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Scarlett Johansson is the latest celebrity to get deep faked for unauthorised ads
Nov 3, 2023
Alex Baker
Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson is taking legal action against an AI app that used her name and image in an online ad without her permission….
ValiDrive: Spotting fake memory cards made easy
Nov 2, 2023
John Aldred
Fake storage devices are rife these days. We can go search sites like AliExpress, eBay and even Amazon and find many obvious fakes. Some, however,…
Canon releases 3 lenses, including a world-first for a constant aperture zoom, and an affordable superzoom
Nov 2, 2023
Alex Baker
Canon has introduced three new lenses that promise to enhance the world of still photography and video production. These lenses cater to a wide range…
Would a vampire show up in a photo taken on a mirrorless camera?
Oct 30, 2023
Alex Baker
As Hallowe’en approaches, it brings with it some photographic challenges. Not least of all is the issue of how to photograph a vampire, should you…
Study: Meta apps found most invasive, sharing 86% of your data with others
Oct 27, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
It’s hard to imagine spending a day without our phones, isn’t it? I’m sure you know that most of the apps you use daily aren’t actually great at keeping your data private. But have you ever wondered how much of it is actually shared? Which apps are the most invasive?
Canon researches interest in retro-style camera body
Oct 27, 2023
Alex Baker
Canon is gauging interest in reviving some of its most iconic camera models with a modern twist. According to The Federation of Independent Photographers, Canon…
You can now edit photos with AI directly in Shutterstock’s library. And it sucks
Oct 27, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
After welcoming AI images and launching its own AI image generator, Shutterstock has now announced new AI-powered editing features. From now on, you can edit photos directly in its library, transforming any stock image you find into exactly the image you need. Or at least that was the original idea, because the execution is far from perfect.
“Candid” winning photo of CEWE Photo Award 2023 was staged
Oct 26, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
It was only yesterday that we covered the winning images of the CEWE Photo Awards 2023. However, the “candid” overall winning photo has raised eyebrows…
New tool protects your photos by poisoning AI generators from the inside out
Oct 25, 2023
Alex Baker
Scientists have developed a way for photographers and artists to fight back against AI harvesting their work without permission. The tool, dubbed Nightshade, works by…
Daylyy is the next ‘anti-Instagram’ social media photo-sharing app
Oct 25, 2023
Alex Baker
It seems like not a week goes by where some new photo-sharing app claims to be the next anti-Christ anti-Instagram. Frankly, it’s getting a bit…