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Largest digital camera ever built begins decade-long survey of universe

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June 30, 2026

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Largest digital camera ever built begins decade-long survey of universe

The largest digital camera ever built is starting to capture images of unseen corners of the universe. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has officially begun its cosmic survey, meant to capture swathes of the sky in more depth and detail. Perched on a Chilean mountaintop, the telescope will point its eye at the southern sky []

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Associated Press

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· Jul 2, 2026

World's largest digital camera begins 10-year survey of the universe

The largest digital camera ever built is starting to capture images of unseen corners of the universe. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has officially begun its decade-long cosmic survey of the southern sky snapping hundreds of images per night, helping researchers understand concepts like dark matter and dark energy. Photo credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

RedState

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· Jun 27, 2026

Will New 6G AI Glasses Make Us All Into 'Walking Cameras'?

Will New 6G AI Glasses Make Us All Into 'Walking Cameras'?

The Next Web

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· Jul 6, 2026

Camera-free smart-glasses maker Even Realities hits $1bn on a $150M raise

Meta has sold millions of camera-equipped smart glasses, and landed in a privacy storm for it. A Shenzhen startup is betting 1bn that the smarter move is to leave the camera off. Even Realities has raised 150m at a 1 billion valuation, TechCrunch reported. Chinese giants Meituan and Tencent led the round. It makes the [] This story continues at The Next Web

Mashable

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· Jul 7, 2026

Insta360 X6 camera set to launch, FCC filing suggests

Insta360's next 360 degree camera seems poised for a launch following new FCC filings.

Mindanao Times

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· Jun 26, 2026

St. Luke’s – Global City Enters into Futuristic Era with the Philippines’ First Photon-Counting CT Scanner

TAGUIG CITY, Philippines – St. Luke’s Medical Center – Global City has unveiled the Siemens Naeotom Alpha.Peak, the world’s first photon-counting CT (PCCT) scanner. With this milestone, St. Luke’s becomes

BoingBoing

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· Jul 10, 2026

Sony updates its decade-old RX10 superzoom

Sony announced the RX10 V this week, an all-in-one superzoom camera with a 24-600mm-equivalent ZEISS lens and a 20-megapixel 1-inch sensor. If that's unchanged from the nearly decade-old RX10 IV, the rest of the spec sheet has significant upgrades: a dedicated AI chip for subject recognition and tracking that works for people, birds, animals, vehicles and insects; quicker autofocus; and 10-bit 4K/60fps oversampled, uncropped video (up from 8-bit 4K/30). — Read the rest The post Sony updates its decade-old RX10 superzoom appeared first on Boing Boing.

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Related coverage for "Largest digital camera ever built begins decade-long survey of universe": Associated Press — World's largest digital camera begins 10-year survey of the universe. RedState — Will New 6G AI Glasses Make Us All Into 'Walking Cameras'?. The Next Web — Camera-free smart-glasses maker Even Realities hits $1bn on a $150M raise. Mashable — Insta360 X6 camera set to launch, FCC filing suggests. Mindanao Times — St. Luke’s – Global City Enters into Futuristic Era with the Philippines’ First Photon-Counting CT Scanner. BoingBoing — Sony updates its decade-old RX10 superzoom