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Scammers Snare Celeb with Smashed Camera and Fake Photographer

An Australian celebrity fell foul of a nasty scam by a criminal group pretending to be a Palestinian photographer. Bryan Dawe, 74, a noted satirist, comedian, and writer, came across a Facebook post by a woman named Sarah Murtaja who claimed that her Canon 5D Mark III had been destroyed by an Israeli bombardment of Gaza. “Israel prevented the introduction of financial aid into Gaza…
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Desert Photos Illuminated by UV Light Look Straight Out Science Fiction

Photographer Cody Cobb has a knack for shifting the perception of a familiar landscape photo into an entirely new experience. His ongoing photo series Spectral takes viewers through environments that feel like something out of science fiction. In Spectral, spotted by Colossal, Cobb morphs the American West into a sci-fi dreamscape, by using a trick of the light —UV light to be…
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Google locked parent’s account over medical photos of their child; it’s a good reminder to make backups

Our Google accounts can, in many cases, be the pillar of our digital lives. One account holds our email, our photos, our documents, and perhaps even the login to other accounts around the web. It’s for that reason that one parent has been living through a terrible situation, after Google locked him out of his account suspecting child abuse due to photos of the parent’s son that were taken to…
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Survive layoffs, succeed with upskilling through AI

Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! Watch here. The past few years have been some of the most dynamic — and difficult — times of our lives. From emerging COVID-19 waves to record-high inflation…
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Apple's Self Service Repair program now includes some recent MacBooks

Apple’s Self Service Repair program is no longer limited to iPhones. The company is adding M1-based MacBook Air and Pro systems to the program on August 23rd, giving you access to official parts and tools to fix your laptop at home. You can replace the display, the battery (plus the top case), trackpad and other major components. As before, you’re using “many” of the same…
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