Designed for the railfan: The Appalachian & Ohio layout

Few things match the thrill of standing trackside while an earth-shaking freight thunders past. I suspect that this intense, ...
Forbes

GoPro Becomes The Next Company Announcing AI Pivot With $285 Million Merger Deal

GoPro said it was planning to merge with Starman Optical, a privately held company owned by Starman Holdings that produces optical transceivers—devices that turn data into light for high-speed ...
PetaPixel

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

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 ...
The Verge

GoPro has been acquired and is getting into ‘defense, government, robotics and aerospace’

Right after a YouTuber became GoPro’s biggest shareholder, the company got sold. Right after a YouTuber became GoPro’s biggest shareholder, the company got sold. is a senior editor and founding member ...
TechCrunch

GoPro to be acquired for $285M, will remain a public company

After years of financial struggles, action camera pioneer GoPro is being acquired for $285 million. A company called Starman Optical has agreed to merge with GoPro. The deal involves Starman Optical ...
CNBC

Struggling GoPro sells majority stake to optical maker Starman for $285 million

A little-known optical parts maker is buying GoPro for $285 million in cash, a deal that would repay the struggling action-camera maker's debt and give it more room to navigate surging memory chip ...
irblog.prnewswire.com

GOPRO ENTERS INTO DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT TO MERGE WITH STARMAN OPTICAL, INC.

NEW YORK and SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- GoPro, Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRO) and Starman Optical, Inc. ("Starman"), a privately held optical-photonics company, today announced that they ...
Reuters

Struggling GoPro sells majority stake to optical maker Starman for $285 million

Sept 1 (Reuters) - A little-known optical parts maker is buying GoPro (GPRO.O), opens new tab for $285 million in cash, a deal that would repay the struggling action-camera maker's debt and give it ...
Fast Company

GoPro stock soars after YouTube star Markiplier becomes large shareholder: How high will GPRO go?

Shares in GoPro Inc. (Nasdaq: GPRO) jumped yesterday and are again up significantly in premarket trading today after it was revealed that the megastar YouTuber Markiplier has become the largest ...
CNET

I Tested GoPro’s Interchangeable Lens Camera and, Honestly, It’s Brilliant

Truly cinematic footage from something that fits in your pocket? GoPro has itself a winner. Manual focus only Small screen can be tricky to nail focus No ability to preview final color grade in camera ...
KQED

These Model Train Enthusiasts Have Built a Miniature, Welcoming World

This story is part of Finding Your People, a series celebrating the Bay Area’s meetups and subcultures that bring people together IRL in an increasingly online world. Up a steep flight of stairs off ...
Wired

Review: GoPro Mission 1 Pro

Large, 1-inch sensor with 8K video. Excellent slow-motion capabilities. Solid low-light performance. USB audio support. Footage has a more cinematic look than other action cameras. Fast charging with ...