Mastermind of €88m Louvre heist said they ‘could have taken more’, say suspects

The Louvre's Heist of the Century

A revisit of the "heist of the century" at the Louvre in Paris, where thieves carried out a daring robbery in plain sight of guards and visitors inside one of the museum's most secure galleries. Watch the full episode on YouTube.

Picasso painting found in Val-de-Marne raid south of Paris

Picasso painting found in Val-de-Marne raid south of Paris

French police ‘stumble upon £13m stolen Picasso painting during drug raid’

Local reports said the artwork was of Marie-Thérèse Walter, Picasso’s mistress and ‘golden muse’

Netflix’s Summer ’36 review: Agatha Christie intrigue gets a glamorous South of France make-over for murder mystery set on 1930’s Riviera

It’s Agatha Christie’s Poirot set in the South of France

The Classic ’90s Manicure That Princess Diana Loved

On what would have been her 65th birthday, a look back at Princess Diana’s all-time favorite French manicure—and why it’s worth saving these pics for your own next nail appointment.

Hollywood Hack, Complete Rat

Hollywood Hack, Complete Rat

Was this Paris show a Swift peek at what Taylor's Dior wedding dress looked like? LAURA CRAIK asks

Was this Paris show a Swift peek at what Taylor's Dior wedding dress looked like? LAURA CRAIK asks

Lead contamination pushes Paris Opera house reopening to 2032

The Paris Opera announced Thursday that it had been forced to extend planned renovations on its historic home in the French capital by three years because of lead contamination. T...

Stolen Picasso Discovered During French Drug Bust

The painting is believed to be a portrait of Marie-Thérèse Walter, Pablo Picasso's partner and muse.

A Stolen Picasso Just Turned Up During a Drug Raid Near Paris, Reportedly Taken From a Storage Facility

The painting has been authenticated but not revealed. Reports suggest it is one of Picasso's portraits of Marie-Thérèse Walter

France XI vs Paraguay: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup and injury latest for World Cup 2026

Les Bleus must be wary of giant-killers but could take chance to rotate

Merkel's official portrait unveiled | DW News

Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel chose an artist more than 40 years younger than her to paint her official state portrait. Now, the painting is finally being revealed. #dwnews #merkel #germany For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1

Norman Rockwell sketches of White House visitors go on display

For over 40 years, sketches by American illustrator Norman Rockwell of scenes from the White House visitor’s lobby graced the walls of the West Wing. Now, they're going on public display for the first time after a nonprofit organization paid a whopping sum of more than $7 million for them.

Why is Henri Matisse such an influential artist?

As the Grand Palais in Paris hosts an exhibition dedicated to the French artist, Le Monde looks at what makes him one of the most celebrated names in painting.

AI images are more convincing than ever — infiltrating journals and undermining trust in science

AI images are more convincing than ever — infiltrating journals and undermining trust in science

Tom Holland feared Christopher Nolan hated his performance in The Odyssey after repeated 'cut' calls

Tom Holland has revealed he feared he had made a disastrous start to filming The Odyssey before learning Christopher Nolan's frequent interruptions were simply due to the limitations of IMAX cameras.

Historic West Wing Rockwell sketches head to public display

A historic set of Norman Rockwell sketches that hung in the West Wing for over four decades will go on public display for the first time. The White House Historical Association purchased the four 1940s-era sketches for over 7 million at an auction, steping in to prevent the artwork from disappearing into a private collection [] The post Historic West Wing Rockwell sketches head to public display appeared first on Egyptian Gazette.

Cincinnati Museum Center to hold special ‘Apollo 11’ screening with NASA meet-and-greet

Next weekend at the Cincinnati Museum Center, revisit the moment when Neil Armstrong took one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. As part of the statewide “Ohio Goes to the Movies” initiative, the Museum Center and Film Cincinnati are hosting a special screening of Todd Douglas Miller’s award-winning documentary “Apollo 11,” with [] The post Cincinnati Museum Center to hold special ‘Apollo 11’ screening with NASA meet-and-greet appeared first on Cincinnati CityBeat.

Wisconsin Senator Johnson Demands Explanation for Removal of Peer-Reviewed SIDS-Vaccine Study

(NaturalNews) Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) sent a letter to the journal Toxicology Reports and its publisher Elsevier demanding records and an explanation for the remova...

Christopher Nolan gave John Leguizamo a legit warning before Odyssey started filming

Speaking to Polygon, John Leguizamo reveals what The Dark Knight director told him before filming began on Tom Holland's Greek epic.

Subramanyam: 'More people arrested' over Reflecting Pool than Epstein files

Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) said early Thursday that more people have been arrested over alleged vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool than from files connected to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “There's been more people arrested over this than the Epstein files,” Subramanyam, who sits on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee,...

