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Apple rivals Photoshop with MGIE, an AI text-based photo editor
Feb 8, 2024
Alex Baker
Apple has released a text-based image editing tool that could rival Adobe Photoshop. The new tool was pioneered by a collaboration between Apple and the…
GCHQ releases unseen images of WW2 code-breaking computer
Feb 7, 2024
John Aldred
The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) in the UK has released previously unseen photographs of Colossus. The images are being released to celebrate the 80th birthday…
Nikon NX Tether 2.0 adds live view and wireless camera control
Feb 7, 2024
John Aldred
As well as the new firmware for the Nikon Z8 (buy here), Nikon has also released NX Tether 2.0. The new major version update brings…
Become a travel photographer for the night with this ‘Photo Tour’ boardgame
Feb 7, 2024
Alex Baker
If you want to combine your love of photography with travel, it makes sense to become a travel photographer. However, it’s an increasingly competitive niche,…
UK fails artists and cancels AI copyright agreement
Feb 7, 2024
Alex Baker
The UK government has shelved plans to create an AI copyright code that would protect artists. In what has been described as a ‘blow to…
NASA Perseverance rover spots poor broken Ingenuity helicopter in a recent Mars photo
Feb 7, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Last month, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter took its last flight after suffering rotor damage. In a recent photo, the Perseverance rover captured the poor, broken…
Meta to label AI-generated content on all its platforms
Feb 7, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
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 Kalinin
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…