A digital image is a numeric representation of a two-dimensional image. Depending on whether the image resolution is fixed, it may be of vector or raster type. Without qualifications, the term "digital image" usually refers to raster images also called bitmap images.
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Leak: The Pixel 4a will cost $399
When we covered an extensive hands-on video of the Pixel 4a yesterday, we lamented that one of the only things we don't know ...
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Deep learning advances are boosting computer vision — but there's still clear limits
This article is part of Demystifying AI, a series of posts that (try to) disambiguate the jargon and myths surrounding AI. Since ...
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New images of Betelgeuse’s dimming surface reveal the star’s changing shape, puzzling astronomers
Astronomers have observed the ever dimming surface of Betelguese with the aid of the ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). ...
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Olympus E-M1 Mark III: Hands-on in Costa Rica
About a week before officially unveiling the E-M1 Mark III, Olympus invited a small group of journalists to test-drive its ...
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This solar telescope just released its first close-up video of the Sun — and it’s stunning
Astronomers using the new Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii have released their first public images of the ...
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Tesla's Autopilot dangerously fooled by drone-mounted projectors
Researchers in Israel found self-driving cars and autopilot systems can be gamed with consumer hardware and 2D image projections. ...
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This genius combined every macOS 10 wallpaper into a psychedelic masterpiece
Every wondered what it'd be like if someone combined a whole load of macOS wallpapers into a single image? WELL NOW YOU HAVE ...
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Instagram's decision to hide photoshopped images is a disservice to art
In a controversial turn of events, Instagram has begun hiding photoshopped images on its platform — even in the case of ...
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UK money saving expert featured in fake cryptocurrency ads on Instagram — AGAIN!
It's 2020, you'd think by now cryptocurrency scammers would have moved on from using unendorsed celebrity images to peddle ...
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We forced an actual designer to review our writers' DIY article images
At TNW we're different to other large tech publications and create our own DIY article images. In this piece, we get a professional ...
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What AI analysis of placentas can teach us about childbirth and health
Artificial Intelligence may be one of the greatest technologies developed by humans. The quest for imitating human intelligence ...
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Art and technology can reconstruct the faces of the dead based on remains
Facial reconstruction is best known as a forensic tool that can help identify human remains and reconnect them with families ...
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This is why you shouldn't use Apple's highlighter tool to censor sensitive info
A recent Reddit post details the danger of using a popular built-in tool in the iOS image editing menu. The tool, commonly ...
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Radar tech reveals unseen footprints of mammoths from the Ice Age
The mammoth lumbers through our imaginations when we think about the world during the most recent Ice Age. They’re just ...
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Nvidia's new AI can make anyone move like Jagger with just a single photo
Nvidia's research team has just developed a new AI that can use an existing video and just one image to make the person in ...
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How researchers are making memes more accessible for visually impaired people
Memes are changing the way we communicate. For the 1.3 billion people living with some form of visual impairment, some of ...
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These are the countries that keep the most photos on their phones
It turns out South Korea, Malaysia, and Switzerland are the countries where people store the most photos on their phones, ...
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This AI researcher is fighting unsolicited dick pics... with more dicks
After waking up to yet another unsolicited dick pic, a developer decided to create a tool that will automatically detect ...
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Binance offering up to $290,000 bounty to catch cryptocurrency KYC extortionist
An unknown individual has been terrorizing cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its users by attempting to extort 300 Bitcoin ...
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CHEAP: $500 off a complete Sony A7R III photography kit? Why the F not
Smartphone cameras are ridiculously good these days – but they've got a long way to go before catching up with real cameras ...
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Here's how algorithms can protect us against deepfakes
Deepfake videos are hard for untrained eyes to detect because they can be quite realistic. Whether used as personal weapons ...
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There's now an AI to prevent cats from bringing dead animals into your house
I came across this fascinating model creator by an engineer named Ben Hamm that stopped his cat from bringing dead preys ...
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How to make your images straighter and more symmetrical with Photoshop
Don't toss your slightly wonky images in the bin: this neat Photoshop trick can help you straighten them out and make them ...
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Research: The best way to stop the spread of fake photos is education
It can be hard to tell whether a picture is real. Consider, as the participants in our recent research did, these two images ...
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3 easy ways to remove backgrounds from images
In this guide, we're going to take a look at some of the methods we use for removing backgrounds from images so you too can ...
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We ranked Google's new search icons by how evil they look
Google recently unveiled new icons for its search function, so we did what the public demanded: ranked them by how evil they ...
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This AI generates ultra-realistic fashion models from head to toe
Kyoto-based firm DataGrid's new AI can conjure complete human bodies afresh from images it's gleaned, for use in ads and ...
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Homenum Revelio! AI will destroy sperm donor anonymity
Anonymous sperm donors have been around for more than a century, but that's soon to change thanks to the modern evolution ...
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Thispersondoesnotexist.com is face-generating AI at its creepiest
Nvidia's incredible people-creating AI is now available online. Now you can create startling images of people who do not ...
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The challenges of moderating online content with deep learning
Earlier in December, the internet was abuzz with news of Tumblr’s declaration that it would ban adult content on its platform ...
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Nefarious AI creates images of delicious food that doesn't exist
Ever think those pictures of delicious food you see on the internet are too good to be true? What if they were made by an ...
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In Instagram's darkest corner, all it takes is a hashtag to uncover images of child sexual abuse
For pedophiles, a single hashtag opened the door to one of Instagram’s seediest corners, one where images of sexually exploited ...
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Why using human ‘super recognizers’ to identify criminals can be bad
People often say that they never forget a face, but for some people, this claim might actually be true. So-called super recognizers ...
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Turn any photo into a WhatsApp sticker with this free Android app
Snap photos or import images into Sticker Studio, and you can quickly create stickers to use in WhatsApp on your Android ...
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9 tips to edit and post photos on Instagram like a pro
There are millions of photos shared by Instagram users. You definitely don’t want your followers to miss your photos in ...
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The difference between AI and machine learning, explained
A while ago, while browsing through the latest AI news, I stumbled upon a company that claimed to use “machine learning ...
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China has a new surveillance tool that identifies citizens by how they walk
Chinese authorities have begun deploying a new surveillance tool designed to identify people by how they walk, or the shapes ...
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NASA wants to send humans to Venus – here's why that's a brilliant idea
Popular science fiction of the early 20th century depicted Venus as some kind of wonderland of pleasantly warm temperatures, ...
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The Foobot monitors air quality, but can't help you fix it
We review the Foobot – a device that measures the air quality in a room. Unfortunately though, it can tell you the air ...
