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Data labeling platform Snorkel AI nabs $85M

August 9, 2021
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Data labeling platform Snorkel AI today announced it has raised $85 million in a series C round co-led by Addition and funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, with participation from Greylock, GV, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Nepenthe Capital, and Walden. The round, which brings Snorkel’s total raised to $135…
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Macro Photos of Insects: A Slightly Different Approach

August 9, 2021
Photographing insects in the field demands higher shutter speeds, a steady hand, and a smaller aperture to ensure sharpness. On warm summer days, insects are mobile and easily found. However, they provide minimal opportunities to carefully compose an image – they are too…
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Canon and Sony Made up 70% of (Weak) Camera Sales in 2020

August 9, 2021
Canon and Sony made up a vast majority of the camera sales in 2020, which saw a 40% dip in market size globally during what was an incredibly rough year for the industry and the market is only predicted to shrink further. As part of a major annual report by Nikkei — the “Major Product and Sevice Share Survey” — that breaks down market share across numerous industries in Japan by…
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Why Are Hasselblad Cameras So Expensive?

August 9, 2021
For most, Hasselblad is a name that has been associated with iconic photographs and technical quality — and a huge price that reflects that. However, has Hasselblad always been a premium photography brand, and why are they so expensive? The Swedish manufacturer of…
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AI’s real effect on jobs? It’s complicated

August 9, 2021
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. To some, AI is a job killer. To others, it is a job enhancer. But like every other form of labor development since the first farmer hitched an ox to a plow and displaced a hundred field hands, AI’s impact on the modern job market will be mixed. Without question, AI will take on many tasks that humans are doing now.
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iPhone 13 purchase planned by 44% of US iPhone owners

August 9, 2021
If you’re planning on an iPhone 13 purchase this year, you’re in good company, according to a new survey. It revealed that some 44% of current iPhone owners in the US plan to buy one of this year’s models. When it came to specific models, the standard iPhone 13 was the…
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Apple developing iOS 14.8 update even as iOS 15 release nears

August 9, 2021
Apple released iOS 14.7 to the public last month, and iOS 15 is on track to be released sometime in September. Nonetheless, Apple also appears to be planning iOS 14.8 for release soon, though it’s unclear what new features could be included… As first spotted by Brendan Shanks on Twitter and confirmed by 9to5Mac, the latest Xcode 13 includes references to iOS 14.8. 9to5Mac has also discovered…
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