THE VERGE Monday June 30, 2025
Photographer and multimedia artist Almagul Menlibayeva’s ongoing series of “cyber textiles” offer a striking blend of craft and code, notes The Verge. The work uses actual imagery augmented by artificial intelligence to reconstruct stories that have been left untold. “Menlibayeva’s approach to artificial intelligence isn’t rooted in fascination with high-tech innovation for its own sake. Rather, it’s part of a deeper reckoning — with history, with loss, and with the systems that shape how stories are remembered or erased,” explains TV.
Read the full Story >>
ADWEEK Monday June 30, 2025
What’s the state of the art in selling? Each year the Cannes Lion International Festival of Creativity honors the best in advertising, and the stakes are high. “Any trophy can be a game-changer for a business or career, but the most coveted prize in each category is the Grand Prix,” notes Adweek, which has rounded up all the Grand Prix winners from the 2025 festival. Among them is Apple’s inspirational “Shot on iPhone” campaign from TBWA\Media Arts Lab, which took the Grand Prix in Creative Effectiveness prize. Read the full Story >>
DP Review Monday June 30, 2025
Sony has announced a new feature for its Camera Authenticity Solution, expanding options for newsrooms looking to address the challenge of authenticating digital images. The beta release of the new feature, called Camera Verify, allows for the creation of dedicated URLs for authenticity information so that third parties can view the information directly. The Camera Verify feature is based on Sony's digital signature system, which it has been developing for the past few years, notes DP Review. The need for trusted, verifiable imagery has never been greater, “especially for media professionals,” Sony noted.
Read the full Story >>
PetaPixel Monday June 30, 2025
A new study by Adobe suggests that when content is posted on Instagram can be just as important as what is posted. Adobe found that noon is the most popular time to post Instagram Reels, with nearly one in 10 uploaded at that hour. Few creators opt for late-night uploads. Just 2.1% of Reels are posted during each hour between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m., making it the least popular window, notes PetaPixel. Nearly one in five Reels are posted on Fridays, making it the most popular day for content drops.
Read the full Story >>
