CBS News Thursday February 2, 2023
A Chicago photographer was first flattered and then scammed by an art collector’s message on Instagram, notes CBS News: The scammer told budding artist Madie Meyers she wanted to use one of her images in a mural and offered to pay her $500 for usage. “I’m like, I can buy Christmas presents for the first time ever,” Meyers said. But the scammer then convinced Meyers to deposit a $3,500 check into her PNC bank account .She was instructed to send back $3,000 of it for art supplies.
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COSMOPOLITAN Thursday February 2, 2023
As we noted recently, Ghislaine Maxwell, now serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking underage girls on behalf of her ex-partner, sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has claimed the infamous photograph of Prince Andrew with his arm around Virginia Giuffre was a fake. But photographer Mark Thomas, who copied the original photo, said in a recent interview with the Daily Mailhe can prove it is “not fake.” Giuffre has used the photograph as evidence to support her claims that she was sexually abused by Prince Andrew, notes Cosmopolitan.
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The New York Times Thursday February 2, 2023
Gen Zers have a predilection for distortion, notes The New York Times, having already championed the 0.5 ultra-wide-angle lens for extreme forced perspective, the A.I. portrait generator for rendering oneself like a painting, and the lo-fi digital camera for a grainy, nostalgic quality. Now some young people in search of these effects are turning to an item better known for capturing interstates than influencers: convex traffic mirrors. Indeed, the mirrors are being pitched on TikTok as both a selfie tool and a low-cost home décor hack—“bus driver core.”
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DP Review Thursday February 2, 2023
For reasons ranging from politics to supply chain needs, companies are moving production out of China. DP Review reports that Sony has transferred more than 92 percent of its camera production from China to Thailand. Sony sold approximately 2.1 million cameras globally in 2022. Of those, only 150,000 units were sold in China, which amounts to only 7.1 percent of Sony’s units. Canon moved production away from China last year, while Dell has announced it is phasing out China-made computer chips by 2024.
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