THE VERGE Thursday September 22, 2022
GoPro’s annual model upgrade—its new HERO11 Black action camera—features a larger sensor than its predecessor, capable of shooting at up to an 8:7 aspect ratio at 5.3K. That, says the company, is “the largest vertical field of view ever on a GoPro.” The camera also lets you shoot even wider in the more common 16:9 aspect ratio in a mode called “HyperView.” But the biggest news with the Hero 11 is that it will come in a smaller, less expensive version, notes The Verge. The GoPro Hero 11 Black Mini is a compact action cam that lacks the touch and front-facing screens of the main model and is controlled mainly via GoPro’s Quik app. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Thursday September 22, 2022
In 1920s Paris, Kiki de Montparnasse earned fame as a nightclub performer and as a painter whose work sold out in galleries. She starred in Surrealist films, shared drinks and ideas with the likes of
Jean Cocteau and Marcel Duchamp, and wrote a memoir that made front-page news in France but was banned in America. All before she turned 30. But she is best … Read the full Story >>
THE VERGE Wednesday September 21, 2022
Getty Images has banned the upload and sale of illustrations generated using AI art tools like DALL-E, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion, reports The Verge. Getty is the latest and largest user-generated content platform to introduce such a ban, following similar decisions by sites including Newgrounds, PurplePort, and FurAffinity. Getty Images CEO Craig Peters tells TV that the ban was prompted by concerns about the legality of AI-generated content and a desire to protect the site’s customers. Read the full Story >>
Bored Panda Wednesday September 21, 2022
Photographers are always looking for unique perspectives on landscapes, faces, and objects. Charles Brooks, for instance, captures unique views of musical instruments by revealing the hidden details inside everything from an exquisite Fazioli grand piano hand-made from 11,000 individual parts to a cello that was once hit by a train and a a didgeridoo that was hollowed out by termites. The sharpness and detail of his images renders these spaces as vast rooms, exposing the tool marks of the makers, he notes at Bored Panda. Read the full Story >>
