Man Accused of Scamming Camera Rental Companies in Los Angeles
Police are appealing to the public for information about a man suspected of defrauding numerous camera rental companies in the Los Angeles County area. [Read More] petapixel.com »
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Social Media Companies Decry YouTube’s Exemption from Australian Ban
Social media companies have expressed outrage that YouTube is exempt from the forthcoming ban in Australia that bars anyone under the age of 16 from using platforms like TikTok and Instagram. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2025-3-6 18:53
Western Digital and SanDisk Separate Into Independent Companies (Again)
Western Digital (WD) and SanDisk are slated to separate into two independent companies shortly. The plan was announced as far back as 2023 but has been delayed, stretching out the process until 2025. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2025-2-15 22:16
AI Companies Are Paying Content Creators For Their Unpublished Videos
Content creators are having an unexpected boon: artificial intelligence companies are buying their unpublished videos for training purposes. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2025-1-13 18:13
Have AI Companies Run Out of Training Data? Elon Musk Thinks So
Elon Musk and former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever say that AI companies have run out of real-world data to train generative models on. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2025-1-10 19:46
UK Photographers Reject Government Plan to Allow AI Companies to Train on Their Data
U.K. photographers have rejected a move by the British government that would allow tech companies to train AI tools with their work. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-12-21 18:34
AI Companies Are Reportedly Struggling to Come Up With New and Better Products
Artificial intelligence (AI) might be running into a cul-de-sac thanks to data shortages and technological constraints, according to a report from Bloomberg. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-11-14 19:42
Adobe Competitor Canva Used by 95% of Fortune 500 Companies
Canva continues its torrid pace, announcing Dream Lab, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool, alongside significant upgrades to Canva's Visual Suite, content library, and solutions for small businesses and students. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-10-22 17:45
Scathing FTC Report Says Social Media Companies Engage in ‘Vast Surveillance’
A report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has found that major social media and video streaming have been engaged in ‘vast surveillance,’ including of children. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-9-19 19:56
Judge Rules Social Media Companies Aren’t Obligated to Block ‘Harmful’ Content for Teens
A federal judge has ruled that social media companies can't be forced to block certain types of "harmful" content from teens. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-9-4 18:49
Data Owners Are Increasingly Blocking AI Companies From Using Their IP
Training data for generative AI models like Midjourney and ChatGPT is beginning to dry up, according to a new study.
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Vimeo Sides With Creators, Will Not Allow AI Companies to Scrape Content
Vimeo's new CEO Philip Moyer last month reached out to the company's community regarding AI, its use, and how the company should approach it. Today, Moyer published a new blog post with a straightforward message: it's saying "no" to AI. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-5-30 19:32
‘Multimodal AI’ Is Everywhere and How Companies Make AI More Human
"Multimodal AI" is suddenly everywhere, with companies like Meta, OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft all using the term to sell people on new AI models and services in just the past few weeks. petapixel.com »
2024-5-21 22:02
Leading AI Companies Promise to Protect Children From Dangers of AI
Several major players in the artificial intelligence field pledged to protect children online, marking another chapter in the progression of AI safety. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-4-25 21:18
All The Photo Companies That Have Struck Licensing Deals With AI Firms
The rise of generative AI means that huge archives of photographs and videos are suddenly valuable with the current situation being compared to a gold rush, but which platforms are licensing their content to large tech firms for the purposes of training AI models? [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-4-11 15:30
Insurance Companies are Secretly Flying Drones and Taking Photos of Your Home
Home insurance companies are secretly taking photos of private residences with drones, surveillance balloons, and even manned planes to find reasons to drop you as a customer. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-4-11 14:44
