NFTs Melania Trump Has Released an Apollo 11-Themed NFT That May Violate NASA’s Merchandising Policy The NFT features the iconic image of astronaut Buzz Aldrin walking on the surface of the moon. By Adam Schrader, Jul 20, 2023
Crime A Swiss Teen Was Caught Carving Her Name Into the Colosseum, in Yet Another Case of Vandalism at the Amphitheater The Swiss teen, who has not been identified, was on vacation with her family. By Adam Schrader, Jul 18, 2023
Law After His Landmark $120 Million Counterfeiting Victory, Artist Michael Moebius Is Now Suing Fast-Fashion Retail Giant Shein Moebius has alleged that Shein used U.S.-based servers to market copyright-infringing clothing globally. By Adam Schrader, Jul 18, 2023
Science & Tech Meta Is Expanding Its Generative A.I. Arsenal With a New Tool It’s Touting as a ‘State-of-the-Art’ Breakthrough CM3leon recognizes both text and visuals, allowing both image-to-text and text-to-image generation. By Adam Schrader, Jul 17, 2023
Science & Tech An Australian Photographer Was Disqualified From a Photo Contest After Her Submission Was Mistakenly Deemed A.I.-Generated The contest organizers were apologetic, but "paranoid about A.I.," said Suzi Dougherty. By Adam Schrader, Jul 17, 2023
Crime Italian Police Have Arrested a Man Suspected of Burning Down a Prized Arte Povera Installation in Naples The suspect was identified as a 32-year-old homeless man. By Adam Schrader, Jul 14, 2023
Law A Group of Artists Is Suing Fast-Fashion Giant Shein, Claiming It Used a ‘Secretive Algorithm’ to Identify and Steal Their Work The lawsuit labels Shein 'a greater societal threat than TikTok.' By Adam Schrader, Jul 14, 2023
Museums An Art Collective Has ‘Hacked’ Kunsthaus Zurich’s Exhibition of Works Gifted by an Industrialist With Nazi Ties The group swapped the QR codes that accompanied each painting to point visitors toward information about Bührle's past. By Adam Schrader, Jul 13, 2023
Auctions Rolling Stones Drummer Charlie Watts’s Jazz-Age Collection Heads to Auction, Led by an Inscribed Copy of ‘The Great Gatsby’ His bandmates called him “totally unique and devoted to jazz and literature from boyhood.” By Adam Schrader, Jul 13, 2023
Law The FTC Has Launched an Investigation Into OpenAI, Creator of Image Generator DALL-E, Over Its Data Security Practices The probe is seeking information on 'each large language model product' the company offers. By Adam Schrader, Jul 13, 2023
Art World Houston Will Soon Be Home to a High-Tech, Clean-Energy Public Artwork That Will Generate Electricity for Its Neighborhood The sculpture, dubbed the Arch of Time, has been designed by German architect Riccardo Mariano. By Adam Schrader, Jul 12, 2023
Law Aretha Franklin’s Handwritten Will—Found Underneath Her Couch Cushion—Is Valid, a Michigan Jury Declares The decision paves the way for the distribution of the legendary singer's estate, including music royalties. By Adam Schrader, Jul 12, 2023
Art World Artist Duo Drift Embraces ‘Barbie Mania’ With Its New Sculpture Made Out of Deconstructed Doll Parts The work forms part of the duo's ongoing 'Materialism' series. By Adam Schrader, Jul 12, 2023
Crime An Alleged Arson Attack Has Destroyed Michelangelo Pistoletto’s ‘Venus Of The Rags’ Installation in Naples The artist has committed to making another version of the work for the city. By Adam Schrader, Jul 12, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions A New Immersive Experience Celebrating Hip-Hop’s 50th Anniversary Is Headed to New York’s Hall des Lumières 'Hip Hop Til Infinity' will include never-before-seen and archival footage of the genre’s most prominent figures. By Adam Schrader, Jul 11, 2023
