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Watch out, Midjourney! Ideogram launches AI image generator with impressive typography

August 25, 2023
Earlier this week, a new generative AI image startup called Ideogram, founded by former Google Brain researchers, launched with $16.5 million in seed funding led by a16z and Index Ventures. Another image generator? Don’t we have enough to choose from between Midjourney, OpenAI’s Dall-E 2, and Stability AI’s Stable Diffusion? Well, Ideogram has a major selling point, as it may have finally…
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US Navy awards Sikorsky $2.7 billion for 35 CH-53K helicopters

August 25, 2023
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy awarded its largest contract yet for the CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter program, with a $2.77 billion contract Thursday for 35 aircraft. The contract with Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary, covers 12 lot 7 and 15 lot 8 aircraft for the U.S. Marine Corps, as well as eight aircraft for the Israeli Air Force. “This contract award for 35 CH-53K…
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Quick Charge Podcast: August 24, 2023

August 25, 2023
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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GM Ultium UAW battery workers win 25% pay increase

August 25, 2023
Workers at GM’s Ultium plant in Warren, Ohio have negotiated an agreement to increase their pay by an additional $3-4 an hour, about a 25% increase from current base pay. The plan covers around 1,100 workers and would go into effect immediately if ratified by a union vote in the next few days. GM’s Ultium plant in Warren, Ohio began production one year ago but is still getting up to speed as…
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Gear in this story

August 25, 2023
We’ve added the Leica M11 Monochrom images to our studio scene comparison tool. The images show the added detail level that can be achieved if you don’t have to demosaic the images, as well as the improved noise performance that comes once you remove the color…
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Why Nikon's APS-C Z-mount is worth another look in 2023

August 25, 2023
The Nikon Z50 and the entire DX Z-mount family has aged like a fine Chianti. I’ve long been on the hunt for the perfect take-anywhere digital camera, something I can use for a mix of street, live music and casual portrait photography. To match my lifestyle, this camera is ideally lightweight yet tough-built and excels at shooting in all lighting conditions, both in terms of image quality and…
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