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Tamron reveals $699 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 APS-C lens for Sony E mount cameras, X-mount version due out 'this fall'

August 27, 2021
Tamron has announced the forthcoming release of its latest all-in-one APS-C zoom lens for Sony E-mount camera systems, the 18–300mm F3.5–6.3 Di III-A VC VXD. The lens, which is roughly a 27–450mm full-frame equivalent, is constructed of 19 elements in 15 groups, including three hybrid aspherical elements and four low dispersion (LD) elements. It features a maximum aperture range of F3.5…
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ULA stops selling its centerpiece Atlas V, setting path for the rocket’s retirement

August 26, 2021
United Launch Alliance won’t be selling any more of its workhorse Atlas V rockets, and it has stopped buying the launch vehicle’s Russian-made rocket engines for good, the company’s chief executive told The Verge. ULA’s decision sets up the retirement of one of the US government’s most trusted launch vehicles and is expected to mark the end for Russia’s iconic — but controversial —…
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Giant Tortoise Caught on Camera Killing and Eating Bird

August 26, 2021
Scientists have captured the first-ever images of a giant tortoise hunting, killing, and eating a bird. The “gentle giants” were previously believed to be herbivores. Scientists were doing research on Frégate Island in Seychelles (an archipelago off the coast of East…
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Scientists Teach AI Cameras to See Depth in Photos Better

August 26, 2021
An oft-underappreciated feature of human sight is the ability to perceive depth in flat images, and while computers can “see” thanks to camera technology, that kind of depth perception has been a challenge — but perhaps not anymore. Humans can naturally see depth in photographs from a single point of view, even if the image is flat. Computers struggle with this, but researcher scientists…
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How to wrangle data and manage your AI pipeline

August 26, 2021
The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! Rahul Singhal, who led IBM Watson products and now serves as chief product officer at Innodata, has a few strong beliefs about AI. One is that Google CEO…
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How to downgrade from Android 12 Beta to Android 11 on Google Pixel [Video]

August 26, 2021
If you are not content with the most recent Android 12 Developer Preview or Beta build on your Google Pixel, it’s probably music to your ears knowing that you can downgrade your OS to a stable version of Android 11 if you encounter any major problems. We’ve shown you how to install the Android 12 Beta or Developer Preview phase, so it’s only fair that we show you how to downgrade from…
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