Mashable Friday July 31, 2026
Meta’s smart glasses allow creators to record strangers without holding up an obvious camera, and, unsurprisingly, that has enabled a lot of bad behavior. notes Mashable. Now, Instagram is placing new limits on what happens to that footage once it reaches the platform. In a recent post, Instagram head Adam Mosseri said the platform would remove smart-glasses videos that show people being harassed or taken advantage of. "We don’t want people to be surreptitiously taking videos of other people and harassing them," Mosseri reportedly said. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Friday July 31, 2026
On Wednesday, we noted that Patreon is partnering with content delivery network Cloudflare to block crawlers from stealing creators' work to train AI models. Cloudflare, which provides cybersecurity
protection and content delivery services to websites, announced earlier that it would by default start blocking AI crawlers from accessing content without website owners' permission or compensation.
On Monday, we noted that many publishers are thinking … Read the full Story >>
Motorsport,com Thursday July 30, 2026
Czech Republic president Petr Pavel has a couple of passions that dovetail nicely—sports photography and motorsport. He recently attended the Hungarian Grand Prix with a full photography kit and an official accreditation, accompanied by Czech F1 photographer Jiri Krenek. This wasn’t the first time he'sbeen seen at a major motorsport event as a hobby photographer, notes Motorsport.com: Pavel traveled to France in June to attend the Le Mans 24 Hours, again equipped with full camera gear. Read the full Story >>
Press Gazette Thursday July 30, 2026
The team behind a relaunched Playboy magazine have plans for a more “inclusive” iteration of a title made famous for dressing up women as rabbits, notes Press Gazette. The first issue of the relaunched quarterly Playboy, featuring Colombian pop superstar Karol G, was released in April and sold out a modest print run. The second issue, featuring model and actress Cara Delevingne on the cover wearing nothing but a latex corset, was revealed in July and will have a slightly larger print run. Read the full Story >>
