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  • José María Balcázar is Peru’s 8th president in a decade

      LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s Congress late Wednesday elected legislator José María Balcázar as the country’s eighth president in a decade, replacing another interim leader who was ousted the previous day over corruption allegations just four months into his term. Balcázar, an 83-year-old former judge representing the leftist Perú Libre party, defeated three other read more

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    José María Balcázar is Peru’s 8th president in a decade

  • Flinn secures $20M to develop AI tools for product lifecycle management in medtech and pharma

    Vienna-based Flinn, a provider of AI-powered software designed to automate regulatory and quality processes in medtech, has raised $20 million in additional funding. The round was led by HV Capital, with participation from US-based healthcare investor BHI – Bertelsmann Healthcare Investments, alongside continued support from existing investors Cherry Ventures, Speedinvest, and SquareOne. The funding comes read more

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    Flinn secures M to develop AI tools for product lifecycle management in medtech and pharma

  • happyhotel secures €6.5M Series A to develop AI-based solutions for hotel revenue management

    Munich-based happyhotel, a revenue management software provider serving independent hotels and hotel groups across Europe, has closed a €6.5 million Series A funding round. The round was led by venture capital firm Reimann Investors, with participation from existing investors including the Start-up BW Innovation Fund (managed by MBG Baden-Württemberg), seed + speed Ventures, and family read more

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  • Mark Zuckerberg Tries to Play It Safe in Social Media Addiction Trial Testimony

    Zuckerberg repeatedly fell back on accusing Lanier of “mischaracterizing” his previous statements. When it came to emails, Zuckerberg typically objected based on how old the message was, or his lack of familiarity with the Meta employees involved. “I don’t think so, no,” he replied when directed to clarify if he knew Karina Newton, Instagram’s head read more

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    Mark Zuckerberg Tries to Play It Safe in Social Media Addiction Trial Testimony

  • Brooklyn Navy Yard Evicts Drone Manufacturer After Months of Protests

    The Brooklyn Navy Yard will not renew the lease of a drone manufacturer that contracts with Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Israeli military, and the Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems after more than a year of activists demanding eviction. The Navy Yard lists Easy Aerial as a “fine art and photography” business, but government read more

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    Brooklyn Navy Yard Evicts Drone Manufacturer After Months of Protests

  • Hacking conference Def Con bans three people linked to Epstein | TechCrunch

    Def Con, one of the largest and longest-running hacking conferences in the world, announced on Wednesday that three people linked to Jeffrey Epstein are no longer allowed to attend. The conference justified adding Pablos Holman, Vincenzo Iozzo, and Joichi Ito to its public list of banned individuals, citing the three as appearing in the Department read more

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  • A startup called Germ becomes the first private messenger that launches directly from Bluesky's app | TechCrunch

    Here’s something that you’ve never seen on Big Tech social platforms: The decentralized open social network Bluesky has integrated new technology from a startup called Germ Network in order to bring end-to-end encrypted (E2E) messaging to the Bluesky app. The move makes Germ DM the first private messenger that can be launched natively within the read more

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    A startup called Germ becomes the first private messenger that launches directly from Bluesky's app | TechCrunch

  • The Self-Invention of Helene Schjerfbeck

    Helene Schjerfbeck, “Self-Portrait” (1912), oil on canvas (photo Finnish National Gallery / Yehia Eweis, courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art; all other photos Bridget Quinn/Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) Seeing Silence: The Paintings of Helene Schjerfbeck at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is a rare opportunity for Americans to encounter the stunning work of a mostly unknown read more

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    The Self-Invention of Helene Schjerfbeck

  • Representatives of Pride Flag’s Creator Sue Trump Administration

    A pair of lawsuits filed in federal court yesterday, February 17, seek to challenge the Trump administration’s efforts to obscure United States history at national park sites, including the recent removal of a rainbow Pride flag from Stonewall National Monument. In Manhattan federal court, the foundation of Gilbert Baker, the late artist and creator of read more

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    Representatives of Pride Flag’s Creator Sue Trump Administration

  • Amazon halts Blue Jay robotics project after less than 6 months | TechCrunch

    Amazon has hundreds of thousands of robots in its warehouses, but that doesn’t mean all of its robotic initiatives are a success story. The e-commerce giant has halted its Blue Jay warehouse robotics project just months after unveiling the tech, as originally reported by Business Insider and confirmed by TechCrunch. Blue Jay, a multi-armed robot read more

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    Amazon halts Blue Jay robotics project after less than 6 months | TechCrunch

