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Fujifilm X-E4 hands-on

January 29, 2021
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Introduction Shown with accessory grip attached The role of the Fujifilm’s X-E models has changed subtly since the X-E1 arrived as the second camera in the company’s X-mount range of mirrorless interchangable lens cameras. The X-E1 and 2 were EVF-based alternatives to the range-topping X-Pro cameras, with their hybrid…
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US Army plans major aviation exercise ahead of Project Convergence

January 29, 2021
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army will head out west to conduct an intricate, aviation-focused exercise called Edge 21 ahead of the service’s second Project Convergence event, Brig. Gen. Walter Rugen, who is in charge of Army aviation modernization, told Defense News in a recent interview. Edge 21 — which stands for Experimental Demonstration Gateway Exercise — will be held at Dugway Proving…
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Hands-on with the new 100MP Fujifilm GFX 100S

January 29, 2021
Hands on with the new 100MP Fujifilm GFX 100S Coming (relatively) hot on the heels of the groundbreaking GFX 100, Fujifilm’s latest medium-format camera brings 100MP to the masses, at an MSRP of $5,999. That’s not small change, by any means, but for those…
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Epic Games Store reached 160 million customers in 2020

January 28, 2021
Epic Games released the 2020 stats for its digital PC store, revealing that it reached 160 million customers in 2020. Epic Games Store launched in 2018 as a way for the company to build on the success of Fortnite. Steam is still the undisputed king of PC gaming stories. It…
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Shutterstock Bets $75M That Photography Won’t Always Involve Cameras

January 28, 2021
Shutterstock is set to acquire 3D-render stock agency TurboSquid for $75 million dollars, investing in a future where photos aren’t necessarily captured with a camera. TurboSquid’s value appears to have soared amid the COVID-19 outbreak, as traditional photography was hampered by stay-at-home orders. Shutterstock’s acquisition is one that brings in both talent and intellectual property and…
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These Incredible Glacier Photos Were Shot on an iPhone

January 28, 2021
Photographer Toby Harriman has published a stunning set of photos of the Matanuska Glacier in Alaska that he captured with his iPhone 12 Pro Max and Apple ProRAW and has provided a few opinions on the performance. In short: he was blown away. For a very long time, taking…
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Researchers propose AI system that summarizes historical texts

January 28, 2021
Summarizing historical text can help people gather, organize, and share knowledge, but cultural and linguistic changes and the sheer volume of archives can make interpreting historical text challenging even for experts. Researchers at the University of Sheffield, Beihang University, and the Open University in the U.K. recently attempted to tackle this problem using AI and machine learning…
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