THE VERGE Wednesday April 2, 2025
Google has started rolling out new AI features to Gemini Live that let it “see” your smartphone screen or through your smartphone camera and answer questions about either in real-time. The features come nearly a year after Google first demonstrated the “Project Astra” work that powers them, notes The Verge. Google’s rollout of these features is a fresh example of the company’s big AI assistant lead, as Amazon is preparing the limited early access debut of its Alexa Plus upgrade and Apple has delayed its upgraded Siri. Both are supposed to have capabilities similar to the ones Astra is starting to enable now, adds TV.
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David Schonauer Wednesday April 2, 2025
Last week the World Press Photo organization announced the regional winners of its 2025 photojournalism contest, and now controversy shaped by global politics has erupted over several selections.
Radio Free Europe reports that Georgian photographers who have covered months of protests in their country's capital, Tbilisi, say they are "deeply disturbed" at the awarding of a World Press Photo
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DIYPhotography Tuesday April 1, 2025
Spring is here, and while you may have to deal with some April showers, there are opportunities ahead for astrophotographers, notes DIY Photography. Among them: the full pink moon on April 13 (you can capture the moonrise in the evening and the moonset in the early morning). The Milky Way season starts in April, as the Sagittarius arm of the Milky Way, one of the most beautiful and popular regions to photograph, makes a comeback in the night sky. This will be a great opportunity to photograph the Milky Way arch, other nightscape, and deepscape images, adds DIYP.
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ARIZONA HIGHWAYS Tuesday April 1, 2025
“Compared to the Grand Canyon, we’re not very old. But like the natural wonder, our makeup has been shaped by gradual shifts over many years.” So notes Arizona Highways magazine, which is celebrating a century’s worth of stunning photography in its April issue. How has the magazine’s visual grandeur changed over the years? “From the impeccable compositions of Hubert A. Lowman to the counterintuitive use of light by Joel Grimes, the idiosyncrasies of so many great photographers have played a key role in the evolution of our portfolio,” notes AZ.
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