PetaPixel Tuesday July 28, 2026
Users of website builder Squarespace have begun reporting receiving emails detailing impending price increases that range as high as 26%. it’s a massive topic right now on Threads, notes PetaPixel, with photographers, designers, and other visual artists commiserating and weighing their options, including asking their social media peers for alternative website service recommendations. Squarespace has seemingly not published a specific memo about its price changes, instead communicating directly with customers via email. Read the full Story >>
CNN Tuesday July 28, 2026
More than 300,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in France and Spain as wildfires, continue to tear through southwest Europe, notes CNN, which features images of the disaster from photographers including Ed Jones (AFP/Getty Images); Florion Goga (Reuters); Cesar Manso (AFP/Getty Images); Oscar del Pozo (AFP/Getty Images); Emma Da Silva (AP); and others. Europe deals with wildfires every summer. But this year’s fires, fueled by climate change driven heatwaves, have been far more severe, adds CNN. Read the full Story >>
The New York Times Tuesday July 28, 2026
A 15-year-old Florida teenager who accused Meta of creating addictive and harmful social media features has dropped his bellwether lawsuit against the company, in a reprieve for the internet giant in its legal battles against teenagers, school districts and state attorneys general. A lawyer representing the teen said he dropped the lawsuit because he was satisfied with the settlements and had concerns about enduring a long trial, notes The New York Times. The case was the second of nine major social media addiction cases that could expose Meta, Google’s YouTube and other internet companies to financial damages. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Tuesday July 28, 2026
As the New York Knicks clinched their first championship in 53 years and the NBA notched its highest Finals series ratings since 1998, professional basketball was inking another record: The five-gave
series between the Kicks and the San Antonio Spurs generated "15 billion views and counting on social media, the most ever for an NBA Finals and nearly triple the previous record set in … Read the full Story >>
