As more people gain access to the tools to manipulate images – and as those tools become more accessible – a new study says that the public’s trust in the photos they see online has been significantly harmed.
A study was published by the Adobe earlier this week with the goal of better understanding of how people think about what they see online and how they decide what they trust. The…
Leica SL2-S is an Action-Focused Camera: 24.6MP BSI Sensor, 25 FPS
December 10, 2020
Leica has announced the SL2-S, a 24.6-megapixel L-Mount full-frame mirrorless camera that puts more emphasis on speed and video performance than the original SL2. Capable of 25 frames per second shooting and ISO up to 100,000, the SL2-S also boasts considerable video…
JJ Abrams’ film company Bad Robot has launched its own game development studio, Bad Robot Games Studio. The entertainment company run by the Star Wars filmmaker has hired Michael Booth, a veteran game creator behind titles such as Valve’s Left 4 Dead.
Booth will be the…
Sensorium has teamed up with Mubert to develop AI-driven DJs that can create music at virtual concerts in virtual reality. It’s the latest in an effort to create artificial people, or virtual beings.
Los Angeles-based Sensorium is known for providing simulated virtual experiences of concert venues. The company creates photorealistic avatars, or virtual characters, that look like real people. The…
Papercup raises $10.5 million to dub videos with AI-generated speech
December 10, 2020
Papercup, a U.K.-based startup developing speech translation technology for video creators, has raised $10.5 million in venture funding. The company says the funds will be put toward machine learning research and expanding its human-in-the-loop quality control feature for…
In at least one region of Canon’s massive global empire, the company has begun listing its sensors for sale to other companies, following in Sony’s footsteps.
This is a noteworthy development, as Canon has to this point reserved its sensors for only its own camera…
Salesforce today peeled back the curtains on ReceptorNet, a machine learning system researchers at the company developed in partnership with clinicians at the University of Southern California’s Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC. The system, which can determine a critical biomarker for oncologists when deciding on the appropriate treatment for breast cancer…
Xiaomi has introduced a new smartwatch dubbed Mi Watch Lite, which is based on the Redmi Watch that was launched in China last month.
The Mi Watch Lite sports a 1.4″ color touchscreen of 320×320 pixel resolution, which has auto brightness adjustment and a pixel…
Nokia is announcing a new Android Go smartphone on December 15
December 10, 2020
HMD is expected to launch a couple new smartphones, including the flagship Nokia 9.3, and the affordable midranger Nokia 5.4, but apparently another device will get to stand in the limelight first – a phone with Android Go is coming out in China.
The announcement will…
Oppo Reno5 Pro+ specs leak ahead of announcement
December 10, 2020
Oppo’s Reno5 series is launching in a couple of hours in China and we’re expecting three phones – the Reno5 5G, Reno5 Pro 5G and Reno5 Pro+ 5G. The latter was the subject of a fairly detailed leak last week but tipster managed to squeeze another one just before the launch.
Oppo Reno5 Pro+ leak and render
The top model in the Reno5 series will be powered by the Snapdragon 865 chipset and…
