Deadline Wednesday March 25, 2026
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Sen. John Curtis (R-UT) are introducing a bill that would require companies file a notice with the Register of Copyrights that detail the copyrighted works used to train datasets for an AI model. The notice would have to be filed before a new model is publicly released, and would apply retroactively to models already available to consumers. The Copyright Labeling and Ethical AI Reporting Act also would establish civil penalties for failure to disclose the works used. The bill touches on a Hollywood hot-button, notes Deadline. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Wednesday March 25, 2026
One hundred and ten years ago, the longest battle of the First World War and one of the costliest in human history began on hills near the city of Verdun in northeastern France. The fighting commenced
on February 21, 1916, and lasted 302 days, accounting for an estimated 700,000 to 714,00 casualties among French and German forces. The anniversary of the battle is being … Read the full Story >>
PetaPixel Tuesday March 24, 2026
When National Geographic set out to tell the story of bioengineered “supersilk,” it created a photogenic test to prove its strength, notes PetaPixel. Photo engineer Eric Flynn rigged a 170-pound tractor tire from a 0.35-ounce loop of the stuff. For several years, Flynn was a special-education paraprofessional in elementary school. He earned a master’s degree in 2021 from Ohio University’s School of Visual Communication and joined National Geographic in 2022 in Washington, DC, as a photo engineer technologist. Read the full Story >>
AnOther Tuesday March 24, 2026
“Cinematography isn’t about beautiful images. It’s about producing a whole series of images that serve a story,” says acclaimed cinematographer Roger Deakins, whose new book new book, Reflections: On Cinematography is part memoir and part guide to the craft of movie making. At AnOther, Deakins recommends five films that every aspiring cinematographer should see, from In Cold Blood (1967, cinematography by Conrad Hall) to Once Upon a Time in the West (1968, cinematography by Tonino Delli Colli). Read the full Story >>
