The Guardian Monday September 29, 2025
Italy has become the first country in the EU to approve a comprehensive law regulating the use of artificial intelligence, including imposing prison terms on those who use the technology to cause harm, such as generating deepfakes. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s rightwing government said the legislation, which aligns with the EU’s landmark AI Act, is a decisive move in influencing how AI is used across Italy, notes The Guardian. The bill introduces prison sentences of between one and five years for the illegal spreading of AI-generated or manipulated content if it causes harm.
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POY LATAM Monday September 29, 2025
Founded in 2011, Pictures of the Year Latin America, or POY Latam, is a biennial documentary and artistic photography contest in Ibero-America, created with the support of the Missouri School of Journalism Pictures of the Year International contest. This year, Associated Press photographer Rodrigo Abd has been named the POY Latam Photojournalist of the Year for a portfolio of images capturing life in Latin America, Paraguay’s overcrowded prisons, portraits made in Afghanistan and more. See also: The AP.
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W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund Monday September 29, 2025
There are just days left to get in your application for the 2025 W. Eugene Smith Foundation grant cycle, including the W. Eugene Smith Fund Grant, which supports photographic work in the tradition of W. Eugene Smith’s humanistic documentary photography; the W. Eugene Smith Fund Grant For Student Photographers; and the Howard Chapnick Grant, which supports programs and organizations that advance documentary photography through education, research, publications, archives, exhibitions, and more. The deadline is October. 5.
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David Schonauer Monday September 29, 2025
President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that will help pave the way for a coalition of investors to run an American version of TikTok. The new ownership would be separate from TikTok's
Chinese owner, ByteDance, so that the app can comply with federal law and keep operating in the United States. The new U.S. company will be valued at around $14 billion, … Read the full Story >>
