Technology

Instagram has changed a great deal in the last 15 years and, as has been well-documented, it has moved away from being a photo-sharing platform to one that looks a lot more like TikTok.

A unanimous federal appeals court ruled that pictures generated solely by machines do not qualify for copyright protection.

In a concerning development, people have been using a new AI model released by Google to remove watermarks from photos.

Nvidia announced a new series of professional-grade GPUs and AI-powered tools for PCs and workstations. The RTX Pro Blackwell series GPUs are designed for demanding professional designers, creatives, and developers.

Famous YouTube creator and former NASA engineer Mark Rober, who provides his 65 million subscribers with scientific entertainment videos, put Tesla's vision-based safety features up against a LiDAR system, and the results, although arguably flawed, highlight the limitations of vision-based autonomous vehicle systems.

A new film, television, and gaming studio is aiming to produce more than 30 projects in the next three to four years with tiny budgets, for Hollywood at least.

OpenAI has urged the US government to give the company unrestricted access to copyrighted material to train its AI models and points to China as the reason why it should escape copyright laws.

Google has released its AI model "SpeciesNet" designed to identify animal species in trail camera photos to the public.

TikTok will block teens from using the video app after 10 P.M. and instead wind them down to sleep with calming music and meditation exercises.

A new generative AI video model made for high-end film and animation studios has been released but unlike many machine learning programs, this one claims it has been exclusively trained on ethical data.

Despite its embattled status, TikTok still boasts nearly two billion monthly active users, making it an excellent platform for photographers looking to showcase their work.

Meta has introduced a limited edition version of its popular smart glasses that can record photos and video: the "Ray-Ban Meta x Coperni Limited Edition Glasses."

Netflix used AI technology to upscale a 1980s sitcom, but the result has left viewers horrified. The streamer's HD remaster is filled with malformed hands, garbled text, and warped faces.

Among the news sites reporting on SpaceX's latest rocket explosion this week was "Science Magazine", a website where all the content, including the pictures, is AI-generated.

Minnesota is considering a landmark law to block widely accessible "nudification" technology and apps that use AI to create explicit images from regular photos without consent.

While Pinterest may not be an obvious platform for photographers, there are still plenty of them on there. For those shooters, they may want to take note of the recent news that the boards-based app will train AI models with user content.

Dutch startup LiveDrop is increasing the size of offline file transfers enabled by its app on mobile devices via special QR codes that don’t require the two devices to connect to each other.

Amazon is testing AI-powered dubbing for select foreign movies and TV shows on its Prime Video streaming service.

President Donald Trump says he will "probably" extend the deadline for the sale of TikTok -- as reports suggest there have still not been any negotiations between the app's Chinese owner and prospective buyers.

Apple has launched an appeal to overturn an order by the UK government demanding backdoor access to all content Apple users upload to iCloud, including users outside the UK.

Alongside the new MacBook Air, Apple announced its most powerful Mac ever, the M4 Max-powered Mac Studio.

Social media companies have expressed outrage that YouTube is exempt from the forthcoming ban in Australia that bars anyone under the age of 16 from using platforms like TikTok and Instagram.

As Tim Cook teased online earlier this week, it is the week of Air at Apple. Following an upgraded iPad Air yesterday, Apple announced a new more powerful MacBook Air today, which now sports Apple's latest M4 chip, a new sky blue colorway, and a new lower starting price.

YouTube has warned creators about an AI-generated video of the company's CEO that is being used in phishing scams.

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has joined a bid to buy TikTok -- as the popular video app faces a divest-or-ban law because of national security concerns in the United States.

A judge's smiling photo was "digitally altered" for a television attack ad to make her look like she was frowning.

TikTok, Imgur, and Reddit are being investigated by a U.K. watchdog over whether its algorithms serve inappropriate or harmful content to children.

A Meta official has revealed the company has fired 20 employees for leaking confidential information.

A start-up has developed a matchbox-sized wearable camera that "sees" for visually-impaired people.

Scientists used remote cameras over 10 years to capture unprecedented footage of polar bear cubs emerging from dens for the first time.

Meta has apologized after violent videos showing people being killed or badly injured were recommended to Instagram users yesterday (Wednesday).

Alibaba, the Chinese tech giant known for its e-commerce operations, is giving people free access to its generative AI model capable of creating realistic videos and images from text and image prompts.

A new photo app called Yope -- which has recently become popular among Generation Z -- lets users share images to private groups.

Donald Trump is no stranger to AI video and has turned to the format once again to release a controversial video outlining his vision of Gaza.

Researchers have developed a new CAPTCHA test that uses AI-generated optical illusions that are easily recognized by humans but are undetectable to other AI bots.

Google's latest AI video generator Veo 2 will cost 50 cents per second of output which adds up to $30 per minute or $1,800 per hour.

Photographers rejoice: a new photo-sharing app is now available on the App Store and it has nothing to do with Meta or the head of Doge.

Meta has filed a lawsuit against a photographer, accusing him of selling Instagram handles -- marking the first time the company has taken this type of legal action in the U.S.

Earlier this month, United Kingdom security officials reportedly issued a secret order to Apple to require the company to create backdoor access to users' encrypted iCloud data. In response, Apple has removed its most secure end-to-end encryption from iCloud in the United Kingdom.

Chinese scientists have built a surveillance camera with unprecedented resolving capabilities. The powerful laser-based delivered millimeter-level resolution from 100 kilometers (62 miles) away, an achievement previously thought impossible.

YouTube Shorts has rolled out more generative AI features for its Dream Screen program which is based on Google's Veo 2 video model.

A 71-year-old Canadian tourist is facing several charges after allegedly using a drone to photograph classified U.S. defense installations.

Queer Costa Rican photographer Matías Sauter Morera breaks through barriers as the first artist to sell an AI-generated photograph to the Getty Museum.

Scarlett Johansson has urged the U.S. government to pass a law limiting the use of AI after a video featuring her deepfake went viral.