404 Media Wednesday July 29, 2026
Patreon has announced that it’s partnering with content delivery network Cloudflare to block crawlers from stealing creators’ work to train AI models. “This is live and happening at the network level on all posts published on Patreon,” wrote Patreon founder and CEO Jack Conte in an Instagram post. Cloudflare, which provides cybersecurity protection and content delivery services to websites, announced earlier that it would start blocking AI crawlers from accessing content without website owners’ permission or compensation by default. See also: Our report on publishers who are considering leaving Google Search. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Wednesday July 29, 2026
The winners of the 2026 Association of Photographers' (AOP) Student Awards were announced at a special event on July 17, as part of Free Range, the graduate showcase of creative arts at London's
Truman Brewery. The awards celebrate the best photographic work by students across 21 different photography courses in the United Kingdom. This year's core themes reflect a strong sense of the playful … Read the full Story >>
Business Insider Tuesday July 28, 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced a slew of new tenant-protection proposals, including one that will require real estate agents and listing sites to disclose the use of AI or digitally altered images and video in "misleading rental listings.” The new regulations may not stop brokers from using AI to gussy up mediocre listings, but disclosures may at least prevent prospective tenants from wasting their time touring apartments that look much better online than they do in person, notes The Verge. Business Insider has more. Read the full Story >>
Amateur Photographer Tuesday July 28, 2026
Boudoir photography is designed to empower and draw positive conversations about identity, body image and self talk, notes Amateur Photographer, which spotlights 7 boudoir photographers you should follow on TikTok. The list ranges from Danielle and Jon at Foxlow Photography (Wirksworth, England) and Anna at She Is Magic (Birmingham, England) to Alyssa Michelle (Orange County, California) and Ashley Gutierrez (Arizona). Besides seeing their work, some of the photographers share how-to videos, adds AP. Read the full Story >>
