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Google Photos adds more Memories collections including stadium-focused ‘Roar of the Crowd’

February 17, 2021
Clearly Google wants you to forget about the previous year with a number of brand-new Google Photos Memories collections now rolling out including a sports-focused “Roar of the Crowd,” the beach-focused “Sand and Sea,” and dessert-heavy “Tasty Treats.” Given that fans are not allowed at many sporting events and stadiums around the globe due to restrictions, this one hit home the most…
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Yamaha trademarks new 125cc class electric scooter, revealing continued EV progress

February 17, 2021
No one can accuse of Yamaha of racing too quickly toward electrification of its two-wheeled lineup. But it appears the company might be slowly lifting its dragging feet after filing a new trademark for an electric scooter. When we first covered Yamaha’s unveiling of the E01 at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2019, it was just a concept vehicle. Impressive, but a concept nonetheless. Now it appears…
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IBM’s Arin Bhowmick explains why AI trust is hard to achieve in the enterprise

February 17, 2021
While appreciation of the potential impact AI can have on business processes has been building for some time, progress has not nearly been as quick as many initial forecasts led many organizations to expect. Arin Bhowmick, chief design officer for IBM, explained to VentureBeat what needs to be done to achieve the level of AI explainability that will be required to take AI to the next level in the…
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Photographer Shoots Direct-to-Paper Photos in a Giant Camera Obscura

February 17, 2021
Photographer Brendan Barry has been shooting 20×24-inch color still-life images directly onto photo paper via a camera obscura using a color reversal process. In this short 3-minute video, you can watch how he does it. Barry explains that the origins of this process started with a walk he would take with his daughter every day during lockdown when they would pick wildflowers, bring them home…
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