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Schools Pause Lifetouch Class Photos Amid Social Media Allegations Linking Parent Company to Epstein-Connected Investor

Photography company Lifetouch is the latest casualty of the Epstein saga, and Epstein-linked rumors have led to US schools putting on hold class pictures, citing concerns about student data and safety.

The move to cancel the annual class pictures was triggered by social media posts that linked the school photography company Lifetouch to a billionaire investor who had cultivated a relationship with the convicted sex offender earlier.

Lifetouch, the company taking school photos of children, is owned by shutterfly. shutterfly was acquired by apollo global management, co-founded by leon black, a billionaire previously mentioned in epstein files.

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Online posts alleged that Lifetouch, which is owned by Shutterfly, was acquired by Apollo Global Management in 2019. Apollo’s then-CEO Leon Black had previously maintained financial ties with Epstein.

However, Lifetouch has denied all the allegations and claimed that no pictures of students were ever accessible to outside investors.

Apollo Global Management had bought Lifetouch’s parent company, Shutterfly, in a $2.7 billion deal. The deal was concluded in September 2019, a month after Epstein died by suicide while awaiting trial.

Epstein was facing charges of sex trafficking.

Black was the CEO of Apollo at that time.

Later in March 2021, Black stepped down as the CEO, stating that he wanted to devote more time to his family, health, and other matters.

Some schools in Malakoff, which is a small town in Texas, said in a statement to Associated Press that they have put on hold a scheduled student picture day after objections from parents.

The statement added that the district has decided to keep all the students’ pictures within the house for the remainder of the year.

It also stated that officials are reviewing the available options for the next school calendar, 2026-2027.

Lifetouch chief executive Ken Murphy said in an Instagram post,

“No Lifetouch executives have ever had any relationship or contact with Epstein, and we have never shared student images with any third party, including Apollo.”

It also stated that Apollo and its funds did not have any role in the daily operation of the company and had no access to student images.

Apollo has also said in a statement that Epstein’s role was as an advisor on estate planning, tax matters, charitable giving, and the running of his family office for Black, and that he did not invest in or provide any services to Apollo.

Lifetouch is a prominent U.S. school photography company, and the distress of the parents is understandable because the company’s name appears at two distinct places in the Epstein files.

Lifetouch operates in countless schools and photographs millions of children each year.

Its services include individual and class photos and storing the images digitally, which has led to fears that the data could be compromised.

The company’s name appears in one of the released documents, which has been labelled “electronic communication” under the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

There are multiple entries within the document, and one entry reads,

“LIFETOUCH NSS ONLINE P EDEN PRAIRIE, MN.”

Leon Black’s name also surfaced in the files as late as 2025. A handwritten letter was sent by Black to Jeffrey Epstein on the occasion of his 50th birthday.

Another excerpt from an email, this time by Jeffrey Epstein to Leon Black, dated Nov. 2, 2015, begins as

“I never want to have any more uncomfortable money moments with you; I find it very distasteful…”

Lifetouch’s functionality is receiving increased attention because it not only takes photos of children at school, but also stores student information, including whether families have purchased photos, as clearly stated on the official website.

However, the Associated Press reported that a review by the news organization of at least 1.7 million documents released by the US Department of Justice found no evidence that Epstein or his associates accessed Lifetouch images.

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For the last couple of months, several questions have been raised about the current health status of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, including speculations that he is suffering from prostate cancer.

However, a recent medical report has answered some of these speculations and has also confirmed that the Benjamin Netanyahu is not suffering from prostate cancer.

The medical report, which is the first one concerning the health status of the Benjamin Netanyahu, has stated that he is recovering from a urinary tract infection following a laser-guided prostate removal surgery, which took place in December 2025.

The biopsy has stated that the enlarged prostate was benign and not cancerous.

Benjamin Netanyahu is now being administered antibiotics for the urinary tract infection. The report bears the signature of Netanyahu’s personal physician, Dr. Tzvi Herman Berkowitz; urologist Prof.

Alon Pikarsky of Hadassah Medical Center; and internal medicine and hypertension specialist Prof. Ehud Grossman.

The report also stated that all the blood tests and other body functions are normal. And the overall health condition of the PM is good.

The Israeli PM also underwent a hernia surgery in July 2023. Before the hernia operation, a full-body CT scan revealed that Netanyahu was suffering from an enlarged prostate, urinary bladder stones, and bladder hindrance.

A pacemaker was also installed due to a cardiovascular condition.

Benjamin Netanyahu is also being monitored for cardiac health by Prof. Roy Beinart, head of the Arrhythmia Institute at Sheba Medical Center. However, he is not exhibiting any signs of arrhythmias or other cardiac issues.

Beinart said,

“The prime minister is completely stable from a cardiac perspective and does not require any treatment beyond routine follow-up, as is standard for all pacemaker patients. There are no cardiac restrictions on any activities, including physical exercise. ”.

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The PM is also undergoing regular colonoscopy screenings, which are a part of a protocol to detect precancerous growths. All his colonoscopy results are normal.

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A huge controversy erupted after a video at the ongoing AI Impact Summit went viral on social media.

A Galgotias University professor, Neha Singh, claimed that the robot dog, named “Orion”, was created in-house by the institution’s Centre of Excellence.

However, netizens quickly found out that it was a Chinese robot dog that the university was claiming as its own.

In the video, Professor Neha Singh claimed that the robot dog was created by the university and was deployed to conduct surveillance and monitoring duties across the university campus.

Robot dog row at AI Summit | Galgotias University’s booth barricaded, officials say don’t want ‘controversial agency’ misleading public

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However, the machine closely resembled a commercially accessible quadruped robot mass-produced by Unitree Robotics.

Online users severely criticised the university for falsification.

Later, after the backlash, Galgotias University issued a clarification and stated that it had never claimed that the robot dog on display was created in-house.

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The university also added that it regularly obtained advanced technologies from different locations, including China, Singapore, and the United States, to give its students firsthand exposure to AI technologies.

The university also claimed that the robot was a tool that facilitated students to experiment, learn about its capabilities, and give them a better understanding of robotics and artificial intelligence.

Unitree Robotics mass produces four-limbed robots, which have been nicknamed “robodogs” and can mimic animal movements and are employed for a wide range of applications, such as hurdle navigation, industrial inspection, research applications, and entertainment.

The robodogs manufactured by the company are very popular across the world because they are reasonably priced and rub shoulders with Boston Dynamics’ quadruped robot, Spot.

The episode has also caused a political storm, with the leader of the opposition, Rahul Gandhi, labelling the AI summit a “disorganised PR spectacle”.

Gandhi also alleged that Chinese products have been showcased while the Indian data has been compromised and put on sale.

He also added that the present Modi government has made India a laughing stock globally.

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