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Google Trains AI on Your Search Uploads by Default – and Opt-Out Only Half Works

Jul 9, 2026 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Google has changed the settings governing its Search services to use all saved media to develop and improve its AI models. All the images, files,…



Meta Glasses Get a Tamper-Detection Fix, But the Real Problem’s Still There

Jul 8, 2026 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Meta’s smart glasses are supposed to tell you when someone’s filming you. But, of course, people have found ways to tamper with them and disable…



NASA’s James Webb Telescope Reveals the Dramatic Birth of Stars

Jul 5, 2026 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

NASA‘s latest James Webb Space Telescope image turns its attention to FS Tau, a remarkably young stellar system about 450 light-years away in the Taurus…



James Webb Captures a Galaxy Cluster Still Under Construction

Jul 5, 2026 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

Galaxy clusters are the largest structures in the Universe held together by gravity. They did not appear fully formed after the Big Bang; they grew…



Rubin Observatory Begins 10 Year LSST Survey: An Ocean of Stars

Jul 3, 2026 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

After nearly two decades of planning, construction, engineering, and testing, the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has officially begun the Legacy Survey of Space and…



Manfrotto’s Uncovered Series: Bags Built with Content Creators in Mind

Jul 3, 2026 Alberto Lima

Ever wish your gear bag was built for your life instead of having to fit your bag to your lifestyle? Manfrotto’s new UNCOVER series of premium camera bags hopes to answer this conundrum.



Hasselblad RAW Files Now Open Natively in Capture One; Tethering Coming Soon

Jul 2, 2026 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Hasselblad and Capture One have partnered to bring native RAW support to the editing software, ending years of conversions and workarounds for Hasselblad shooters. The…



The 2026 iPhone Photography Awards Prove Great Photos Have Nothing to Do With Expensive Cameras

Jul 1, 2026 Alex Baker

The winners of the 2026 iPhone Photography Awards (IPPAWARDS) have been announced, celebrating two decades of one of the longest-running smartphone photography competitions. This year’s…



Capturing the Soul of Monochrome: reFocus Awards Announces Winners of the 2026 Black & White Photo Contest

Jun 30, 2026 Alberto Lima

The world of photography is celebrating a major milestone as the reFocus Awards has officially unveiled the winners of its 2026 Black & White Photo Contest.



An Orbiter Photographs a Rover: NASA’s Photo Session on Mars

Jun 30, 2026 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

Planetary exploration depends on more than powerful spacecraft and advanced scientific instruments. It also relies on the ability to connect observations made from different vantage…