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1. Google brings its Motion Skills GIF- and video-making app to Android, 13 months after its iOS debut (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
(English/Techmeme)

... aimed to help iOS users do more with their Live Photos - including being able to crop out blurry frames, stabilize images … Read all  ...

2. Eat Fuck Kill, the legend of the playa's first meme
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... in all kinds of EFK-related images from "back in the day." You can see those in this gallery. If you want to make an EFK meme of your own, I've put a Photoshop file on the site. It's free to download. ...

3. Ingenious AI Converts Images of Food Into a List of Ingredients
(Italiano/gizmodo)

Researchers at MIT have developed deep-learning algorithm that can compile a list of ingredients and even recommend recipes after looking at photos of food. The artificially intelligent system still needs ...

4. Amazon Spark is a shopping social network for iOS
(English/Betanews)

... a strong emphasis on shopping, and members are able to post photos of items for sale, and can click through to buy, post comment, and leave "smiles" -- Spark's take on likes. The… [Continue Reading]  ...

5. As Twitter rolls out new products to tackle abuse from anonymous accounts, users find their reports are often overlooked or handled in an opaque way (Charlie Warzel/BuzzFeed)
(English/Techmeme)

... July 3, Maggie H. opened up her Twitter mentions and found her face photoshopped into the crosshairs of a gunsight. Read all  ...

6. Turned and Textured
(English/instructables)

Words and photos: Andrew PotocnikReceiving a perfect piece of Tasmanian leatherwood, I found myself wondering how to highlight the beautiful streaky patterns revealed when its surface was scraped back. ...

7. Fusion Democrats, Wake Up and Smell The Failure | Deadspin A Field Guide To Boston Sports Radio Chow
(Italiano/gizmodo)

... Photos of First Woman Doctor Who | Read more... Read all  ...

8. Lightroom for iOS adds 3D touch-powered selective brush tool
(English/engadget)

If you're into editing photos on your mobile device, you probably have the (free!) iOS or Android version of Lightroom. Today, Adobe announced quite a few new changes to the iOS edition of the app.  ...

9. China blocks WhatsApp users from sending photos and video
(English/engadget)

Many WhatsApp users in China aren't able to send photos and videos to one another, and in at least a few cases, people aren't able to send text messages either. Exactly why this partial ban is ...

10. Tinder's app tweaks make profile stalking more intuitive
(English/engadget)

If you regularly use Tinder, you may notice that the app looks different than it used to. The online dating service is rolling out an updated interface that includes new navigation and larger photos.  ...

11. Amazon launches Spark, a shoppable feed of stories and photos aimed at Prime members on iOS in US, lets users pick their interests and post their own stories (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
(English/Techmeme)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Amazon launches Spark, a shoppable feed of stories and photos aimed at Prime members on iOS in US, lets users pick their interests and post their own stories  —  ...

12. China's censors ramp up filtering of photo and video messages, disrupting apps like WhatsApp and WeChat following the death of political dissident Liu Xiaobo (Eva Dou/Wall Street Journal)
(English/Techmeme)

... Internet police step up their ability to filter photos  —  BEIJING—China's already formidable internet censors have demonstrated a new strength … Read all  ...

13. Scientists Warn Climate Change Could Bring the Dust Bowl Back Out of the History Books
(Italiano/gizmodo)

If there’s anything that just about sums up the desperation of the Great Depression in one filthy package, it’s photos of the Dust Bowl, when over-farming resulted in roving dust storms choking large swathes ...

14. ATARI 2600 Vidéo Mod
(English/instructables)

... and test with SCART connection See photos Composite mod My idea and to transform the signa... By: philoupoat6283 Continue Reading » Read all  ...

15. AR iPhone App Rapidly Takes Photos and Leaves Them Hanging in the Air
(Italiano/gizmodo)

You might be tempted to think this is just a cool experiment, but don’t be surprised when Mark Zuckerberg rips it off and it’s suddenly packaged with Instagram. Read more... Read all

16. Amazon might be planning to release a new messaging app called Anytime
(English/Neowin)

Amazon is reportedly working on a new messaging app called Anytime, which lets people chat, make video calls, send photos, play games and engage with other Amazon services including shopping. Read more... ...

17. A Guide to Apps That Make Your Photos Look Shitty
(Italiano/gizmodo)

There are thousands of photo apps to download in the App Store. Some are great and some are terrible. But it seems apps that’ll make your photos look like a 3-year-old took them are sometimes the most ...

18. Heartwarming Photos Show a Lion Nursing an Orphaned Leopard Cub
(Italiano/gizmodo)

Earlier this week, a remarkable scene played out at Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Conservation Area. An orphaned leopard cub, desperate for a meal, approached a lioness who happened to be lactating. It’s a rare—and ...

19. Catch the Lighting Bolt
(English/instructables)

Firstly, thanks for views on my first project (here),I really dont expect, that. Because we reach 2000 views, I make fast project about taking photos of lighting bolts or basically storm using smartphone ...

20. Google’s New Desktop App Can Backup and Sync Folders to Their Cloud Storage
(English/ChipChic)

If you’re a heavy user of Google Photos or Google Drive or you’re looking for an easy way to back up your computer, good news today — Google Backup and Sync is finally ready to go. After some ...

21. Backup and Sync from Google launched for Windows and Mac
(English/Betanews)

Google has released Backup and Sync from Google 3.35 for Windows and Mac. The tool replaces its Drive and Photos desktop apps (both discontinued), and provides a one-stop desktop tool for backing up and ...

22. How to super clean your vehicle's engine bay
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... wash, and then detail, your vehicle's engine bay. It takes about two hours, from start to finish, to get your engine super-shiny clean. I think his "before and after" engine bay photos are particularly ...

23. Real-life Photoshop: artists repaint graffiti-tagged stuff to look deleted
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

Anna Christova snapped this fantastic street art project called "CTRL+X," which paints items tagged with graffiti to look as if they've been selected and deleted in Photoshop, revealing the default transparent ...

24. NASA releases close-up photos of Jupiter's Great Red Spot
(English/engadget)

Anybody who's taken a look at images of Jupiter has seen its Great Red Spot, the planet's massive storm that's been raging for the past 350 years. This is the first time we're seeing ...

25. Make Your Own Travel Diary
(English/instructables)

... with photos you captured. Some years ago photo albums were used to display tour photos. But this i... By: Patel Darshil Continue Reading » Read all  ...