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View More NewsDescendant: Lars von Trier and Nordic Art edited by Anne Gregersen and Pernille Gøtze Johansson and translated by René Lauritsen; 240 pages; Strandberg Publishing (August 2026)Catalogue of the exhibition Descendant: Curated by Lars von Trier. Willumsen’s Museum, Frederikssund 6 June to 20 September 2026; Thiel Gallery, Stockholm 10 October 2026 to 24 January 2027. In May 2009, the Arts Diary of the Guardian website held a poll asking its readers if Danish film director Lars von Trier was a genius or a fraud. Just over sixty per cent of respondents thought him a genius, while the rest dismissed him as a…
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The gene genie has been out of the bottle for some time. In late 2023, two graduate students working under FBI supervision at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab ordered fragments of a virus from 38 commercial DNA synthesis companies. The virus in question was the 1918 “Spanish flu” variant of influenza—the pathogen responsible for one of history’s most devastating pandemics, which killed an estimated fifty million people worldwide. The orders were placed on behalf of an organisation that conducts no laboratory experiments, and shipping was requested to an address with no laboratory facilities—both details that should have triggered…
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In brief Tom Lee’s Bitmine bought another 32,447 ETH, worth roughly $81 million, last week. Bitmine says its 5.85 million ETH represents about 4.8%…
The company sold 18.26 million MSTR shares, increased its USD Reserve to $5.1 billion and repurchased another $136.4 million of STRC. Read the full…
Bitget CEO Gracy Chen isn’t convinced that Bitcoin’s recent rally to $79,000 marks the end of the bear market.She is keeping a significant portion…
In brief Pakistan’s virtual assets regulator has opened its licensing portal, with firms operating on or before March 5 required to file for a…
CertiK says North Korea-linked hackers stole about 60% of the value lost to crypto hacks in 2025, with proceeds used to help fund the…
In brief DTCC will integrate Chainlink’s technology into its Collateral AppChain to enable 24/7, near real-time collateral management, launching Q4 2026. Chainlink handles data…
This week, Apple released iOS 26.5, an update that supports end-to-end encryption for Rich Communication Services (RCS), meaning conversations between Android and iPhone will…
from the humor-is-legal-again? dept Let’s make one thing clear before I start digging into the Washington Post firing up its teapot-based Tempest Generator: I…
Two-thirds of Americans believe that President Donald Trump did not clearly explain his goals in the war with Iran, a poll released by Reuters…
The Supreme Court recently made a ruling that blows open the door for states and localities to create discriminatory voting maps. Here’s what you…
Washington, D.C., May 12, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists demands that the United States Justice Department immediately withdraw grand jury subpoenas targeting reporters at…
Osero, a stablecoin yield infrastructure project incubated by Stablewatch and Soter Labs, raised $13.5 million in a round led by the Sky Ecosystem and…