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Photography: Top Tips For Taking Great Photos On The iPHone Camera (Video)

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Apple has quietly given its Camera app a major overhaul — with great tricks hidden in its interface. WSJ’s Kenny Wassus demos the new features, from simultaneous video and photo capture to Burst Mode and the new Pro Raw format.

Photo illustration: Kenny Wassus

Video Timeline: 0:00 – 0:44 Introduction 0:45 – 1:17 Hidden Camera Levels 1:18 – 1:44 Quick Video Capture 1:45 – 2:10 Burst Mode 2:11 – 2:37 Preserve Creative Control 2:38 – 3:06 Reveal Exposure Control 3:07 – 3:37 24 FPS Video Recording 3:38 – 4:10 Mirror Selfie 4:11 – 5:39 Apple Pro Raw

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Business, Reviews, Technology, Travel, Videos, Workplace

Telework: Large Exodus Of Workers From North To South Italy (Video)

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In Italy, more than 100,000 people working in the north have returned to their native villages in the south because of the Covid-19 pandemic. They are continuing to work for their employers based in the north, but remotely. As a result, large northern cities are losing their workforces. Milan, an important business hub, has lost more than 12,000 inhabitants since February 2020. Meanwhile, towns in the south are benefitting from the arrival of these young remote working professionals, in a north-south exodus previously unheard of in Italy. Our correspondents report from Sicily.

Automobiles, Reviews, Technology, Transportation, Videos

Future Of Safe Driving: ‘Infrared & Iris Sensors’

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The SEAT Smart Quality team uses Eye-Tracker glasses to track the driver’s gaze through infrared sensors, cameras and algorithms. Knowing where users are looking helps to achieve a more intuitive and secure interaction with devices such as infotainment.

This technology will have applications in other areas such as the design of mobility apps. Infrared light sensors, high resolution images and a sophisticated algorithm. All this technology is used to find out exactly where people are looking.

As we drive, the road must obviously be the main focus. That’s why it’s key to safety to be able to locate everything we’re looking for on the central console of the infotainment system at a glance, from the navigation system to the air conditioning or the radio.

 “We must guarantee the minimum interaction time with the screen, and to do this the information must be where users intuitively and naturally look for it” says Rubén Martínez, head of SEAT’s Smart Quality department. To accomplish this, they now have an innovative system.

Business, News, Online, Podcasts, Politics, Technology

Global News: Britain In The World, E-Commerce & Heating Homes (Podcast)

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A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week: Britain’s place in the world, the future of global e-commerce (9:25), and using urine to heat homes (16:30).

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1gLkwZBVWbzkQFtp9klYqG
Business, Documentaries, Investigations, Technology, Videos

Investigations: Chinese Telecomunications Giant Huawei – High Tech or Spy?

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Telecommunications giant Huawei is said to be one of the most powerful companies in China. But Huawei has been accused of systematic espionage, and some Western governments doubt whether the company is truly independent of the Chinese government.

This documentary investigates concerns about Huawei and internet security. The company is a major player in the manufacture of smartphones, and enjoys a technological lead in the development of the super-fast 5G broadband network worldwide. But the US and some other Western countries suspect that Huawei works closely with the Chinese government on espionage and sabotage operations.

Has Huawei becomne a pawn in the trade war between the US and China? The arrest of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou in Canada in 2018 — at the request of US authorities — marked the climax of the conflict between Huawei and Washington. Some European countries also have concerns about the company.

Does Huawei really have close ties to the Chinese government? And what are the benefits and risks for those foreign clients who choose to work with this 5G giant?

Business, Cities, News, Retail, Technology, Videos

Future Deliveries: U.S. To Allow Small Drones To Fly Over People At Night (2021)

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Small drones will be allowed to fly over people and at night in the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a significant step toward their use for widespread commercial deliveries.

Climate Change, Economics, Environment, Technology, Videos

Climate Change: Bill Gates On How Best To Fund The ‘Green Revolution’ (Video)

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Bill Gates outlines his vision for a global green revolution. He tells Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, how renewable energy is merely the first step in combatting climate change.

Video timeline: 00:00 – How to fund a green economy 00:38 – Lessons from the pandemic 01:52 – Behaviour change v innovation in technology 03:36 – Most promising renewable technologies 04:31 – Private sector investment in green technology 06:30 – How essential are carbon prices? 07:50 – Net-zero emissions targets for businesses 09:39 – America’s role in climate-change action 12:40 – What are the odds for success of green innovation?