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Olympus OM System Cameras in 2025: 10 Shocking Facts & Latest Updates

Olympus OM System Cameras in 2025: 10 Shocking Facts & Latest Updates

Key Facts & Highlights From Olympus to OM System: A New Era In 2021, Olympus Corporation made the tough decision to sell its century-old camera division. The business was transferred to OM Digital Solutions, a new company under Japan Industrial Partners, which now produces cameras under the OM System brand dpreview.com dpreview.com. Freed from Olympus’s corporate shadow (which had prioritized its medical equipment arm), the imaging team gained agility. “OM Digital Solutions was reborn as an imaging business… better able to focus specifically on photography customers,” explains Shigemi Sugimoto, OMDS’s CEO dpreview.com dpreview.com. Crucially, OM Digital retained the engineering talent
8 September 2025
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Awe-Dropping Apple Event 2025 Shocks with Ultra-Thin iPhone 17 Air, New Watches & More

Awe-Dropping Apple Event 2025 Shocks with Ultra-Thin iPhone 17 Air, New Watches & More

Key Facts Pre-Event Buzz: Rumors and Leaks Tech enthusiasts had been eagerly speculating for months about what Apple might reveal on September 9, 2025 – and for the most part, the rumors were on point. Credible leaks from outlets like Bloomberg (via reporter Mark Gurman) and Apple watcher sites painted a picture of a significant iPhone refresh, incremental watch updates, and more: In the days leading up to the keynote, Apple itself stoked excitement with the teaser tagline “Awe dropping.” While the invite graphics and AR easter eggs gave little away (just an Apple logo and that playful phrase), the
8 September 2025
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Space Race Shake-Up: NASA Kills Moon Probe, Record Launches & Billion-Dollar Deals (Aug 4–5, 2025 Roundup)

Space Race Shake-Up: NASA Kills Moon Probe, Record Launches & Billion-Dollar Deals (Aug 4–5, 2025 Roundup)

NASA formally ended the Lunar Trailblazer mission on July 31 after a Feb. 26 liftoff, a ~$94 million low-cost orbiter meant to map lunar ice with two novel instruments that lost contact the day after launch and showed misaligned solar panels draining the batteries. NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity marked 13 years on Mars, with software upgrades enabling it to drive and relay data to orbiters simultaneously, extending science hours after 4,600 Martian days. NASA’s Artemis II astronauts will orbit the Moon in about six months, marking the first crewed lunar flyby in 53 years. ISS Crew-11 Dragon docked at the
5 August 2025
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Saudi Arabia’s Drone Laws in 2025: Strict Rules, New Updates & How They Compare Globally

Saudi Arabia’s Drone Laws in 2025: Strict Rules, New Updates & How They Compare Globally

Drones are legal in Saudi Arabia but are strictly regulated, with both recreational and commercial use requiring adherence to GACA regulations. Drones weighing 250 grams or more must be registered with GACA, with a certificate valid for 3 years and a unique registration ID affixed to the drone. All drone pilots must hold a GACA Remote Pilot Certificate (RPC) under GACAR Part 61, with a minimum age of 18, English proficiency, medical fitness, and passing an Aeronautical Knowledge Test. The maximum allowable altitude for drones is 120 meters above ground level, unless explicit authorization from GACA allows higher flight. Drones
24 July 2025
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Tech News Deep Dive: July 2025 / Updated: 2025, July 4th, 00:01 CET

Tech News Deep Dive: July 2025 / Updated: 2025, July 4th, 00:01 CET

Microsoft laid off about 9,000 employees, roughly 4% of its global workforce, in July 2025, with the Xbox division heavily affected. Microsoft’s AI push includes an $80 billion investment in AI infrastructure for fiscal 2025, plus a $30 billion annual cloud deal with Oracle to support Project Stargate via Azure. Microsoft’s gaming division seismic changes include the cancellation of Perfect Dark and Everwild, the closure of The Initiative, and departures of Gregg Mayles and Matt Firor, while the Xbox hardware roadmap remains reportedly intact. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Z Fold7, Galaxy Z Flip7, and Galaxy G Fold at Galaxy Unpacked,
4 July 2025
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Space Science in July 2025: Breakthroughs, Setbacks, and the Expanding Frontier / Updated: 2025, July 4th, 00:00 CET

