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The US Army just launched the largest floating solar farm in the Southeast – why this is a big deal

June 13, 2022
The US Army has launched the largest floating solar farm in the Southeast. It’s also the first project of its kind for the US Department of Defense. The US Army’s new floating solar farm A ribbon cutting took place on June 10 for the floating solar, which is on Big Muddy Lake at Camp Mackall on Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Fort Bragg is the largest military installation by population in the…
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Billionaire Larry Ellison is leaving Tesla’s board of directors

June 13, 2022
Tesla confirmed that Oracle’s billionaire founder, Larry Ellison, is leaving its board of directors, and he won’t be replaced. As part of Elon Musk’s and Tesla’s settlement with the SEC over the former’s comments about taking the company private, the board had to nominate two new “independent” directors within 90 days. The automaker complied by appointing two new independent…
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Oskar Barnack’s Leica Sells for $15M, is Now World’s Priciest Camera

June 13, 2022
The 40th Leitz Photographica Auction has concluded with the sale of the most expensive camera ever. Oskar Barnak’s Leica 0-Series No. 105 sold for nearly five times the highest estimation: over $15 million. This particular camera is unique because it cames from a batch of approximately 23 0-Series prototypes which were manufactured before the Leitz Camera — later to become Leica —…
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Venus Optics announces $499 Laowa 90mm F2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras

June 13, 2022
Venus Optics has announced the Laowa 90mm F2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO, its latest macro lens designed for full-frame mirrorless camera systems. The lens is constructed of 13 elements in 10 groups, including three extrea-low dispersion (ED) elements. It features a 13-blade aperture diaphragm, has an aperture range of F2.8, uses a 67mm front filter thread and has a minimum focusing distance of 20.5cm…
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