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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David Schonauer Friday October 3, 2025
The future of DJI, the world's biggest drone maker, remains in doubt in the US: This week we noted that a federal judge had rejected a bid by China-based DJI to be removed from the U.S. Defense
Department's list of companies allegedly working with Beijing's military. Pending an appeal, the U.S. government can continue to call DJI a Chinese Military Company, a ruling that … Read the full Story >>
Associated Press Thursday October 2, 2025
We noted recently that a federal judge had held up a proposed settlement in a copyright case involving AI company Anthropic over concerns about how it would be implemented. Now Associated Press reports that U.S. District Judge William Alsup has approved the whopping $1.5 billion settlement between Anthropic and authors who allege nearly half a million books had been illegally pirated to train chatbots. “This is a fair settlement,” Alsup said, though he added that distributing it to all parties will be “complicated.”
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WWD Thursday October 2, 2025
The late Patrick Demarchelier was one of fashion‘s most in-demand photographers: His work appeared on the covers of Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and countless other magazines, as well as campaigns for brands like Dior, Louis Vuitton, and Yves Saint Laurent. Now, notes WWD, a new book from Rizzoli offers a glimpse into some of his more personal work, with unpublished photographs that reveal his process and approach, along with behind-the-scenes images from some of his favorite shoots.
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