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Meta to label AI-generated content on all its platforms
Feb 7, 2024
Dunja Đuđić
Just after it was criticized for its “inconsistent fake videos policy”, Meta started labeling AI-generated images across its platforms. This includes Facebook, Instagram, and Threads,…
V2.0 firmware brings 180-megapixel images to Nikon Z8
Feb 7, 2024
John Aldred
Nikon has announced the first major firmware update for the Nikon Z8 (buy here). Amongst other features, the Nikon Z8 Version 2.0 firmware update brings…
Youtuber (former police officer) robbed of $16,000 worth of camera gear
Feb 6, 2024
Sagiv Gilburd
On a trip to Italy, Manny Ortiz (a regular here on DIYP) just had every filmmaker’s worst nightmare come true. $16,000 worth of cameras, lenses,…
Meta ordered to change its “incoherent” fake video policy
Feb 6, 2024
Dunja Đuđić
Meta’s Oversight Board, an external group reviewing moderation decisions on Facebook and Instagram, ordered Meta to rewrite its “incoherent” rules against fake videos. It started…
This Mini L-Shaped Mount Plate is like a rig transformer
Feb 6, 2024
Sagiv Gilburd
If your rig just does not let you mount your gear the way you want to, you should take a look at the Mini L-shaped mount plate kit…
Watch: Take a tour around the Nikon Museum in Japan
Feb 5, 2024
John Aldred
Although Nikon’s been struggling for a little while, they are starting to make some ground to catch back up. But how did Nikon start? How…
Italian court orders Getty to remove all Michelangelo’s David photos or pay €50,000 a day
Feb 5, 2024
Dunja Đuđić
An Italian court has ordered Getty Images’ Italian website to remove all content depicting Michelangelo’s David. This includes not only photos of the original statue,…
Zuckerberg admits that they use your Instagram photos to train their AI
Feb 5, 2024
Alex Baker
Mark Zuckerberg confirmed in his earnings call for Meta’s fourth quarter results what we have long suspected. Meta is using our Instagram images to train…
Family finds an SOS note on a drone, saves photographer stuck in snow
Feb 5, 2024
Sagiv Gilburd
Brian Telford is a professional real estate photographer from Utah who specializes in capturing aerial photos of rural properties. A few days ago, during a…
Young photographer falls 300 feet into canyon while taking a photo
Feb 5, 2024
Alex Baker
A photographer fell to his death at Moon Overlook near Torrey, Utah, after he lost his footing trying to get a better composition. The tragedy…