The impressive capabilities of Chinese lab Moonshot’s Kimi K3, the biggest open-weight large language model, has kicked off a debate that conflates two things: the economic possibilities of American AI giants and the future of LLMs as a technology.
OpenAI’s head of strategic futures, Dean W. Ball, went so far as to argue that the US government should find a pretext to create regulatory fear…
Adobe is adding new AI-powered features to its experimental iOS camera app called Project Indigo, launched last year. The app previously offered pro controls, multi-frame super-resolution, and different capture modes, and is now adding features that will use LLMs (large…
A recent change sees YouTube further cracking down on AI slop by clarifying its policies around how content on its platform can be monetized. To discourage creators from using AI and other tools to make low-quality content, YouTube’s policy now explains that there are…
This nose-to-lens giraffe photograph earned a major award for its dramatic camera phone perspective
July 21, 2026
There’s a particular kind of photograph that only a curious animal and a very wide-angle lens can produce together.
German photographer Marcel Ohneberger’s giraffe portrait is exactly that: an enormous, looming head fills most of the frame, its neck curving away into a distant landscape of grassland and hills, while a single dark eye stares down the lens.
The image has earned Ohneberger an…
Beta Pictoris, located about 63 light-years away from Earth, is one of the most photographed planetary systems outside of our own – yet despite all the data coming from that part of the sky, a faint planet remained hidden. After researchers noted a bright spot in new…
I can still remember the first time that, standing with a camera around my neck and aching feet, one of the members of the bridal party told me that I had done a great job. I must have looked confused. The wedding wasn’t even over yet, the photographs had yet to leave my…
The latest dumb, hypocritical “idea” to come out of the idiot running the US into the ground could actually set the precedent we need to solve climate change. Hear me out for a minute.
Right now, much of the east and midwest US is shrouded in smoke due to wildfires in Canada.
The wildfires are the natural result of a summer heat wave that has swept across most of the continent – and indeed…
After the sedan version launched last month, the new BMW i3 Touring was captured for the first time with its wagon tail on display.
BMW i3 Touring breaks cover ahead of its debut
The i3 went on sale in June as BMW’s second Neue Klasse model, following the iX3 SUV. In…
Toyota’s new bZ electric SUV is nearly outselling the Prius this year. With an extra $3,000 off if you trade in your old EV in California, it might be worth checking out.
Toyota wants you to upgrade to its new bZ electric SUV
After introducing the 2026 bZ, which dropped…
LONDON — The U.S. military will soon field a drone wingman that expands well beyond the fixed wing platforms of the Combat Collaborative Aircraft program.
Anduril started the 2026 Farnborough Airshow with a splash on Monday when it unveiled an autonomous attack rotorcraft, dubbed Thunder, designed to operate with current and next-generation crewed attack helicopter platforms.
Developed in…
