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• Tokyo Real Estate Agent's Green Screen Blunder Goes Viral digital

  A Tokyo real estate agent known as Japan Miho posted a promotional video for a luxury apartment near Minato City, featuring a person in a chroma key suit who was never edited out.…

• Pudgy Penguins Shuts Down Mobile Game Pudgy Party After Less Than a Year digital

  Pudgy Penguins has decided to discontinue Pudgy Party, their mobile battle royale game created with Mythical Games, just under a year after it launched globally in August 2025.…

• Streaming-Dienste sammeln detaillierte Nutzerprofile und formen kulturellen Konsum digital

  Streaming-Dienste wie Spotify sammeln umfangreiche Mikrodaten zum Nutzerverhalten, darunter Hörverhalten, bevorzugte Genres, Tageszeiten, Geräte, Standortdaten und Interaktionen.…

• Crypto firm buys solution to CIA sculpture Kryptos, launches online challenge digital

  The California-based investment firm Paradigm has purchased the solution to Kryptos, a sculpture installed in 1990 at CIA headquarters in Virginia, for nearly $1 million at…

• Casio SXC-1 portable sampler revives retro music-making digital

  Casio has introduced the SXC-1, a standalone portable sampler that revives the lo-fi charm of its 1985 SK-1 keyboard. First shown as a prototype at NAMM 2026, the device is…

• Mina the Hollower: Retro Indie Game with Modern Sensibility digital

  Mina the Hollower is an indie game that draws inspiration from classic titles like Zelda and Castlevania but incorporates a modern sensibility. The game has been praised for…

• Photographer Finds AI-Generated Women in Beauty Magazine Article digital

  Austin-based photographer Cassandra Klepac discovered that Beauty Authority magazine used AI-generated images instead of real photographs in an article about cosmetic procedures.…

• Adobe Updates Lightroom, Photoshop with AI-Assisted Culling and Reflection Removal digital

  Adobe has released new Creative Cloud updates for Lightroom, Photoshop, and Premiere, adding more user control to AI features. In Lightroom, the AI-assisted culling tool, first…

• NotReal's Generative Brand Identity for Google Developer Groups digital

  NotReal has developed a generative brand identity and motion design framework for Google Developer Groups, employing rounded capsule shapes as modular elements for both brand…

• Google Earth Launches Browser-Based Flight Simulator digital

  Google Earth has introduced a flight simulator mode to its web version, allowing users to fly through aerial photography data. Released globally on Friday, the feature is…

• Culturespaces ouvre un centre immersif à Tokyo avec TV Asahi digital

  Culturespaces, spécialiste français des expositions immersives, a ouvert un nouveau centre à Tokyo en partenariat avec le diffuseur TV Asahi. L'ouverture a eu lieu le 15 juin…

• Belvedere Presents 3D Models of Messerschmidt's Character Heads digital

  On July 1, 2026, the Belvedere in Vienna will host an online event titled 'Die Gute Stunde. Auf den Kopf gestellt. Franz Xaver Messerschmidt.' The session focuses on the so-called…

• HANAITO: Digital embroidery merges algorithmic design with botanical dyes digital

  Japanese designer Hiromasa Fukaji, operating as DIGRAPH, has created HANAITO, an embroidery project that fuses custom-built digital design tools with traditional satin stitching…

• Crypto Gaming Evolves: Wallets, NFTs, and Mobile Expansion digital

  Crypto gaming has transformed from a niche into a major digital entertainment segment. Developers now prioritize deep gameplay, fast transactions, and true digital ownership.…

• Chicago Symphony Orchestra Records Soundtrack for Blood Donation VR Game digital

  The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has recorded soundtracks for immersive virtual reality games designed to distract blood donors. The recording session was a whirlwind, one-day…

• Tupac Shakur’s Digital Resurrection in Video Game Stranger Than Heaven Sparks Controversy digital

  At Summer Game Fest 2026, Sega and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio announced that the late rapper Tupac Shakur will appear as an original character named Amaru in the upcoming game Stranger…

• German regulator investigates Steam over racist 'Plantation Simulator' game digital

  The German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has launched an investigation into the Steam platform following the availability of the indie game 'Plantation Simulator',…

• Nika Oblak & Primož Novak's 'Reality is Out' Relaunched by VIDEO POST digital

  VIDEO POST has relaunched 'Reality is Out', a video performance by the artistic duo Nika Oblak and Primož Novak. Originally created in 2012, the work continues the duo's…

• Getty Podcast Producer Zoe Goldman on When Museums Should Hit Record digital

  Zoe Goldman, a podcast producer at the Getty in Los Angeles, argues that museums should only launch a podcast if they can clearly define their audience, commit to long-term…

• Parsons and Adobe partner for AI-focused student projects digital

  In spring 2026, Parsons School of Design at The New School partnered with Adobe for a program titled 'Creativity in the Age of AI,' examining AI's role in creative education. The…

