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☆ Apple to buy Pixelmator, the iPhone image editing app with AI features
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Apple will buy Pixelmator, the creator of image editing apps for Apple's iPhone and Mac platforms, Pixelmator announced Friday in a blog post. Pixelmator, a Lithuanian company, was founded in 2007, and in recent years has been best known for Pixelmator and Pixelmator Pro, which compete with Adobe Photoshop. It also makes Photomator, a photo editing app. Pixelmator said in its blog post that there "will be no material changes to the Pixelmator Pro, Pixelmator for iOS, and Photomator apps at this time." In 2020, Apple bought Dark Sky, a weather app that eventually became integrated into Apple's default weather app.

Persons: Steve Jobs, Pixelmator, We've, Siri Organizations: Apple, Pixelmator, Adobe, iOS, Apple Intelligence Locations: Cupertino , California, Lithuanian

☆ The Kate Middleton photo was put through Photoshop twice: ABC News
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The controversial photo of Kate Middleton was processed on Photoshop twice, per ABC News. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe controversial photo of Kate Middleton and her children was processed on Adobe Photoshop twice, ABC News reported on Thursday. Kensington Palace didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: Kate Middleton, Kate, —, rince, ike, lear, ince Organizations: ABC, Service, Adobe Photoshop, Kensington, ABC News

☆ Kate Middleton and Prince William's united front fell apart
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Anneta Konstantinides | Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Exactly a week after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's interview with Oprah Winfrey catapulted the royal family into crisis in March 2021, Prince William and Kate Middleton released a photo on Mother's Day in the UK. Fast-forward three years, and the royal family has found themselves surrounded by controversy yet again. The ensuing photos were a PR dream for the royal family: Kate with a goat! Prince William, Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle, and Prince Harry visiting Sandringham in 2018. EBASTIEN BOZON/AFP via Getty ImagesRumors swelled around the royal family in the weeks leading up to the Mother's Day photo fiasco.

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☆ Kate’s doctored photo raises concerns about tools that let everyone easily edit images
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Brian Fung | Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Although celebrities have altered photos with editing tools for years, images taken of the royal family have a historical importance and are expected to be authentic. The use of image editing to present a false narrative goes back almost to the dawn of photography itself. Image tools with generative AI will allow so much more than photo manipulation because people will be able to create images from completely new scenarios. As AI images hit the mainstream, it will open up more discussions around transparency and the need to regulate usage so news outlets and the public can better spot AI-generated and augmented images, he said. Although AI image watermarks already being implemented on certain platforms, mandating that will be a challenge, Hayden said.

Persons: Catherine , Princess of Wales, Wales, Kate, ”, Princess of, Prince Louis, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Princess, Google’s, Ramesh Raskar, who’s, Raskar, Reece Hayden, Hayden Organizations: CNN, Kensington Palace, Agence France, Presse, Reuters, Associated Press, Adobe, Google, MIT Media, Apple, Facebook, ABI Research Locations: Princess of Wales, Kensington

☆ Harvard cancer institute moves to retract six studies, correct 31 others amid data manipulation claims
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a prestigious Harvard teaching school, is moving to retract six studies and correct 31 others following allegations of data manipulation. The steps by the Harvard Medical School affiliate come after a molecular biologist published a blog post earlier this month alleging researchers falsified data by manipulating images. More than 50 papers are part of the ongoing review by Dana-Farber into four researchers, all of whom have faculty appointments at Harvard Medical School. Earlier this month, Sholto David published a blog post titled “Dana-Farberications at Harvard University,” alleging researchers at the cancer institute manipulated images and data. According to Rollins, Dana-Farber said it was already reviewing “potential data errors” in multiple cases that the blog listed and stressed that the issues uncovered do not necessarily amount to misconduct.

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☆ Bring Old Photos of Mom to Life With These Apps
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Cordilia James | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Faded baby photos. Water-damaged graduation shots. Old family photos don’t always survive the test of time. In the past, photo restoration was complicated and costly, often requiring an artist to fix the images by hand. Adobe Photoshop and other advanced graphic-design tools shifted the work to computers, but such programs can be too complicated for the average person.

☆ Inside Disney interviews: 6 staffers reveal the most important question recruiters ask, hiring process hurdles, and secrets for standing out
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

According to one Disney employee hired during the pandemic, managers may tell recruiters the particulars they're seeking in candidates. For candidates looking to work in Disney's entertainment division, a question Green and other experts mentioned is: What are you watching on television and streaming right now? A third current employee, a creative assistant in Disney's entertainment division, recalled being tested on their competency in assessing creative work, namely doing script coverage. Curiosity counts — about the role, the company, the industryExperts encouraged candidates to be curious and raise their own questions with recruiters. The first employee recommended that candidates ask questions that enable recruiters to flex their own Disney spirit.

