Mishcon de Reva Wednesday April 1, 2026
The UK House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee has published a report on AI, copyright, and the creative industries, unequivocally calling for a strict AI copyright licensing framework to ensure creators are fairly compensated. The report warns tech firms against scraping the internet for free content, requiring developers to negotiate for data used to train AI models. Its release comes as UK lawmakers push for stronger oversight of data collection. Read the full Story >>
Bonhams Wednesday April 1, 2026
On April 8, Bonhams auction house in New York will present “Lily Tomlin & Jane Wagner: Wit, Women & The Art of Collecting,” a sale comprising 33 lots featuring work by artists including Andy Warhol and Robert Rauschenberg, with an emphasis on photography by the likes of Diane Arbus and Annie Leibovitz. The sale offers an intimate window into artistic influences, relationships, and memories that have shaped the long partnership between the iconic comic actress and the writer-director, notes Bonhams. Read the full Story >>
MacRumors Wednesday April 1, 2026
Apple has acquired MotionVFX, the Polish software company that makes plugins for Premere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, and Final Cut Pro—products that are widely used by YouTubers, filmmakers, and broadcast editors looking to add high-end motion graphics and stylized visual effects without building them from scratch. Among its most popular tools are mFilmLook, which provides cinematic color grading and film emulation effects, MotionVFX's expertise in templates, transitions, and 3D workflows could help Apple improve Final Cut Pro's built-in graphics tools, potentially reducing reliance on third-party plugins, notes MacRumors. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Wednesday April 1, 2026
In 2022, Los Angeles-based feminist artist Nancy Buchanan decided to throw a dinner party to discuss the politics of the nuclear state. Out of that event was born the feminist collective Slow War
Against the Nuclear State -- better known as SWANS. Three SWANS members grew up with fathers who were deeply involved in the production of atomic weapons, while two had parents who … Read the full Story >>
