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That is one quirky-looking camera. | Image: Ricoh Imaging
I used to lambaste the very idea of half-frame cameras when I was a college student obsessed with medium- and large-format film (who wants even less resolution than 35mm?), but electing to shoot film today is already a conscious decision to compromise quality for the sake of experience and style.
Who needs resolution when youâve got vibes? Thatâs what Pentax seems to be saying with its new Pentax 17, a film camera that takes half-size picture
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The SpaceX founder attacked Boeing CEO David Calhoun, accusing the aircraft company of losing touch with its engineering roots in a post on X. Read more âș
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ANALYSIS: The video call connected with a burst of static, like the sudden death of a thousand startups. Here is Matt Wood, VP of AI products at AWS, crammed into what might be a janitorâs closet at the Collision conference in Toronto. I imagine the scene outside Woodâs video prison, as thousands of glassy-eyed developers are [âŠ] Read more âș
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Apple today published a lengthy whitepaper that highlights the company's approach to device repairability and longevity. In the document, Apple revealed that iPhones will better support third-party displays and batteries later in 2024. First, Apple said True Tone will work with third-party iPhone displays later this year:True Tone requires precise calibration to function properly, and it is not possible to engage a default calibration for third-party displays, which can result... Read more âș
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Workers will receive 40% more pay for extra hours and 115% more for holiday work. Read more âș
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You don't have to be rich to fly private or premium, according to travel industry experts who spoke to BI. Read more âș
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Joe Biden got his wish for an extremely early debate with Donald Trump. Now he needs it to pay off. Read more âș
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The U.S. Supreme Courtâs overturning of Roe v. Wade two years ago has affected womenâs contraceptive use for the worse, new research suggests. The study found that prescriptions of birth control and emergency contraception have declined significantly more in the states that passed the most restrictive abortion lawsâŠRead more... Read more âș
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Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Appleâs putting renewed focus on its repairability efforts today. The company has extended its self-service diagnostics tool to Europe, giving customers in 32 countries an easier way to test products for potential issues. But perhaps more interesting is the fact that Apple also published a new whitepaper â âLongevity, by Designâ (PDF link) â that explains âthe companyâs principles for designing for longevity.â... Read more âș
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Google is addressing issues with its Find My Device network to help it actually find devices. | Image: Google Google launched its upgraded Find My Device network in April, giving Android users the equivalent of Appleâs Find My network for locating trackers and offline devices. But some recent reviews have raised concerns over its ability to quickly and reliably find devices and trackers. Google says that itâs aware of the... Read more âș
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Elon Musk runs half a dozen companies, but keeping the Muskonomy humming hasn't stopped him from beefing with his fellow billionaires this year. Read more âș
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Apple is rumored to be planning a revamp of the Apple Watch for the device's tenth anniversary, and 91mobiles claims to have sourced CAD renders of the Apple Watch Series 10 or "Apple Watch X" from industry insiders. The site claims that the renders are of the "larger" model featuring a 2-inch display. The current Apple Watch Series 9 has a 1.7-inch display, while the Apple Watch Ultra has a... Read more âș
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A Pentagon spokesperson said that any military personnel North Korea sent to Ukraine to aid Russian forces would just be "cannon fodder." Read more âș
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The US Supreme Court has ruled on controversial attempt by two states, Missouri and Louisiana, to limit Biden Administration officials and other government agencies from engaging with workers at social media companies about misinformation, election interference and other policies. Rather than set new guidelines on acceptable communication between these parties, the Court held that the plaintiffs lacked standing to bring the issue at all. In Murthy, the states (as well... Read more âș
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Image: Verizon Verizon has ditched its checkmark logo for a red and yellow âVâ and, with the change, introduced a new commercial that revisits its âCan you hear me now?â tagline. It also announced updated home internet plans, now called âmyHome,â that include a slew of service bundles like Disney Plus and Netflix as well as cloud storage options or a Walmart Plus subscription. In the ad spot, that ânowâ... Read more âș
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The Female Quotient founder and CEO Shelley Zalis talks about the importance of language and collective voice in marketing. Zalis was interviewed at the Cannes Lions 2024 International Festival of Creativity. Read more âș