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☆ AI won't replace creative jobs just as the invention of the camera didn't make paintings obsolete, Adobe exec says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Adobe executive Ashley Still said AI advancements won't kill creative jobs in an interview with Fortune. Still compared AI to the invention of the camera and its impact on paintings. Companies across industries are rushing to incorporate AI into their businesses, alarming workers. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdobe introduced new AI features across its various Creative Cloud tools including Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator Tuesday. Companies across various industries are rushing to incorporate AI into their businesses.

Persons: Ashley Still, Fortune, —, Adobe's, Taco Bell Organizations: Service, . Companies, Gallup

☆ Generative AI is coming for the visual effects industry: What the technology means for the future of animation
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Four VFX artists told Insider that AI could boost productivity and inspire creativity. Four visual-effects artists spoke to Insider about how generative AI could change their industry. Given its impressive capabilities, they believe AI has the potential to save visual-effects artists time on laborious tasks and create new forms of storytelling. Generative AI is impressing VFX artists — but it's not ready for prime timeAll four VFX artists who Insider spoke with said the quality of AI-generated animations impressed them. McCarron believes that the technology will enhance the quality of artists' work — not take over.

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☆ How Easy Is It to Fool A.I.-Detection Tools?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Stuart A. Thompson | Tiffany Hsu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

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☆ Adobe's new AI Photoshop tool could save photographers hours of editing time by instantly extending images and adding new elements
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-24 | by ( Aaron Mcdade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Adobe has launched a generative AI tool into Photoshop for the first time. The tool is currently available to paying Photoshop users in a beta, and will be released to the public later this year. Adobe Photoshop is joining the generative artificial intelligence boom ignited by OpenAI's popular ChatGPT. Adobe's Firefly generative AI was trained on Adobe's own library of stock images, as well as other licensed and public domain images. AdobeThe new AI tools can quickly change the sky or add individual things like a tent, person, shooting star, or flying car Adobe

To report this story, Reuters contacted more than 300 former Tesla employees who had worked at the company over the past nine years and were involved in developing its self-driving system. The company requires car owners to grant permission on the cars’ touchscreens before Tesla collects their vehicles’ data. Reuters found that Tesla employees shared clips that captured sensitive and embarrassing personal moments. Tesla’s own data labelers initially worked in the San Francisco Bay area, including the office in San Mateo. According to several ex-employees, some labelers shared screenshots, sometimes marked up using Adobe Photoshop, in private group chats on Mattermost, Tesla’s internal messaging system.

Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) unveiled its own service, known as "Picasso," that uses AI to generate images, videos and 3D applications from text descriptions. Nvidia trained the technology on images licensed from Getty Images, Shutterstock Inc (SSTK.N), and Adobe, and plans to pay royalties. Image-generation technology is "trained" on billions of images, but whether that use is legally permitted is not always clear. Because the AI has been trained on Adobe Stock images, openly licensed content and older content where copyright has expired, the resulting creations are safe for commercial use, it said. "We're very interested in making this creator friendly," Ely Greenfield, chief technology officer for digital media at Adobe, told Reuters.

☆ 8 in-demand creative skills for freelancers―many can pay more than $100 per hour
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Demand for 3D animation grew 44% year over year on freelancer platform Upwork, for example, according to a recent report. Graphic designGraphic designers work on visuals for client brochures, websites, social media posts and so on. 3D animators on Upwork charge as much as $110 per hour. These designers charge as much as $125 per hour. Cartoonists on Upwork charge as much as $70 per hour.

☆ 34-year-old’s online business brings in $66,000/month: ‘I never thought I could make money doing what I love'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Mark Neace | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Now, at 34, I'm a full-time video game coach and streamer. But I never thought I could make money doing exactly what I love. I use Adobe Photoshop to create photos and graphics for my YouTube and Facebook videos, and Open Broadcaster Software to record and stream videos. Mark Neace is a full-time video game coach and streamer. Follow him on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram.

☆ The 7 most in-demand tech skills for freelancers—many pay more than $125 an hour
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-05 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"The skills gap is still sharp, it's still a significant gap," says Vicki Salemi, career expert at Monster. "Employers are struggling to find labor in this tight labor market" that can fill various tech needs. CMS developmentA content management system, CMS, is a software that helps its users manage their various content, from creating it to publishing it. CMS developers charge as much as $105 per hour. They ensure the software works correctly in various scenarios and note any bugs or issues along the way.

