Second apparent leak of hacked celebrity nude pictures: US media
More nude celebrity photos, purportedly including reality star Kim Kardashian, circulated social media Saturday, in what appeared to be the second massive hacking-related leak in less than a month, US...
View ArticleFBI widens probe of naked celebrity photos
The FBI vowed Monday to widen a probe into the massive hacking of naked celebrity photos if necessary, after new reported leaks including nude shots of Kim Kardashian.
View ArticleA Closer Look: Ways to hide, secure data on phones
Apple got a lot of attention last week when it released a new privacy policy along with a declaration that police can't get to your password-protected data.
View ArticleDeep-learning algorithm can weigh up a neighborhood better than humans
Human beings have a remarkable ability to make inferences based on their surroundings. Is this area safe? Where might I find a parking spot? Am I more likely to get to a gas station by taking a left or...
View ArticleRemote piloted aircraft maps storm surge impacts
One year on from the biggest UK storm surge for 60 years, new aerial photos have revealed details of breaches to the natural and man-made coastal defences on part of the East Anglian coastline.
View ArticleResearchers use multiple photos to estimate lighting conditions of outdoor...
Techniques now used to reconstruct 3D models based on multiple photos of a building, object or scene can also be leveraged to automatically estimate illumination conditions depicted in a collection of...
View ArticleOld photos shed light on the Antarctic
Aerial photos from the 1940s and 1950s are being used to probe the climate history of the Antarctic Peninsula.
View ArticleIntel seeks to make migrations to Chromebook easy
Intel is making it easy to do transfers to an Intel-based Chromebook, as easy as a one-click migration from old devices to your new Chromebook.
View ArticleTeam creates automated method to assemble story-driven photo albums
Taking photos has never been easier, thanks to the ubiquity of cell phones, tablets and digital cameras. But editing a mass of vacation photos into an album remains a chore. A new automated method...
View ArticleRevenge-porn website operator convicted in San Diego
A San Diego man has been convicted of running a "revenge porn" website where people posted nude pictures of their ex-lovers, who then had to pay the man to take down the images.
View ArticleGoogle buys smartphone photo handling app Odysee
Google on Monday said that it has bought smartphone photo backup and sharing platform Odysee to beef up picture-handling capabilities at its online social network.
View Article'Revenge porn' operator to plead guilty in Los Angeles court (Update)
The operator of a "revenge porn" website who posted stolen nude photos online has agreed to plead guilty to hacking and identity theft, according to court papers filed Wednesday in Los Angeles federal...
View ArticleUS revenge porn kingpin agrees to guilty plea
The mastermind behind a US revenge porn website has agreed to plead guilty to computer hacking and identity theft charges, in a deal with federal prosecutors in Los Angeles.
View ArticleResearch pair finds color a big factor in how much an image is shared on...
A pair of researchers, one with Yahoo Labs, the other Georgian Tech University, has found via analysis of data on the photo sharing site Pinterest, that the colors that dominate in an image can have an...
View ArticleAncient Roman city remains unscathed by "selfie" invasion
Dr Zena Kamash from the Department of Classics at Royal Holloway, University of London, has discovered the photos tourists take of Pompeii are almost identical to those taken by our ancestors.
View ArticleReview: New Apple Photos app makes fixing, cropping easy
If you're like most people, those hundreds of photos you took on vacation are still on your camera or phone. You shared a handful on Facebook or Instagram, and tell yourself that you'll sift through...
View ArticleEngineers introduce design that mimics nature's camouflage
It can shift from red to green to violet. It can mimic patterns and designs. And it can do all of this in a flash—literally.
View ArticleReview: What to do if phones fill up with photos
Shoot enough photos and videos, and your phone will eventually fill up.
View ArticleGoogle offers unlimited free storage of photos, videos (Update)
Google is willing to store and organize all of the world's digital photos and videos for free.
View ArticleForeigners entering Canada to undergo biometric screening
Canada will collect finger prints and digitals photos from all foreigners traveling on a visa under a new security measure.
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