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Sony’s new A7 V uses a partially stacked sensor so you can shoot silently

Sony is announcing the A7 V, its first camera with a partially stacked sensor and various features borrowed from pricier Alpha models. It will be available body-only in late December for $2,899, and a kit including a new 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS II lens is coming in February.  The A7 V is one of Sony’s most […]

Mom Impressed By Tattooed Person’s Manners

HILLIARD, OH—Reluctantly admitting to the table that she might have been too quick to judge, local mother Janet Greenbaum told family members Thursday that she was actually quite impressed by the manners of their tattooed restaurant server. “When she first came over to give us our menus, I thought she was in some kind of biker […]

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Crying Sounds Coming From Inside Suit Of Armor

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Michael and Susan Dell say they will deposit $6.25B for 25M children, or $250 per investment "Trump account", comparing the gift to Dell's direct PC sales model (Nicholas Kulish/New York Times)

Nicholas Kulish / New York Times:
Michael and Susan Dell say they will deposit $6.25B for 25M children, or $250 per investment “Trump account”, comparing the gift to Dell's direct PC sales model  —  The tech billionaire and his wife hope other philanthropists follow their $6 billion lead in expanding the reach of soon-to-be-created “Trump accounts.”

South Korean police arrest four over hacking 120K home security cameras, whose footage was used to make sexually exploitative material; one person made ~$12K (John Yoon/New York Times)

John Yoon / New York Times:
South Korean police arrest four over hacking 120K home security cameras, whose footage was used to make sexually exploitative material; one person made ~$12K  —  The authorities arrested four people this week in the latest turn in the country's effort to stop exploitative recordings.