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• Roku's AI Creator TV: A New Low in AI-Generated Entertainment digital

  Roku has launched AI Creator TV, a new 24/7 channel on its streaming service that exclusively features AI-generated films and shows, including commercials with 'synthetic…

• Dior Beauty's History Becomes an Animated Film by Ugo Bienvenu digital

  Ugo Bienvenu, a French illustrator, has produced an animated short for Dior Beauty that details the legacy of the Miss Dior fragrance. Collaborating with Stephen Vuillemin and…

• Rijksmuseum Digitizes 840,000 Artworks, Including Rembrandt and Vermeer digital

  The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has expanded its online collection to 840,000 high-resolution digitized images, available for free download, sharing, and editing with a free account.…

• South African Series 'The Polygamist' on Netflix Challenges Patriarchy digital

  The South African series 'The Polygamist' has become one of the ten most-watched non-English language series on Netflix, according to a report by Le Monde. The show, which…

• Artgal.Online Expands Platform for Contemporary Zimbabwean Art with Exhibitions, Competitions, and Digital Initiatives digital

  Based in Domboshava, Zimbabwe, Artgal.Online is developing a platform aimed at showcasing contemporary Zimbabwean art on a global scale. The Artgal Zim Center is dedicated to…

• RFI's Summer Gaming Feature: Inside the Multiverse of 'Fading Echo' digital

  RFI's summer gaming segment highlights the French video game 'Fading Echo', released this summer and developed by studio Emeteria and published by New Tales. The game is a…

• On-Together Game Aims to Combat Workplace Loneliness digital

  The Financial Times reports on 'On-Together', a game designed to address loneliness among remote and solitary workers. The game transforms users into cutesy avatars, allowing them…

• Living Record Archive Launched to Honor Gaza Journalists Killed by Israel digital

  On August 12, 2025, Writers Against the War on Gaza (WAWOG) introduced 'The Living Record,' a digital oral archive dedicated to honoring Palestinian journalists who lost their…

• WeDirectory CEO Viola Tavrovsky on the Platform's First Year and AI-Powered Curation digital

  Viola Tavrovsky, CEO of WeDirectory, reflects on the platform's first year, its mission to address the fragmentation of the cultural and creative ecosystem, and its use of AI to…

• Maya Man's AI Girl Group Explores K-pop, Labor, and Identity digital

  Maya Man's video installation, Dreams Come True, employs generative AI to fabricate a fictional K-pop girl group, delving into themes of identity, labor, and automation. Set to…

• Reddit User Scrapes 12 Million Images from Anti-AI Photo App Cara digital

  Cara, an image-focused social media app created by photographer Jingna Zhang in 2023 as a refuge for artists concerned about AI scraping, has had its entire content scraped by a…

• Instagram Unveils First Major Brand Refresh in Over a Decade digital

  Instagram has unveiled its first significant brand overhaul in over a decade, featuring a complete redesign of its visual identity. This update, spearheaded by Meta's internal…

• Prado Museum Uses AI to Transform Masterpieces Under Eclipse Light digital

  The Museo del Prado in Madrid has launched an audiovisual project titled 'El Prado en la luz del eclipse' that uses artificial intelligence to simulate the effect of a solar…

• Google's Pixel Tag Repeats AirTag's Design Flaw: No Attachment Loop digital

  On August 12, 2026, during the Made by Google event, Google unveiled its inaugural item tracker, the Pixel Tag, alongside the Pixel 11 series and Pixel Watch 5. Set to launch on…

• Amuseapp: AI-Powered Audioguides Combat Museum Fatigue digital

  Amuseapp, an innovative startup from Veneto, Italy, leverages artificial intelligence to develop customized audioguides for museums, tackling the 'museum fatigue' phenomenon first…

• Clay's Human-Centric Branding: Hudson Christie's Claymation and the Rube Goldberg Motif digital

  Clay, a platform that helps major tech companies like OpenAI and Anthropic develop their market strategies, has introduced a fresh brand look that embraces a more human and…

• Harmony's ONE Token Plunges After Unauthorized Mint of 4 Billion Tokens digital

  On August 12, the ONE token from Harmony experienced a significant decline following a suspected exploit on its Layer-1 blockchain, allowing an attacker to unlawfully mint around…

• Bakker's Inn: A Modular Dashboard UI Design by Dnyanesh Maid digital

  Dnyanesh Maid has introduced Bakker's Inn, a user interface design project aimed at hospitality management, showcased on Dribbble. This contemporary SaaS layout simplifies…

• Thrive Travel: Modular UI UX Design by Roman Yashchenko digital

  Roman Yashchenko has presented a UI/UX design case study for Thrive Travel, a consumer-focused flight booking platform, showcased on Behance. This initiative tackles issues such…

• Meta Wrongfully Bans Sports Photographer's Instagram, Restores After Outcry digital

  In July, Meta permanently disabled the Instagram account of 19-year-old sports photographer and videographer Jack Rastorfer, falsely claiming his content violated community…

