Minding-reading AI creates images from human brainwaves

Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images In a paper published in Scientific Reports earlier this year, researchers at Radboud University in the Netherlands, led by PHD candidate Thirza Dado, combined non-invasive brain imaging and AI-learning models in an attempt to read peoples’ minds—or at least recreate the image they’re looking at. It’s a fascinating experiment, though it’s easy… Continue reading Minding-reading AI creates images from human brainwaves

JPEG jumble: the week’s best reader-submitted photos

Rudiescu on Flickr A race car zips down the track to a child’s delight. The sun’s last golden tendrils cling to a cloudy sky. A horse and its rider share a tender moment. For this week’s Photo of the Day challenge, we asked readers to show us what they most love to photograph, and the… Continue reading JPEG jumble: the week’s best reader-submitted photos

You can now share NFTs on both Instagram & Facebook

Meta continues to push for the metaverse, sinking $10 billion into virtual reality ventures. Meta Three months after debuting shimmering NFTs on Instagram, Meta is making Facebook the next place to show off your digital collectibles. The social media behemoth announced that the feature is now available on both platforms through the connection of a… Continue reading You can now share NFTs on both Instagram & Facebook

Tips to Help You Win Photography Gear

Landscape, travel and streetlife photographers have an opportunity you won’t want to miss out on in Around the World in 7 Quests. These seven Quests were launched in honor of World Photography and submissions will be open until September 17. Do you have photos that were taken in Asia, Oceania, Europe, North America, South America,… Continue reading Tips to Help You Win Photography Gear

Will your next Canon camera be liquid-cooled?

Cameras like Canon’s EOS R5 C have already sport fan-based active cooling systems. Canon Modern cameras are amazing. Top-of-the-line models like the Canon EOS R3, Nikon Z9, and Sony A1 can detect subjects automatically and help us shoot tack-sharp still photos at jaw-dropping frame rates, as well as video at resolutions of 6K and beyond.… Continue reading Will your next Canon camera be liquid-cooled?

How to Make a Talking Animation With ActorCore and Unity 3D for Free in 3 Hours

In this tutorial, you will learn how to download animated characters for free from ActorCore, and how to use them in Unity 3D to create a talking animation. What You’ll Need On ActorCore, you can find animation-ready and fully-textured 3D models with a wide selection of styles, including photorealistic people, sci-fi, fantasy, historical, and toon figures.… Continue reading How to Make a Talking Animation With ActorCore and Unity 3D for Free in 3 Hours

Free falling: We want to see your favorite subject

Flowers in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris. Fuji 400h, Nikon F100. Marissa Wu We’re turning over a new leaf. Fall is on the way. And as we segue into cooler temps and a new season, the editors at PopPhoto are throwing this week’s theme out the window. Instead, we want to see images that capture… Continue reading Free falling: We want to see your favorite subject

See the tempestuous finalists of the Weather Photographer of the Year Awards

“Inside a cumulonimbus cloud, particles of rain, snow or ice move up and down, colliding and causing an imbalance in the electrical charge. Cloud-to-ground lightning, as seen in this image, happens when a channel of negative charge zigzags downward in a ‘forked pattern’. This is usually invisible to the human eye and travels to the… Continue reading See the tempestuous finalists of the Weather Photographer of the Year Awards