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Vacation couple’s memory card returned by camera thieves – but not the camera
Oct 12, 2023
John Aldred
Well, this is an odd one, with something of a bitter-sweet conclusion. According to the Mail Online, a couple visiting the Outer Hebrides in Scotland…
This is the last professional photo of JFK before he was assassinated
Oct 12, 2023
John Aldred
The JFK assassination is one of those moments in history that just stands out. Obviously, not in a great way. But like other events such…
Adobe is bringing Generative AI to video with Premiere Pro and After Effects
Oct 11, 2023
John Aldred
We all knew it was only a matter of time before Adobe started implementing its Firefly-powered generative fill-type features in its video products. I have…
Blackmagic Camera App 1.1 adds Tentacle Sync and Tilta Nucleus Nano support
Oct 9, 2023
John Aldred
The Blackmagic Camera App for iPhones (download here) has proven to be pretty popular. This isn’t much of a surprise, considering they’re giving it away…
Pro soccer will trial a new camera angle inspired by video games
Oct 6, 2023
Alex Baker
Sky Sports and the Premier League will introduce an innovative new camera angle. Called “Game Mode,” the new angle is similar to a view from…
55 Years Old and Still Looking Good: How Barbie Has Changed Throughout the Years
Oct 4, 2023
Udi Tirosh
Barbie was first introduced to the world in 1959 by American toy manufacturer Mattel. Over the past five decades, she’s gone through subtle changes, specifically…
NASA’s Perseverance rover captures video of 1.2 miles tall dust devil on Mars
Oct 3, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
On August 30, 2023, NASA’s Perseverance rover captured the fascinating sight of a Martian dust devil. The video, taken by the rover’s Navcam, provides a…
AI strikes again: Image of shirtless man kicking an alligator fools the internet
Oct 3, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
As AI image generators become more advanced, it becomes increasingly difficult to tell AI from real images. So, it’s no wonder that yet another AI creation has been fooling people over the past few days. The image is downright bizarre, showing a half-naked man kicking an alligator in the face. It spread like wildfire, with some folks turning it into a meme and some wondering – is this thing real?
OpenAI lets artists opt out of AI training data – but there’s a catch
Oct 2, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Many artists have complained about tech giants using their work to train AI models. Some, including writer George R. R. Martin, have even filed lawsuits against OpenAI, Stability AI, and other companies for using their work for these purposes without permission. OpenAI is now offering a chance to artists to remove their creative works from being used in the training data of DALL-E 3, the company’s newest image generator. But there’s a catch: the process is so detailed, complicated, and time-consuming, that artists have called it “enraging.”
AI-version of Tom Hanks used in dental ad without permission
Oct 2, 2023
Alex Baker
Tom Hanks has issued a warning on Instagram about a dental plan advertisement that appears to feature him. Hanks clarified that the video is entirely…