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Eastman Kodak Rebrands More Photo Film as It Regains Distribution Control

Two Kodak film boxes are shown: Kodak Gold 200 color negative film on the left (120 format) and Kodak Ultramax 400 color negative film on the right (35mm format), both with yellow, black, and red packaging.

When Kodak quietly and surprisingly announced Kodacolor 100 and 200 at the end of September, analog photographers were rightly excited. However, the most interesting part of the announcement was perhaps not the new film at all, but the dramatic shift in how Kodak is selling film. This change is continuing, as Eastman Kodak is now selling Kodak Gold 200 and Ultramax 400 directly to retailers, with new, retro-inspired packaging in tow.

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Generative AI Is Here to Ruin Christmas

A red Coca-Cola truck drives down a snowy, tree-lined road at night, with holiday lights on the trees and a starry sky above. Mountains are visible in the background.

Despite the controversy surrounding its use of generative AI to create a trio of Christmas advertisements last year, Coca-Cola has once again returned to the world's driest well, churning out yet another terrible AI-generated advertisement.

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DJI’s Drones, Both Branded and Disguised, Are Even Closer to a US Ban

A large drone hovers over a snowy landscape at sunset, casting a shadow near a person standing on the snow with mountains visible in the background.

A unanimous Federal Communications Commission (FCC) vote last week puts DJI in even hotter water. However, despite initial appearances, the new decision is not as problematic as another issue that DJI is dealing with: a very slow security audit. All these things taken together indicate a very real chance that DJI drones will be officially banned from entering the U.S. by the end of this year.

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Sony Is the First Camera Company to Verify Authenticity of Video Content

The image shows the Sony logo in silver letters placed on a textured, dark, glittery surface. The letters stand out against the sparkling, black background.

Alongside new Sony a1 II and a9 III firmware updates, Sony has bolstered its commitment to content authenticity, extended its verification technology to video content recorded with select Sony cameras. It is the industry's first C2PA-compliant camera-authentication solution for video.

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