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How to Turn Any Camera into a Webcam, No App Required

December 30, 2020
This past year has seen pretty much every major camera manufacturer release software that allows for a set of cameras to work as a webcam for your computer. But what if your camera isn’t supported? Luckily, there is a cheap, easy solution to that. Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm, Olympus, and Panasonic have all released software for PC and Mac computers that enables select cameras to be used as…
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The immense potential and challenges of multimodal AI

December 30, 2020
Unlike most AI systems, humans understand the meaning of text, videos, audio, and images together in context. For example, given text and an image that seem innocuous when considered apart (e.g., “Look how many people love you” and a picture of a barren desert), people…
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Should You Buy a Used Camera?

December 30, 2020
Recently, we had a private Facebook group member ask what others thought about buying a used digital camera. The response was around 70% for and 30% against. Those odds aren’t that bad. But, with your money on the line, do you want to take a chance your used digital camera…
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Apple suffers a loss in lawsuit against maker of iPhone emulators

December 30, 2020
Apple sued security start-up Corellium last year, accusing it of violating copyright law for offering researchers access to “virtual” iPhones that can help them find bugs in iOS products. Now, a federal judge in Florida has tossed Apple’s copyright complaint, giving Corellium a major victory in its legal battle against the tech giant. Apple also accused Corellium of violating the Digital…
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Google Doodle honors Elizabeth Peratrovich, Native Alaskan civil rights activist

December 30, 2020
Google has replaced their homepage logo with a Doodle honoring Elizabeth Peratrovich, an Alaskan Native and civil rights activist responsible for the first anti-discrimination bill to pass in the United States. Elizabeth Peratrovich was born on July 4, 1911 in Petersburg, Alaska with the Tlingit name Kaaxgal.aat as a member of the Lukaax̱.ádi clan of the Raven moiety. Peratrovich faced a…
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Google Search testing new ‘Short videos’ Search carousel

December 30, 2020
A few months ago, we saw Google begin surfacing “Short Videos” in a Discover panel but it now looks as though this test has been expanded to Search. Previously, this panel within Google Discover would showcase or highlight content from sites such as Instagram and TikTok within a scrollable carousel on Android devices. However, the expansion of these new Short Videos to Google Search means…
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