The Guardian Thursday May 28, 2026
Meta has agreed to settle a major lawsuit with a school district in Kentucky over claims that its social networks are designed to be addictive, leading to harm in children. The settlement comes less than three weeks before the case was scheduled to go to trial in federal court in California. About 1,200 school districts from across the US came together to each sue Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube for allegedly fueling a mental health crisis in children. TikTok, Snap and YouTube recently settled their suits with Kentucky. Read the full Story >>
DIYPhotography Thursday May 28, 2026
Hasselblad has disqualified a photograph submitted to the Hasselblad Masters 2026 competition for being AI generated. The image in question had been selected for the competition’s shortlist. Almost immediately after Hasselblad unveiled its 70 finalists in late April, online commenters flagged one entry in the Street category for having telltale AI qualities, including a Coca-Cola bottle with suspicious typography, noted DYI Photography. Read the full Story >>
ARTnews Thursday May 28, 2026
The Viginia Museum of Fine Arts has announced a donation of nearly 2,000 photographs from Joy of Giving Something Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to the photographic arts. The gift, notes Art News, comprises works spanning the 19th century and the present day by more than 450 artists, and comes from the holdings of financier and former Dreyfus Corporation chief Howard Stein (1926–2011). Stern began collecting photography in the 1980s and started the Joy of Giving Something Foundation (JGS) with his wife Janet in 1998. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Thursday May 28, 2026
London-based photographer Manuel Vazquez's latest commission required capturing movement - internal and external. His longstanding collaboration with Spanish newspaper El Pais Semanal, forged early in
his career, has given him the creative latitude to experiment and push beyond conventional portraiture. Recently, that trust was put to the test when El Pais Semanal magazine commissioned Vazquez to
capture "eternal non-conformist" David Byrne. The assignment went … Read the full Story >>
