People Wednesday February 18, 2026
Renowned Australian baby photographer Anne Geddes inspired a generation of moms and photographers with her 1996 book Down in the Garden, and now, notes People magazine, she is looking to reconnect with some of her first young models to mark the publication’s 30th anniversary. "If you were one of the babies in [Down in the Garden] I'd love to hear what you're up to today. DM me a recent photo and tell me all your news - I'm putting together a highlights reel,” she posted recently. Read the full Story >>
PetaPixel Wednesday February 18, 2026
There’s a great deal of red ink in Nikon’s third quarter FY2025 financial results, notes PetaPixel: The company’s revenue is down 28.7 billion yen, nearly $183 million, year-over-year for the first three quarters. Nikon has also recorded 103.6 billion yen in losses, nearly $660 million, so far this fiscal year. While a majority of those losses can be attributed to foreign exchange effects and impairment losses on non-financial assets, Nikon also cites reduced sales as a contributing factor. Read the full Story >>
The Guardian Wednesday February 18, 2026
After imposing a nationwide internet blackout, the Iranian regime appears to have largely obscured the mass killing of protesters. However, a photographer in Tehran has managed to share documentation of what happened, notes The Guardian, which has published a number of the images along with testimonies of those who joined in and survived the protests. (Their names have been changed to protect their identities.) “There, with my own eyes, I saw them killing people with Kalashnikovs,” said one protester. Read the full Story >>
The New York Times Wednesday February 18, 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 A.I. 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 mode of delivering subscription-based computer programs over the internet. Companies catering to the arts have been hit: Shares in Adobe fell 9 percent in early February. Read the full Story >>
