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Historic Glass Plate Photos Sold as NFTs, Buyer Told to ‘Smash’ Originals

An auction house in New Zealand has paired two historical glass plate photographs taken of artist Charles Goldie with NFTs of the pieces and suggests the buyers make the photos “permanently digital” by destroying originals. Webb’s is considered one of New Zealand’s premier auction houses with expertise in art, vehicles, jewelry, and even rare wines and whiskies. Founded in 1976…
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The K|Lens Light Field Lens Kickstarter Has Been Canceled

The German-based startup K|Lens, which promised to provide the ability for any camera to shoot light field images, has canceled its Kickstarter that raised $225,422. Canceled Kickstarter Spotted by Photo Rumors, K|Lens has officially canceled its successful crowdfunding…
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AI ‘Photos’ of What Cartoon Characters Would Look Like in Real Life

What would famous animated characters from movies and TV shows look like in real life? One digital artist has created a fascinating series of AI-assisted “portraits” that provide the answers to that question. Hidreley Leli Diao is a Brazilian artist “who loves everything related to digital art.” After discovering that artificial intelligence software can create photo-realistic…
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GamingNews

Ubisoft supports gaming on decentralized Hedera network

Join today’s leading executives online at the Data Summit on March 9th. Register here. Ubisoft announced it has partnered with the HBAR Foundation to support gaming on the Hedera decentralized network. Ubisoft got its head handed to it by hardcore gamers when it announced its first nonfungible token (NFT) in its Ghost Recon: Breakpoint game, but this deal shows the French game giant…
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Vevo launches dedicated app for watching music videos on Android TV and Google TV

Officially available as of today, Vevo is launching its huge network of music videos to Google TV and Android TV in a new app. Available previously on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Apple TV, Vevo is launching an official app for Android TV and Google TV for the first time. The new app is available now on the Google Play Store and utilizes the same revamped design that Vevo launched on other…
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