Japan Govt Admits to Doctoring Cabinet Group Photo

Japan's government has admitted that an official photo of its new cabinet was doctored, following widespread online mockery of their unkempt attire. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-10-8 20:38

Google CEO Admits Gemini AI Image Failures: ‘We Got It Wrong’

Google took its AI image generation tool Gemini offline last week following a number of errors. Now, Google CEO Sundar Pichai admits to employees, "we got it wrong." [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-3-1 23:42

Photographer Admits His Annual ‘Hot Priest’ Calendar Isn’t All Clergymen

The "Roman Calendar," also known as the "hot priest" calendar, is one of Rome's best-selling souvenirs. But the photographer behind it has admitted that not all of the hunks in the photos are men of the cloth. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-1-23 17:14

Zeiss is Not Leaving the Photo Biz, But Admits Its Latest Camera Didn’t Sell

Zeiss has clarified its position in the photography market and soundly denied allegations that it is leaving the photography industry. That said, don't expect a follow-up to its Android-powered ZX1 camera. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-6-23 19:44

Exclusive: Vogue Photographer Admits Some of his Images are AI

A photographer featured by Vogue who is accused of passing off artificial intelligence (AI) images as his photography work has admitted that some of his pictures are computer generated. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-3-1 18:49

TikTok Admits It Spied on US Journalists as App Faces Potential Ban

TikTok has admitted that it used its app to spy on American reporters to track down their sources -- as the video-sharing platform faces a potential ban in the U.S. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-12-28 17:18

Midjourney Founder Admits to Using a ‘Hundred Million’ Images Without Consent

Midjourney founder David Holz has admitted that his company did not receive consent for the hundreds of millions of images used to train its AI image generator, outraging photogarphers and artists. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-12-21 15:23

Photographer Admits That Viral Snow Leopard ‘Photos’ Are Fake

The photographer who claims to have shot spectacular photos of snow leopards in the Himalayas has admitted that they are composite images. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-11-29 22:56

Navy Admits to Having More UFO Videos But Refuses to Release Them

The U.S. government has said it will not share any more footage of UFOs with the public to protect "national security."

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2022-9-20 15:51

Instagram Head Admits App Has ‘Gone Too Far into Video’

Instagram head Adam Mosseri admits that the company had "gone too far into video" and insists "photographers are all still relevant" on the app. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-9-2 17:45

Top Scientist Admits Webb Telescope Star Photo Was Actually Chorizo

A prominent French physicist is apologizing after admitting that a viral "distant star" photo he shared on Twitter was not actually captured by the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) but was rather just a slice of chorizo pork sausage. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-8-7 17:58

Meta Admits Smart Glasses Put Privacy at Risk, Offers No Solutions

Facebook-owner Meta today released its first annual human rights report which highlighted "salient risks" associated with its Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses which includes problems such as "informed consent from bystanders." [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-7-15 00:47

Photographer Admits to Stealing Funds from Local Photo Association

An astrophotographer is facing two years imprisonment after he admitted to defrauding and stealing from a professional photographer’s association in Australia. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-5-21 22:39

Controversial Photographer Jock Sturges Admits to Sexual Misconduct

Controversial photographer John “Jock” Sturges has pled guilty to sexual misconduct for actions he took when he was 28-years old with a child under the age of 16. Sturges is an American photographer who is best known for his nude photos of children and their families that were primarily taken at communes in Northern California […] petapixel.com »

2021-11-19 20:41

Photojournalist Admits Faking Award-Winning Photos of Honduran Violence

A photojournalist has apologized after being accused of faking an award-winning series of photos that purportedly show hitmen in Honduras carrying out violent acts. Fstoppers published a report that accuses Swiss/Italian photographer Michele Crameri of staging shots and publishing the photos with fake captions. petapixel.com »

2019-6-26 21:26

Apple Admits It Slows Down Older iPhones: Here’s Why

The iPhone has become the digital camera of choice for hundreds of millions of people around the world these days, but if you’ve used your iPhone for more than a year or two, you may have noticed a slowdown in performance. petapixel.com »

2017-12-22 20:52