New Bill Would Require AI Companies to Disclose Copyrighted Training Data
A new bill introduced by Rep. Adam Schiff would require all AI companies to disclose the copyrighted works used in training sets or face a fine. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-4-11 18:52
Photobucket is in Negotiations With AI Companies to Licence 13 Billion Images
Image and video hosting website Photobucket is reportedly in talks with generative artificial intelligence companies to license its content for the purposes of training algorithms. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-4-9 17:20
New York City Sues Social Media Companies for Harming Children
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that the city government filed a lawsuit against five social media platforms, including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and YouTube. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-2-15 20:51
Tech Companies Meta, Adobe, and OpenAI Join Responsible AI Consortium
More than 200 companies and organizations signed on to join the US AI Safety Insitute Consortium to advance responsible use of artificial intelligence. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-2-9 22:58
Judge Rules Social Media Companies Must Face Child Addiction Lawsuits
A judge has ruled that social media companies -- including Meta, Google, Snap, and ByteDance -- must face the hundreds of lawsuits blaming them for children's addiction to its platforms. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-11-16 15:47
Here’s Why AI Companies Think They Can Use Photographers’ Work Without Compensation
After the U.S. Copyright Office put out a call for opinions on how copyright should work with AI-generated material, the world's biggest AI companies had a lot to say. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-11-7 18:28
Artificial Intelligence Companies Aren’t Very Transparent, Report Finds
Researchers from Stanford University have published a report ranking how transparent artificial intelligence (AI) models are and found them wanting. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-10-19 16:13
CA Law Holds Social Media Companies Responsible for Child Sex Abuse Content
Sunday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that would hold social media platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook, accountable for inaction regarding the spread of "child sex abuse materials." [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-10-12 01:13
Day of Action Urges Congress to Ban Companies Copyrighting AI Works
A day of action on artificial intelligence (AI) has been signaled by a group of artists, freelancers, and creators who are urging advocates to ask Congressional leaders to bring in a law banning companies from copyrighting AI-generated art. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-9-30 16:42
How To: Get a Discount to 7 Photography Companies
This is a fantastic benefit for photographers! And that’s why we created our membership program to do way more than just take away banner-ads. You get a ton of perks including a monthly giveaway; and we’re working on building the benefits out even more. thephoblographer.com »
2023-4-18 01:00
Sony Named One of World’s Most Ethical Companies
Sony is one of 135 global organizations that has been recognized as one of the planet's most ethical companies. It is the only camera manufacturer to appear on the list this year. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-3-17 17:59
Sony Honored as One of “2023 World’s Most Ethical Companies”
Press text: Sony Honored as One of “2023 World’s Most Ethical Companies” Tokyo, Japan – Sony Group Corporation (“Sony”) today announced that it has been named one of the “World’s Most Ethical Companies” for the fifth consecutive year by the Ethisphere Institute, the US-based global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business… sonyalpharumors.com »
2023-3-16 13:43
That ‘Top 16 Photo Companies in the World’ List is Really Suspect
In early February, a story on Yahoo came across our news desk and caught our attention: The 16 Largest Photography Companies in the World. We've recently seen it get some traction in our industry and as such want to explain why we chose not to cover it. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-2-14 22:37
Want Discounts from 7 Different Companies?
Our membership is the best way to get fantastic benefits in the photo industry! This month, we’ve got something special for photographers! Our members all qualify to win a Wacom Intuos Pro Medium just by being members! This is partially in celebration of our latest perk, which offers our subscribers a discount on select Wacom … thephoblographer.com »
2023-1-20 02:00
Leica’s Leitz Phone 1: Why Aren’t More Camera Companies Making Phones?
