How photo editing app Tezza grew from side hustle to millions in sales

How photo editing app Tezza grew from side hustle to millions in sales

At the time, Herrmann was a full-time software developer. Barton was a freelance photographer and burgeoning influencer. They turned to an idea that used both of their skillsets: making and selling photo filters on Adobe Lightroom. Over several weeks, the filters gained an audience, prompting the pair to launch their own photo-editing app called Tezza …

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Fran Drescher warns ‘AI will entrap us in a matrix’ during remarks at SAG Awards

Fran Drescher warns ‘AI will entrap us in a matrix’ during remarks at SAG Awards

Fran Drescher during the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards, held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher delivered an impassioned speech at the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards, held Saturday at L.A.’s Shrine Auditorium. The awards show, which streamed live on Netflix, is the first …

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George Carlin’s estate sues over AI comedy special: ‘A casual theft of a great American artist’s work’

George Carlin’s estate sues over AI comedy special: ‘A casual theft of a great American artist’s work’

George Carlin’s estate is suing the creators of an artificial intelligence (AI) version of the comedian, saying it’s “not the beautiful human who defined his generation,” but a “poorly-executed facsimile.” In a lawsuit filed late Thursday in a federal court in Los Angeles, the estate of the comedy legend, including his daughter, Kelly Carlin, allege …

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George Carlin estate sues over fake comedy special purportedly generated by AI

George Carlin estate sues over fake comedy special purportedly generated by AI

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The estate of George Carlin has filed a lawsuit against the media company behind a fake hourlong comedy special that purportedly uses artificial intelligence to recreate the late standup comic’s style and material. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles on Thursday asks that a judge order the podcast …

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How photo editing app Tezza started a lucrative, passive income stream

How photo editing app Tezza started a lucrative, passive income stream

She and Herrmann, a software engineer, realized they could bottle up her aesthetic into pre-made photo filters and sell them. Her followers could make their lives look Instagram-worthy — no fancy cameras or editing programs required. That idea is now Tezza, a Los Angeles-based company that makes collage kits, apparel and its claim-to-fame photo editing …

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‘Needed editing but, then, so would our writer’

‘Needed editing but, then, so would our writer’

Cindy Adams Opinion By Cindy Adams Published Dec. 13, 2023, 7:09 p.m. ET SAG-AFTRA members protest outside Paramount Studios during the actor’s strike, in which artificial intelligence was a central issue. Getty Images AI’s coming for Hollywood Maer Roshan, born in Iran, educated here, been co-editor of the Hollywood Reporter —whose current issue spotlights Carey Mulligan — …

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Hurricane Hilary, California And A Busy Atlantic Basin

Hurricane Hilary, California And A Busy Atlantic Basin

Tropical activity in the Atlantic Basin on the morning of August 18th, 2023 NOAA A few days ago the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a press release discussing why it changed its prediction for Atlantic hurricane season. The agency is now calling for “above normal” activity. The rationale is that record warmth in Atlantic …

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