• Google Unveils Pixel 11 Series with Major Camera Upgrades and Redesigned Look digital

  Google has unveiled its latest lineup of smartphones, the 11th-generation Pixel devices: Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, and Pixel 11 Pro XL, which showcase notable enhancements in camera…

• Insta360 X6 Launches as 3-in-1 Camera with AI Editing digital

  Insta360 has just launched its top-of-the-line X6 360-degree camera, designed to serve as a 360 camera, a gimbal for tracking subjects, and a single-lens action camera all in one.…

• Digital Intimacies: SLEEK and CIFRA Curate Playlist of Nine Artworks Exploring Technology and Relationships digital

  SLEEK and CIFRA have launched the playlist "Digital Intimacies," showcasing ten innovative artworks that delve into the intersection of technology and personal relationships.…

• Stewart Brand's 'How Buildings Learn' Series Now Online with Brian Eno Score digital

  Stewart Brand, the 1960s counterculture figure who staged the Acid Tests with Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters and later founded the Whole Earth Catalog, has made his 1997 BBC…

• ZachXBT Accuses Tiffany Milanovich of $5M Crypto Support Impersonation Scams digital

  On August 10, ZachXBT, an on-chain investigator, accused Tiffany Milanovich of participating in scams that resulted in the theft of over $5 million in cryptocurrency. He labeled…

• Why 'Friendslop' Games Are Redefining Multiplayer Play digital

  A new wave of multiplayer games, including 'Big Walk' and 'Among Us', is shifting the focus from competitive play against strangers to cooperative experiences with friends. This…

• Erika Buzzo's 'Digital Integrity' Explores Algorithmic Compression of Identity digital

  Erika Buzzo's project 'Digital Integrity' is featured in creAtIva AI Art Book Vol/9, curated by Wiktor V/R, founder and director of creAtIva. The project, described as a potential…

• Astromatik App Redesign by Sencer B. Yilmaz: Geometric Restraint in Digital Astrology digital

  Sencer B. Yilmaz has introduced a revamped version of the Astromatik app, a digital platform for astrology, emphasizing branding, user experience (UX), and user interface (UI).…

• Prado Museum Unveils AI-Powered Video Reimagining Masterpieces During Solar Eclipse digital

  To honor the total solar eclipse occurring over Spain on Wednesday, the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid unveiled a one-minute audiovisual piece named 'El Prado a la luz del…

• Motorola and Lenovo Foundation Launch App to Preserve Ojibwe Language digital

  In partnership with the Rainy Lake Ojibwe community, Motorola and the Lenovo Foundation have introduced the 'Indigenous Collections' app, aimed at revitalizing the Ojibwe…

• The Last Museum: A New Search Engine Indexing Five Million Artworks from 4,903 Museums digital

  The Last Museum, a new search engine described by its anonymous creators as "the largest search engine for museum art," has indexed approximately five million artworks from 4,903…

• Toem 2: Cozy Photography Adventure Set for September 2026 Release digital

  Something We Made, a Swedish indie studio, has revealed Toem 2, a follow-up to its well-received photography adventure game. This sequel is set to be released on September 29,…

• Insta360 CEO Confirms Two Mirrorless Cameras, One with 'Surprising Shape' digital

  In an interview with Mynavi News, Insta360 founder and CEO Jingkang "JK" Liu revealed that the company is developing two mirrorless cameras, one of which will feature a shape that…

• Factum Foundation Completes Digital Mapping of Caravaggio's Contarelli Chapel in Rome digital

  Pii Stabilimenti della Francia has tasked the Factum Foundation for Digital Technology in Preservation with the digital archiving of the Contarelli Chapel in Rome, which houses…

• 226 Ansel Adams National Park Photographs Now Online at National Archives digital

  The National Archives has made available online 226 photographs by Ansel Adams taken for a 1941 commission by the National Park Service. The project, intended for a photo mural in…

• LinkedIn Introduces Button to Flag AI-Generated Content digital

  LinkedIn, the professional networking platform, has rolled out a new feature allowing users to report posts and comments that appear to be generated by artificial intelligence.…

• Robinhood Launches Crypto Trading in the UK with 50+ Digital Assets digital

  Robinhood has introduced cryptocurrency trading in the UK, allowing qualified users to buy, sell, and hold more than 50 digital currencies through its application. This move…

• Cyberattack on UK Charity CRM Beacon Exposes Cultural Institutions' Data digital

  Last week, Beacon, a CRM platform based in the UK that caters to charities, announced it suffered a cyberattack, which allowed an unauthorized third party to access database…

• It's Nice That launches Nicer Tuesdays platform with 580+ talks digital

  It's Nice That has launched a new digital platform for its Nicer Tuesdays event series, offering free access to over 580 recorded talks from its archive. The series, which began…

• TrainJazz.com Turns NYC Subway Live Data into Jazz digital

  A new website, trainjazz.com, generates jazz music in real-time based on the live locations of New York City subway trains. The project, featured by NPR on August 9, 2026, uses…