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Venus Optics brings 3 Laowa prime lenses, including its wild 24mm F14 Macro Probe lens, to Canon RF and Nikon Z mount cameras

November 4, 2021
Venus Optics has announced its bringing its popular 24mm F14 2x Macro Probe lens, as well as its 4mm F2.8 Fisheye and 9mm F2.8 Zero-D lenses, to Canon RF and Nikon Z mount mirrorless camera systems. Venus Optics’ press release says the new mount options will be available to order starting this Friday, November 5, 2021. Aside from the new mount options, the lenses remain unchanged. Below is a…
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Notable aims to improve AI in health care with new $100M

November 3, 2021
This article is part of a VB special issue. Read the full series: AI and the future of health care Notable, an intelligent automation company focused on health care, today announced it received a $100 million series B funding round. The investment, led by ICONIQ Growth with participation from Greylock Ventures, Oak HC/ FT, and F-Prime, will be used to expand access to more health care providers…
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Pepsi Launches Throwback Polaroid Camera

November 3, 2021
Vintage tech revival company Retrospekt has partnered with Pepsi to release a Polaroid 600 instant film camera emblazoned with the soda company’s iconic colors and logo. It uses refurbished internal photographic components that are taken directly from vintage Polaroid instant cameras. Retrospekt is a company that is dedicated to bringing retro back. It focuses on analog and mechanical products…
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MobileNews

NSO – whose Pegasus spyware hacks iPhones – officially named by US as a national security risk

November 3, 2021
The NSO group, whose Pegasus spyware is used to hack iPhones and Android smartphones, has been officially named by the US government as a threat to national security. The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has added the Israeli company to the Entity List, which bans the company’s products from being imported, exported or passed from one organization to another within…
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