YouTuber Has His Voice AI-Cloned and Used by a Company Without Consent

A YouTuber had his voice cloned via AI technology by a company which then used it to narrate videos on its channel.

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2024-09-26 19:15

TTArtisan offers 35mm F1.8 “nifty fifty-ish” for APS-C Sony E-mount

Image: TTArtisan TTArtisan has announced the launch of its AF 35mm F1. 8 lens for Sony’s APS-C E-Mount cameras. Costing less than $150, this “nifty fifty” equivalent adds another option for anyone looking for a budget prime lens. dpreview.com »

2024-04-03 22:50

German company Spinn now has over 1,000 backers for their cool new magnetic Swift-lock

The German company Spinn now has over 1,000 backers for the new magnetic Swift-lock on Kickstarter (Click here). This is how it works: sonyalpharumors.com »

2024-03-17 22:38

Filmic’s Entire Staff Laid Off by Parent Company Bending Spoons

Filmic, or FiLMiC as written by the brand, no longer has any dedicated staff as parent company Bending Spoons has laid off the entire team including the company's founder and CEO, PetaPixel has learned. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-12-01 22:43

Sony company has been hacked again?

I just got this message from Tom Ivan (reporting for VGC): Ransomware group Ransomed[dot]vc claims to have successfully breached Sony Group and is threatening to sell a cache of data stolen from the Japanese company. sonyalpharumors.com »

2023-09-26 09:05

Atlanta Film Company 500T Review – The Hope Photographers Need?

The story of Lamborghini and Atlanta Film Company (AFC) have some very similar parallels. Lamborghini was started out of anger, and considering how AFC's Bill Manning has been speaking on the Studio-C41 podcast for a while, I can see why he'd started it. thephoblographer.com »

2022-10-19 13:00

Shutterstock founder Jon Oringer is stepping down from his role as CEO

Jon Oringer, founder of stock image company Shutterstock, has announced plans to step down from his current role as CEO after 16 years. Oringer won't be leaving the company, however; he'll transition to a new role as Executive Chairman of the Board. dpreview.com »

2020-02-14 18:10

DynaLite Lighting company shuttered after 50 years over struggle to remain competitive

DynaLite Lighting, the New Jersey-based company founded in 1970, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and will shut down operations. The company's CEO Peter Poremba revealed in the news in a statement on the DynaLite website, saying, 'It is with sincere regret and heavy heart that I announce that DynaLite. dpreview.com »

2020-01-22 23:05

DynaLite Shuts Down: 50-Year-Old Lighting Company Files for Bankruptcy

DynaLite Inc. —a trusted professional lighting brand that has been around for over 50 years—has shut down. In a statement posted to the company’s website, CEO Peter Poremba announced that the company “has filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy and has closed it doors. petapixel.com »

2020-01-22 20:01

Costco says it will close the photo departments at several stores in April

American retailer Costco is shutting down the photo labs in a growing number of its stores, according to letters the company has sent to its customers. The most recent letter to surface comes from the company's store in Woodland, California, which plans to close its photo department on April 25. dpreview.com »

2019-03-03 01:21

Report: GoPro has laid off 200-300 more staff from its drone division

Californian action camera manufacturer GoPro has laid off between 200 and 300 staff, according to a report by TechCrunch. The report claims the redundancies have been made in the division of the company that builds it aerial offering—the Karma drone—and that GoPro cited a need to "better align our resources with business requirements" as the reason for the layoffs. dpreview.com »

2018-01-05 22:11

GoPro Q3 2017 financial results reveal return to profitability

GoPro has reported its Q3 2017 financial results, detailing revenue that highlights a return to profitability. The company has undergone extensive business restructuring over past months in an effort to reverse its fortunes while decreasing non-GAAP expenses. dpreview.com »

2017-11-03 20:27

Instagram celebrates 800M users with update that takes on comment trolls

Photo: Instagram Instagram officially hit 800 million users this week, but the Facebook-owned company has no interest in resting on its laurels. In fact, alongside its "hey, we added another 100M users. dpreview.com »

2017-09-27 18:44

The Lexar Brand Has Been Acquired by Chinese Company Longsys

Strength of Lexar Brand Combined with Longsys’ Consumer Storage Dedication Enables Continued Support to Existing Lexar Customers as well as Exciting New Growth Opportunities SHENZHEN, China and SAN JOSE, Calif (Aug. canonrumors.com »

2017-09-02 17:36

7Artisans unveils range of low cost, fast lenses for mirrorless cameras

Chinese optical manufacturer 7Artisans has introduced a collection of four lenses that are intended to provide low-cost alternatives to branded optics. The lenses are all designed for mirrorless cameras, and the company intermittently provides mounts for Sony E, MFT, Fujifilm X and Canon EOS M users, as well as one lens for Leica M cameras. dpreview.com »

2017-07-11 00:01

Ming Thein joins Hasselblad as Chief of Strategy

Hasselblad has announced that commercial photographer and blogger Ming Thein has been appointed its Chief of Strategy. Thein is known for his popular blog, and is no stranger to Hasselblad as a former ambassador for the company. dpreview.com »

2017-03-28 22:56

Sony image sensor sales increase, camera and Xperia sales drop

Sony has announced its financial results for Q4 2016 and the numbers show that the Japanese company's image sensor division has performed well. Within the semiconductors segment, image sensor sales have increased by 40% year-on-year which is largely due to significantly increased sales of image sensors for mobile devices. dpreview.com »

2017-02-04 00:03

Hasselblad CEO Perry Oosting Vacates Position In Shock Management Shakeup

In a surprising and unexplained decision coming seemingly out nowhere, Hasselblad CEO, Perry Oosting, has announced that he is stepping down from his position at the Swedish medium format camera company within days. digitalrev.com »

2017-01-28 03:00

Hasselblad CEO Oosting to leave next week

The CEO who oversaw Hasselblad’s dramatic turn of fortunes over the past two years is to step down within the next week. Perry Oosting is widely credited with extracting the company from one of the worst periods in its 75-year history by finding new investors and helping to modernize the brand’s produce offering with the H6D and X1D cameras. dpreview.com »

2017-01-27 09:00