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Google’s new AI ethics lead calls for more ‘diplomatic’ conversation

February 19, 2021
Following months of inner conflict and opposition from Congress and thousands of Google employees, Google today announced that it will reorganize its AI ethics operations and place them in the hands of VP Marian Croak, who will lead a new responsible AI research and engineering center for expertise. A blog and six-minute video interview with Croak that Google released today announcing the news…
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Hands-On with the Weird Fotosnaiper Soviet Sniper Camera

February 19, 2021
Photographer Mathieu Stern was browsing a flea market when he came across a Zenit Fotosnaiper, a Soviet-era camera rig that looks and feels more like a rifle. Stern jumped at the opportunity to have a copy of his own and to go hands-on with the camera. The Zenit Fotosnaiper…
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How a 16mm Motion Picture Camera Works, Revealed by Slow Motion

February 19, 2021
In a 7-minute video uploaded by The Slo Mo Guys, host Gav shows how an old-school handheld 16mm Russian film camera works thanks to detailed footage captured at 1,000 frames per second with a Phantom Flex 4K. After showing how film is loaded into the camera (and what film specifically this particular model camera takes), Gav demonstrates how to adjust the frame rate and shows what that looks…
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How to Easily Capture High-Detail Snowflake Photos at Home

February 19, 2021
Photographing snowflakes doesn’t have to be expensive. In this short 4.5 minute video from photographer Jens Heidler on his YouTube Channel Another Perspective, he teaches you how you can replicate these larger-than-life photos with even entry-level equipment. Heidler…
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Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite 5G is now receiving stable Android 11 update (still based on MIUI 12)

February 19, 2021
Earlier this month Xiaomi started rolling out the stable Android 11 update for the Mi 10T and Mi 10T Pro, now their Mi 10T Lite 5G sibling is joining the party with a release on the Global Stable channel. This means that the Mi 10i 5G, which is essentially the same phone, should get the OTA update soon as well. This update – V12.0.2.0.RJSMIXM – pushes the Android version up to 11, however…
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Infinix Note 10 Pro pops up on Geekbench

February 19, 2021
Hong Kong-based smartphone maker Infinix Mobile is about to add a new phone to its Note lineup. The Infinix Note 10 Pro was spotted on Geekbench with MediaTek’s Helio G90T chipset and 8GB RAM. The phone managed 433 points in the single-core department and 1,125 points on…
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Microsoft announces its next 21H1 update for Windows 10

February 19, 2021
In a blog post written by John Cable, Vice President, Program Management, Windows Servicing and Delivery, the next features to arrive in the next major Windows 10 update are briefly outlined. The focus for the 21H1 update is to improve on security, remote access, and quality. The most significant feature arriving to Windows 10 is the ability to set an external webcam as the default for Windows…
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