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Hasselblad Disqualifies AI image from Masters 2026 Competition, Replaces Finalist
May 19, 2026
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Somebody submitted an AI-generated image to the Hasselblad Masters 2026, one of the most prestigious camera brand competitions. And it made the shortlist. Who’s surprised?…
Court Orders North Carolina Wedding Photography Business to Hand Over Missing Photos
May 19, 2026
Alysa Gavilan
A North Carolina judge has ordered a wedding photography company accused of defrauding more than 200 couples to hand over any remaining wedding photos and videos within 30 days, according to reporting by WECT News.
Four Humans in a Few Pixels: Green Bank Telescope Captures Artemis II Near the Moon
May 18, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
During NASA’s Artemis II mission, the Orion spacecraft travelled hundreds of thousands of kilometers away from Earth while carrying four astronauts around the Moon. Throughout…
YouTube Likeness Detection Now Lets Everyone Find Their AI Clone on the Platform
May 18, 2026
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
YouTube likeness detection, previously limited to YouTube Partner Program members, is expanding to all eligible creators aged 18 and over. This feature helps you find…
Canon Brings Image Verification to the Camera Level With C2PA Rollout
May 18, 2026
Alysa Gavilan
Canon is rolling out a C2PA-based image verification system that embeds provenance data directly into images at capture, enabling camera-level authentication on models like the EOS R1 and EOS R5 Mark II for journalism and professional workflows.
NASA’s TESS Reveals a Map of the Sky Filled with Alien Worlds
May 17, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Exoplanet surveys generate enormous volumes of observational data. Space telescopes repeatedly monitor stellar brightness, track subtle photometric variations, and search for periodic transit signatures hidden…
ESA’s Mars Express Reveals a Water-Carved Landscape on Mars
May 16, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
High-resolution orbital imaging has revealed how strongly water shaped the ancient Martian surface. Several valley systems on Mars exhibit geomorphological features indicative of large-scale flooding,…
Hubble Photographs a Galaxy During a Transition in Evolution
May 15, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Galaxies evolve through long and complex physical processes that reshape their structure, gas content, and stellar populations over billions of years. Astronomers understand the broad…
Man Ordered to Pay Kim Kardashian Over $165,000 After Photo Mix-Up Lawsuit Fails
May 14, 2026
Alysa Gavilan
A man who sued Kim Kardashian over a mistaken online photo identity has been ordered to pay more than $165,000 in legal fees after the case was dismissed under California’s anti-SLAPP law.
Hubble Revisits a Microlensing Event: A Preview of Roman Telescope
May 13, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Astronomers often describe gravitational microlensing as one of the most demanding techniques in observational astrophysics. A newly released observation from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has…