Google now finds your pet’s lookalike among works of art
Nov 9, 2021
Dunja Đuđić
After finding your lookalikes among artworks, now it’s your pet’s turn. Google Arts & Culture now presents Pet Portraits, an AI tool that lets you…
Google is now letting under-18’s request that images of themselves be removed from searches
Oct 27, 2021
Alex Baker
Great news for kids and teenagers whose parents won’t quit posting embarrassing photos of them – Google is now allowing under 18’s to request the…
Google’s “Backup and Sync” will stop working at the end of September
Jul 19, 2021
John Aldred
Launched in 2017, Google’s Backup and Sync app was its way of tying your desktop computer or laptop into Google Drive and Google Photos so…
YouTube now tells you immediately if your video failed copyright or monetisation checks
Mar 18, 2021
John Aldred
I noticed something changed on my YouTube account a couple of months ago. It’s a new “Checks” feature, and it seems to have now rolled…
Google trained its portrait lighting AI with 64-camera and 331-light rig
Dec 15, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
Our phone cameras are getting better and better, and AI has been all the rage in photography lately. Google wants to bring AI lighting to…
New Google Photos storage rules could delete your Gmail and Google Drive files too
Dec 7, 2020
John Aldred
Google recently announced they were killing off free storage for Google Photos from June 1st, 2021. A lot of people haven’t been happy with Google’s…
Google will now pay for your photos, although only $0.20 a pop
Nov 25, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
Remember that Google wanted you to help train its photo algorithm for free? Well, now you can actually do it for cash. Google has launched…
Google turns off automatic photo enhancements to stop you from feeling bad about your selfies
Oct 2, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
Along with the Pixel 4a and Pixel 5 announcement, Google is making some changes to its photo editing methods. The company has introduced a design framework that will…
These creepy images were completely generated by AI from just photo captions
Oct 1, 2020
John Aldred
AI just gets weirder and weirder. And creepier. Researchers at the Allen Institute for AI have published new research which builds on OpenAI’s GPT-3 machine…
Google Images now officially show your photos with “Licensable” badge so it’s easier to sell them
Sep 1, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
Earlier this month, Google announced “Licensable” tag that would be placed on thumbnails in Google Images. The feature is now officially out, and it could…