Lee Filters Unveils System Specifically for the Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8

Lee Filters Unveils System Specifically for the Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8

Lee Filters has announced a new LEE100 holder designed specifically for the Nikon NIKKOR Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S ultra-wide zoom lens. The new LEE100 for the Nikon mirrorless 14-24mm lens is larger than the standard holders for the 100mm filters and is made from aluminum alloy and features what it describes as a bespoke compression […]

Amazon will pay you $10 in credit for your palm print biometrics

Amazon will pay you $10 in credit for your palm print biometrics

How much is your palm print worth? If you ask Amazon, it’s about $10 in promotional credit if you enroll your palm prints in its checkout-free stores and link it to your Amazon account. Last year, Amazon introduced its new biometric palm print scanners, Amazon One, so customers can pay for goods in some stores […]

Zoom reaches $85M settlement in ‘Zoombombing’ lawsuit

Zoom reaches $85M settlement in ‘Zoombombing’ lawsuit

Zoom has agreed to pay $85 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the video conferencing giant of violating users’ privacy by sharing their data with third parties without permission and enabling “Zoombombing” incidents. Zoombombing, a term coined by TechCrunch last year as its usage exploded because of the pandemic, describes unapproved attendees entering and […]

Can your startup support a research-based workflow?

Can your startup support a research-based workflow?

João Graça is CTO and co-founder of Unbabel, an AI-powered language operations platform that enables any agent to communicate in any language. The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology predicts that U.S. companies will spend upward of $100 billion on AI R&D per year by 2025. Much of this spending today is done […]

Cloud infrastructure market kept growing in Q2, reaching $42B

Cloud infrastructure market kept growing in Q2, reaching $42B

It’s often said in baseball that a prospect has a high ceiling, reflecting the tremendous potential of a young player with plenty of room to get better. The same could be said for the cloud infrastructure market, which just keeps growing, with little sign of slowing down any time soon. The market hit $42 billion […]

Twitter partners with AP and Reuters to address misinformation on its platform

Twitter partners with AP and Reuters to address misinformation on its platform

Twitter announced today it’s partnering with news organizations The Associated Press (AP) and Reuters to expand its efforts focused on highlighting reliable news and information on its platform. Through the new agreements, Twitter’s Curation team will be able to leverage the expertise of the partnered organizations to add more context to the news and trends […]

Google TV mobile app redesign adds new services and recommendations

Google TV mobile app redesign adds new services and recommendations

Following last fall’s debut of Google TV, the new user interface for Chromecast devices, Google is today giving its Google TV companion app for Android a makeover. The updated version of the mobile app for Google TV includes an updated user interface, expanded set recommendations, and more TV and movies to watch. The app in […]

iPhone battery trick: Quickly find out how worn it is

iPhone battery trick: Quickly find out how worn it is

Here’s a quick and simple way to find out how worn any iPhone battery is. We’re going to do this by finding out how many recharge cycles the battery has been subjected to. The more cycles it has been through, the more worn it is. Apple says a battery is good for about 500 recharge […]

Great Reads in Photography: August 1, 2021

Great Reads in Photography: August 1, 2021

Every Sunday, we bring together a collection of easy-reading articles from analytical to how-to to photo features in no particular order that did not make our regular daily coverage. Enjoy! PetaPixel Contributor Blair Bunting Selected to Join Canon Explorers of Light – Phil Mistry © Blair Bunting Canon USA Inc has announced on July 27 […]