Tag: photos

Conjuring digital memories of #NEXT15

By Adam Tinworth

Google and Apple are competing to bring our digital memories to life - and using machine learning to do it.
Swimming in the oceans of digital photos

By Adam Tinworth

Estimates peg the peak of film photography at 80n in 1999. Has the rise of digital completely swamped that number? Oh, yes.
Computers start beating humans at image recognition

By Adam Tinworth

Microsoft's researchers have manage to craft image recognition software that beats humans on a reference set of images.
Could startups find meaning in our photo streams?

By Adam Tinworth

We're generating ever-increasing volumes of photos - so why isn't technology helping us find meaning in them?
Dropbox snaps Snapjoy shut

By Adam Tinworth

Another acquired start-up gets unceremoniously closed. Isn't it about time that the users of "acquired" services got a little more information?
Why is there no photo archive for the web?

By Adam Tinworth

It's hard to give away photos on the web in a future-proofed fashion. Why is no-one pushing for a historic web, for the benefit of future generations?