A Pakistani Politician Accidentally Uses Cat Filter During Live Press Conference

Last Friday, Pakistani official Shaukat Yousafzai addressed the public in a press conference which was live streamed on Facebook. It wouldn’t have been anything unordinary if his face hadn’t been modified with the “cat filter.” During the live stream, the politician appeared with digital cat ears, whiskers and rosy cheeks, which turned the press conference into a sort of comedy. According to the BBC, the video was posted to the official Facebook page of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party....

April 3, 2023 · 2 min · 331 words · Leonard Barrett

Apple S New M1 Pro And M1 Max Processors Boast Better Performance And Support More Than 16Gb Ram

Apple has announced “supercharged” versions of its M1 processor. Perhaps not surprisingly, they’re called the M1 Pro and M1 Max. Apple says they’re the first Apple Silicon chips designed specifically for professionals with “groundbreaking performance” and “amazing battery life”. Apple claims that the new MacBook Pro models offer up to 13x faster graphics performance, 3.7x faster CPU performance, 11x faster machine learning and 21 hours of battery life. The specs seem significantly upgraded over the original M1, and the memory limit has finally been increased....

April 3, 2023 · 3 min · 580 words · David White

Artist Sues Cardi B And Her Photographer For Copying His Marge Simpson Illustration

Rapper Cardi B recently got herself in legal trouble that broke the internet. On Halloween, she published photos of herself dressed like Marge Simpson in an iconic Thierry Mugler dress. But as it turned out, the photo was inspired by work from another artist. And no, it’s not (just) Matt Groening. The artist is now filing a lawsuit against both Cardi B and her photographer, and the whole case has reached the level of ridiculousness when it just becomes amazing....

April 3, 2023 · 3 min · 638 words · Susan Lee

Billboard Magazine Issues A Cover Shot With An Iphone 7 Plus Portrait Mode

You may argue if iPhone 7 Plus’ Portrait mode is any good. Some people love it and some hate it, but apparently – it was good enough for Billboard Magazine. Photographer Miller Mobley shot the February 17 issue of Billboard magazine, featuring a rising pop star Camila Cabello on the cover. And despite the fact that he generally uses professional and expensive gear, this time he was limited to iPhone 7 Plus and its Portrait mode....

April 3, 2023 · 3 min · 551 words · Dr. Phyllis Waller DDS

Contrast Detection Autofocus Doesn T Suck As Much As You Think And Here S Why

New cameras get a lot of hassle over their autofocus systems. Either it doesn’t have Eye AF, or it isn’t dual pixel or it’s not phase detection. But what do all of these things mean? And I don’t just mean what are the technical differences, but how and why does this matter in the real world? And to whom does it matter? That’s what this video from Gerald Undone covers, in probably the most unbiased way I’ve ever seen....

April 3, 2023 · 4 min · 645 words · Mary Sanders
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