The dating app Tinder has paused an AI-powered photo enhancement tool after it began editing users’ photos automatically and unsettling people.

Jeni Rubin tells NewsNation that she logged into the app for the first time in a month when she received a notification that Tinder’s ‘Photo Enhance’ feature had worked on one of her profile photos. Curious, Rubin took a look at the AI edit and was horrified by what she saw.

“It felt pretty uncanny, to be honest. Those are not my teeth. That

Globetrotting Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Marcus Yam has recovered from a work injury, completed a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard, and returned to the field, where he now develops, writes, and photographs features.

“My first piece for The Globe and Mail just got published,” said Yam on July 25, referring to his report from Taiwan about ordinary citizens training to help if China invades the island.

Yam spent more than two weeks in Taiwan to chronicle how its tension with China shapes daily lives. His article explains

Sony has reportedly made a significant offer to buy Tamron, a leading Japanese lens manufacturer that makes more than 20 lenses for Sony E-mount mirrorless cameras.

Sony Reportedly Attempting to Acquire Tamron

Japanese outlet Diamond published an exclusive story today that claims Sony Group has made a 200 billion yen acquisition offer to fully acquire Tamron. At current exchange rates, 200 billion yen is $1.22 billion USD.

Sony Was Until Very Recently Tamron’s Largest Shareholder

This report is immediately given credibility by

While the news flew under my radar a bit, Vaonis recently unveiled its next generation of smart telescopes for astrophotographers: the Vespera 3 and the Vespera Pro 2. Each smart telescope promises exciting upgrades for astronomy enthusiasts and improved imaging capabilities.

Both the Vespera 3 and Vespera Pro 2 include all-new optical designs. They each have a three-group, flat-field apochromatic quadruplet, a relatively fancy way to say that they have better lenses than before. The new optical design promises improved resolution, reduced distortion, and

Cadrage has launched Cadrage Studio, a new preproduction platform designed to bring together many of the tools filmmakers use before production into a single application. Built by the team behind the Cadrage director’s viewfinder app, the new software combines shot lists, storyboards, camera diagrams, mood boards, script management, and location planning within one collaborative workspace.

The company says Cadrage Studio is intended to simplify the often fragmented preproduction process by connecting every asset directly to the scene where it belongs, reducing the need to organize files across multiple

Simmod has announced a new 4-in-1 PL Lens Adapter that allows cinematographers to use a single adapter across four of today’s most popular full-frame mirrorless camera systems.

Priced at $189, the adapter features interchangeable rear mounts for Sony E, Canon RF, Nikon Z, and L-Mount cameras, reducing the need to carry multiple dedicated PL adapters between productions.

Simmod’s new adapter is just $10 more than a similar one that 7Artisans announced just a few months

Tamron has announced a new firmware update for its 25-200mm f/2.8-5.6 Di III VXD G2 (Model A075) lens released last year that does something very unusual, it significantly improves close-focusing performance at the wide end of the lens.

The new firmware, version 3.00, improves maximum magnification across the 25-70mm focal length range to reach 1:2 magnification, or half-macro, performance.

In what is fast becoming a trend, Google has quietly shelved its “Me Meme” feature that was rolled out just a few months ago .

Me Meme was a whimsical, AI-powered tool inside Google Photos that allowed users to insert their own likeness into classic memes.

But as Android Authority reports , Google has scrubbed all mention of Me Meme, deleting the Google Photos support page and the announcements on social media.

Android Authority notes that Me Meme might have been dumped all the way back in May

The EU’s AI Act is being introduced in stages, and this coming Sunday any AI-generated content impersonating people or real events will be required to have a label.

It means that tech companies, including social media giants, must now clearly mark a deepfake or else face heavy fines.

Le Monde reports that this can be done by including watermarks or labels — any method is acceptable so long as it allows for the easy detection of synthetic content.

The EU has particular concerns about deepfakes that imitate reality and are