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Tesla is planning a big Megapack project at Gigafactory Texas to avoid unreliable electric grid

According to new local flings, Tesla is planning a big Megapack project at Gigafactory Texas in order to complement its planned giant solar system and to try and mitigate problems that come with the state’s unreliable electric grid. Tesla is preparing to launch Gigafactory Texas with its Cyber Rodeo event next week. While production is just starting, the plant is still growing and more features…
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SpaceX pausing production of new Crew Dragon spacecraft

SpaceX says it will no longer build new vehicles of its Crew Dragon capsule, the spacecraft the company uses to take humans to and from the International Space Station, according to a report in Reuters. The plan for now is to cap the Crew Dragon fleet for carrying humans at…
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Venus Optics Unveils the Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift Lens

Venus Optics has announced the Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift lens that provides a plus or minus 11mm shift on full-frame cameras and gives architectural photographers the ability to have more control over perspective. The new 20mm f/4 Shift lens joins Venus Optics’ 15mm f/4.5 lens to allow photographers two different focal lengths with the shifting functionality. The lens has a 94.4-degree…
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Photographer ‘Disappointed’ That NBC Edited Lia Thomas Photos

NBC has sparked criticism for airing edited photos of transgender University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas that softened the athlete’s facial features. The photographer behind one of the photos says she is “surprised and disappointed” at what was done to her original shots. Thomas dominated news headlines in March after becoming the first openly transgender athlete to win an NCAA…
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Why Digital Cameras Will All Die but Film Cameras Live On

Digital cameras are great — the technology they are built upon is remarkable, underpinned by remarkably sophisticated designs. Not only that, but the pictures they acquire are of such astonishing quality that they make anything that went before pale in comparison. So why…
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New iPad Pro to come with Apple M2 chip in fall 2022

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has released a newsletter, giving us more details about the next iPad Pro. According to him, the tablet will have an Apple M2 chip when it arrives in Fall 2022. It will also support MagSafe, making it the first Apple tablet that charges…
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OnePlus 10R full specs leak, Dimensity 8100 SoC and 150W charging in tow

We’ve been hearing about the OnePlus 10R (codenamed “pickle”) for a few months now, which is expected to arrive sometime in Q2 2022. OnePlus hasn’t divulged anything about the 10R yet, but its full specs have leaked online, suggesting it won’t be an entirely new smartphone. The source claims that the OnePlus 10R will be powered by the Dimensity 8100 SoC (previous…
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