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Apple will use its street view Maps photos to train AI models

Engadget

. "In addition to improving Apple Maps and the algorithms that blur faces and license plates in images published in Look Around feature, Apple also will use blurred imagery collected during surveys conducted beginning in March 2025 to develop and improve other Apple products and services," the company writes in the disclosure. "This

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Your Nonprofit Should be Using Public Service Announcements (PSAs)

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A public service announcement (PSA) is a way to communicate to the public about an important topic or issue that affects most of, if not all of the general public. Public service announcements are a great way for nonprofits to take advantage of traditional advertising tactics without the cost! You should always lead with the facts!

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Pinterest Changes User Terms So It Can Train AI on User Data and Photos, Regardless of When They Were Posted

Futurism

In the update, Pinterest claims its goal in training AI is to "improve the products and services of our family of companies and offer new features." Pinterest was already training its AI tools with user data, as the company touches on in this Medium post about Canvas, butthe practice is now codified in the platform's terms of service.

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This volunteer crew is on a mission to fix Wikipedia’s worst celebrity photos

Fast Company Tech

Visit a celebritys Wikipedia page and theres a good chance youll be greeted by a blurry, outdated, or unflattering photo. Some photos are so notoriously bad, theyve even earned a spot on a dedicated Instagram page. Their photos have racked up millions of views on Wikipedia and have even been picked up by news outlets around the world.

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New AI ‘Deep Nostalgia’ brings old photos, including very old ones, to life

The Verge

An AI-powered service called Deep Nostalgia that animates still photos has become the main character on Twitter this fine Sunday, as people try to create the creepiest fake “video” possible, apparently. It’s kinda like the iOS Live Photos feature , which adds a few seconds of video to help smartphone photographers find the best shot.

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The most innovative companies in business services for 2025

Fast Company Tech

In an increasingly post-literate world , companies continue to turn to video to communicate with key stakeholders, and two of this years business services honorees help enterprises produce streamable content more efficiently. Its new middle-mile service allows brands to ship goods to one of Patterns warehouses.

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The year is 2025, and Instagram is reportedly 'working on' an iPad app

Engadget

A current employee of the service spoke anonymously to The Information recently and said that in this, the year 2025, Instagram is at last working on an iPad app. That's particularly noticeable when your service is all about photo and video content. A baffling standpoint, but one that could finally be changing.

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