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iOS 16 can instantly remove the background from any image, here’s how

September 14, 2022
iOS 16 is full of headline-grabbing new features like a customizable Lock Screen, upgrades to Messages, and a refreshed design for notifications. iOS 16 also brings some smaller changes – and sometimes the smaller changes are even more notable than the tentpole features. This year, one of my favorite features of iOS 16 is the ability to effortlessly lift the subject from the background of an…
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These iOS 16 apps offer support for the new Lock Screen widgets

September 14, 2022
As we’ve covered extensively, one of the leading features of iOS 16 is the ability to customize your iPhone’s Lock Screen for the first time. There are new wallpapers, font choices, colors, and filters that you can apply. The biggest change, however, is that iOS 16…
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Aventon Level.2 launches as 28 mph flagship commuter e-bike with torque sensor

September 13, 2022
Aventon has been updating all of the brand’s popular electric bicycles to include upgraded features like improved frames, built-in LED lighting, and full-color displays that feature Bluetooth connectivity. Now the Level is getting the upgrades with the release of the When I first reviewed the original Aventon Level nearly two years ago, my summary was basically “please, take my money!”…
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Tesla vehicles can be stolen with new relay attack, but there’s a two-inch caveat

September 13, 2022
A new relay attack has demonstrated that Tesla vehicles can be stolen with a quick hack, but thieves need to work in pairs and get as close as two inches from your phone or key card. Security researchers at IOActive reverse-engineered Tesla’s NFC protocol and have demonstrated a new relay attack: To successfully carry out the attack, IOActive reverse-engineered the NFC protocol Tesla uses…
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AI Searches Public Cameras to Find When Instagram Photos Were Taken

September 13, 2022
Dries Depoorter has created an artificial intelligence (AI) software that searches public camera feeds against Instagram posts to find the moment that a photo was taken. The Belgian artist has posted a video of his remarkable project that he calls The Follower which he began by recording open cameras that are public and broadcast live on websites such as EarthCam. After that, he scraped…
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