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NVIDIA GauGAN2 AI Turns Sentences into Realistic ‘Photos’

November 22, 2021
NVIDIA’s GauGAN2 artificial intelligence (AI) can now use simple written phrases to generate a fitting photorealistic image. The deep-learning model is able to craft different scenes in just three or four words. GauGAN is NVIDIA’s AI program that was used to turn simple doodles into photorealistic masterpieces in 2019, a technology that was eventually turned into the NVIDIA Canvas app…
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Fully Loaded: The Complex Connection Between Guns and Cameras

November 22, 2021
“Why are guns and cameras so closely connected?” This is what I set out to explore and investigate recently through my own experience in film. Between starting the production and finishing it, one major event made this connection a lot darker. On October 21st, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed by a firearm on the set of “Rust” while standing behind the camera for a shot.
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Nikon Z9 Hands-On: Jen Pottheiser’s Thoughts on the Flagship Camera

November 22, 2021
Photographer Jennifer Pottheiser was given the opportunity to use Nikon’s new Z9 camera. She shares her real-world experiences with it and discusses what to expect from the upcoming pro-level powerhouse. Jenn Pottheiser is a commercial photographer based in New York who has a long list of corporate, editorial, and commercial clients such as JP Morgan Chase, the National Basketball…
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Tesla releases new Full Self-Driving Beta 10.5 update with interesting new features

November 22, 2021
Tesla has started pushing a new Full Self-Driving Beta software update (10.5) to the fleet this weekend. It includes some interesting new features based on the release notes, which you can find below. Tesla is currently slowly rolling out what it is calling Full Self-Driving Beta (FSD Beta), which is an early version of its self-driving software currently being tested by a fleet of Tesla owners…
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