Space Science in July 2025: Breakthroughs, Setbacks, and the Expanding Frontier / Updated: 2025, July 4th, 00:00 CET

Astronomers confirmed 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1) as the third confirmed interstellar object to visit our solar system, about 20 km wide, detected by NASA’s ATLAS survey, and it will pass inside Mars’ orbit in October 2025 at a minimum distance of 1.6 AU. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope directly imaged exoplanet TWA 7 b, a Saturn-mass world 34 light-years away, making it the lightest planet ever directly imaged and potentially habitable. MethaneSAT, an $88 million methane-emissions satellite backed by Jeff Bezos, Google, and the Environmental Defense Fund, launched in March 2024 and lost contact after just over a year, deemed unlikely
4 July 2025
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The Global AI Revolution: Breakthroughs, Challenges, and the Road Ahead / Updated: 2025, June 29th, 16:01 CET

The Global AI Revolution: Breakthroughs, Challenges, and the Road Ahead / Updated: 2025, June 29th, 16:01 CET

The 4th Hong Kong InnoTech Expo drew over 58,000 visitors and featured 120 AI-powered student teams, with winners set to represent Hong Kong at the Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions. Mayo Clinic’s StateViewer AI tool detects nine types of dementia from a single FDG-PET brain scan with 88% accuracy, doubling speed and tripling accuracy compared with traditional methods. NVIDIA shifted its focus to Sovereign AI, led by CEO Jensen Huang, partnering with governments to build national data centers and sovereign LLM infrastructure, with potential revenue in the hundreds of billions. A US federal court ruled that training AI models on
29 June 2025
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Drone Laws in the Netherlands (2025)

Drone Laws in the Netherlands (2025)

The maximum altitude for recreational drones in the Netherlands is 120 meters (394 feet) above ground or water. Recreational drones must be kept in visual line of sight at all times, and FPV flights without a spotter are not allowed. Distance rules require at least 50 meters from bystanders for moderately heavy drones (500 g–2 kg) and at least 150 meters from residential or urban areas for larger drones up to 25 kg. Recreational drones must weigh under 25 kg (55 lbs) including payload and cannot transport dangerous goods or drop objects. Daylight-only flying applies, with operations allowed from 15
25 June 2025
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Los Angeles Drone Laws Uncovered: The Ultimate 2025 Guide for Every Pilot

Los Angeles Drone Laws Uncovered: The Ultimate 2025 Guide for Every Pilot

The FAA has exclusive authority over U.S. airspace, so federal rules govern drones in Los Angeles while local city/county rules govern ground-based restrictions like takeoff/landing sites and permits. Recreational drones weighing more than 0.55 pounds must be registered with the FAA for $5, pass the free TRUST test, fly below 400 feet AGL, stay in visual line of sight, yield to all manned aircraft, and use the B4UFLY app to avoid restricted zones, with civil fines up to $27,500 and criminal fines up to $250,000 in extreme cases. Commercial operations under FAA Part 107 require a Remote Pilot Certificate (minimum
21 June 2025
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Import of Military-Grade Drones to Ukraine (2025 Update)

Import of Military-Grade Drones to Ukraine (2025 Update)

In February 2023 Parliament exempted UAVs from import duty and VAT, with the exemption extended through 2025 and renewed to cover defense goods until at least January 1, 2026; by early 2025, 98% of drones imported entered duty-free. A late-2022 Cabinet resolution allowed drones to clear customs with simplified procedures and no required bonds, and August 2023 saw removal of some documentation and certificates for civil or dual-use drones to speed imports. Exemption generally requires military or humanitarian use; volunteers, charities, or units can import drones tax-free if destined for the war effort. Ukraine maintains both official government import channels
13 June 2025
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