Panasonic’s Lumix S1RII full-frame camera captures 8K video

Panasonic’s new Lumix S1RII boosts the full-frame camera’s video capabilities to 8K. | Image: Panasonic Panasonic has announced an upgrade version of 2019’s Lumix S1R with a new sensor, smaller body, faster autofocus, and video recording that tops out at 8K at 30 frames per second. Although the Lumix S1RII’s new 44.3-megapixel back-side illuminated CMOS…

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YouTube will show fewer ads in ‘interruptive’ slots

Starting May 12th, YouTube says it will show fewer mid-roll ads that it thinks will interrupt sentences or action sequences, and more at “natural break points” like pauses or transitions, according to a help page on the change. The company says it’s also inserting “additional, automatic ad-slots at natural break points” into older videos with manually-placed slots,…

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We can’t quit electric cars — or robotaxis

There was a time, not so long ago, when people wouldn’t shut up about a revolution in automobiles. No matter where you looked, you’d find someone telling you about how self-driving, all-electric vehicles would change the way we think about car ownership, lead to a total reinvention of how cities work, change the economy, and…

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‘Tesla Takedown’ wants to hit Elon Musk where it hurts

Not fans of Elon Musk. | Image: Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge On a recent Saturday afternoon, around 50 sign-wielding protesters stood outside the Tesla showroom in Manhattan’s Meatpacking neighborhood, screaming insults at passing Tesla vehicles.  “Uncool car!”  “Don’t buy a Swatsticar!” “Major loser!” The excitement peaked when an unsuspecting Cybertruck suddenly pulled around…

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