The Guardian Monday September 28, 2026
While the ad industry has always blurred the line between real and fake with airbrushing, CGI, and other digital editing tools, the rise of AI has allowed brands to generate content from nothing with minimal production costs. And for some brands, that means crossing the line into deepfakes. Influencers are some of the easiest people to impersonate due to the sheer amount of videos and images AI can learn from. That vulnerability is undermining their credibility, notes The Guardian. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Monday September 28, 2026
It is the defining image of the Spanish Civil War, and it made Robert Capa the most celebrated war photographer of the 20th century. But the famous photograph, which came to be titled "Falling
Soldier," was actually taken by Capa's lover Gerda Taro. That's the conclusion of Fernando Penco, an archaeologist and historian who has devoted more than 25 years to researching the image. … Read the full Story >>
TechCrunch Friday September 25, 2026
AI is being used to teach people photography skills, but can it teach them to look better in pictures? Two former TikTok employees, Melody Chu and Jing Liu, are launching a new iOS app called Superpose that uses an AI guide to teach people how to pose for pictures. Users can take a selfie or photo of a friend, and the app will generate four potential poses using AI. Users can save generated poses, or use the match-pose feature to try to place themselves in the frame based on its suggestions, notes TechCrunch. Read the full Story >>
The Athletic Friday September 25, 2026
A rare 1951 photo of Mickey Mantle that was used as the image for his iconic 1952 Topps baseball card has sold for a record-breaking $3 million in a private sale brokered by Hunt Auctions, reports The Athletic. Sports memorabilia collector Ron Firman, a Rye, N.Y. native, purchased the image of the New York Yankees legend. The sale more than doubled the previous record price for an autographed sports photo. A Shoeless Joe Jackson signed image sold in 2021 held the previous record, selling for $1.47 million. Read the full Story >>
