France must wait a bit longer to become the European Union’s first member state to ban social media for children after its proposed law was struck down by France’s constitutional council.

As Engadget reports , France’s top court found issues with the law on the basis that it would inherently require all social media users, not just children, to verify their age.

“By prohibiting minors under the age of ​fifteen from accessing certain online services, the law inherently requires every person, even an adult, to

DarkSky International has announced the winners of its nighttime photography contest, Capture the Dark 2026 . This year’s contest, its sixth annual edition, drew a record number of entries from photographers in over 30 countries.

“Light pollution is increasing at an alarming rate — nearly 10% each year worldwide –disrupting wildlife, affecting community well-being, and making it harder to experience the beauty of the night sky,” DarkSky International explains. “DarkSky International is working to change this through advocacy

For this Film Friday review, we are featuring one of the sneakiest best and least expensive color films available to 35mm photographers: Kodak Ultramax 400 .

Perhaps the first thing to have in your mind when it comes to Ultramax 400 is that it is a victim of its branding. What we mean by this is that Ultramax is really a part of the Kodak Gold family, but since it no longer shares the Gold name, it has not enjoyed the same cult following that the other Kodak Gold

Mirrorless photographers are spoiled for choice when it comes to telephoto and super-telephoto lenses, no matter which camera system they use, and many of the best ones are on sale right now.

Telephoto and super-telephoto lenses are fantastic choices for sports and wildlife photography, but can also be used for landscape work and, occasionally, portraits with distinct compression. The deals below are organized by lens mount, and there’s something for everyone.

Apple has deployed an alarming threat notification to an unspecified number of users in 110 countries — experts advise not to ignore it.

The fresh batch was sent out yesterday to Apple users who may have been targeted with spyware capable of hacking into their devices. The notifications can be sent to iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers.

The notifications reads: “Apple detected a mercenary spyware attack targeted at your iPhone. There are actions you can take now to protect your

Cara, an image-focused social media app designed to be a safe space for photographers to share their work without fear of being scraped for generative AI, has reportedly had all of its content scraped by a bad actor.

Cara was started by photographer Jingna Zhang in 2023 as a direct result of big tech firms not taking action against AI bots scraping content from websites. In some cases, the platforms are scraping their users’ data for their own benefit, including Meta platforms .

Zhang took to Instagram this

A visitor to Adelaide Zoo heard the sound of an instant camera taking a photo, but when she turned around to look for who had taken it, a bird was standing there.

Remarkable footage taken by Stephanie Kothe shows a superb lyrebird called Nova eerily imitating a Polaroid camera shutter noise. Nova must have heard the noise from one of the zoo’s visitors.

Lyrebirds, endemic to Australia, are famous for their mimicry ability, with approximately 80% of a male’s songs imitating other bird species.

But

The Trump administration has imposed sweeping new tariffs on drones, slapping a huge 100 percent ad valorem tariff on imports of drones weighing over 25 kilograms (55 pounds). The new rules affect small consumer drones too, with sub-25-kilogram drones subject to a 25 percent tariff.

The new rules extend past China to U.S. allies, but different countries have different tariffs. The European Union, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein all get a lower

In an exclusive interview with PetaPixel , photographer Noah Wetzel details how he and Red Bull Air Force athlete Mike Brewer spent nine months preparing to photograph a wingsuit flight through a total solar eclipse. The final image was captured in Spain during just 84 seconds of totality, with Wetzel working from nearly a mile away and relying on a Canon EOS R5 II, a 600mm lens, remotely triggered flashes, and calculations that left almost no room for error to capture a once-in-a-lifetime moment