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Technology · London

Getty Images and Stability AI face off in British copyright trial that will test AI industry

65% Center coverage: 77 sources

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Offbeat · Rome

80-year-old drives Mercedes down Rome's Spanish Steps and gets stuck

54% Center coverage: 67 sources

An 80-year-old man drove a compact luxury Mercedes-Benz A Class sedan down the landmark Spanish Steps in Rome early on Tuesday before getting stuck part way down, municipal police said in a statement.See the Story

Smithsonian · United States

Smithsonian Institution Rejects Trump's Attempt to Fire National Portrait Gallery Director

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Smithsonian Institution Rejects Trump's Attempt to Fire National Portrait Gallery Director

Restoration rejuvenates iconic Gaudi house in Barcelona

59% Center coverage: 27 sources

Barcelona's UNESCO-listed Casa Batllo, a modernist architectural masterpiece by Sagrada Familia designer Antoni Gaudi, unveiled a multimillion-euro restoration Thursday that brings its rear facade and courtyard back to life.UNESCO · Barcelona See the Story

Have a damaged painting? Restore it in just hours with an AI-generated 'mask'

100% Center coverage: 5 sources

Art restoration takes steady hands and a discerning eye. For centuries, conservators have restored paintings by identifying areas needing repair, then mixing an exact shade to fill in one area at a time. Often, a painting can have thousands of tiny regions requiring individual attention. Restoring a single painting can take anywhere from a few weeks to over a decade.Research See the Story

Why The French Government Withdrew An AI Video It Released Celebrating The Nazis’ Withdrawal From Paris

“The problem was that authorities did not check the video for historical accuracy. In a scene of Parisians jubilantly celebrating the 1944 end of Nazi occupation, a soldier wearing a German-style helmet can been seen in the crowd. In the background, someone on a balcony waves the flag of Japan.” – ArtnetParis, France · Paris Read Article

New Immersive Museum To Open In NYC

“It’s not just a genre,” he told me over email. “It’s a form expression for a younger generation of artists, which is both natural for them, profoundly inventive, and engaging for their viewers.” – ArtnetNew York State · New York See the Story

A Family Thought the Sculpture on Their Piano Was a ‘Fake’ Rodin. Now It’s Sold for Nearly $1 Million | News Channel 3-12

67% Center coverage: 12 sources

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A sculpture by French artist Auguste Rodin that had disappeared from public view for almost 120 years and was thought to be a copy has sold for 860,000 euros ($984,000) at auction. “Le Désespoir,” which shows a female figure sat on a rock holding one foot with her knee hugged to her chest, was rediscovered at the end of 2024 after last being sold in 1906, said auction house Rouillac in a statement on Sunday. Rodin, who l…See the Story

3 ancient Maya cities discovered in Guatemala, 1 with an 'astronomical complex' likely used for predicting solstices

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Three ancient Maya cities have been discovered by archaeologists in Guatemala.Science · Guatemala See the Story

Trump fires director of the National Portrait Gallery

41% Right coverage: 83 sources

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he has fired the director of the National Portrait Gallery, Kim Sajet, whom he called “highly partisan.” The dismissal marks the first action Trump has taken against the Smithsonian Institution since an executive order he signed earlier this year that promised to eliminate “divisive narratives” and “anti-American ideology” from the museum and research body, which is partially funded by the federal government.Donald Trump · United States See the Story

Damien Hirst’s Plan To Keep Producing Art For 200 Years After He Dies

“Hirst plans to fill up 200 notebooks, each representing one year after his demise. … ‘The idea,’ he (says), ‘is to have a certificate that says ‘Year One after Damien Dies: you’ve got the right to make this sculpture and you can trade the certificate before it isn’t made.’” – Artnet Read Article

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