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David Schonauer Wednesday October 1, 2025
Meta wants its AI models to achieve what the company's CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls "super intelligence." According to a recently filed lawsuit, it has been trying to achieve that goal by torrenting
content produced by a company that says it makes "high-quality" and "ethical" adult videos. The company, Strike 3 Holdings, alleges that Meta's motive was partly to obtain otherwise
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PetaPixel Wednesday October 1, 2025
Pixboom’s newly released compact video camera, called the Spark, touts what PetaPixel calls “some seriously impressive specifications at an even more impressive price.” Pixboom says the camera is capable of shooting 4K resolution at up to 1,000 frames per second, even in low light, via its global shutter. The camera also offers unlimited recording times through a system that allows filmmakers to record directly to storage and swap drives quickly and easily. While Pixboom plans to sell the camera at retail for $12,900, backers will be able to pick one up for $7,499.
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AnOther Wednesday October 1, 2025
Fashion photography holds a mirror up to the cultural moment, and, notes AnOther magazine, that is why it’s crucial to investigate this powerful medium and reflect on the messages it relays to us. “Even for people without an interest in fashion, their lives are intangibly shaped by fashion images,” says Violet Conroy, curator of the exhibition “Rethinking Fashion Image," on view at Lower Stable Street Lightboxes, Kings Cross, in London, until January 5, 2026. Among the artists represented: Kaine Harrys Anamalu, Coco Wu and Carina Kehlet Schou,
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ARTnews Wednesday October 1, 2025
At a courthouse in Kingston, New York, a jury trial is underway to determine who will control the estate of Billy Name, an artist who lived with Andy Warhol in the 1960s and was the Factory’s in-house photographer during that time. Name (born William George Linich) documented the art party scene at Warhol’s midtown Manhattan home and studio and famously covered Warhol’s loft in tin foil and silver paint, dubbing it the Silver Factory. The legal battle to control his estate began in 2016, the year NAME died, notes Art News.
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