tech radar Thursday January 2, 2025
The long-awaited OnePlus 13 smartphone is officially launching worldwide on January 7, alongside its newly-announced midrange sibling, the OnePlus 13R, and Tech Radar says they represent the first real threat to the Samsung Galaxy S25. The OnePlus 13 will come equipped with the class-leading Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, and a display with a 2k resolution, a 1-120Hz variable refresh rate, and 4500nits of maximum brightness. It's the first OnePlus phone to have both an IP68 and IP69 water and dust resistance rating.
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British Journal of Photography Thursday January 2, 2025
Photographer Sara Benabdallah’s images “serve as windows into Moroccan womanhood, intimate family narratives, and artisanal culture, all interwoven to highlight broader cultural themes,” notes the British Journal of Photography. Benabdallah’s “Dry Land” series, which was presented in a showcase at the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair in London last October, invites viewers to engage with the complexities of Moroccan heritage — its beauty, its burdens, and the insights it holds for today, adds BJP.
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Sifted Thursday January 2, 2025
Getty Images is seeking up to $1.7 billion in damages in a lawsuit alleging that the startup trained its image generation model on copyrighted works, notes Sifted, citing StabilityAI’s latest financial reports. Getty is seeking damages of up to $150k for 11,383 works in the suit. That figure represents an increase over what StabilityAI previously reported. Getty itself alleges that Stability may have wrongfully used as many as 12 million images, which would equate to damages of $1.8 billion. Stability said in the filing that Getty hasn’t specified the total amount of requested damages.
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David Schonauer Thursday January 2, 2025
Since 1985, the American Photography jury-selected image collections have showcased the best of professional photography. As we noted recently, you can now submit work for American Photography 41. The
AP annual offers high visibility and well deserved recognition where it matters most, is still published in a large-format, luxurious, hardcover book that lavishly showcases commissioned and personal
work that's ahead of its time, while … Read the full Story >>