  • Mastodon, a decentralized alternative to X, plans to target creators with new features | TechCrunch

    Mastodon, a decentralized, open source social media platform and alternative to larger apps like X and Threads, announced on Wednesday its plans to make its app more approachable for newcomers while also targeting creators with the launch of new features. The changes follow the expansion of Mastodon’s core development team over the past 18 months read more

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  • University of North Texas Students Withdraw Thesis Shows, Citing Censorship

    Graduate students in the MFA Studio Art program at the University of North Texas (UNT) are withdrawing their upcoming thesis presentations in solidarity with artist Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez, whose exhibition at the school was abruptly cancelled without explanation. Quiñonez’s solo show at the College of Visual Arts and Design (CVAD) featured sculptures and installations that read more

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    University of North Texas Students Withdraw Thesis Shows, Citing Censorship

  • In a First, Portugal Returns Looted Antiquities to Mexico

    In a sign of growing international cooperation in the restitution of looted artifacts, Portugal has returned three pre-Columbian objects to Mexico. This will be the first time Portugal has repatriated unlawfully acquired antiquities to that country. The three pieces represent distinct pre-Hispanic periods and cultures. They include a Shaft Tomb Culture female figure, a Maya read more

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    In a First, Portugal Returns Looted Antiquities to Mexico

  • The Museum at FIT Presents “Art X Fashion”

    Announcement This exhibition explores the entangled and shifting relationship between fine art and fashion, tracing parallel aesthetics from 18th-century Rococo to postmodernism. Paul Poiret, silk brocade evening coat with hat by Madeleine Panizon for Paul Poiret (c. 1925) (all photos by Eileen Costa, courtesy the Museum at FIT) The Museum at FIT (MFIT) presents Art read more

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  • LA’s Art Scene Is Not a New York Outpost

    LOS ANGELES — To me, the Los Angeles art scene has always felt like a shapeshifter. Since I moved here nearly 15 years ago, the creative centers have hopped from one neighborhood to another, chased out of their dens by the developments, price gouging, and rezoning that come with gentrification. Artists have relocated their studios read more

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  • Google debuts $499 Pixel 10a | TechCrunch

    Google on Wednesday introduced its latest entry-level Pixel smartphone. The $499 Pixel 10a launches with new AI software capabilities and minor hardware updates. The smartphone is available for preorder now with shipments starting March 5. It comes in Lavender, Berry, Fog, and Obsidian. The Pixel 10a features a completely flat back, which means the camera read more

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  • This Defense Company Made AI Agents That Blow Things Up

    Like many Silicon Valley companies today, Scout AI is training large AI models and agents to automate chores. The big difference is that instead of writing code, answering emails, or buying stuff online, Scout AI’s agents are designed to seek and destroy things in the physical world with exploding drones. In a recent demonstration, held read more

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    This Defense Company Made AI Agents That Blow Things Up

  • India's Sarvam wants to bring its AI models to feature phones, cars, and smart glasses | TechCrunch

    Indian AI company Sarvam plans to bring its newly released AI models to users by deploying them on Nokia feature phones, cars, and its own smart glasses. The company, backed by the likes of Lightspeed, Peak XV, and Khosla Ventures, said at the ongoing India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi that it is using read more

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  • Petzel to Rep Emma Webster, McNay Appoints New Head of Curatorial Affairs, and More: Industry Moves for February 18, 2026

    Editor’s Note:This story originally appeared inOn Balance,the ARTnewsnewsletter about the art market and beyond.Sign up hereto receive it every Wednesday. Happy Wednesday! Here’s a round-up of who’s moving and shaking in the art trade this week. Petzel to Represent Emma Webster: The Los Angeles–based artist, known for digitally constructed dioramas that merge Baroque landscape traditions read more

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    Petzel to Rep Emma Webster, McNay Appoints New Head of Curatorial Affairs, and More: Industry Moves for February 18, 2026

  • Turner Prize–Winning Artist Tai Shani Ends Phaidon Book Deal Over Leon Black’s Relationship to Jeffrey Epstein

    Tai Shani, a London-based artist who won the Turner Prize in 2019, said this week that she was terminating a book contract with Phaidon, the arts book publisher that has been owned by billionaire art collector Leon Black since 2012. Shani cited Black’s connections to disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including “numerous read more

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    Turner Prize–Winning Artist Tai Shani Ends Phaidon Book Deal Over Leon Black’s Relationship to Jeffrey Epstein