Mars Perseverance Rover Looks Up and Sees an Eye Looking Back Down
Trundling over the Martian surface, NASA's Perseverance Rover looked upward at the Sun on September 30 to see a "googly eye" looking back at it.
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iPhone Privacy Report Reveals if Apps Are Using the Camera to Spy On You
A little-known iPhone feature can check if any malicious apps are spying through your camera or microphone.
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Adobe’s Promising Generative AI Tools Have Room to Grow for Photographers
When Adobe debuted the Firefly-powered Generative Remove tool in Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw in May as a beta feature, it worked well much of the time. However, Generative Remove, now officially out of its beta period, has confusingly gotten worse in some situations.
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Apple vs Adobe: One is Clearly Better at AI Photo Clean Up
Apple Photos added a new Clean Up feature that removes unwanted objects from photos, a tool that competes directly against the one that's found inside Adobe products like ACR and Lightroom. So, which one is better?
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The Spectacular Winners of Weather Photographer of the Year
The Royal Meteorological Society has announced the winners of this year’s Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year Competition.
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Deal Alert: Get Huge Savings Up to 25% Off Select OWC Gear
OWC specializes in designing and manufacturing professional-grade solutions for photo and video professionals, including the fully integrated Atlas ecosystem of CFexpress and SD memory cards and memory card readers, alongside expansive Thunderbolt docks and blazing-fast external SSDs.
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China Sanctions Skydio, the Largest US-Based Drone Maker
This month, China issued sanctions against drone maker Skydio, the largest drone maker in the US, because it sells its products to Taiwan. Skydio can no longer acquire the batteries it needs to serve its customers globally.
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Mysterious AI Image Generator More Powerful Than Midjourney Breaks Cover
A mysterious AI image generator that beats all other models in benchmark tests has revealed itself. Initially known as "red_panda", it is actually called Recraft.
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Panasonic Updates Two of Its Consumer Camcorders for First Time in Six Years
Although camcorders have lost market share to hybrid interchangeable lens, action, and 360-degree cameras, some longtime players in the video camera space are still making new models. Panasonic's new HC-VX3 and HC-V900 camcorders promise high-end video features for under $1,000.
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