PetaPixel Monday July 27, 2026
A German Court has ruled that transforming someone else’s photograph into a comic-style image using AI does not automatically constitute copyright infringement, in what PetaPixel calls a landmark case for the country. The case involved an unnamed animal photographer who sued a former business partner who used one of her original images — showing a dog diving toward a red toy — as input for an AI image generator. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Monday July 27, 2026
For decades, traffic from Google's search engine was the single greatest source of audience for publishers. But that is changing. A "handful of influential players in the digital media ecosystem" have
begun moving in the opposite direction, reported Adweek's Mark Stenberg recently. In doing so, they are laying the groundwork for what was once unthinkable: removing themselves from Google Search. At
issue is the … Read the full Story >>
TechCrunch Friday July 24, 2026
Google Images, the tech giant’s image search engine, is taking on Pinterest with a redesign that turns the site into a browsable, dynamic gallery of images from across the web. Google is also adding a way for users to create AI images right in Search as it celebrates 25 years since the debut of Google Images. With this redesign, Google is essentially copying Pinterest’s playbook by turning Google Images into a place for discovery and inspiration, and not just search, notes Tech Crunch. Read the full Story >>
Digital Camera World Friday July 24, 2026
Is there still passion for color in a culture focused on beige? Scottish photographer Niall McDiarmid’s new book Colour makes the case that the hunt for great color hasn't got any easier since the days when William Eggleston and Joel Meyerowitz pioneered color work. “If anything, in his view, it's become harder,” notes Digital Camera World. Over 15 years of shooting mostly in London, McDiarmid has watched the palette of everyday British life fade toward taupe, gray and beige. But he hunted down Britain's brightest spots. Read the full Story >>
