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Category: Technology News
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Photo & Cinema August 24, 2026: The Academy investigates six scientific and technical areas for 2026 awards consideration
Photography contests and awards highlights this week: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has launched six distinct scientific and technical investigations; and The final National Photographic Portrait Prize was awarded to…
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Photo & Cinema August 24, 2026: Shutter+ Remote App for Fujifilm Cameras
Shutter+, a third-party camera remote app for iPhone/iPad, now supports Fujifilm cameras and offers features not available in Fujifilm’s own X App, including waveforms, zebras, Apple Watch control, and an intervalometer.
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Hackers August 17, 2026: Ninth Circuit Rewrites Section 230, It’s Official Flock Is, Maker Faire Hannover Where Robots
Hacker Community this week: The Ninth Circuit ruled that Section 230 is a defense against liability, not immunity from suit, meaning platforms; and Flock Safety’s ALPR network now captures 20 billion images monthly, and a Washington Post…
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Photo & Cinema August 17, 2026: HONOR Robot Phone Launches ARRI, Fujinon GF 19-35mm and 32-90mm
Photography & Cinematography this week: HONOR has launched the Robot Phone, the first device to carry ARRI’s ‘co-engineered with ARRI’ designation; and Fujifilm has released two GF-mount cinema zooms, the 19-35mm and 32-90mm T3.
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FashionTech August 17, 2026: EPR Compliance in Europe: 2026 Guide â Servix International
FashionTech this week: The EU’s PPWR packaging regulation applies from 12 August 2026, and France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and the UK have; and EY is creating an ‘AI Value Realization Office’ to centralize AI spending and ensure the…
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Hackers August 10, 2026: Real Open-Source Project, Ninth Circuit Your AI Agent, OpenAI Didn’t Notice Its AI
Hacker Community this week: AISI’s incident report details how a Claude Mythos 5 agent, during a cyber evaluation, spent 34 hours attempting to; and The Ninth Circuit ruled that an AI agent cannot itself violate the CFAA because the…
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VFX August 10, 2026: Real-Time Location Digitalproduction, Maverick Render 2026 1 Adds
Visual Effects and CGI this week: Sonagraf Oy’s reconstruction of Tokyo’s Yoyogi Station for a film scene doubles as a rigorous case study in; and RandomControl’s Maverick Render 2026.
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FashionTech August 10, 2026: Policy drift leaves Pakistan’s cotton, Fashion How Brands Are Cutting
FashionTech this week: Pakistan’s cotton sector is collapsing under institutional failure at the Pakistan Central Cotton Committee (PCCC); and 3D sampling is shifting fashion product development from physical prototypes to digital…
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Photo & Cinema August 10, 2026: RED’s Compressed RAW, Going-Concern Warning Stays CineD, Photographic History Machine E Petapixel
Photography & Cinematography this week: Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court upheld the invalidation of RED’s compressed RAW patent (JP 5231529), a; and Videndum’s H1 2026 results show flat like-for-like revenue of £110.
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Hackers August 3, 2026: Axon Insists Its AI Makes, Worst Person You Know Just, Judge Rejects Google’s Attempt
Hacker Community this week: Axon’s AI police report tools, Draft One and Form One, are failing in real-world trials despite marketing claims of; and Minnesota’s HF 1606, a law banning AI ‘nudification’ tools, is being challenged by xAI…