20 famous paintings with secrets hiding in plain sight

Hidden figures, coded messages, scientific anomalies, deliberate anachronisms — the details that painters embedded in famous works and that most viewers walk straight past

Thinking Fast and Slow in the SOC: The Case for Combining Autonomous AI with Analyst Copilots

A few days ago, I was sitting with the CISO of a Fortune 50 company, walking through how his security team was thinking about AI agents in the SOC. Smart team. Serious program. They had already connected Claude to a few detection tools and were seeing real value in specific investigations. But as we mapped out the broader architecture, something kept nagging at me. The design they were building

Anthropic reimagines Claude in Slack as nosy, always-on agentic AI coworker

The Claude in Slack app is dead, long live Claude in Slack

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey filming featured a moment only before seen 20 years ago on The Dark Knight

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey filming featured a moment only before seen 20 years ago on The Dark Knight

Big EU banks must set out AI risk plan, top ECB official

BRUSSELS — The EU’s biggest lenders should set out how they will tackle risks from cutting-edge artificial intelligence models by the end of October, the bloc’s top banking supervisor said today. Chair of the supervisory board of the European Central Bank, Claudia Buch, told lenders to put in place action plans outlining how they will []

He Went Above and Beyond to Help a High-Maintenance Guest. The Outrageous 11th-Hour Demand That Finally Pushed Him Past His Limit.

Believe it or not, hotel staff are people too! The post He Went Above and Beyond to Help a High-Maintenance Guest. The Outrageous 11th-Hour Demand That Finally Pushed Him Past His Limit. appeared first on TwistedSifter.

Rare Film of Sculptor Auguste Rodin Working at His Studio in Paris (1915)

We’ve previously featured a series of remarkable little films of French artists Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet and Edgar Degas. Here we wrap things up with just one more: a rare glimpse of the great sculptor Auguste Rodin. The footage was taken in 1915, two years before Rodin’s death. There are several sequences. The first shows []

Alan Turing: The Truth

Photo Credit: Public DomainGiven the facts, it’s impossible to hold up Alan Turing as a historical figure to be admired and imitated.

A24 Films succumbs to the AI darkside

The campaign against the creative class has rustled up a surprising new foot soldier: A24 Films. It seems that the production house, known for artsy-fartsy (God, how I love them) horror and suspense flicks, has accepted a 75 million dollar investment from Google to partner up on the creation of new film making tools. — Read the rest The post A24 Films succumbs to the AI darkside appeared first on Boing Boing.

Agentic AI Has Triggered The Hyperscaler Hardware Killer Spiral

Agentic AI Has Triggered The Hyperscaler Hardware Killer Spiral

I don’t hide my use of AI. I want my kids to see how I use it to make life easier.

The author used Claude to plan a multigenerational trip with her family and dad. Courtesy of the author I use AI regularly for work, parenting, and everyday problem-solving. My children are learning to question AI’s answers rather than accept them blindly. I believe AI can encourage curiosity and resilience when used intentionally. It is the []

Trump says 6 Reflecting Pool ‘vandals’ arrested. Records show just 1 person charged so far.

The president has repeatedly pointed to malicious actors as the reason for the pool’s problem-plagued renovation. The post Trump says 6 Reflecting Pool ‘vandals’ arrested. Records show just 1 person charged so far. appeared first on MS NOW.

ZITRON UNLOADS: INVESTORS BEING CONNED BY AI HYPE!

ZITRON UNLOADS: INVESTORS BEING CONNED BY AI HYPE! (First column, 1st story, link) Related stories:ANTHOPIC, OPENAI SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO IPO...Big tech propaganda effort intensifies...ORACLE STOCK -42 FOR YEAR...Buyer Beware: Sun Valley Disaster for Media Business... Drudge Report Feed needs your support! Become a Patron

Of course, teenage Clark Kent traveled back in time to work at the Pennsylvania Gazette for Benjamin Franklin. Who else but the inventor of bifocals would Superboy ask to invent the ultimate disguise? [Murica]

[link] [5 comments]

Why Tom Holland Doesn’t Feel Threatened By AI

SPIDER-MAN star Tom Holland isn't worried about AI threatening creatives. “Creativity is safe from AI because...

The 33-year-old executive Satya Nadella is trusting to fix Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant

Jacob Andreou has had a rapid ascent at the 51-year-old tech giant. He is leading the charge to retool its pivotal AI product.

Jewellery likely to be worth €4m stolen from French museum, probe on

Millions of euros worth of exquisite jewellery vanished from the Lalique museum in Wingen-sur-Moder, France, after a daring pre-dawn burglary. Thieves targeted the jewellery room, making off with approximately twenty pieces. The estimated loss is substantial, potentially reaching four million euros. The museum, a tribute to Rene Lalique's artistry, will remain closed for several days following the incident.