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In iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia, Apple has added a new "Keep Downloaded" option when browsing items in iCloud, allowing users to designate which files and folders should remain permanently available locally on their device. In previous versions of iOS and macOS, users had limited control over which files and folders were kept offline. iCloud's automatic management system would offload files from the device to free up space,... Read more âș
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The Supreme Court ruling overturns an earlier injunction that prevented platforms from communicating with the government for more than a year. Read more âș
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Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images Udio and Suno are not, despite their names, the hottest new restaurants on the Lower East Side. Theyâre AI startups that let people generate impressively real-sounding songs â complete with instrumentation and vocal performances â from prompts. And on Monday, a group of major record labels sued them, alleging copyright infringement âon an almost unimaginable scale,â claiming that the companies... Read more âș
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Illustration: Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Image: Getty Images Elon Musk, who has long touted claims about the worldâs supposed depopulation crisis, had another child with an executive at his brain implant company Neuralink, according to a report from Bloomberg. Neuralink director Shivon Zilis reportedly had the child with Musk earlier this year. Musk already has twins with Zilis, which Business Insider discovered in 2022 after digging up a court... Read more âș
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Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge If you used a virtual private network (VPN) to purchase a YouTube Premium in a country where itâs cheaper, your subscription might be on the chopping block. Over the past few days, several people whoâve used this trick reported having their subscriptions automatically canceled, as reported earlier by Android Police. The workaround involves using a VPN to change your location to a country where... Read more âș
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Image: Tesla A 20-month old child was rescued after being trapped in a Tesla Model Y in Scottsdale, Arizona â where temperatures have exceeded 100 degrees this week â after its 12-volt battery died, according to a report from Arizonaâs Family. The child was safely removed from the car after firefighters used an axe to smash through a window. But the issue raises concerns about why there isnât an easy... Read more âș
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Image: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge For months, Iâve been thinking about selling my PlayStation VR2. After a damning scoop, Iâm finally ready to let it go. Months ago, I stashed the PSVR 2 away in a closet. I hadnât played it for a very long time, but I hoped Sony might release new games that would make me want to bring it back out. Based on Android Centralâs... Read more âș
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Screenshot: WPLG Local 10 News Elon Musk may have just won approval for a $56 billion pay package from his adoring supporters, but someone in Fort Lauderdale is clearly not a fan of the controversial CEO. Last week, dozens of Tesla Cybertrucks were defaced with the words âFuck Elonâ in black spray paint, according to InsideEVs citing local news reports. Police say that 34 stainless steel trucks were tagged with... Read more âș
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Starlinkâs new Mini dish next to an Earth puppy. | Image: Michael Nicolls via X SpaceXâs Starlink internet-from-space service is already available for boats, planes, vanlifers, Amazonian villages, and rural homes in over 75 countries â now itâs coming to backpackers. The new compact DC-powered Starlink Mini is about the size of a thick laptop and integrates the Wi-Fi router right inside the dish. And despite using less power than... Read more âș
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Photo by Smith Collection / Gado / Getty Images The wait(list) is over. Waymo is opening up its robotaxi service to anyone who wants to ride in San Francisco. Previously, customers interested in taking a ride in one of the companyâs driverless cars needed to sign up for a waitlist, which could take weeks or months to open up. Waymo began its commercial test service in the city in August... Read more âș
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Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images A group of record labels including the big three â Universal Music Group (UMG), Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Records â are suing two of the top names in generative AI music making, alleging the companies violated their copyright âen masse.â The two AI companies, Suno and Udio, use text prompts to churn out original songs. Both companies have enjoyed... Read more âș
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GPT-4o, Gemini 1.5, and now Claude 3.5 Sonnet. | Image: Anthropic The AI arms race continues apace: Anthropic is launching its newest model, called Claude 3.5 Sonnet, which it says can equal or better OpenAIâs GPT-4o or Googleâs Gemini across a wide variety of tasks. The new model is already available to Claude users on the web and on iOS, and Anthropic is making it available to developers as well.... Read more âș
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Multiple photographers are complaining that Meta is wrongly adding its âMade by AIâ label to real photos theyâve taken, TechCrunch reports. Several photographers have shared examples over the past few months, with Meta recently marking a photo former White House photographer Pete Souza took of a basketball game as AI-generated. In another recent example, Meta incorrectly added the label to an Instagram photo... Read more âș
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