Photographer Markus Hofstätter discovered a family of swans and, over time, gained their trust enough to approach and photograph them. Eventually, he decided to do so with his large-format camera and an expired Kodak Readyload film.
Hofstätter, based in Austria, is primarily a collodion wet plate artist and teacher who focuses on portraiture. During the quiet periods of the pandemic lockdown…
Chinese accessory company Haida Photo has released a 150-millimeter magnetic filter holder for the Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM lens that provides quick and easy release of filters and does not require the lens to be removed from the camera body to affix and use.
As spotted by…
Quick Charge Podcast: June 17, 2021
June 18, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
Tesla is sticking with yoke steering wheel; Elon Musk says progressive steering is still years away
June 18, 2021
Tesla is really betting on the yoke steering wheel, which is making some nervous with the Cybertruck and Roadster prototypes also featuring a similar wheel.
Elon Musk says that progressive steering, which would fix some of the steering wheel’s issues, is still a few years away.
When Tesla unveiled the new Model S with the “Yoke” butterfly steering wheel, it was controversial.
Knowing that…
Since the start of this year, Google’s streaming service has yet to receive a major feature update. That continues today with search in YouTube Music for Android and iOS now directly displaying songs.
Update 6/17: After inline search results started appearing in March…
Compared to previous generations, the rollout of Google’s 2020 phone lineup was much more staggered given world events. Pixel 5 and 4a 5G stock on the US Google Store is now fluctuating in a sign that supply might be limited or nearing the end.
As of Thursday evening…
Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021.
VentureBeat’s annual AI survey returns alongside Transform 2021 this July 12-16, 2021.
Transform, the world’s leading event on applied AI for enterprise business & technology decision makers, will host thousands of executives across industries to share their AI and data technology stories.
VentureBeat is…
Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021.
In a paper published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Nature last week, scientists at Google Brain introduced a deep reinforcement learning technique for floorplanning, the process of…
Criminals in Brazil are stealing people’s iPhones to access bank accounts, not resell the devices
June 18, 2021
In São Paulo, the largest city in Brazil, criminals are stealing people’s iPhones, and after a few hours, they manage to access users’ bank accounts and then steal from their accounts.
As reported by the Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, this kind of theft has been…
Snapchat for iOS is dropping its once-popular speed filter amid concerns about safety and reckless driving. The filter has become significantly less popular over the years, and Snap says it’s now being fully removed from the app because it’s “barely used.”
For those unfamiliar, the speed filter in Snapchat allowed users to record and share how fast they are moving. The feature naturally…
