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Optical Company Starman Buys GoPro for $285 Million, Plans Move Into AI, Defense, and National Security

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GoPro has concluded its months-long search for a solution to its financial woes. Privately-held optical-photonics company Starman Optical, Inc. (Starman) has entered into a definitive merger agreement with GoPro, Inc., for $285 million. [ Read More ] from PetaPixel

Stock Photographers Unhappy With Changes to Alamy Contributor Contract

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Alamy, a stock photo agency, is today bringing in big changes to how it pays contributors -- with many photographers expecting less money. [ Read More ] from PetaPixel

Dyson’s $499 Electric Toothbrush Has a Camera That Watches Your Teeth

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Technology company Dyson has launched an electric toothbrush that uses a built-in camera to help clean between the teeth. [ Read More ] from PetaPixel

Former DJI Engineers Raise $250,000 for ‘World’s First Robotic Extreme Zoom Camera’

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A new camera from FarseerTech aims to simplify photographing distant, moving subjects. RocXZoom combines a 50x hybrid zoom, motorized pan-and-tilt movement, and AI-powered subject recognition in a compact body designed for wildlife, birding, and outdoor observation. [ Read More ] from PetaPixel

Wedding Photographer Accuses Second Shooter of Goofing Off and Causing a Scene

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An unholy row has broken out in a viral Facebook post after a wedding photographer accused the second shooter she hired of serious unprofessionalism. [ Read More ] from PetaPixel

YouTube Star and Filmmaker Markiplier Just Became GoPro’s Biggest Shareholder

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Beleaguered GoPro has a new investor, and he really believes in the company's mission. YouTube star and successful new filmmaker Mark Fischbach, better known as Markiplier, has acquired an 8.5 percent stake in the struggling camera maker. [ Read More ] from PetaPixel

How I Timelapsed the Solar Eclipse (and Everything I Learned Not To Do)

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This past August, I went to northern Spain to try and photograph the total solar eclipse. I figured a lot of people would be chasing that single frame of totality, so I wanted to try something a little different and capture a full timelapse of the whole event. [ Read More ] from PetaPixel