Put a Type-1 image sensor in a phone and things are bound to get interesting, especially when Leica is involved. So, what’s next for the company’s presence in the mobile space? [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-10-28 17:32
Companies Are Using Photos of Fake Staff Who Don’t Exist
Companies are using photos of fake staff that are generated by artificial intelligence (AI) programs. The pictures are published under the "About Us" section of a company's website to give a false impression of a larger workforce. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-10-17 18:17
Companies Are Faking ‘Staff’ Portraits of People Who Don’t Exist
Companies are using photos of fake staff that are generated by artificial intelligence (AI) programs. The pictures are published under the "About Us" section of a company's website to give a false impression of a larger workforce. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-10-18 18:17
Clearview AI Banned from Selling Face Database to Private Companies
In a major victory for privacy advocates, Clearview AI has been permanently banned, nationwide, from making its facial recognition database available to most businesses and other private entities. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-5-12 20:47
Video: How to correctly pronounce the names of German camera companies, products
I suppose it must be a bit annoying to listen to English speakers ruining your language and heritage by making up their own way of pronouncing the names of companies and products from your native country – let alone place names. dpreview.com »
2021-3-16 22:12
Canon U.S.A. Recognized as One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the Fourth Consecutive Year by The Ethisphere Institute
MELVILLE, NY, March 1, 2021– During a time when it has been crucial for companies to prioritize the values and needs of their customers and employees, Read more. . . The post Canon U. S. A. canonrumors.com »
2021-3-2 22:00
Chinese drone company DJI added to U.S. economic blacklist
The U. S. government recently added the world's leading drone manufacturer, Da-Jiang Innovations, better known as DJI, to its economic blacklist. Joining dozens of other Chinese companies, including leading chipmaker SMIC, DJI was also recognized by the agency's Commerce Department for being one of 4 companies that 'enabled wide-scale human rights abuses within China through abusive genetic collection and analysis or high-technology surveillance. dpreview.com »
2020-12-19 00:07
DJI Blocked by the United States, Added to ‘Economic Blacklist’
DJI has found itself on a list of companies that the United States Department of Commerce has blocked from being able to conduct business with U. S. -based companies. American companies cannot export parts to DJI, and it’s possible that U. petapixel.com »
2020-12-19 21:20
30 Rare Photos Of Then Newly-Established Companies Who Eventually Got Way Bigger
Like all things, even the best and biggest companies had humble beginnings. And the vintage pictures from these companies’ early days are incredible to look at. boredpanda.com »
2020-11-6 11:32
More Companies Like Canon Should Use Crowdfunding Websites
When I first learned that Canon was planning on using a crowdfunding website to launch a new product, I thought to myself “this is going to be a PR disaster.” My knee jerk reaction was to think that it’s unacceptable for a company like Canon to use websites like Indiegogo in order to launch a […] petapixel.com »
2019-7-4 21:21
Modern Camera Makers Need to Stop Sitting Pretty and Start Majorly Innovating
The more I look at the capabilities of smartphones and the more that I step into meetings with bigger photography technology companies, the more I start to wonder what traditional camera manufacturers think about staying ahead of the curve. thephoblographer.com »
2019-1-2 08:00
Dear Camera Companies: Please Make Slower, Lighter Prime Lenses Between 50mm and 150mm
PetaPixel recently published an open letter from photographer Usman Dawood entitled: “Dear Camera Companies: Please Make a Fast Lens Between 50mm and 85m. ” Today, I am asking for the pretty much the opposite: slower, lighter prime lenses. petapixel.com »
2018-12-13 22:39
Dear Camera Companies: Please Make a Fast Lens Between 50mm and 85mm
For some time now, my favourite portrait lens has been the Sigma 85mm f/1.4 art. This lens, as many of you may know, is simply incredible when it comes to performance. Even the price of this lens isn’t unreasonable when you compare it to some alternatives currently available. As I started to shoot more portraits […] petapixel.com »
2018-11-24 21:26
5 Things We’re Hoping For From Camera Companies in 2018
Designing and manufacturing camera gear ain’t easy, as anyone who has invested in a Kickstarter project can attest. The amount of technology that’s stuffed into gear is astonishing, but that doesn’t mean each product meets the needs of the photographer. petapixel.com »
2018-1-9 23:38
11 Dumb Things Camera Companies Are Still Doing
As much as we talk about the lack of true innovation in the camera market, particularly when it comes to integration with the Internet and social media, every day I keep encountering cameras that have the same “hey this is the way it used to be” design philosophies underlying them. I call it “lazy engineering.” […] petapixel.com »
2017-9-26 21:24
Canon Inc. Ranks First Among Manufacturing Companies
TOKYO, January 23, 2017—Canon Inc. announced today that the Company has ranked first for the third time among manufacturing companies in Nikkei Inc.’s 20th Environmental Management Survey, receiving high ratings for each criterion, including perfect scores for promotion of environmental management structure, resource recycling and measures against global warming. Started in 1997 by Nikkei Inc., Read more... canonrumors.com »
2017-1-24 01:31
Canon to Sell CMOS Sensors to Other Companies for the First Time
Sony has become the world leader in image sensor production in recent years by supplying the sensors to third-party companies. Canon, however, has been content with using its sensors solely in-house on its own cameras and products. petapixel.com »
2016-9-2 20:51