Apple's latest Mac Mini uses the company's M2 and all-new M2 Pro processors. Though it's kept the same minimalistic form factor, the new compact desktop is now powered by Apple's M2 and M2 Pro processors. If these claims hold true, the new Mac Mini should give content creators a nice boost in performance. The Mac Mini with M2 Pro is pricier but delivers more power for professionalsFor even heavier loads, the Mac Mini with M2 Pro offers more power. Mac Mini with M2 (256GB)Mac Mini with M2 Pro (512GB)

☆ Apple launches faster M2 chips, powerful laptops in rare January launch
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Jan 17 (Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Tuesday unveiled MacBooks powered by its new M2 Pro and M2 Max chips, in a surprise announcement weeks ahead of its traditional launch event. The Mac mini starts at $599, cheaper than the latest iPhone 14 series, and is available from Jan. 24. MacBook Pro 14-inch and 16-inch with the latest chips start at $1,999, compared with the $1,299 price tag of a 13-inch model fitted with the M2 chip. The M2 Pro has nearly 20% more transistors than the M1 Pro and double the amount in M2, helping programs like Adobe Photoshop run heavy workloads "faster than ever", Apple said. The company traditionally has four launch events in a year, with the first spring event scheduled in March, when Apple launches its iMacs and accessories.

You can eke some extra performance out of your own Windows computer by following NASA's lead. But of course, the best way to speed up any Windows computer is by upgrading the hardware. Here are 17 ways to speed up Windows 10 and Windows 11. To do this, open the Settings app on your computer and click Apps, and then Apps & features. Modern Windows users are lucky, because both Windows 10 and Windows 11 come pre-installed with Windows Defender.

☆ This 33-year-old makes $14,600 a month in passive income: 'I just one hour a day’ on my online business
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Ryan Hogue | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Now he makes $14,000 a month in passive income. Today, at 33, I make an average of $14,600 a month in passive income from my print-on-demand business. Photo: Ryan HogueHow I make passive income through print-on-demandAbout 50% of my passive income comes from Amazon Merch on Demand, where I sell the most items. Amazon Merch sellers earn a royalty fee between 13% and 37%, depending on the product type and listing price. Another platform I use is Printful, which is similar to Amazon Merch on Demand and is an inexpensive way to get my products in front of more people.

With the most recent version of Photoshop, the Quick Selection Tool streamlines the process for you, making separating your subject from the background simple. Pull up the image you'd like to remove the background from by clicking "File," and then "Open…" from the top menu. The Quick Selection tool isn't the only way to go about isolating subjects in Photoshop, but it is definitely one of the easier ways. Deselect "Layer 1," and select the "Background" layer, with your photo as the icon image, under "Layers." With that layer selected, you will now see the option "Remove Background" under the "Quick Actions" panel.

Adobe's Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements 2023 add creative features that require no editing experience. Photoshop Elements 2023 and Premiere Elements 2023 cost $100 each or bundled for $150. You can also upgrade from any previous version for $80 for either Photoshop Elements or Premiere Elements, or both for $120. Adobe Photoshop Elements 2023 & Premiere Elements 2023 For the 2023 version, Adobe Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements have been optimized for faster performance, especially on Apple M1 computers. Improved performance on Apple M1 computersAdobe said Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements 2023 have faster launch times — up to 70% — on Macs that use Apple's M1 processor.

☆ Adobe, Figma Deal Signals New Era in Collaboration, Productivity
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Steven Rosenbush | Isabelle Bousquette | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +7 min

The purchase of Figma, whose tools are used by designers and developers, is Adobe’s largest-ever acquisition and extends its reach into new areas. The rising popularity of social networks helped fuel interest in an earlier wave of collaboration technology companies, including Jive Software and workplace chat company Yammer, later acquired by Microsoft Corp. in 2012 for $1.2 billion. Startups that employ concepts of collaboration, including digital work-space company Notion, document company Coda and app platform Airtable, took off among software, design and product teams. Adobe is best-known by consumers for software programs—including Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Acrobat—used for graphic design, video editing and more. The fact that Adobe was willing to pay so much for Figma reflects that belief that its software was fundamentally different, according to Mr. Saper.

☆ I make up to $150,000 a month as a freelance UX designer. Here's how I did it and why I have a 'no-meetings' policy.
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-18 | by ( Kiera Fields | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Williams was working as a UX designer at a transport company when he began freelancing on the side. He made up to $150,000 a month from his clients by offering his service as a subscription. I make up to $150,000 a month running a one-person design agency, but I didn't study design at college. In 2011, I was offered a job making social-media assets for a California design agency, so I dropped out of college. I started my UX design business as a side hustleI found my corporate job boring and wanted more creative design work.

We outlined the 22 best online courses and free tutorials to learn Adobe Suite software. From Photoshop and Premiere Pro to Illustrator and After Effects, Adobe Suite programs are used to create everything from email newsletters and magazine layouts to professional videos and animated art. Whether you've never downloaded Adobe software or are already experienced in graphic design, we collected some of the best 22 online courses and tutorials to learn Adobe Suite programs. Some, like Adobe's tutorials and select LinkedIn Learning courses, are completely free, while courses on Udemy and Domestika are often on sale. The 22 best online courses to learn Adobe Suite:Adobe Photoshop online coursesAdobe Illustrator online coursesAdobe Premiere Pro online coursesAdobe InDesign online coursesAdobe After Effects online coursesAdobe Lightroom online courses

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