FastCompany Friday April 24, 2026
Anthropic Labs is taking on design incumbents like Adobe and Figma with a new product called Claude Design, which, according to the company, “lets you collaborate with Claude to create polished visual work like designs, prototypes, slides, one-pagers, and more.” Anthropic is billing the tool as a way for non-designers to mock up visuals, and a way for designers to quickly test out a range of initial prototypes, notes FastCompany. Shares of Adobe and Figma dropped after Anthropic launched the new design tool, reports Barron’s. See also: Adweek. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Friday April 24, 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration has rescinded a temporary flight restriction (TFR) that created a no-fly zone within 3,000 feet of Department of Homeland Security facilities and mobile assets. A
2025 TFR restricted the presence of drones around Department of Energy and Pentagon assets, but the FAA added ICE and CBP to the list of restricted agencies in January as ICE began operations in
Minneapolis. … Read the full Story >>
World Press Photo Thursday April 23, 2026
Photographer Carol Guzy’s image “Separated by ICE,” a shot of a family being a family being separated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents following an immigration court hearing in New York City in August, has been named the World Press Photo of the Year 2026. "This image shows the inconsolable grief of children losing their father in a place built for justice. It is a stark and necessary record of family separation following the U.S. reform policies,” noted World Press Photo Executive Director Joumana El Zein Khoury. See also: NPR. Read the full Story >>
People Thursday April 23, 2026
"I found that in learning about Avedon, I've known some people who had qualities like him, who were incredibly creative, funny, much more extroverted. I'm an introvert. He wanted a swirl, he wanted to be the life of the party, or the heartbeat more than the life; the heartbeat of the party.” So says director Ron Howard, who’s new documentary about legendary photographer Richard Avedon will screen at this year’s Cannes Film Festival (May 12 to 23). The film “explores the life and legacy of the artist who used photography to reinvent the world around him,” notes People magazine. Read the full Story >>