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Pokémon GO Players Unknowingly Helped Build a 30 Billion AR Image Map of the World

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In 2016, Niantic launched Pokémon GO, an augmented reality (AR) game that took the world by storm. Now, 10 years later, spin-off company Niantic Spatial is using all the visual data gathered by players to build a massive geospatial model that can power robots and AI. [ Read More ] from PetaPixel

Instagram Begins Testing Clickable Links in Post Captions

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Instagram is testing a feature that allows some Meta Verified subscribers to add clickable links directly to captions on their posts. [ Read More ] from PetaPixel

‘Sinners’ Wins Best Cinematography at The Oscars 2026

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Sinners has taken home the Academy Award for cinematography at the 2026 Oscars, making the film's cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw the first woman and first Black person to win this award. [ Read More ] from PetaPixel

Photographer Captures Adorable Lion Cub in a Food Coma

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We've all been there. A photographer captured a lion cub splayed out on the ground with an inflated belly after it had eaten to the point of exhaustion. [ Read More ] from PetaPixel

What Hollywood is Hiding Heading into the Oscars

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Think back to this time last year when The Brutalist was being pilloried for using AI to improve Adrian Brody's Hungarian accent. Two other Oscar-nominated movies in 2025 had also confessed to using AI to improve speech. [ Read More ] from PetaPixel

Light and Photography: How Light Changes the Colors of Your Photos

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Discover how and why controlling color is essential in photography. [ Read More ] from PetaPixel