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1. Explore the world with a live feed from this easy-to-pilot drone
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... makes flying simple with cutting-edge fly assist features, like auto take-off and landing, as well as the ability to hold its altitude (handy for when you're snapping photos with its camera). The drone ...

2. MIT can secure cloud-based AI without slowing it down
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It's rather important to secure cloud-based AI systems, especially when they they use sensitive data like photos or medical records. To date, though, that hasn't been very practical -- encrypting ...

3. Microsoft releases Windows 10 Redstone 5 Build 17741 with easier access to Your Phone
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... not familiar, Your Phone app lets Android users view their photos on a Windows 10 PC. An iOS version is in the works. SEE ALSO: Microsoft pulls Your Phone app for non-Windows Insiders Android users can ...

4. How to launch a creative career with this 100+ hour Adobe training
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The Adobe Creative Cloud suite is the foundation on which many creatives build their careers, but some of its programs, like Photoshop and InDesign, are notoriously complex, making it difficult for aspiring ...

5. Slightly disturbing typewriter auction photos on ebay
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Here's just a few from my searches—in pursuit of the elusive red Canon Typemate—but there are many like them. Read all

6. Best Windows 10 apps this week
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... YourPhone app for Windows 10 this week to display Android content -- photos in the initial version -- on Windows 10 devices. The company pulled the app shortly thereafter for non-Windows Insiders. As always, ...

7. Former Tesla employee's tweets show allegedly flawed batteries
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The employee Tesla is suing for theft of proprietary information has tweeted photos and other details, perhaps in an attempt to back up some of the claims he made against the automaker. Two of the photos ...

8. This week’s tabloids: They’re not lies. They’re just Trumpian thinking
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... Barbados, on January 30, 2010 – six years before meeting Meghan? The hospital nurse who stood beside Harry has been replaced in the Globe by a smiling Photoshopped Meghan. Should I point out that their ...

9. Microsoft pulls Your Phone app for non-Windows Insiders
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Yesterday, Microsoft rolled out its new Your Phone app for Windows 10. Previously only available for Windows Insiders, the app allows Android users to access their photos on a Windows 10 PC. If you’ve ...

10. Street artist droplifts 'back-to-school' bulletproof vests
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... abhorrent.” photos by Plastic Jesus Read all  ...

11. Alex Jones threatens Sandy Hook parents with cease and desist orders if they don't stop "assaulting" him
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... but I thought they killed some real kids. And it just shows how bold they are, that they clearly used actors. I mean they even ended up using photos of kids killed in mass shootings here in a fake mass ...

12. Get Ready To Take The Work Out Of Working It For The Camera Because The Woofie Is A Gadget Made For Helping You Take The Best Photos Of Or With Your Dog
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Getting your four legged best friend to cooperate with photos (let alone selfies) can be a truly herculean task! The Woofie is one neat gadget made for helping you take the best photos of or with your ...

13. Lyft charges man $150 for vomit clean-up, his wife proves it's a fraud
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... assured his wife, Tiffany, that he didn't cause any damage to the car. She contacted Lyft, which sent her three photos of what the driver claimed was vomit. She told WDAY: "I looked at the pictures closely ...

14. The Lowepro PhotoStream SP 200 Roller Camera Bag will ride with you on every shoot
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... personal issue, but the more I chatted with fellow photographers, the more I realized that we all … The Lowepro PhotoStream SP 200 Roller Camera Bag will ride with you on every shootRead More  ...

15. The Kwilt Shoebox Plus review
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Not very long ago, I tested and reviewed the Kwilt Mini Shoebox, which is a device that allows me to transfer and/or backup any or all of the videos and photos from my phone or tablet to storage attached ...

16. Don Jr. does horrible job trying to boost dad's approval rating with obviously Photoshopped graphic
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... to Obama, and then Photoshopped a 50% approval rating over Trump's real 40% approval rating so that it beat Obama's 45% approval rating. He did such a botched job that you can actually see 40% trying to ...

17. Photos leak of a 3.3-inch Palm-branded Android phone
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After releasing some well-received BlackBerry Android devices, TCL's next mobile brand reclamation project is Palm. Now Android Police has pictures of a phone apparently codenamed "Pepito" ...

18. Watch this brilliant response from a guy who takes Photoshop requests
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Photoshopper James Fridman completes badly-phrased Photoshop requests to the letter, like Come take it away, which is obviously not what the requester expected. (more…) Read all  ...

19. Photographer specializes in underwater couples portraits
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In certain circles, it's become popular for brides to ruin their wedding dress after the wedding, leading to more and more elaborate and risky photos. Pierre Violle specializes in the genre, and he's captures ...

20. Thanks to Adorama, now’s the time to add to or update your camera equipment
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NEWS – Summer seems to be a popular time for taking photos.  People are taking vacations, attending sporting events, picnics, and these are all great photo opportunities.  They are also opportunities ...

21. Photos from space of the northern California fires
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Astronaut Alexander Gerst captured the above photo of Northern California's Carr and Ferguson fires five days ago. Below is the blanket of smoke from the Mendocino Complex Fire, the largest fire in California's ...

22. Make your own designs with this Adobe CC-alternative
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... off its usual price. With PixTeller Pro, you can create and customize images for use on websites, social media, and print using 74,000 pre-made designs, 1.5 million photos, and 100,000 shapes. You'll ...

23. Photojojo Shutter Remote works with Apple and Android devices
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NEWS – Photojojo’s Shutter Remote works with most every mobile device’s camera – Android or Apple.  Pair the remote to your mobile device via Bluetooth, and you’re ready to take candid photos or group ...

24. Vintage photos of L.A. restaurants that were shaped like the food they served
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With L.A.'s iconic Eddie Blake's Tail o' the Pup hot dog stand set to reopen, LAist posted a brief photographic history of the city's fantastic history of "'programmatic architecture,' buildings designed ...

25. Russian asbestos firm loves Trump
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... the death toll from asbestos exposure may be much higher, at nearly 40,000 Americans a year and more than 255,000 a year worldwide. On June 25, the asbestos producer Uralasbest posted photos on its Facebook ...