Reuters Monday February 26, 2024
Social media platform Reddit has struck a deal with Google to make its content available for training the search engine giant's artificial intelligence models, reports Reuters. The deal is worth about $60 million per year for Reddit, which, adds Reuters, is preparing for a high-profile stock market launch and is seeking to generate new revenue amid fierce competition for advertising dollars from the likes of TikTok and Meta’s Facebook and Instagram.
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Vogue Monday February 26, 2024
Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, and to mark the second anniversary of the war Vogue Ukraine and PhotoVogue invited Ukrainian photographers to share images that embody their personal experiences throughout this time—photographs, notes Photo Vogue, that “document life as it is during the wartime — filled with pain, happiness and hope.” Meanwhile, CNN features images from the FotoEvidence book Ukraine: A War Crime,which brings together work from 93 photojournalists who’ve covered the war.
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New York Post Monday February 26, 2024
Several survivors of the Oct. 7 attack in Israel have sued Associated Press, accusing the news service of aiding and abetting Hamas by hiring freelance photographers “embedded” with the organization. The plaintiffs — including Israeli-Americans and Americans who attended the Nova music festival raided by Hamas as well as loved ones of victims — are suing for damages under the Antiterrorism Act, notes the New York Post. They are being represented by lawyers working with the nonprofit National Jewish Advocacy Center. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Monday February 26, 2024
Sometimes a photography project comes along and captures a national mood or need in an unexpected way. Such is the case with photographer Fumi Nagasaka's book "Dora, Yerkwood, Walker County, Alabama."
The book, noted It's Nice That recently, "delves into the inner works of a small town in southern America, coasting from church services to cheerleading practices." The AnOther blog lauded the
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