OpenAI Claims DeepSeek Took All of its Data Without Consent
OpenAI says that the viral Chinese AI app DeepSeek may have siphoned off massive amounts of data to build its models.
OpenAI says that the viral Chinese AI app DeepSeek may have siphoned off massive amounts of data to build its models.
A cursory search and scroll on YouTube for the Hohem iSteady M7 will position the new smartphone gimbal as an emerging titan in the gimbal space. All kinds of content creators have gone to great lengths to detail the seemingly endless list of features built into the M7, including its patented AI tracking technology that works with any smartphone.
Exceptionally talented Finnish astronomical nature photographer and visual artist J-P Metsävainio is very passionate about the cosmos. His latest image of IC 410, better known as the Tadpole Nebula, is a perfect example of his passion and how his craft has evolved over the decades.
Nextorage announced a new series of CFexpress Type B memory cards using the 4.0 standard, allowing them to reach extremely high transfer rates of nearly 4,000 MB/s with capacities of up to 2TB but with pricing that comes in below its more expensive Pro line.
Lomography's Lomo'Instant Square was a groundbreaking instant camera when it launched in 2017. In the years since, Lomography released an improved version with a glass lens, the aptly named Lomo'Instant Square Glass. This "sharpest instant [camera]" now sports a fresh style with two new versions, including one with a blue denim wrap.
Thousands of mounds and hills scattered across the Martian landscape offer yet more evidence of the planet’s wetter past, according to recent research.
Light Lens Lab, a Chinese optics manufacturer that reproduces classic lens formulas for modern cameras, announced that it is expanding its efforts into film development and plans to release brand new emulsions in the near future.
Super Bowl LIX on February 9 in New Orleans is among the most anticipated sporting events of the year. Sony is pulling out all the stops to ensure that every exciting play is captured in incredible detail, whether for the broadcast on FOX or through the still images photographers capture from the sidelines.
A revolutionary new documentary The Perfect Neighbor relies almost entirely on police body camera footage and dashcam video to tell the story of a 2023 murder.
A new photo app called "Firsties" is designed to help parents safely share their kids' photos amid rising child privacy concerns on social media.
Haggis is as Scottish as tartan and ginger hair. But many foreigners are clueless as to what haggis actually is and Scots are using AI images to fill in the blanks.
The PetaPixel team flew back to San Jose, California for 2025's Samsung Unpacked event ready to review the new Galaxy S25 Ultra smartphone as a tool for creators. Although all the new S25 phones feature a brand new Snapdragon 8 Elite 3nm processor and similar AI-based tools, it is the $1,299 Ultra which has the latest camera hardware that we want to focus on.
Aerial footage has revealed how remote-controlled drones are being used to scare bears away from human-populated areas.
A satellite captured a remarkable image showing the summit of Mount Vesuvius peeking through a cloud blanket.
50 Cent is being sued by a photographer who claims the rapper instructed his associates to hit him with the door of his car.
Microsoft is reportedly in talks with TikTok to buy the app, at least that's according to President Trump who also says he would like to see a bidding war.
A bride who attempted to shame two photographers for bad photos of her wedding received serious blowback from the internet after it was revealed she wasn't being totally honest.
Arri is lowering the barrier to entry in high-end cinema by making its very popular Arri Alexa 35 camera more affordable via a new "base model," starting at 49,800 euros.
Photographers are accusing the National Portrait Gallery of nepotism after it appeared to cater to a high-profile donor by hosting a photography exhibition for Zoë Law.
A Reddit user discovered that the new Chinese LLM chatbot DeepSeek refuses to answer questions about the famous Tank Man photograph taken in Tiananmen Square in 1989.
A wedding videographer was arrested after police received more than 100 complaints from couples about her.
The Travel Photographer of the Year competition unveiled the 2024 winners, and photographer Piper Mackay won top honors for her incredible infrared images from Kenya.
On Monday, the White House revealed the official portrait of First Lady Melania Trump.
The Explode app allows users to send disappearing photos in iMessage -- in a similar way to features on Snapchat and WhatsApp.
The Chinese AI company DeepSeek -- which has sent shockwaves through the U.S. stock market this week -- has unveiled a new AI image generator that it claims can outperform OpenAI's DALL-E 3.
