By
David Schonauer Friday February 20, 2026
AI has been like rocket fuel for stocks, driving prices to record highs. Since October, though, that exuberance has been fading, as some realities of this transformative technology have begun to sink
in, with investors growing worried that AI could render certain businesses obsolete. One area vulnerable to AI, noted The New York Times recently, are providers of "software-as-a-service," or SaaS, a
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DIGIDAY Thursday February 19, 2026
With the Super Bowl and Winter Olympics driving audiences to sports coverage, The New York Times-owned publication The Athletic is playing up coverage that is harder for AI bots to lift: live blogs and video. At least, notes Digiday, that’s the hope: It’s unclear if live coverage and video is truly harder for AI bots to scrape. A recent report by TollBit found that some AI bot scrapers were even able to retrieve full versions of paywalled articles. Read the full Story >>
LA WEEKLY Thursday February 19, 2026
Best known for his intimate portraits of Hollywood legends including Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Brigitte Bardot, and Coco Chanel, the late Douglas Kirkland was a pivotal figure in 20th century photography. Now, Damiani Books is bringing out Douglas Kirkland: Romance, which, notes LA Weekly, “offers a rare and personal look at love, glamour, and storytelling” with both portraiture and behind-the-scenes images. The labor of love was curated by his muse and wife of 59 years, Francoise Kirkland. Read the full Story >>
DIYPhotography Thursday February 19, 2026
OM System has announced the OM-3 Astro, a new dedicated version of the standard OM-3 mirrorless platform optimized for astrophotography. The result, notes DIY Photography, is a camera “that sits between two worlds and addresses a long-standing gap in the market.” The infrared cut filter in front of the OM-3 Astro’s 20.4-megapixel stacked BSI Micro Four Thirds image sensor has been tweaked to enhance the vivid capture of red nebulae, a popular target of enthusiast astrophotographers, adds PetaPixel. Read the full Story >>
