Is That Painting a Lost Masterpiece or a Fraud? Let’s Ask AI
A dubious “Van Gogh” has sparked a battle between technology, connoisseurs, and the high-stakes art market. What does AI, which is transforming art authentication, have to say about the verdict?
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Art created autonomously by AI cannot be copyrighted, federal appeals court rules
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Art lenders issue margin calls as painting prices fall
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Google allows users to personalize their Gemini conversations with new features
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Hidden for decades, Iran's hoard of Picasso masterpieces goes on public display
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Ukrainian soldier who lost both legs in Russian drone strike says "freedom is expensive"
U.S. and Ukrainian officials are holding talks in Saudi Arabia on ending the war in Ukraine. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, heading the U.S. delegation, suggested Ukraine will have to agree to let ...CBS News - Mar. 10 -
Adobe’s new AI agents can make personal websites for your customers
Adobe's new Brand Concierge feature lets customers create websites that respond to visitors with personalization.VentureBeat - 2d -
Paint Valley baseball wants to recapture momentum; softball makes a PACT
The Paint Valley baseball team is hoping to recapture the momentum they had from 2014-2021.Yahoo Sports - 15h -
OpenAI’s new voice AI model gpt-4o-transcribe lets you add speech to your existing text apps in seconds
Three, all new proprietary voice models called gpt-4o-transcribe, gpt-4o-mini-transcribe and gpt-4o-mini-tts.VentureBeat - 5h -
Seth Rogen Explains Why Sony Refused To Let Jonah Hill Touch A PlayStation 2 In Superbad
Seth Rogen shared a surprising bit of PlayStation trivia during a red carpet interview at SXSW . When asked what the funniest note he'd received on a script was, Rogen said it was a note from Sony ...GameSpot - Mar. 10 -
How to protect yourself as fraud losses hit $12.5 billion in 2024
A new FTC report reveals a sharp rise in fraud losses, with 2.6 million consumers reporting scams in 2024. With financial fraud surging, CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger shares how to ...CBS News - Mar. 13 -
Banksy "Crude Oil (Vettriano)" painting fetches $5.5 million at auction
Some proceeds from the sale of Banksy's painting — inspired by the recently deceased Scottish painter Jack Vettriano — will go to Los Angeles wildfire victims.CBS News - Mar. 4 -
Guilty verdict in Feeding Our Future founder's fraud trial
A jury delivered a string of guilty verdicts Wednesday afternoon in what prosecutors call the largest pandemic fraud case in the country.CBS News - 1d -
Guilty verdict in Feeding Our Future founder's fraud trial
A jury delivered a string of guilty verdicts Wednesday afternoon in what prosecutors call the largest pandemic fraud case in the country.CBS News - 1d -
Guilty verdict in Feeding Our Future founder's fraud trial
A jury delivered a string of guilty verdicts Wednesday afternoon in what prosecutors call the largest pandemic fraud case in the country.CBS News - 1d -
My petty gripe: people keep throwing food away without asking me if I want it. Of course I do!
What does it cost you to let others finish your bowl of chips at the pub? What do you gain by binning the soggy fruit salad?. Last week’s chicken too dry to finish off. A carrot so old it flops ...The Guardian - Mar. 10 -
‘A computer’s joke, on us’: writers respond to the short story written by AI
Sam Altman, the OpenAI boss, has declared its new model ‘good at creative writing’. We asked writers including Tracy Chevalier, Kamila Shamsie and David Baddiel if they agree. This week has seen ...The Guardian - 6d -
Black Panther artist's painting of jazz legend catches eye of Spike Lee
Sitting in the window of the Artfunk gallery on Jackson Street in San Francisco is a painting of jazz legend John Coltrane. While most people walking by will see the image of a great musician, ...CBS News - Mar. 3 -
Social Security payments scrutinized by DOGE amid search for fraud
DOGE is sifting through Social Security payments in an anti-fraud effort that has some worried the administration could deny payments to vulnerable older Americans.ABC News - Mar. 10 -
Man Utd and Man City academy players at centre of age-fraud claims
Manchester United and Manchester City are facing questions over a potential age-fraud scandal involving some of their foreign-born academy players.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Texas bill would charge transgender people with 'fraud'
Transgender Texans could be charged with fraud under state legislation filed this month that seeks to make publicly identifying as trans illegal. House Bill 3817, introduced last week by ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
You don't need code to be a programmer. But you do need expertise | John Naughton
AI is so good at writing software that one father asked it to organise his kids’ school lunches. But that doesn’t mean it’s taking over. Way back in 2023, Andrej Karpathy, an eminent AI guru, made ...The Guardian - 4d -
Believe in Elon Musk’s $1 trillion ‘waste and fraud’ jackpot when you see it
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Karl Rove: Trump claims of DOGE 'fraud' discoveries will backfire
Republican strategist Karl Rove said President Trump’s claims that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has discovered “hundreds of billions” in government “fraud” will backfire when ...The Hill - Mar. 10 -
Schumer assails Musk for claiming Social Security rife with fraud
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on Tuesday slammed tech billionaire Elon Musk for claiming that Social Security is plagued by widespread fraud and that as many as 20 million “dead” ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350 review – saints and sinners come alive in art’s golden moment
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'I wish we got to the paint,' Coach Williams reflects on Texas A&M upset loss versus Texas
"I wish we got to the paint a little bit more. Our free throw attempts were OK. Both teams got to the bonus early in the second half," Williams said.Yahoo Sports - 6d
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