Cartier, Vuitton and Pinault Use Private Money for Public Art Shows
In Paris, the Cartier and Vuitton foundations and the Pinault Collection are all presenting major exhibitions running at the same time as Art Basel.
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Gaza ceasefire deal going better than expected, Vance says
The US vice-president’s visit comes after a flare-up of violence between Israel and Hamas that threatened to derail the 12-day-old truce.
Vance in Israel says ‘great optimism’ ceasefire will hold
US Vice President JD Vance says, one week into the Gaza ceasefire, he has “great optimism” the peace deal will hold.
California man agrees to plead guilty to acting as Beijing’s agent
A California man has agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government in Southern California while working as a campaign advisor to for a local politician.
What’s Japan’s Problem with Foreigners?
Anti-foreigner sentiment is on the rise as Japan wrestles with how to keep its identity intact amid plummeting birth rates.
OpenAI launches web browser to compete with Google Chrome
OpenAI says it is introducing its own web browser, called Atlas, entering direct competition with Google as more users rely on AI for answers.
J.D. Vance says shaky Israel-Hamas ceasefire is going ‘better than I expected’
Vice President J.D. Vance said Tuesday that the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas is going better than expected.
Plans for Trump-Putin meeting on hold after Rubio spoke to Lavrov – US official
The meeting was supposed to take place in Budapest, Hungary.
OpenAI launches its ChatGPT Atlas web browser, available initially for macOS, and “coming soon” to Windows, iOS, and Android (Ina Fried/Axios)
Ina Fried / Axios:
OpenAI launches its ChatGPT Atlas web browser, available initially for macOS, and “coming soon” to Windows, iOS, and Android — OpenAI on Tuesday announced a next-generation Web browser, Atlas, as the c…
Australian Boy, 11, Dies After Father Ignores Snake Bite, Tells Him To ‘Sleep It Off’
Tristian was found dead at a property in Murgon, a rural town in Queensland, approximately 257 kilometres from Brisbane.