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A wild AI video depicting a miniature Miami being wiped out by a huge wave as an imaginary film crew captures it has gone incredibly viral on Instagram -- as some question why Meta is pushing such content.

Researchers have developed a new tool that can identify fake videos by tracing them back to the AI system that made them, using distinct visual “fingerprints” that these generative models leave behind.

The U.S. government is prosecuting an American citizen for wiping the contents of his phone, including his photos in a first-of-its-kind case.

After becoming the world's most valuable company last week, Apple upped the ante by temporarily being the world's second-ever $5 trillion company after Nvidia was the first across that line last October.

One of Meta's advertising partners in China has been linked to thousands of Facebook and Instagram ads promoting "nudify" apps.

An EMT worker, who says she turned off cameras pointed at patients in the back of ambulances, has filed an $800,000 lawsuit - claiming she was fired for protecting the privacy of patients who were unaware they were being filmed.

Instagram is reportedly banning videos filmed on Meta smart glasses that feature harassment of strangers in public places.

As tech companies continue to invest unprecedented amounts of resources and money in building the latest AI models, one aspect is generally neglected: creating tools that can detect AI imagery.

Elon Musk says that Grok Imagine, an AI image and video generator, will make a version of The Odyssey before the year is out.

A growing number of eyewear brands are developing glasses designed to interfere with facial recognition systems and surveillance cameras.

TerraMaster has announced the D8 Hybrid 2, a new eight-bay direct-attached storage (DAS) enclosure that combines high-capacity hard drives with fast NVMe solid-state storage in a single unit. Designed for photographers, videographers, and creative professionals, the enclosure supports up to 152TB of total storage and transfer speeds of up to 1,020MB/s over USB 3.2 Gen 2.

A San Francisco restaurant has found out the hard way just how strong the anti-AI sentiment is after their cafe was defaced by disgruntled locals.

Instagram has announced that users can now replace the audio on a post or carousel without having to delete it entirely.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened to impose sanctions on Chinese AI firms deemed to have stolen intellectual property from American technology companies.

Famous conservationist, television presented, and wildlife photographer Robert Irwin recently did an interview with Parade, dishing on his lifelong of photography, his other ventures like a winning stint on Dancing With the Stars, and, importantly, his views on AI, especially as it relates to photography.

Apple has begun recording conversations between Genius Bar workers and customers inside Apple stores.

Engineers have designed an "invisible" drone that nearly disappears before the eye, by using a visual illusion rather than traditional camouflage.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking to ban products made by companies it suspects of passing off DJI devices as another brand.

Scientists have warned that the increasing use of AI editing tools by wildlife photographers seeking the perfect image could threaten the reliability of bird research.

Apple briefly became the world's most valuable company on Friday, overtaking Nvidia as investors sold off semiconductor shares.

Google's DeepMind lab has recreated Pelé's so-called lost goal -- a strike that the iconic Brazilian soccer player said was his best-ever but was never captured on video.

Picture this: you're photographing in the middle of the night, it's dark, and you desperately need light. So, you whip out your phone, open an app, pay some money, and boom, night becomes day thanks to a satellite in the sky that is now reflecting sunlight to your location like a bright full Moon.

Google Vids has been updated with the Gemini Omni model and personal avatars, allowing it to edit and generate clips via almost any method, as well as enabling people to star in their videos with just a few clicks.

Tech executives terrified of the public backlash against AI are beefing up their security as violent threats spill over into the real world.

Elon Musk's startup xAI is suing a man for allegedly misusing the company's AI image generator Grok to create child sexual abuse material.

For years, internet users navigating to images.google.com have been greeted by a mostly blank screen with a search bar in the middle -- that will soon no longer be the case.

George Lucas, who is one of the most influential people in modern filmmaking but hasn't made a movie in some years now, says that artificial intelligence makes it easier to create cinema.

The mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, has announced a new "Click to Cancel" rule, a first-of-its-kind initiative in the U.S. that is aimed at helping consumers cancel subscriptions much more easily.

Last week, Meta announced it will disable the camera on its smart glasses if it detects a user concealing the LED recording light -- in what was a clear response to criticism of the wearable tech.

Patreon has announced a new update that blocks AI crawlers from hoovering up content on the platform for training purposes. CEO Jack Conte took to Instagram last week to announce he has a "kickass product update for you all."

Is the Taylor Swift wedding a major turning point? No, I'm not talking about what it means for Miss Americana and her NFL husband -- I'm talking about how quickly fake photos from the event last weekend are being refuted.

Meta's Superintelligence Labs division has launched its first image model, which is rolling out across Instagram, WhatsApp, and the Meta AI app.

Meta is listening to the criticism of its smart glasses and says it will disable the camera if the user attempts to conceal the blinking LED light that indicates the device is recording.

Like many online platforms, Discord has safety systems in place to automatically detect and flag abusive, illegal, and otherwise harmful content. This system bugged out in a very odd way over the past few months, leading to thousands of users being incorrectly banned. The situation provides a good chance to consider how online platforms automatically detect harmful images.

The AI image generator Midjourney is determined to force Hollywood to reveal how the movie industry uses AI -- as the company accuses the studios of hypocrisy.

Staying focused is hard. Mira Dial is a new physical dial that promises to lock all of a user's screens to keep them on task, ensuring they get their photo and video editing and business management work done faster, leaving more time to do the things they actually want to do.

Instagram nowadays is a kaleidoscope of features and tools, many of them taken from rival platforms that Meta was keen to see off.

Adobe has today announced it is acquiring Topaz Labs, known for its professional-grade photo and video enhancement software.

The AI-driven flash memory shortage has claimed yet another victim: the Apple MacBook Neo's extremely aggressive price. It's not just the Neo, either, as Apple has increased the prices of all its Macs, iPad models, and even the already-pricey Vision Pro.

Meta announced a new line of AI smart glasses, designed in-house without Ray-Ban, starting at a lower price of $299.

According to a new study from Pew Research, only 24% of Americans use AI for creating and editing images or videos.

Models are reportedly accusing fashion retailer Rainbow Shops of using AI to create lookalike images of them around the same time that their work with the company dried up.

U.S. agencies have seized hundreds of drones near FIFA World Cup venues since the tournament ​began less than two weeks ago.

Cycling is all about getting outside, zooming through beautiful vistas, and just generally being in touch with reality. So it was a bizarre choice for outdoor retailer REI to use a ridiculous AI image on Instagram this past week.

Sony's first LOFIC image sensor, the Lytia L910, is arriving in flagship smartphones later this year. The upcoming 50-megapixel sensor promises significantly improved image quality with expanded dynamic range compared to traditional image sensors.

After axing thousands of jobs and monitoring employees as they train the AI that could ultimately replace them, it's perhaps unsurprising that morale at Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is at a low ebb.

Google Earth has introduced a flight simulator mode, enabling users to fly through the vast amount of aerial photography data the company has amassed.

The FBI says it has already seized multiple drones and made at least one arrest since World Cup matches began last week, warning that individuals flying aerial devices near event sites could face fines of up to $100,000.