Tag: photoshop

AI-Generated Text Is the Scariest Deepfake of All

An anonymous reader shares a report: In the future, deepfake videos and audiofakes may well be used to create distinct, sensational moments that commandeer a press cycle, or to distract from some other, more organic scandal. But undetectable textfakes — masked as regular chatter on Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, and the like — have the potential to be far more subtle, far…

‘Google Blew a Ten-Year Lead’

An anonymous reader shares a column: Back when there were rumors of Google building an operating system, I thought “Lol.” Then I watched then-PM Sundar Pichai announce Chrome OS. My heart raced. It was perfect. I got my email through Gmail, I wrote documents on Docs, I listened to Pandora, I viewed photos on TheFacebook. Why did I need all of…

What is the gegenschein?

The sun’s counterglow – or gegenschein – is kind of a stargazers’ legend. What is it, and how can you see it? Erwin Matys and Karoline Mrazek of Project Nightflight explain. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/definition-what-is-the-gegenschein…

March full moon is 2nd-closest of 2020’s 3 full supermoons

The whole globe enjoys a full-looking moon on March 8 and 9, 2020. The exact time of full moon falls in daylight on March 9 for clocks in the Americas. It’s the 1st supermoon of 2020 and 2nd-closest full moon this year. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/super-worm-moon-on-march-9…

EarthSky’s 2020 meteor shower guide

All you need to know about major meteor showers in 2020. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/earthskys-meteor-shower-guide…

In 1994 A 12-Year-Old Programmed a Videogame. It Turned Up on Twitch Monday

Prorammer Rick Brewster has worked at both Microsoft and Facebook. But this Christmas on Twitter he shared the story of his long-lost videogame creation “that somehow — like some kind of lost, drunken cat — finally found its way home on Christmas Eve.” An anonymous reader quotes Kotaku:
Rick Brewster is a programmer and the author of Paint.NET, a free replacement for…

Adobe Exec Defends Photoshop for iPad After App Falls Flat

Adobe debuted its most important mobile application ever this week when it finally released Photoshop for Apple’s iPad. But with key capabilities missing, many within the company’s vast fan base have panned the application, prompting the app’s overseer to publicly defend his product. From a report: Scott Belsky, chief product officer of Adobe’s Creative Cloud division, tweeted about the “painful” early…

Adobe Photoshop Finally Arrives on the iPad

Adobe Photoshop is now available for iPads. From a report: The release follows an official announcement at Adobe’s MAX event last year. The app is free to download and use for 30 days, but you’ll need a Creative Cloud subscription to continue using it after that. If you already have a subscription for Adobe’s desktop apps that covers Photoshop, you should…

Nearly 7.5 Million Adobe Creative Cloud Users Exposed To Hackers

Nearly 7.5 million Adobe Creative Cloud users are left open to phishing campaigns after their records were left exposed to the internet. Threatpost reports: Adobe Creative Cloud, which has an estimated 15 million subscribers, is a monthly service that gives users access to a suite of popular Adobe products such as Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, Audition, After Effects and…