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[embedded content] Adobe’s Firefly, a generative text-to-image artificial intelligence (AI) model designed to create images and text effects, launched into beta today and alongside it, the Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) has new features promoting industry-leading transparency regarding image editing and AI. In a new video, digital storyteller Hallease Narvaez showcases Firefly while highlighting Adobe’s Content

[embedded content] The NBA has fined Memphis Grizzlies player Dillon Brooks $35,000 after he shoved a camera operator who was hurt in the incident. The cameraman is said to be “injured and remains under evaluation” according to his colleague, play-by-play commentator Jason Jackson. “Memphis Grizzlies guard-forward Brooks has been fined $35,000 for the unsportsmanlike act

Meta’s promised paid verification program is rolling out to Facebook and Instagram today, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on his Instagram channel. Verification is set to cost $15 per month if subscribed using iOS or Android and $12 per month if subscribed to via the web. ThE cheaper option is only available for Facebook at this

The Monash Gallery of Art in Melbourne, Australia is rebranding as the Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh) to solely concentrate on the art form. For more than 30 years, the Monash Gallery of Art (MGA) has collected and exhibited a wide range of visual art that included paintings, sculptures, and photography. However, the museum’s organizers

[embedded content] The first-ever aerial images of the Earth’s two biggest icebergs that broke off from Antarctica’s Ice Shelf have been published. Each could take decades to melt. On March 13, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) published aerial photographs and footage of the two enormous icebergs. Scientists are closely tracking the two icebergs that are

A group in Illinois has filed a class action lawsuit against California-based Prisma Labs, the company behind the artificial intelligence-powered photo editing app, Lensa.ai. As reported by Artnet, Chicago-based law firm Loevy & Loevy has filed a class action lawsuit against Prisma Labs, alleging that the company “unlawfully” collected Illinois residents’ biometric data using Lensa’s

Collage of Glenn Homann’s grand prize winning portfolio The Mobile Photography Awards (MPA) has announced the winners of its 12th annual photo contest. Founded in 2011, the MPA celebrates the best mobile photographers and showcases beautiful photos captured by smartphones. The latest edition of the competition received thousands of entries from over 80 countries, highlighting

A large, bright star shines from the centre with smaller stars scattered throughout the image. A clumpy cloud of material surrounds the central star, with more material above and below than on the sides, in some places allowing background stars to peek through. The cloud material is yellow closer to the star. The James Webb

Samsung has been accused of doctoring moon photos taken with the Galaxy S Ultra smartphones with pre-existing images using artificial intelligence to make it look as though the quality is better than usually possible with such a small sensor. When Samsung first unveiled Space Zoom in the Galaxy S20 Ultra back in 2020, it touted

Chroma Cameras has released a new-and-improved version of its CubePan 135-format panoramic camera. The 2023 version includes the same features as last year’s original, although it now includes better usability based on feedback from photographers. Chroma Cameras’ founder Steve Lloyd tells Kosmo Foto that the new version of the CubePan 35mm system camera is “an

Champagne Scuba (2014) by Christopher Boffoli Back in December, a young man walked into one of the fine art galleries that represent my photographs and engaged the gallery owner in a conversation about some of my prints. He seemed to be familiar with my work, said that his girlfriend was actually a fan, and remarked

The Global Seed Bank in Svalbard. Tucked away in the remote Arctic Svalbard archipelago is the Global Seed Vault; a backup facility for the world’s crops should things go awry. The building itself looks like the lair of a James Bond villain. But now the doomsday facility has opened its doors via a virtual photography

Haukland’s original 7-in-1 photography jacket is already water resistant and warm enough for most environments, but to support photographers who venture into even more extreme conditions, Haukland’s Parka Pro goes even further beyond. PetaPixel positively reviewed the original 7-in-1 photography jacket last year. It was so impressive that it was also awarded accessory of the

The U.S. government is planning to use deepfake videos in online propaganda and deception campaigns. According to a report published on Monday by The Intercept, procurement documents reveal that the United States Special Operations Command may soon utilize deepfake technology in influence operations on the internet. The documents outline Special Operations Command’s goals to procure

The popular tripod company Benro today launched the Theta, a revolutionary new camera stabilization device that the brand calls “the world’s first smart modular travel tripod.” Full disclosure: This article was brought to you by Benro. The tripod, which was first teased back in January 2023, has “brains” to make life easier for photographers, and

A group of Japanese scientists used people’s brain activity to generate images on the artificially intelligent (AI) model Stable Diffusion. Researchers at the Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences in Osaka University, Japan, were able to reconstruct high-resolution and highly accurate images from brain activity by using the popular Stable Diffusion model. The team, which was

Venezuela’s government is using faked artificial intelligence-generated television presenters to spread disinformation. Editor’s note: Before publication, the YouTube channel that was hosting the example videos was “terminated.” El Pais reports that Venezuelan state-owned television station VTV has been using deepfake English-speaking hosts from a fictitious American news agency to share falsely positive news coverage about

A student on a school bus holding a digital point-and-shoot camera. Jason Zhang/Wikimedia Commons The latest digital cameras boast ever-higher resolutions, better performance in low light, smart focusing and shake reduction – and they’re built right into your smartphone. Even so, some Gen Z-ers are now opting for point-and-shoot digital cameras from the early 2000s,

World Nature Photography Awards 2022 © Jens Cullmann The World Nature Photography Awards (WNPA) has announced its winners and German photographer Jens Cullmann has won the grand prize with a portrait of a crocodile lurking in dry mud in Zimbabwe. The incredible photo earned Cullmann a $1,000 award and the title of “World Nature Photographer

[embedded content] A new program may prevent artificial intelligence (AI) programs from manipulating an individual’s photos and using them to create deepfakes. A team of researchers led by computer professor Aleksander Madry at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed a program called “Photoguard” which denies AI the ability to manipulate an individual’s photos convincingly.