THE VERGE Friday June 16, 2023
Meta could be the latest company to test the social potential of AI chatbots, notes The Verge. A screenshot shared by tech leaker Alessandro Paluzzi on Twitter shows what seems to be an intro screen for the new Instagram feature. It says the chatbots will be able to answer questions, give advice, and help users write messages—they’ll even be able to choose between “30 AI personalities and find which one you like best.” In February, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Meta was “developing AI personas that can help people in a variety of ways,” adds TV.
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David Schonauer Friday June 16, 2023
Who owns the owns the image rights to a 500-year-old statue that itself is in the public domain? Now we know: This week we noted that an Italian museum has won a lawsuit against a magazine publisher
that used a photo of Michelangelo's sculpture "David" without permission. In August 2020, GQ Italia superimposed a photograph of the statue's face onto an image of model … Read the full Story >>
KICKSTARTER Thursday June 15, 2023
The search for the ideal camera backpack may never end, in part because different photographers wants a little something different from their bags. Zipble, a modular DIY camera backpack now launched at Kickstarter, is built up of individual sections that zip together, allowing you to configure the backpack to your needs. Add or remove modules as desired. It’s one bag with endless possibilities, notes the company.
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AnOther Thursday June 15, 2023
June Newton didn’t anticipate a life behind the camera; she began her career in front of the camera and on the stage – becoming a star in the Australian film industry in the 1940s. But fate would lead her in another direction. Alongside her husband, the photographer Helmut Newton, who she met in 1947, she would become one of the most sought-after photographic portraitists of her era. To celebrate what would have been her 100th birthday, a major retrospective has opened at the Helmut Newton Foundation in Berlin. AnOther spotlights the show.
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