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The New Era of Militia Influencers
Just over a week into the US and Israel’s war with Iran, Eric Roscher, an Air Force veteran, published a YouTube video on what he describes as the “very real concerns surrounding sleeper cells and terrorist threats” in the US. The video, titled “Credible DOMESTIC Threat? FBI warns of attack—Drills/Considerations for the Prepared Citizen,” was read more
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Street Artists Take On Monumental Infrastructure in 'Impossible' Photos
Known for his collaborative photography projects like Invisible Jumpers, Joseph Ford is interested in perception and intervention. His ongoing series, Impossible Street Art, invites artists such as Antonyo Marest, Alex Senna, and MadC to imagine their work in monumental landscapes via a bit of sleight of hand. The artists create trompe-l’œil interventions on Ford’s photographs, read more
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Why NIST’s AI agent standards initiative is a turning point for enterprise security
The launch of NIST’s AI Agent Standards Initiative marks a pivotal moment in the evolution of enterprise AI. For the first time, one of the world’s most influential standards bodies is formally acknowledging what security teams have been seeing on the ground for some time now. Eric Schwake Social Links Navigation Director of Cybersecurity Strategy read more
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StrictlyVC San Francisco is in less than a month | TechCrunch
All good things come to those who wait. The first StrictlyVC of the year is headed to San Francisco in less than a month, on April 30, at the Sentro Filipino Cultural Center. And you won’t want to miss out on another lineup of stellar speakers to punctuate the night’s networking and mingling. AI innovators read more
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The missing layer in Europe’s AI strategy: data ownership
As France and Germany push digital sovereignty up the policy agenda, a more practical question is emerging: who actually owns the data driving Europe’s AI systems? As models become increasingly commoditised, competitive advantage is shifting to the data layer, thereby raising the stakes around who owns and controls it. In an AI-driven economy, proprietary data read more
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Judge Halts Construction of Trump Ballroom, Maurizio Cattelan Wants You to Confess… to Him: Morning Links for April 1, 2026
To receiveMorning Linksin your inbox every weekday,signupfor ourBreakfast with ARTnewsnewsletter. The Headlines THE LAST DANCE. Yesterday, Judge Richard Leon halted construction of President Trump’s contentious White House ballroom, ruling that Congress must approve the major building project first, reports the New York Times. It is the first time a federal judge has put the brakes read more
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The Tech.eu Summit London 2026 unveils new speakers: Leaders from OpenAI, London Stock Exchange Group, Morgan Stanley, NATO Innovation Fund, Mastercard and many more…
Following our previous announcements, we are excited to unveil a new group of confirmed speakers for the Tech.eu Summit London 2026. The event will take place on 21–22 April 2026 at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in London, featuring senior leaders, founders and investors from some of the most influential organisations driving technology forward across read more
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51% of Men Say Mona Lisa "Should Smile More"
Daily Newsletter Also, JD Vance’s incel monument, the Louvre’s new security upgrade, and a secretive art fair in the US Virgin Islands … BREAKING: Just weeks after President Trump non-ironically erected a statue of Christopher Columbus, another tribute to a very different type of terrible man who thinks way too highly of himself has risen read more
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“Digital Brains” for experts as Pickmybrain raises $2.1M
Tallinn-based Pickmybrain, a startup developing AI-powered “Digital Brains” for professionals and public figures, has raised $2.1 million in a pre-seed funding round backed by business angels, Raison.app, and other investors. The company is building a platform that enables experts to transform their knowledge into AI-driven digital counterparts, allowing users to access personalised, domain-specific insights at read more
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Sensmet secures €1.5M to scale real-time metals monitoring for Europe’s raw materials supply
Finnish developer of continuous metals monitoring technology, Sensmet, has received a €1.5m investment from EIT RawMaterials to help secure the supply of critical and strategically important raw materials. Sensmet’s breakthrough technology, Micro-Discharge Optical Emission Spectroscopy (µDOES), enables online multi-metal analysis of aqueous samples. Critically important applications include the continuous monitoring of lithium and other battery read more
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Monzo to exit US market
Monzoisclosing its US banking operations after struggling to gain traction in the market, and will instead focus on its core UK and European business. The UK digital bank, famed for its bright coral cards, will stop onboarding new customers and lay off about 50 employees in the US, according to a report in Bloomberg. US read more
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Six months out of stealth, Credibur hits €2B in facility volume
Six months after emerging from stealth and completing its pre-seed funding round, Credibur reports that its platform now supports clients with a total of €2 billion in debt facility volume. The figure represents structured debt portfolios connected to its system, which provides continuous monitoring, independent verification, reporting, and backup servicing. Originally launched with $2.2 million read more
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Audicin raises $1.9M to expand real-time nervous system tech
Audicin, a Finland-based neurotechnology company developing real-time nervous system regulation tools, has raised $1.9 million in funding. The round includes private investment, follow-on backing from Petteri Lahtela and Virpi Tuomivaara, as well as support from Business Finland through its Deep Tech Accelerator programme. The funding brings the company’s total capital raised to approximately $3 million. read more
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WAR TOYS: Photographer Brian McCarty Travels to War Zones & Refugee Camps To Communicate Children’s Stories When Words Fail – Hi-Fructose Magazine
Instead, when Paul Vester, Co-Director of the Program in Experimental Animation at CalArts, turned to McCarty and asked, “What’s next?” McCarty began to talk about WAR-TOYS. “He was the first person I told,” muses McCarty. “I thought he was going to say I was crazy.” Instead, Vester knew exactly how to help. A year later, read more
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Metafuels awarded €1.92M to develop Rotterdam e-SAF project
Metafuels, a Switzerland-based aviation technology company developing sustainable fuel solutions, has been awarded €1.92 million in grant funding to support the development of its synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (e-SAF) project in the Port of Rotterdam. The funding was granted to its subsidiary, Metafuels Nederland B.V., by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency under the TSE Industry Studies read more
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Boy Howdy! Anthony Hurd Embraces the Personal – Hi-Fructose Magazine
While the obvious basis for a metamorphosis would have something to do with representation, Hurd wasn’t quite sure how to begin. Should he pursue more abstract or hyper-detailed approaches, as in the cases of previous work? Rather than start with an answer in mind, he simply went giddy-up, letting the process guide him towards its read more
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Very Strange Days: The Paintings of Jenny Morgan – Hi-Fructose Magazine
The root of Morgan’s work starts with the photo shoots that she conducts with her models. This is where the intense bond is formed between artist and subject, and that initial feeling of tension and exposure in her portraits is one that originates from this process. “Asking these people to be vulnerable with me and read more
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Anthropic is having a month | TechCrunch
Anthropic has built its public identity around the winning idea that it’s the careful AI company. It publishes detailed work on AI risk, employs some of the best researchers in the field, and has been vocal about the responsibilities that come with building such powerful technology — so vocal, of course, that it’s right now read more
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Test of Things raises €1.2M to automate cybersecurity testing for connected devices
Finnish IoT cybersecurity companyTest of Things has raised €1.2 million in Pre-Seed funding. When a company builds a connected device — whether it’s a smart lock, a hospital monitor, or a piece of factory equipment — it has to make sure that device is secure before selling it. However, cybersecurity testing and compliance documentation are read more
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Semarion raises $3.8M to scale cell assay technology
Semarion, a University of Cambridge spin-out from the Cavendish Laboratory, has raised $3.8 million in funding to support the expansion of its cell-based screening technology. The round was led by Parkwalk, with participation from The FSE Group, Cambridge Enterprise Ventures, Oxford Innovation Finance, Found Capital, Cambridge Capital Group, and Start Codon. This round follows the read more
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