Apple is reportedly developing a version of visionOS -- its operating system for Apple Vision Pro -- that will work with smart glasses.
A grisly photo of hyenas eating a hippo in the Masai Mara has won the 2024 Photographer of the Year Award organized by The Society of Photographers.
Taiwanese computer hardware company Team Group, best known for its PC memory products, announced a 2TB SD card. Unlike the few other 2TB SD cards on the market, this high-capacity card promises high speeds and sports a V90 rating.
Photographer James Warner, who goes by Snappiness online, built a do-it-yourself waist-level viewfinder that works for any camera, whether it's analog or digital. Better yet, it requires only about $10 worth of materials.
Earlier this month, Yashica was reportedly set to release a pair of point-and-shoot cameras called the City 100 and City 200. The company has finally confirmed US pricing and availability and the full specifications have been published -- but they raise more questions than they provide answers.
Canadian company Reveni Labs, operated by self-professed analog photography nerd and talented builder and inventor Matt Bechberger, is back with another new product for photographers, the Lumo light meter.
Audiio launched the Pro App for iOS and Android which allows subscribers to access the platform's entire music library on the go as well as download tracks directly to a phone at a moment's notice.
RadioShack, once a ubiquitous American electronics store, filed for bankruptcy and shuttered all of its brick and mortar US locations way back in 2017. For most Americans, the brand appeared to die but that isn't entirely true: it shifted its efforts online where it now sells some suspiciously cheap SD cards emblazoned with the company's branding.
A private spacecraft heading to the Moon has snapped an awesome photo of Earth -- showing the planet as a "blue marble" glowing against the vast emptiness of space.
The Australian Open tennis tournament finished up last night, and viewers of 2025's first Grand Slam tournament may have noticed something strange on the tournament's YouTube channel: the players were represented as Nintendo Wii-like characters.
We’re excited to announce the "New Year, New Gear Giveaway”! We’ve partnered with some outstanding brands to offer an incredible prize package. One lucky winner will receive a collection of 11 diverse and unique photography gear and products.
Computational photography features raise the hackles of many photographers, but many examples of these tools help photographers bring their creative visions to life and make their lives easier. That sounds good to me, not scary.
A documentary that asserts Nick Ut did not take The Terror of War, better known as Napalm Girl, aired last night and named Vietnamese stringer, Thanh Nghe, as the photographer instead.
The Concorde was the fastest commercial airliner in history with an astonishing cruising speed of roughly 1,354 miles per hour otherwise known as Mach 2.04.
The OWC Atlas CFexpress Type A memory card is one of PetaPixel's favorites, but OWC has found an issue with the card, and customers are advised to update their card's firmware as soon as possible. The good news is that the data on the card is safe.
For those lucky enough to have one of the new Thunderbolt 5-equipped Macs, including the latest MacBook Pro and redesigned Mac mini, there are very few Thunderbolt 5 external SSDs to take full advantage of the new speed. LaCie's new Rugged SSD Pro5 aims to address that problem. But does it do so effectively?
With "once-in-a-lifetime" snow falling in unusual places like Louisiana and Florida, what better time to get out a selection of historic snowman photos for PetaPixel's semi-regular feature: historical Fridays.
Roger Pratt, the cinematographer behind Tim Burton's highly influential Batman as well as two Harry Potter movies, has died.
It's no secret that Fujifilm's Instax business is huge, but the company recently said it expects it to get even better, anticipating that 2024 will be Instax's most lucrative year ever.
This AI tool, which was trained on millions of images, can find the location of a photo in seconds.
Trump's latest official portrait sparked plenty of discussion in the photo community. But exactly who is Daniel Torok? The new Chief White House photographer.
While many of the creator-focused additions to the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra are direct responses to what Apple is doing with the iPhone (digital aperture adjustment and log video are prime examples), it is perhaps Google that Samsung should be most wary of.
Backdrops are a vital and underappreciated aspect of many iconic portrait photos. The short film, The Promise of Spring, provides an intimate look at one of the most prolific but almost entirely unknown backdrop artists, Sarah Oliphant.
Alongside teasing its next camera, OM System announced the winner of its "Creativity. It's in Our Nature" photo competition.
Instagram users may have noticed their profile grid is now displaying their photos in rectangle format rather than square. For some photographers, the change has wreaked havoc with their carefully curated profile.
