Matt Growcoot

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Google Adds Cinematic Controls, Outpainting, and Inpainting to AI Video Model Veo 2

1 week ago | petapixel.com | Matt Growcoot

Google is rolling out a series of cutting-edge updates aimed at enhancing creative workflows with AI, including a significant upgrade to its video generation model, Veo 2. The new features — available for preview through Google Cloud’s Vertex AI platform — are designed to give users more control over cinematic style and editing in both AI-generated and real-world footage. Google Veo 2, developed by Google DeepMind, is introducing inpainting and outpainting tools.
Ken Griffey Jr. is Photographing This Year's Masters Tournament at Augusta

1 week ago | petapixel.com | Matt Growcoot

Baseball legend and Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. has been spotted at the Augusta National Golf Club with his camera covering this week’s Masters Tournament. Griffey Jr’s transformation from baseball slugger to lens craftsman has been well-documented and The Athletic reports that Griffey Jr. is covering The Masters for Masters.com.
Original 'Star Wars' Cut Will Be Shown at a Theater for First Time in Decades

1 week ago | petapixel.com | Matt Growcoot

A rare screening of the original 1977 Star Wars movie — complete with Han shooting first — will be shown at a theater in London this summer. Since its release, Star Wars: Episode 4 – A New Hope, as it’s now called, has undergone several controversial changes made by the film’s creator George Lucas. The original movie that sparked one of the biggest franchises of all time is now a holy grail for fans who want to watch the film as it first appeared in the 1970s.
Dad and Son Crash Underwater Drone Into Unexploded World War II Bomb

1 week ago | petapixel.com | Matt Growcoot

A dad and son exploring an English river with an underwater drone got the shock of their lives when they crashed it into a live World War II bomb. The unexploded incendiary had been lying beneath the River Ure, Yorkshire, since the 1940s. It is believed to have been dropped by the German Luftwaffe during the Blitz.
Meta Is Reportedly Developing a Native Instagram App for iPad

1 week ago | petapixel.com | Matt Growcoot

After years of neglect, Meta is reportedly developing a native version of Instagram for the iPad — finally moving beyond the awkwardly enlarged iPhone app that tablet users have been stuck with, according to a report by The Information. For more than a decade, Instagram on iPad has been something of a running joke in tech circles. Despite the app’s visual nature — one that seems tailor-made for a tablet screen — Meta continually sidelined development.
AP Adds AI-Powered Search to Its Vast Content Library

1 week ago | petapixel.com | Matt Growcoot

The Associated Press (AP) has introduced AI search to its content library which, the news and picture agency says, will make it easier to discover and use its vast collection of visual, audio, and text content. The fresh AP newsroom has a redesigned interface featuring new and enhanced tools, most notably users will now find an AI-powered search and content recommendations. There are also “intuitive navigations and customizable homepages”, making it faster and easier to use for customers.
Adobe Deletes Bluesky Posts After Furious Backlash

2 weeks ago | petapixel.com | Matt Growcoot

Adobe’s foray into the Twitter alternative Bluesky quickly backfired. Frustrated by the company’s business practices, users on the platform flooded its posts with backlash, ultimately prompting Adobe to delete all of its content. “Hey, we’re Adobe! We’re here to connect with the artists, designers, and storytellers who bring ideas to life,” read Adobe’s first post which has since been deleted.
'Wormhole' Spotted Over Alaska Was Actually a Science Experiment

2 weeks ago | petapixel.com | Matt Growcoot

A giant “wormhole” that appeared in the skies of Alaska a couple of weekends ago may have worried some folks on the ground. They needn’t have feared, it was actually a successful science experiment. Photographers on the ground captured the enormous swirling ring that measured roughly 70 miles high and 15 miles wide. The wormhole came from a sounding rocket launched in Fairbank on March 28.
ChatGPT Can Turn You Into a Toy Action Figure | PetaPixel

2 weeks ago | petapixel.com | Matt Growcoot

First, there was the Studio Ghibli trend, but now ChatGPT is making people into toy action figures in a box.
ChatGPT Can Turn You Into a Toy Action Figure

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Matt Growcoot

6 hours agoHere's how to interact with ChatGPT so that it knows more about you. Just keep that sensitive info away from it. We all have different experiences using AI chatbots. Much like how no Google Search garners the same results for everyone, artificial intelligence outputs vary wildly, from generic to …