what it called a “lean and mean” operation on Friday to demonstrate its ability to quickly deploy to Iceland as part of a two-week exercise dubbed “Rapid Viking.” From July 28 through Aug. 10, six German Eurofighters and 30 service members from the Tactical Air Force Squadron 73 “Steinhoff” are deployed to Keflavik Air Base…
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