Teens in Texas are about to face some changes in their online activities. After Utah and Louisiana, Texas is also about to require parental consent for kids under 18 to access social media. This new law is called HB 18, and Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed it on Wednesday. And it’s definitely coming, taking effect […]
We’ve all been a little wrapped up lately in the amazing powers of AI. From ChatGPT to Dall-E and Adobe’s new generative fill, it really does seem like we can create anything at the click of a button. But Nikon‘s new Natural Intelligence advertisement implores us not to give up on the real world. Instead, […]
Following the footsteps of Telegram, Instagram introduced broadcast Channels earlier this year. What started as a test is now available to a broader audience, as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg himself announced on his own Channel. The global rollout of Channels has started, and perhaps you’ve already seen people creating theirs among your Instagram notifications (I […]
A filmmaker and his father were robbed of around $30,000 of equipment which was left inside a locked vehicle for just ten minutes. While filming a scene for their latest documentary in San Francisco, filmmaker Eli Steele and his father, conservative author Shelby Steele, fell victim to the distressing robbery. The pair parked their rental […]
Tiffen has announced its new Blue Streak filters available in a range of standard cinema filter sizes. The filters are designed to simulate the look of anamorphic flare without requiring an anamorphic lens. Of course, it doesn’t do anything to change the shape of the bokeh, but you’ll get lots of blue streaks. The filter […]
7Artisans has announced its new (and tiny) 18mm f/6.3 pancake lens (buy here) for Micro Four Thirds and APS-C mirrorless cameras. In the APS-C mounts, we’ve got Nikon Z, Fuji X, Sony E and Canon EF-M. No sign of a Canon RF mount one, but given how swiftly Canon has been enforcing its intellectual lens […]
Text-to-image generators are fun to play with, and I’m sure they’re here to stay. But it’s all fun and games until people start misusing them to spread fake news, revenge nudes, and other harmful and dangerous content. Optic has launched AI or Not, a helpful and free online tool to detect AI-generated images. In just […]
Tributes have flooded in for renowned music photographer Mick Hutson who died suddenly last week aged 58. Hutson made his name photographing the world’s greatest rock musicians, with many of his images appearing on album and magazine covers. He photographed official album covers for Nirvana, AC/DC, Primal Scream, Queens of the Stone Age, Mike Oldfield, […]
