As expected, an AI image model known as 'Nano Banana' that was making a big impression last week is in fact made by Google. The tech giant announced it last night along with its actual name 'Gemini 2.5 Flash Image.'
Apple announced its annual iPhone launch event today, teasing "awe dropping" reveals on September 9.
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Will Smith is currently playing in the U.K. as part of his 'Based on a True Story' tour. The actor, rapper, and film producer has been sharing snippets of his live performances.
A man was nearly tricked out of reward money after a scammer sent him a face-swapped, digitally altered photo of his missing dog.
China-based e-commerce giant Alibaba's AI research team has released an open-source, text-based AI photo editor that the developers claim brings "state-of-the-art" image editing performance that supports both English and Chinese prompts.
New data shows that searches of phones and other electronic devices at U.S. borders have reached an all-time high.
A photographer and software developer fed up with paying endless subscription fees has decided to help himself -- and his fellow photographers -- by building not one, but four free apps.
Newly unsealed videos show TikTok employees worrying that the platform's potentially addictive features could harm young users’ mental health, and they may "never want to leave" the app.
Batteries are boring. The most recent and exciting battery innovation I can recall is when manufacturers started incorporating USB-C ports into camera batteries. Needless to say, it's a low bar. That's why my expectations for the Linogy AA/AAA Battery Charging system were at most lukewarm, but after using it, I have to admit: this thing is great.
Apple has long been an industry leader when it comes to accessibility in technology. The company highlighted how the Action mode in its latest iPhone smartphones can help those with Parkinson's disease capture steadier, sharper video.
There is a powerful new AI image generator making lots of noise among text-to-image enthusiasts, with many people wondering if it is a threat to Adobe Photoshop.
A customer has sued Home Depot, claiming the retail giant has been secretly using facial recognition technology on customers with cameras placed at self-checkout kiosks.
Atomic Keyboard's Severance-inspired MDR Dasher Keyboard, first unveiled in April, is finally available on Kickstarter.
A disabled man was scammed out of money after he was sent an AI video of the country music star Jelly Roll saying his name.
Researchers at the Computational Photography Lab at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada, developed a new software tool that can relight any photograph with precise physical-based controls, similar to what software like Blender can do with computer-generated graphics.
The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) in Canada was forced to put out a statement about a surge in AI-generated wildfire images circulating on social media, warning that they can mislead people during emergencies.
The Trump administration is reportedly in discussion to buy a stake in the struggling American technology company Intel, further eroding the distinction between the state and industry.
A new report has revealed the most surveilled cities on Earth, based on the number of CCTV cameras -- and a U.S. city tops the list.
A teenager who was murdered in a school shooting has been interviewed from beyond the grave thanks to artificial intelligence.
Cassette is a new app that lets iPhone and iPad users watch their videos as if they were playing them on a retro home VHS tape.
Universal Pictures has made a move in the ongoing AI dispute by adding a legal warning to its films at the end of the credits.
A tourist and photographer is facing one year in prison for flying a drone in Thailand days after the country imposed a nationwide ban on the aerial devices.
It has been a hot summer in England, with the ongoing warm weather causing droughts. And now the UK government has stepped in with some unusual advice regarding old photos.
Sam Altman has compared AI images to photos, a demonstrably false juxtaposition that has been wheeled out before by AI tech executives.
Midjourney has condemned Disney and argued that the company has no power to prevent AI training on its works in an explosive first response to its lawsuit.
Massive chip makers Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) have reportedly signed an agreement with the United States federal government to give the government 15% of their revenue from selling advanced computer chips to China.
AI slop is a relatively new term that is being used to describe the large volume of low-effort, low-quality content that has proven popular on social media this year.
After xAI rolled out the new Grok Imagine AI image and video generator last week, which included a "spicy mode that can do nudity," a fresh update was released this weekend, allowing users to turn any image into a video.
As part of Apple's $600 billion investment in American manufacturing, Apple will work with smartphone rival Samsung at its Austin, Texas facility to create "innovative new technology for making chips." These new chips are reportedly image sensors, a major move for Apple.
Disney was reportedly planning to deepfake Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson for parts of the live-action remake of Moana but ultimately decided against it over fears of reprisal and copyright concerns.
Nature photographers have raised the alarm that AI slop pages on Facebook are stealing their work, editing their pictures with AI, and then reuploading them without credit while passing them off as real creatures.
During its last quarter financial briefing, Apple admitted it had already paid about $800 million to handle ever-changing tariffs and estimated it would pay another $1.1 billion in the current quarter. Apple is poised to spend $100 billion to invest in U.S. manufacturing, which would help the company avoid tariffs and appease the Trump, who has put Apple's global manufacturing practices squarely in his crosshairs.
Instagram has introduced 'Reposts,' which allows users to reshare public content, including Reels and grid posts from creators, that will show up in a new profile tab or in their friends' recommendations.
Google announced Genie 3, a new general-purpose AI-powered world model that can generate diverse, photorealistic interactive environments.
Two men were arrested for flying a drone over a terminal on the runway of an airport while allegedly trying to take a photo of a food stand.
Long before Elon Musk bought Twitter and rebranded it to X, the platform was known for allowing users to post a wide range of explicit content. Under Musk's anti-censorship stewardship, the social media platform has only become more of a Wild West. xAI's new Grok Imagine AI image and video generator is poised to take that reputation even further, and the alarm bells are already sounding.
There is a new experience coming to the Sphere in Las Vegas: a novel version of The Wizard of Oz that has been upscaled, reimagined, and modified with AI technology for the unique theater.
A British tourist is facing a $231,000 fine for flying an unauthorized drone at a festival in Spain last month.
A photo manipulation expert has dropped a mind-bending video proving just how difficult it has become to tell reality from AI fakery.
The singer Rod Stewart has been criticized for using AI images of dead musical icons posing for selfies together at his concert tour.
Apple has spent nearly $1 billion paying tariffs already, and expects to pay even more next quarter, primarily to China.
A California school district is reportedly being sued after a student allegedly sent AI nude photos of her classmate.
It has over 200 million views on TikTok and has people questioning what is real and what isn't -- A viral AI video of bunnies bouncing on a trampoline has stormed the internet this week.
It is embroiled in a lawsuit with Getty Images in which it is accused of stealing millions of photos to build its AI image generator, but Stability AI says that it is working on a platform that would allow copyright holders to license their work to AI model developers.
A team of computer scientists has developed a novel watermarking method that could make it easier to detect AI-generated videos.
Sony Imaging and Sensing Solutions (I&SS) segment recently held a chat with investors, and as part of its presentation, Sony Semiconductor Solutions (SSS) expanded upon a prospective triple-layer image sensor that promises significant performance improvements.
Just yesterday, PetaPixel reported that AI-generated models have started appearing in Vogue magazine and now a new Microsoft study suggests it is unlikely that readers realized that the photorealistic images were synthetic.
LeBron James is reportedly unhappy with bizarre AI videos showing him as if he were pregnant and has called in lawyers. This is one of the first times a celebrity has threatened legal action against an AI company.
Runway has launched a new AI video model that can manipulate existing footage with text prompts -- rather than generative synthetic videos from nothing.
It is the dystopian nightmare many photographers feared: AI-generated images of models are appearing in the pages of illustrious magazines like Vogue.