DP Review Monday August 25, 2025
Nikon has announced that it will carry out another "price adjustment" in the US, set to take effect on September 1, reports DP Review. The company previously raised prices in response to President Trump’s tariffs. Nikon has not said which of its products will be impacted, and what pricing will look like next month. However, its previous adjustment saw lens and camera body prices go up by an average of around 10 percent. US policies around tariffs have essentially been in flux since they were announced, likely making it hard for companies to plan their pricing, adds DPR.
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David Schonauer Monday August 25, 2025
Midjourney recently issued its first response to a lawsuit brought by Disney and Universal, arguing that the Hollywood studios have no power to prevent AI training based on their works. The two
studios sued Midjourney earlier this summer, calling its popular AI-powered image generator a "bottomless pit of plagiarism" for pirating their libraries. Midjourney has now fired back, saying,
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Futurism Friday August 22, 2025
This summer astronomers made an exciting discovery, observing an interstellar object — only the third ever observed — hurtling toward the center of the solar system. The news of the object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, has caught the attention of astrophotographers, as well as Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb, who, notes Futurism, is known for making predictions about interstellar objects being relics from an extraterrestrial civilization. Because it appears to be emitting its own light, Loeb wonders if 3I/ATLAS is a nuclear-powered spaceship. Get your cameras ready.
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CNN Friday August 22, 2025
For centuries, the British have flocked to the seaside: “The town of Scarborough on England’s North Sea coastline, widely considered Britain’s first seaside resort, has been welcoming tourists to its restorative spa waters for around 400 years," notes CNN, which takes a historical look at British summertime fun, with images from photographer Martin Parr, multidisciplinary artist Vinca Petersen and London-based photographer Sophie Green, whose ongoing project “Beachology” has taken her to beaches across the UK.
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