Google announced the Privacy Sandbox in 2019 to build a more private web through open standards. The most ambitious aspect is phasing out support for third-party cookies, with Google Chrome now starting a developer test of Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC).
In its announcement today, Google summarized how it’s “excited” about other browsers blocking third-party cookies by default, but…
Quick Charge Podcast: March 30, 2021
March 31, 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…
Lockheed scores $1.1B contract to build US Army’s guided rocket on heels of extended-range test
March 31, 2021
WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin scored a $1.1 billion contract from the U.S. Army to build another 11,000 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System rockets, the company announced March 30.
The award came on the heels of another successful test of an extended-range version in…
Canon has released firmware updates for its EOS R5, EOS R6, and EOS 1D X Mark III camera systems, bringing new features and improvements, especially for its EOS R5 mirrorless camera.
EOS R5
Firmware version 1.3.0 for the Canon EOS R5 brings Canon Log 3 shooting to Canon’s current flagship mirrorless camera. Canon Log 3, commonly shortened to C-Log 3, is available in Canon’s Cinema EOS…
Epic Games has teamed up with Cesium to enable 3D geospatial technology in games that use the Unreal Engine.
Cesium will be available for free for all creators on the Unreal Engine Marketplace. It’s an open-source plugin for the engine that unlocks global 3D data and…
Canon has released a set of updates to the EOS 1DX Mark III, R5, and R6 that improves the experience of all three cameras, and give especially the R5 additional video features. The update includes the addition of Canon Log 3 on the R5, as well as a low bitrate recording…
Jumping back in on the resurging popularity of disposable film, Fujifilm has announced that it is reintroducing the QuickSnap Waterproof 800 35mm one-time-use camera (also known as the QuickSnap Waterproof).
The Fujifilm QuickSnap Waterproof is a one-time-use disposable camera that is designed to be used in any weather environment, including up to 35 feet underwater. Fujifilm says that the giant…
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Account engagement startup 6Sense today announced that it closed a $125 million series D funding round led by D1 Capital Partners, valuing the company at $2.1 billion post-money.
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Today, the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation and the Cloudera Foundation, software company Cloudera’s philanthropic arm, announced a merger that will launch an initiative to…
On March 25, Xiaomi teased that it would announce a new smartphone that used a liquid lens, and that device has finally been revealed. The Mi Mix Fold has been announced for a China-only release and features two other high-megapixel cameras in addition to the liquid lens camera.
Xiaomi has typically used the “Mix” line to test new product ideas and is this time trying out its hand with a…
