ars technica Thursday February 5, 2026
In 2012, Sharp brought the first 8K TV prototype to the CES trade show in Las Vegas, and in 2018 Samsung released the first 8K TVs in the US, By 2017, Dell had an 8K computer monitor, and in 2019, LG released the first 8K OLED TV, further pushing the industry’s claim that 8K TVs were “the future.” Now, notes Ars Technica, LG is no longer making 8K LCD or OLED panels, following other brands distancing themselves from 8K due to low demand. Sony discontinued its last 8K TVs last April and is unlikely to return to the market. Read the full Story >>
British Journal of Photography Thursday February 5, 2026
In their new book Cosmopolemos, journalist Edmund Clark and photographer Crofton Black delve into the global spending of the US Department of Defense, delivering “a portrait of a country that also speaks about everywhere else,” notes the British Journal of Photography. The book’s title, a word Clark and Black coined, combines “kosmos” (or “order”) with “polemos” (or “war”) to describe what they call the “ordered universe of war.” Clark is known for his past work on the military-industrial complex, adds BJP. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Thursday February 5, 2026
Last year again saw deep congressional dysfunction in the US, but, noted The Verge recently, state legislatures were busy passing laws that govern everything from AI to social media to the right to
repair. California passed a parcel of AI-related rules last year, most prominently SB 53, a transparency law that requires major AI companies to publish safety and security details and protects
whistleblowers. … Read the full Story >>
NBC News Wednesday February 4, 2026
The rapid rollout of deepfakes around major news events—including the US operations in Venezuela and the ICE shooting death of a woman in Minneapolis—is stirring confusion and suspicion about real news, according media experts. “As we start to worry about AI, it will likely, at least in the short term, undermine our trust default — that is, that we believe communication until we have some reason to disbelieve,” Jeff Hancock, founding director of the Stanford Social Media Lab, tells NBC News. Read the full Story >>
