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Netflix true crime documentary may have used AI-generated images of a real person
Netflix has been accused of using AI-manipulated imagery in the true crime documentary 'What Jennifer Did.'
Capture One is axing the free tier of its photo-editing software on January 30
Popular photo-editing software company Capture One is ending its free Express tier on January 30. It's hoping to steer consumers toward the Pro plan that costs, at minimum, $24 each month.
The James Webb Space Telescope is capturing the universe on a 68GB SSD
With the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) now powered up and snapping some spectacular images, you may wonder exactly how it's storing them.
Twitter has stopped cropping image previews on the web, too
After doing so on mobile, Twitter has stopped automatically cropping images on the web.
Google now lets users ask for images of minors to be removed from Search
Google has activated a safety feature that lets minors under 18 request that images of themselves be removed from search results.
WhatsApp's disappearing messages come to iOS
After releasing the feature on Android last month, Facebook is debuting WhatsApp self-erasing media and texts on iOS via a new beta release.
OpenAI's DALL-E app generates images from just a description
OpenAI has reached a new milestone with DALL-E, an agent that can create an image out of nearly any description.
Facebook is testing a tool to let users claim image rights
Facebook's Rights Manager of Images could make it easier for creators to issue takedown requests.
The latest Chromecast leak shows remote in full detail
Another Chromecast leak gives us a glimpse of the new remote.
Some Canon cameras can now upload images straight to Google Photos
Canon users can now upload photos directly from their cameras to Google Photos via WiFi.
Canon is the latest to be hit by a possible ransomware attack
After Garmin reportedly paid millions to get its systems online, Canon might also be victim to a ransomware attack, according to Bleeping Computer. More than 20 Canon domains, including its main US site, are affected or down, and attackers may have stolen up to 10TB of data.
NASA and ESA share the closest images ever taken of the Sun
NASA and ESA share the first images taken by their Solar Orbiter. They're the closest pictures ever taken of the sun.
Google starts displaying contextual info in image searches
The next time you search for an image on Google, you may see the search engine display information about people, places and things related to the picture you're looking at.
Google Photos will no longer back up WhatsApp and Instagram images by default
Google Photos will no longer back up images from WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and other messaging and social media services, the company announced.
Astronomers may have witnessed a planet's birth
Scientists believe they have observed a planet being formed for the first time.
Motorola's rumored Edge+ flagship phone shown off in more leaked images
We first heard rumblings of Motorola's newest flagship phone, the Motorola Edge+, earlier this month. Leaked renders showed a 6.7-inch phone with a bezel-free, curved-edge design and tiny hole-punch camera. Without Motorola's say so there's no way to tell if these specs are legit or not, but newly leaked images, courtesy of renowned phone leaker Evan Blass, do suggest this is what Motorola is working on.
Smithsonian opens up 2.8 million images to the public
The Smithsonian Institution is releasing a whopping 2.8 million high-res, two- and three-dimensional images from its collections to a new Open Access online platform. The material comes from all 19 Smithsonian museums, nine research centers, libraries, archives and the National Zoo, and it's available for free to anyone with a web browser.
Twitter outage takes down Tweetdeck, affects images and DMs
Be nice to any journalists you see on Twitter right now -- Tweetdeck is down and it's a headache for everyone. While the company has said it's aware of issues and investigating, problems have also hit regular users, who aren't seeing new DMs at the moment, or may have trouble adding extra stuff to tweets like images, videos and polls. In a tweet, the company said it's working on a fix and that things "should be back to normal soon."
You can block images on Gmail for iPhone now
Gmail users can now finally opt out of having images load automatically on the iPhone app. The email client unveiled its latest update to the App Store that includes an option for those who want to stop their messages from being tracked or who don't need to see every single external image sent to their inbox. To activate, simply go to Settings, select your account, go to Images and select "Ask before displaying external images". Android users have had this option for a while now.
MIT made an AI that can detect and create fake images
Creating digital renderings and editing images can take hours, but researchers from MIT and IBM want to change that. They've trained AI to generate photographic images from scratch and to intelligently edit objects inside them. While this could be beneficial for artists and designers, it also offers insight into how neural networks learn context, and the team hopes to leverage the tool to spot fake or altered images.
