PetaPixel Friday September 16, 2022
With the booming creator economy, the rise of NFT and AI-generated art, the art world is changing: PetaPixel notes that LG has followed in the footsteps of Samsung and announced a new NFT platform for its televisions that will allow users to buy, sell, and display their digital artwork in their living rooms. Called LG Art Lab, the platform is rolling out to all LG televisions that are running webOS 5.0 or later. Meanwhile, PP also reports that a professional marketplace for AI-image prompts has been born. PromptBase promises to “find top prompts, produce better results, save on API costs, and sell your own prompts.” Read the full Story >>
Bird Photographer of the Year Friday September 16, 2022
Bird photography is getting more and more popular, and enthusiasts might take inspiration from the the winners of the 2022 Bird Photographer of the Year competition. Top honors go to Norwegian photographer Erlend Haarberg for his photo of a rock ptarmigan in winter plumage taking flight above snow-covered mountains. He wins £5,000 (about $5,789). Did we mention that bird photography is popular? This year’s competition drew more than 20,000 images entries. See also: The Guardian. Read the full Story >>
engadget Friday September 16, 2022
The people have spoken: Engadget reports that for the first time in the history of smartphones, more Americans are using iPhones than Android phones. Research done by analytics firm Counterpoint Research (first reported by Financial Times) shows that the iPhone now claims 50 percent of the US smartphone market. “Apple claimed the feat on the back of the iPhone’s “active installed base,” a metric that takes into account all the people who are using an iOS device after purchasing one used,” notes Engadget. Read the full Story >>
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Friday September 16, 2022
Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is betting the social-media giant’s near-term future on Instagram Reels, the short-video feature he is touting as the company’s answer to TikTok. But, reports The Wall Street Journal, the company’s internal research shows that Meta has a lot of catching up to do. Instagram users cumulatively are spending 17.6 million hours a day watching Reels, less than one-tenth of the 197.8 million hours TikTok users spend each day on that platform, according to a document reviewed by WSJ. Read the full Story >>
