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Wednesday, September 2, 2026

State of Slop: Disney's Sora Disaster

Disney bet $1 billion that AI video would transform streaming. Three months later, they abandoned the entire project. What the Sora disaster reveals about AI hype vs. reality.

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Your Careers Page Stock Photos Are Costing You Candidates

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Your Online Course Has a Visual Problem (And Your Students Notice)

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The Real Estate Content Trap: You're Posting Listings When You Should Be Posting Lifestyle

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Describe the World, Not the Shot: How to Write a Brief That Works

The State of Stock Photography in 2026

Getty and Shutterstock merged. Unsplash went quiet after acquisition. Pexels is coasting. AI platforms are multiplying. A clear-eyed landscape overview for anyone sourcing images this year.

Are Stock Photo Sites Selling You AI Images? A Site-by-Site Breakdown

Major stock sites have quietly started selling AI-generated images, often at premium prices with unclear labeling. Here's what each site actually does, and why the stock photo middle ground is drying up.