Sunday, 05 February 2023 19:42
POPULAR PHOTO LIBRARY REACHES 200M
DREAMSTIME, the world's largest stock photo community, has reached two major milestones with 200 million online files uploaded by its one million contributors.
To celebrate, the agency will launch a series of photo and blog contests with prizes totalling over $36,000.
The four celebratory assignments will focus on stock photography, illustration, footage, and music and registered members can share their experiences and enter a blog contest.
In addition, Dreamstime is offering a discounted 200 download plan and a special anniversary with 100% royalties for all contributors on Valentine's Day.
Dreamstime has been at the forefront of the stock photography industry, continuously improving and growing through the use of AI-powered features.
Its AI-powered PhotoEye service offers image filtering, copyright detection, smart cropping, and scalability to enhance search results for companies and their customers.
The localization search criteria include regionally mixed results to improve diversity and local content exposure.
The LicenseGuard tool monitors and detects unlicensed usage of visual content across the internet. The company recently announced its acceptance of AI-generated content and is working on adding more languages to its current 13 international versions.
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Sunday, 05 February 2023 19:10
AFCA WELCOMES NEW SCAMS INITIATIVES
THE Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has commended the recent banking initiatives aimed at combating scams.
AFCA's Chief Ombudsman and CEO, David Locke, said, "We see the devastating impact scams have on people and welcome any initiatives by banks to protect their customers, including the innovative use of technology.
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia recently introduced "NameCheck" technology for money transfers and caller verification via the CommBank app.
AFCA received an average of 400 scam-related complaints per month in the current financial year, which was up 28% from the previous year.
According to Mr. Locke, the sums involved in these scams are increasing and people are losing home deposits and retirement savings.
AFCA will continue to collaborate with industry, consumer groups, and regulators to reduce scam transactions.
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Sunday, 05 February 2023 10:46
How water may hold the key to cooling Western Sydney
DURING extreme heat events, temperatures in Western Sydney can be between 6 and 10 degrees Celsius higher than in Sydney’s east making life uncomfortable — especially in public places.
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