Meta May Charge UK Users for Ad-Free Facebook and Instagram
Meta is considering charging Facebook and Instagram users for an ad-free version in the U.K. after a landmark privacy case in which the company agreed to stop targeting ads at a British woman.
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Google Starts Rolling Out AI That Uses Your Smartphone Camera to ‘See’ The World
Google has started rolling out "Project Astra," an AI that can see via a person's smartphone camera, enabling it to answer questions about the world around it.
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YouTuber Tests Whether Tesla Cybertruck is Fooled by Giant Photo of a Road
Another YouTuber built a Wile E. Coyote-style photo wall to find out whether Teslas can be fooled into crashing into them, the way Mark Rober so spectacularly did last week.
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This Optical Illusion Hubble Image Was 20 Years in the Making
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope's latest image combines the work of two different instruments that captured photos of a sparkling spiral galaxy and a prominent star more than 20 years apart.
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NYU Hospital System Could Purchase Canon USA’s New York Headquarters
NYU Langone's ambitious plans to build a $3 billion state-of-the-art medical center on Long Island have pivoted. The university is reportedly considering purchasing Canon's Melville, New York headquarters instead.
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Photographing Forest Elephants in the Congo
Deep in the Congo Basin, in a remote corner of Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, lies Mbeli Bai, a vast forest clearing where wildlife emerges from the dense jungle. Unlike open savanna landscapes, the rainforest hides its inhabitants behind thick vegetation, making photographing species like forest elephants particularly difficult.
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Apple May Add a Camera to Apple Watch Amid AI Wearables Push: Report
Apple is reportedly considering adding cameras and associated Visual Intelligence features to upcoming Apple Watch models.
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Spain to Fine Companies $38.2 Million for Unlabeled AI-Generated Images
Spain has approved a bill that imposes fines of up to $38.2 million for companies that do not properly label AI-generated content, including deepfake images and videos.
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Swedish Movie with AI English Dubbing to Screen in the US
Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an ever-increased role in television and movie streaming. Thanks to AMC and AI company Flawless, AI is coming to theaters, too. Swedish science fiction movie Watch the Skies arrives in American theaters in May, with AI-powered editing that promises to match the actors’ mouths with the English dub.
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Turkey Arrests Five Photographers Covering Protests Against Istanbul Mayor’s Arrest
Turkey has arrested five photojournalists -- including an AFP photographer -- documenting the protests against the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the main political rival of the country's president.
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