PetaPixel Wednesday April 22, 2026
DJI is gearing up to launch what could be its last drones cleared for sale in the United States under new FCC regulations. DJI officially teased the upcoming drone launch with a short Instagram video that clearly points to the long-rumored Lito series of compact drones, scheduled for April 23. The drone models were approved before the December 22, 2025, FCC cutoff, meaning they are effectively “grandfathered” into the US market, even as future DJI drones may face new regulatory barriers. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Wednesday April 22, 2026
An AI-generated video from the US embassy in Mexico encouraging migrants to "self-deport" has sparked disbelief and outrage online, noted The Guardian newspaper recently. The video depicts a group of
men wearing black caps and sporting tattoos performing a kind of traditional Mexican ballad known as a corrido. Meanwhile, the AI-generated actress Tilly Norwood, who shook up Hollywood last year,
recently launched her debut … Read the full Story >>
Slash Film Tuesday April 21, 2026
“We're trying to be as invisible as we can, as natural as we can, but there is a lot going on in every single shot," says Johanna Coelho, the director of photography for HBO’s medical drama The Pitt, which has just wrapped its second season. The everyday look of the series belies the staggering amount of work that goes into capturing each scene—an “elaborate dance” behind the scenes in which, notes Slash Film, camera operators, lighting programmers, and sound professionals play off the actors to orchestrate that "addictive, immersive feeling." Read the full Story >>
Digital Camera World Tuesday April 21, 2026
If you've ever watched a movie set in the 1930s or 40s that had a news photographer in a scene, then you’ve seen the Speed Graphic. It was the quintessential press camera of the era and remained in production for over 60 years, from 1912 until 1973, notes Digital Camera World, which tells the story of the news "beast." Did you know that for over 60 years, from 1912 until 1973.Star Wars set decorator Roger Christian fashioned his light sabres from the flash guns from Speed Graphic cameras? Read the full Story >>
