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Xiaomi’s Under-Display Camera Tech Also Doubles as Rear Camera

Let’s Go Digital Xiaomi has been granted a patent to develop an under-screen smartphone camera that can rotate and therefore act both as a selfie and traditional rear-facing camera. Only founded in 2010, Xiaomi is a Chinese manufacturer whose smartphone line might be its most well-known in the west, but it that has developed many other innovative products from smart clocks to electric scooters.
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Mythic raises $70M to disrupt AI chips with analog and flash components

Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. Mythic has raised $70 million to fund the analog-based AI processors it plans to launch later this year. Mythic has spent nine years coming up with a patented, potentially disruptive way to compete with other makers of artificial intelligence chips. The company emphasizes energy efficiency and lower cost with its design…
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How Does Luminar AI Compare to Lightroom Classic in 2021?

I wanted to see how Luminar AI works when compared to Lightroom in 2021, and to do so I took one image — a photo of a lavender field in the south of France — and processed it in both. First, let’s start with Lightroom. I chose to do some basic development to get the…
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Edge AI chipset developer Sima.ai raises $80M

Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. Sima.ai, a company developing embedded edge hardware for machine learning applications, today announced that it raised $80 million in a series B round led by Fidelity Management & Research…
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TTArtisan Launches 90mm f/1.25 Lens for Leica M-Mount

TTArtisan has announced a new Leica M-Mount rangefinder lens that, even upon close inspection, looks remarkably similar to a Leica optic. The company promises smooth transitions between objects and bokeh for a “dreamy picture” with ideal depth of field and background blur. As reported by Photo Rumors, the TTArtisan 90mm f/1.25 is a manual rangefinder lens that looks as close to a true Leica…
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iPhone production in India halved at COVID-hit Foxconn plant

A COVID-hit Foxconn plant in India has resulted in iPhone production being halved at the facility, as the country struggles to cope with a severe spread of the infection. The country is now the worst-hit in the world in terms of fatalities, having overtaken Brazil last month…
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Husqvarna’s new Vektorr concept actually makes electric scooters look cool

Husqvarna has a new electric two-wheeler in the works, which was just unveiled as the Husqvarna Vektorr electric scooter concept. The announcement comes shortly after more big news from the Swedish-founded company that is now owned by Austrian motorcycle maker KTM. Late last month we covered the announcement of the new Husqvarna E-Pilen electric motorcycle concept unveiled by the company. The…
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