AnOther Friday October 3, 2025
Three decades ago, photographer Sophy Rickett created rebellious portraits of women publicly urinating in London’s zones of power. Her “Pissing Women” series, recently on view at London’s Cob Gallery as part of an exhibition called “Stream,” was born when Rickett, just out of art school, began work ads a temp at the Financial Times. She tells AnOther the work was about “articulating my own experience as a recent graduate, encountering the world of corporate finance and news media at such close proximity.”
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THE VERGE Friday October 3, 2025
Meta’s newly unveiled Meta Ray-Ban Display AI smart glasses feature a built-in augmented reality (AR) screen that can show directions, pictures, translations, and more. You may not like Meta much, but the new smart glasses are the best ever, notes The Verge’s Victorian Song. The $799 glasses are equipped with a 12-megapixel camera and a full-color high-resolution display built into one lens, allowing users to view calls and messages.
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Bird Photographer of the Year Friday October 3, 2025
An image of a frigatebird silhouetted against the “diamond ring” of a total solar eclipse over Mexico has earned Canadian photographer Liron Gertsman the top prize in the 2025 Bird Photographer Of the Year competition. “After well over a year of planning, my dream of capturing a bird in front of a total solar eclipse finally came true. Totality was due to last almost 4.5 minutes, and I had enlisted the help of a boat to position myself near some islets off Mazatlán that were frequented by seabirds,” Gertsman notes. See also: The Guardian.
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BBC Friday October 3, 2025
Image-hosting platform Imgur has blocked people in the UK from accessing its content after regulator warned of fine, notes the BBC. UK users trying to access Imgur on Tuesday were met with an error message saying "content not available in your region.” Imgur content shared on other websites was also no longer showing. The UK's data watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), said it recently notified the platform's parent company, MediaLab AI, of plans to fine Imgur after probing its approach to age checks and use of children's personal data.
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