Digital Camera World Tuesday January 6, 2026
“As an American drone pilot, I fully expected to wake up to the news that the drone giant DJI and Autel were now banned from new launches in the US as the long-awaited December 23 deadline arrived – instead, the banned list now includes not just DJI but every foreign-made UAV,” writes Hillary K. Grigonis at Digital Camera World. With few consumer drones made in the US, the move is a devastating pause on drone tech for American drone pilots and aerial artists, adds Grigonis, Read the full Story >>
The Guardian Tuesday January 6, 2026
Amy Louise Taylor, lead singer of the Australian pub rock and punk band Amyl and the Sniffers, has accused a photographer of “exploitation of her image” and is suing in a United States court. Taylor filed a complaint in California, accusing photographer Jamie Nelson of selling pictures taken for a Vogue magazine photoshoot as “fine art prints” without her permission, notes The Guardian. Taylor agreed to pose for Nelson, but “at no point” authorized or licensed him the right to make any other commercial use beyond the exclusive magazine issue, the complaint alleges. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Tuesday January 6, 2026
Last year saw predictions of a coming "traffic apocalypse" for publishers, with Google's AI overviews killing click-throughs to news and other sites. In July, for instance, the Columbia Journalism
Review noted that worldwide search traffic had fallen by 15 percent in the past year. Meanwhile, the Pew Research Center released a report showing that people who see an AI-generated summary on
Google search are … Read the full Story >>
By
David Schonauer Monday January 5, 2026
Every year since 1999, the color experts of Pantone have chosen a shade that, in their opinion, captures the cultural zeitgeist of the year ahead. Last month the company announced its color for
2026-"Cloud Dancer" (PANTONE 11-4201), which it describes as "a lofty white that serves as a symbol of calming influence in a society rediscovering the value of quiet reflection." As technology's
grip … Read the full Story >>
