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This repulsive app generates nudes from photos of clothed women
If you think creating anyone's nude photos or deepfake was a difficult task, think again. An app called DeepNude has developed ...
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Sony's new AI-powered TVs 'mimic the human brain'
Sony has unveiled a new lineup of AI-powered Bravia TVs that use "cognitive intelligence" to replicate how the human eye ...
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A foolproof guide to image manipulation in Python with OpenCV
Whether you want to build a complex deep learning model for a self-driving car, a live face recognition program, or making ...
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This AI turns your blurry photos into creepy HD faces
Duke University researchers have inventioned an AI tool that turns blurry photos into computer-generated HD faces. I tried ...
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Zombify your face for Halloween with this creepy AI app
Two new AI apps that transform faces into evil dolls and zombies have been released in time for Halloween.
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This Google filter transforms you into masterpieces by van Gogh and Frida Kahlo
Google's latest update to its Arts and Culture app includes a quintet of Art Filters that embed your face onto masterpieces ...
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How to protect AI systems against image-scaling attacks
We usually don’t expect the image of a teacup to turn into a cat when we zoom out. But in the world of artificial intelligence ...
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There’s an actual science to good Instagram photos
We spoke with a neuroscientist, top designer, and visual psychologist to find out how to drive up likes, followers, and CTR ...
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Reddit now supports up to 20 GIFs or images in a single post
Till now, you've had to rely on Imgur whenever you wanted to post more than one image in your Reddit post. Thankfully, you ...
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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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How to blur faces and remove metadata from your photos
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, ...
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How to find copyright-free images (and avoiding a stock photo subscription)
You don't need a Shutterstock subscription to find good images for your content. Here are a few tips on how to find copyright-free ...
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Researchers claim this AI model achieves better compression rates than PNGs
Image compression has been one of the constantly evolving challenges in computer science. Programers and researchers are ...
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The future of black hole images is bright
This month marks the first anniversary of the image of the environment directly surrounding the black hole at the center ...
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This handy tool lets you record GIFs straight from your browser
Are you tired of installing software to capture GIFs? Then GIFcap might just be the thing for you. All you need is Chrome ...
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Smithsonian Institute just released 2.8 million high-quality images for free
Smithsonian Institute has just released a massive trove of 2.8 million high-quality two-dimensional and three-dimensional ...
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How to use Google image search on an iPhone
Using Google Image search is easy on a desktop. On a phone? Not so much -- but here's how you can do it anyway.
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Google Earth just released 1,000 beautiful wallpapers you can download for free
Google has shared hundreds of beautiful wallpapers through its Earth View collection for years now. These images show off ...
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Alphabet’s Jigsaw introduces a tool that can verify ‘fake’ images — but it’s probably not for you
Jigsaw's Assembler is a free media manipulation verifierl for journalists and fact-checkers — but not members of the public ...
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What is a macro lens and could it be the next big thing for phone cameras?
Cameras have become the de facto differentiation factor for phones, and the macro lens might just be the next big thing. ...
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This new AI model will badmouth you for putting trash in the wrong bin
When I'm at airports, I often get confused as to which trash and recycling bin I should throw my rubbish into. A new solution ...
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Google Photos tests $8 feature to auto-print 10 photos every month
Google is apparently working on a subscription service that will print a selection of your photos monthly, then deliver them ...
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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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Hide the Pain Harold is the meme of the decade (according to Imgur)
It's a hotly contested topic, that's for sure. But according to image sharing platform Imgur, the most impactful meme of ...
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What exactly is 4K resolution and why’s it called that?
4K TVs are everywhere, but what does that actually mean? In this piece, we explain what 4K resolution is and why it has that ...
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Text this number for an infinite feed of AI-generated feet
Someone trained a computer to create fake feet pics — and you can get endless AI-generated foot pics by texting this number. ...
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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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Visual accessibility will be a priority in 2020 — here’s how to adapt your site
Law suits are becoming more common, and US and many EU countries are more rigorously enforcing their by-laws applying to ...
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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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This cryptocurrency mining botnet uses Taylor Swift pics to propagate itself
A cryptocurrency-mining botnet is infecting computers with an image of Taylor Swift to spread its malware as widely as possible. ...
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Nvidia built an AI that creates 3D models from 2D images
What if developing a 3D gaming world were as easy as snapping pics with your phone? Nvidia researchers recently developed ...
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NVIDIA's new AI lets you recreate your pet's smile on a lion
NVIDIA has created a new AI model — dubbed "FUNIT" — that can take in a picture of an animal and recreate its facial ...
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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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Telegram fixed a bug that stored images on recipients' phones even after you 'unsent' them
Telegram messenger just fixed a bug that stored a picture you sent via a message even if you 'unsend' the message. The vulnerability, ...
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What the hell does the wide-angle lens on your phone do?
Ever looked at your phone and wondered what all the different cameras are for? We're here for you. And this time, we're looking ...
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What the hell does the telephoto lens on your phone do?
Have you ever wondered what the telephoto lens on the back of your phone does? Well, we have the answer for you (it's all ...
