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State of the Art: Does ChatGPT Images 2.0 Think Before It Creates?

The New Stack   Tuesday April 28, 2026

OpenAI has released a major update to ChatGPT's image generator, claiming the new ChatGPT Images 2.0 is a shift in how the AI chatbot handles visual requests, moving from quick interpretation to something closer to deliberate construction, notes TechRadar. The new model is a system capable of reasoning through complex visual tasks, verifying its own outputs, and generating up to eight coherent images from a single prompt, explains The New Stack. Available across ChatGPT, Codex, and the API, the new model is designed to handle more complex, real-world tasks with greater accuracy, flexibility, and control, notes PetaPixel.   Read the full Story >>

Trending: The Rise of the Ray-Ban Meta Creep

By David Schonauer   Tuesday April 28, 2026

Is the success of Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses turning into excess? In February of 2025, Meta reported that it had sold two million pairs of the Meta Ray-Bans since their October 2023 launch. Reviews were often enthusiastic, and now Meta is has introducing two new Ray-Ban smart glasses designed for people who need prescription lenses. The new models, called the Ray-Ban Meta Blayzer Optics …   Read the full Story >>

In Focus: Photos From Inside the Washington Hilton Ballroom

The New York Times   Monday April 27, 2026

When a would-be assassin stalks the venue of an event attended by the President of the United States and hundreds of media executives, TV anchors, reporters and photographers, expect some dramatic pictures. That’s what happened at Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. The New York Times features a collection of astonishing images from photographers Salwan Georges, Evan Vucci and others that look like stills from a television political thriller. NPR has more.   Read the full Story >>

Travel Advisory: Malaysia Cracks Down on Unlicensed Street Photography

South China Morning Post   Monday April 27, 2026

If you’re planning a trip to Malaysia, take note: Following an early April warning about unlicensed street photography, city authorities in Kuala Lumpur, the country’s capital, have confiscated equipment from six people, five of them non-Malaysians, pending payment of fines. Kuala Lumpur City Hall said enforcement would be carried out from time to time because unauthorized photography breaches hawking rules and could pose a safety risk to visitors and drivers, notes the South China Morning Post.   Read the full Story >>

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