• Seán Doran's Water World Turns GOES-16 Satellite Data into Hypnotic Film digital

  Digital artist and filmmaker Seán Doran created Water World, a film using 2,500 infrared images from the GOES-16 weather satellite, captured in late September 2024. Released…

• Politecnico di Milano Observatory: 53% of Italian museums invest in digital, but AI adoption lags digital

  To celebrate its tenth anniversary, the Observatory on Digital Innovation for Culture at Politecnico di Milano's School of Management published findings regarding digital…

• Thetis Art Gallery Launches All-in-One Digital Platform for Italian Galleries digital

  Thetis Srl has launched Thetis Art Gallery, an integrated software ecosystem designed exclusively for Italian art galleries. The platform combines a bilingual Italian/English…

• Spotify Reverts to Original App Icon After Disco-Ball Backlash digital

  Spotify has restored its original 2D app icon for iPhone after a month-long experiment with a disco-ball version that drew widespread user criticism. The temporary icon,…

• House House Unveils Cooperative Walking Game 'Big Walk' digital

  Melbourne-based developer House House, known for 'Untitled Goose Game', announced 'Big Walk', a cooperative online game centered on walking and talking. Players explore dreamy…

• The Hashtag's Rise and Fall: How a Punctuation Mark Changed Online Conversation digital

  In August 2007, tech consultant Chris Messina proposed using the pound sign (#) on Twitter to group conversations, inadvertently inventing the modern hashtag. Initially disliked…

• AI-Generated Song About Puerto Rico Goes Viral, Sparking Cultural Conversations digital

  A viral AI-generated song about Puerto Rico, created by internet personality Bill Stiteler (Saxboy Billy) using Suno AI, has amassed over a million TikTok views. Celebrities…

• Sophia Bulgakova's OTHERWORLDS: Collective XR Ritual digital

  The installation OTHERWORLDS by Ukrainian artist Sophia Bulgakova utilizes virtual reality to transport attendees into an ancient pagan Ukrainian ceremony that highlights seasonal…

• ZANDRO: Digital Identities by Juanse Correa / ID LAB Creative Studio digital

  Juanse Correa's project ZANDRO, under ID LAB Creative Studio, investigates identity in the algorithmic age. AI is used not as a neutral tool but as a creative territory to…

• Insta360 and Hello Kitty Launch Limited-Edition Go Ultra Camera Bundle digital

  Insta360 has released a limited-edition Hello Kitty-themed Go Ultra bundle, featuring a pink camera with the Sanrio character on the front, a bow-shaped shutter button, and Hello…

• Old Phone Camera Reveals Beta Radiation as Bright Spots digital

  A recent video illustrates the interaction between beta radiation and a vintage mobile device featuring a CCD camera. In this demonstration, a sealed check source containing…

• Wigmore Hall and Apple Music Classical Launch Artist-First Digital Platform digital

  In celebration of its 125th Anniversary, Wigmore Hall Live is reintroducing itself as a digital-only platform in collaboration with Apple Music Classical. Adopting an artist-first…

• Daniele Procopio's Digital Illustration Portfolio Embraces Structural Restraint digital

  Daniele Procopio, an illustrator from Bologna, has unveiled a digital portfolio on Behance that highlights a meticulous and structured method to figurative art. His creations…

• Mixbook Launches AI-Powered Story Mode for Photo Book Creation digital

  Mixbook has launched Story Mode, an innovative AI-powered tool for creating photo books that allows users to articulate their vision through prompts. The company asserts that this…

• AI Plausibility Risks in Cultural Content: Libreriamo Study digital

  A research conducted by Libreriamo, established by Saro Trovato, examined nearly 1,500 interactions with generative AI systems. The findings indicated that only 38% of the…

• Kurio App Interface by Denis El for Ukrainian Currency Exchange digital

  Denis El designed Kurio, an app interface project for a leading currency exchange network in Ukraine. The project aims to transition the client from manual legacy systems to a…

• New Gallery's 'Il Sistema dell'Arte' Encases 1,800 Names in a QR Code, Valued at €500M digital

  The anonymous collective New Gallery, known for its art strikes and provocations, has launched "Il Sistema dell'Arte" (The Art System), a project they claim is the largest group…

• Chinese Filmmakers Capture Rocket Launch with Blackmagic Immersive Camera digital

  Chengdu Qiongjie Yingchuang Culture and Entertainment, a firm specializing in immersive imaging from China, recorded a groundbreaking rocket launch in the Gobi Desert utilizing…

• Politicians Turn to Twitch as New Campaign Platform digital

  Politicians are increasingly using Twitch, a live-streaming platform originally focused on video games, to reach younger voters who no longer read newspapers. Notable examples…

• Microsoft's Project Solara Badge Is a Wearable Designed to Disappear digital

  At Build 2026 on June 2nd, Microsoft's Applied Sciences Group unveiled Project Solara, an agent-first computing platform, alongside its first hardware concept: a reimagined access…