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CHEAP: Shield thy eyes! Canon's EOS 5DS DSLR Camera has 64% off
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! If you're a photography nerd, ...
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Researchers hacked a Canon DSLR with ransomware demanding Bitcoin
Bitcoin demanding ransomware knows no bounds, and the latest potential victim? DSLR cameras. Researchers managed to exploit ...
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Google updates Image Search with new scrolling UI... within a scrolling UI
Google has revamped Image Search with a new side panel that lets your scroll through images as you, eeerm, scroll through ...
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How the hell does your phone's in-screen fingerprint scanner work?
If you've used an Android phone recently, you've probably come across the in-screen fingerprint scanner. But how does it ...
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How to send uncompressed images on WhatsApp
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, ...
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We've surrounded the Earth with surveillance satellites, but who is that good for?
It was only on the fourth orbit, when the spacecraft’s orientation had changed, that they ...
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Hey look, AI ruined Garfield
AI can do a lot of things — it fuels our voice assistants, understands pizza, and might even steal our jobs! And you ...
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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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This new photo AI lets you add, delete, and edit objects with one click
But this new AI made by the researchers from MIT and IBM lets you add, edit, or remove an object just with a click.
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Bumble will use AI to automatically censor unsolicited nudes
Starting in June, users of dating apps including Bumble, Badoo, Chappy, and Lumen will have access to the AI-based tool “Private ...
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Despite damaging reports, Samsung is hell-bent on releasing its Galaxy Fold this month
Last night, major drama unfolded as several gadget reviewers who got their hands on the Samsung Galaxy Fold reported that ...
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First black hole photo confirms Einstein's theory of relativity
Black holes are long-time superstars of science fiction. But their Hollywood fame is a little strange given that no-one has ...
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What's a time-of-flight (ToF) camera and why's it on my phone?
Ever wondered what a time-of-flight (ToF) camera is? And what it does? Well, worry no more, we've got the answers for you. ...
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We reviewed this $35K Sony projector with old internet videos
Ever wondered what a $35,000 projector is like? And how it'd handle old internet videos? We answered the two questions no ...
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WhatsApp is testing reverse image search to battle fake news
WhatsApp's had a difficult battle against fake news last year. Now, it's testing a new weapon in this fight - a reverse image ...
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Tech companies need to do more to fight child abuse content
YouTube has, yet again, failed to protect children online. Recent investigations by Wired and video blogger Matt Watson have ...
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thiscatdoesnotexist.com is, uhm, not as good as its human counterpart
AI still needs some time to figure out how cats work. That is the idea one gets when visiting thiscatdoesnotexist.com. Just ...
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How to crop your images to a specific size or aspect ratio
If you want to display images on a screen, it helps to be able to fit them into your website, social media profiles, and ...
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Why does Google show mysterious art when searching two random 4-letter words!
If you type in two strings of random 4-letter words (like "fjdu apld"), Google Images shows some mysterious art. We tried ...
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Viral images of the Nairobi terror attack victims failed journalism
An article by the New York Times on the Riverside terrorist attacks in Nairobi has provoked fury and consternation in Kenya. The ...
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Huawei has a reasonable explanation for the disappearing Twitter photos
No, it's not censorship.
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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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Microsoft Bing search surfaces and suggests images of child sexual abuse
According to a report by TechCrunch and online safety firm AntiToxin Technologies, Microsoft’s Bing search engine surfaces ...
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Reddit's data hoarders are frantically trying to save Tumblr's NSFW content
After Tumblr announced, on Monday, that it was invoking the nuclear option to expel NSFW content on the platform, the internet ...
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Tumblr's new algorithm is flagging innocent posts as NSFW
Tumblr's recent controversial announcement on purging all pornographic and NSFW content from its platform has also resulted ...
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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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Full moon patents: MIT creates glowing plants and Amazon gets better drones
Ugh, the Gregorian calendar is so boring. That’s why we’re disrupting monthly series with a lunar cycle-based series ...
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The Pax 3 is a slick, stylish weed vape for blazing beginners
We review the Pax 3, a marijuana vaporizer that's attractive, easy-to-use, and will get you very, very high. Find out what ...
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Here’s how face recognition tech can be GDPR compliant
Ah, face recognition, that nifty little feature that's already making the still new fingerprint scanners (kind of) obsolete. ...
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Full moon patents: Alphabet isn’t giving up on Google Glass
Ugh, the Gregorian calendar is so boring. That’s why we’re disrupting monthly series with a lunar cycle-based series ...
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Everything Apple announced at its 2018 iPhone event
It's that time of year again. Apple CEO today Tim Cook took to the stage to announce all of the latest and greatest in Apple ...
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Inside Google's plan to stalk your social media accounts
Google, once again, is excited about social media. But not in the ways you might think; this isn't about another in a failed ...
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I tested this kid-friendly phone to see if it could protect me from pervs
Being a kid in today's world is tough. When I had a rough time at school, it generally stayed there. Yeah, there were chatrooms, ...
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Turn emoji into awful abominations on this drag-and-drop site
Update: The site seems to be down, sadly enough. Trust me when I say you'll be doing yourself a favor when you waste the ...
