Google Photos is sending your private shares public and you don’t even know it
Jul 15, 2019
John Aldred
Researcher Robert Wiblin over at 80,000 Hours spotted something quite interesting about Google Photos recently. He noticed that privately shared links became publicly accessible. He…
Google Drive is separating from Google Photos – Here’s how to keep your photos synced
Jun 16, 2019
John Aldred
Remember when Google cloud storage used to be quite simple? You had one account to which you uploaded pretty much anything and then it was…
Google used this crazy 5-phone case to tweak Portrait Mode on the Pixel 3
Dec 3, 2018
John Aldred
When the Google Pixel 2 came out it was extremely impressive. Despite only having the single rear camera, it beat out everything else on DxOMark…
Google’s Night Sight feature lets you shoot in the dark without a tripod or flash
Nov 15, 2018
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Google Pixel 3 may only have one rear camera, but it relies heavily on Google’s promising AI to deliver high-quality images. The latest feature Google…
Google is using AI to digitise over 5 million historical photos for the New York Times
Nov 12, 2018
John Aldred
With a history dating back to 1851 and over 125 Pulitzer Prizes under its belt, the New York Times has amassed a mountain of photos….
Google opens up AI tech behind “Portrait Mode” to developers as open source
Mar 14, 2018
John Aldred
Portrait Mode has been simultaneously one of the biggest jokes and coolest advancements in smartphone camera technology. Google’s version of it can be found in…
Take a selfie, Google will find your look-alike in a work of art
Jan 15, 2018
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Google’s Art & Culture app has an amusing new feature. If you take a selfie within the app, it finds your look-alike in a work…
There, I fixed it: Google removes the gorilla label from its ‘racist’ algorithm
Jan 12, 2018
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Although artificial intelligence can be impressive, sometimes we get to witness that it’s not always the case. You may remember that time when the Google…
The rise of the machines: Google’s AI will decide if your photos are aesthetically pleasing
Dec 26, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
In a recent blog post, Google has introduced their new AI that can judge your photos based on both technical and aesthetic quality. According to…
How Google built its “best ever” camera for the Pixel 2 smartphone
Oct 9, 2017
John Aldred
Google’s Pixel 2 smartphone quickly dethroned the new iPhone 8 Plus once DxO Mark got their hands on it. And the reviewers so far seem to…