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Quick Facts: Product: Honor Magic V6 foldable smartphone Main camera: 50MP f/1.6, 23mm, 1/1.56-inch sensor, OIS Telephoto: 64MP f/2.5 periscope, 70mm, 3x optical, CIPA 6.5-stop Ultra-wide: 50MP f/2.2, 122-degree field Battery: 6,660mAh silicon-carbon, 80W wired, 66W wireless Build: 8.75mm folded, 219g, IP68 and...

  Quick Facts: Topic: VSCO terms of use and what they mean for photographers What's at issue: Licensing language, likeness rights, and AI training License type: Royalty-free, sublicensable, perpetual, worldwide Paying members: Content is not used for AI training, per VSCO Free members: Publicly...

Quick Facts: Topic: The viral tiger selfie and the safe alternative The incident: A US tourist posed with a tiger at Tiger World Thailand in 2026 The price: More than $200 for the shoulder pose The human risk: 379 selfie-related deaths logged worldwide...

Quick Facts: Topic: OpenAI adds provenance signals to its AI-generated images What changed: ChatGPT, Codex, and API images now carry C2PA metadata and a SynthID watermark C2PA: Cryptographic provenance metadata...

Quick Verdict: Shutterstock paid $35 million to settle FTC allegations on May 13, 2026 over deceptive subscription billing, undisclosed auto-renewals, and a cancellation process locked behind phone and chat support. Customers were the second group the company misled. Shutterstock squeezed contributors years earlier...

Quick Facts: Acquirer: Apple Inc. (via subsidiary) Target: Patchflyer GmbH, developer of Color.io Filing Date: January 9, 2026 (EU Digital Markets Act disclosure) Founder Hired: Jonathan Ochmann ...

Quick Facts: Case: State of North Carolina v. Holly Christina Photography Defendants: Holly Christina Scott Ayscue and Christopher Owen Ayscue Location: Raleigh, North Carolina Complaints filed: More than 200 couples Estimated losses: Approximately $1 million Court order date: May 12, 2026 (preliminary injunction) ...

Quick Verdict: Apple's AirPods with cameras have reached the design validation testing stage, according to a May 7, 2026, Bloomberg report from Mark Gurman. Both earbuds will house low-resolution cameras feeding Siri visual context rather than capturing photos or video. A privacy LED...

Quick Verdict: Nikon posted a record net loss of ¥86.0 billion (about $570 million) for fiscal year 2026, the worst annual result in company history. More than ¥90 billion of the damage came from a one-time write-down on Nikon's metal 3D printer business,...

Quick Facts: World Cup No Drone Zone Tournament window: June 11 through July 19, 2026 Host countries: United States, Canada, Mexico (first three-nation World Cup) Host cities: 16 across North America Civil penalty: Up to $75,000 per violation Criminal fine: Up to $100,000 ...

Quick Verdict: Wiki Loves Monuments 2025 closed its 16th edition with 3,789 photographers contributing 227,918 photos. Iranian photographers swept three of the top five spots, with Hossein Pourakbarian taking first place for his shot of the Dayr-e Gachin Caravanserai. Every winning image carries...

Quick Verdict: GoPro's new camera system, powered by the GP3 5nm processor, will be officially revealed at NAB 2026 on April 19. The teasers show telephoto moon shots, cinematic underwater footage, and low-light performance unlike anything we have seen from GoPro before. Based...

The pocket gimbal camera category has always lived at the intersection of convenience and compromise. For years, DJI’s Osmo Pocket line (including the Osmo Pocket 3 shown above) has proven that stabilized, high-quality video doesn’t have to come with a full camera bag....

Have you ever looked at a photograph of a majestic mountain range or a wild animal in its natural habitat and felt your breath catch? That's the magic of nature photography. It's more than just pretty pictures. Instead, it's a window into worlds most...

For years, Apple has told us one thing with absolute certainty: the Mac would never get a touchscreen. Executives laughed at the very idea, claiming that Macs were meant to be driven by a keyboard and mouse while the iPad was the proper...