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With iPhones and Faxes, David Hockney Embraced Tech

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-06-12T10:19:53+00:00

Polaroids and photocopiers also gave the artist possibilities for creating in forms vastly different from his paintings.

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Armed forces minister called for ‘new way of governing’ in resignation letter to Starmer – UK politics live

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-06-12T10:17:20+00:00

John Healey and Al Carns resigned from their ministerial positions on Thursday over the government’s defence investment planAs armed forces minister, Al Carns was not involved in work on the defence investment plan (Dip). In his resignation letter, he said it was flawed not just because of the amount of funding involved; he also claimed it focused too much on the wrong capability. He said (and I’ve highlighted the key phrases in bold):The character of conflict is changing faster than our procurement can keep up with. We are still purchasing capability suitable for the last war while our advers

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China arrests US academic at conference for ‘espionage activities’

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-06-12T10:16:14+00:00

Arrest of Min Zin, who writes about Myanmar and Chinese foreign policy, comes just month after Trump visit to BeijingChina has arrested a US scholar who writes about Myanmar and Chinese foreign policy on suspicion of spying.Min Zin was suspected of “engaging in espionage activities that endanger China’s national security,” China’s ministry of foreign affairs spokesperson, Lin Jian, said on Friday. Continue reading...

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Barclays to buy GoHenry kids’ debit card and money app

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-06-12T10:15:53+00:00

High street bank to buy UK business from US fintech company Acorns as it targets young peopleBusiness live – latest updatesBarclays is to buy an app designed to help children understand and manage their money, as it targets young people in affluent families.The high street bank has agreed to buy the UK business of GoHenry, which provides children with personalised debit cards carrying their name, from the US fintech company Acorns, which will retain GoHenry’s US branch. Continue reading...

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SBI, Bank of Baroda eye first dollar bonds since RBI subsidy, sources say

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-06-12T10:02:42+00:00

The RBI said this week that external commercial borrowings with an average ‌maturity of at least three years by state-run ​companies would qualify for a swap facility at a fixed rate of ⁠1.5% per annum, compounded semi-annually

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A powerful US surveillance law is set to expire – what happens now?

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-06-12T10:00:42+00:00

Congress has failed to reauthorize section 702 of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act amid questions over its futureDonald Trump’s bid to install a controversial ally as the country’s leading intelligence official has shone a light on the wide reach of a powerful surveillance law, and raised questions over its future.Privacy advocates say it deserves scrutiny, and reform, regardless of who the US president appoints as director of national intelligence (DNI). Continue reading...

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A year on, kin of AI crash victims still wait for answers, truth behind disaster

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-06-12T09:52:50+00:00

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau released an interim report in July last year, giving no reason for the crash, though a paragraph in it suggested that fuel switches of the plane's engines got cut off after takeoff

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US and Iran nearing a peace deal around G7 meeting next week

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-06-12T09:52:46+00:00

The agreement will likely take the form of a memorandum of understanding, rather than a final deal, according to an official

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Revolutionary British artist David Hockney dies aged 88

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-06-12T09:52:11+00:00

Bradford painter whose sun-kissed visions of California broke world records at auction has diedDavid Hockney, the iconic British painter who cast a revolutionary gaze across 20th-century art, has died aged 88.He made his name as a pop artist during the swinging 60s and was perhaps best known for his paintings of swimming pools that helped define the Los Angeles aesthetic. Works such as A Bigger Splash and Portrait of an Artist (Pool With Two Figures) depicted hedonistic scenes of love, lust and loss taking place below the city’s sun-soaked skies. Continue reading...

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David Hockney, revolutionary British artist, dies aged 88

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-06-12T09:52:11+00:00

Bradford-born painter, who made his name with sun-kissed visions of California, has died• Tribute: ‘David Hockney caught the look of the modern world’• David Hockney’s life in picturesDavid Hockney, the iconic British painter who cast a revolutionary gaze across 20th-century art, has died aged 88.He made his name as a pop artist during the swinging 60s and was perhaps best known for his paintings of swimming pools that helped define the Los Angeles aesthetic. Works such as A Bigger Splash and Portrait of an Artist (Pool With Two Figures) depicted hedonistic scenes of love, lust and loss taking

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Держборг України раптово скоротився в очікуванні нових мільярдів: експерти пояснили аномалію

Fonte: UNIAN (General) · Pubblicato: 2026-06-12T09:47:00+00:00

Україна під час війни виживає за рахунок зовнішньої підтримки – тобто у борг. Тим дивовижніше, що держборг у євро та доларі за перші чотири місяці року скоротився. Фахівці кажуть, що це наслідок маніпуляцій з курсом гривні – і це матиме продовження.

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David Hockney è morto, scompare il più celebre pittore contemporaneo

Fonte: Repubblica Homepage · Pubblicato: 2026-06-12T09:43:04+00:00

Si è spento a 88 anni. Dalla luce della California allo Yorkshire, alla Normadia, aveva raccontato con i suoi colori la vita di oggi: le sue opere, icone pop ispirate ai grandi della storia dell’arte, hanno raggiunto quotazioni milionarie

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Motorcycle ‘planted’ in road accident case for insurance claim from ICICI Lombard

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-06-12T09:42:45+00:00

According to the insurer, a Special Investigation Team (SIT), which looked into a 2015 road accident case to claim insurance benefits illegally from ICICI Lombard, has ‘revealed’ an implantation of the motorcycle

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У Львові готують нові правила їзди на електросамокатах: що та коли може змінитися

Fonte: UNIAN (General) · Pubblicato: 2026-06-12T09:40:38+00:00

Серед запланованих нововведень – дозвіл на прокат з 16 років, обмеження швидкості руху на окремих ділянках, обов’язкова наявність захисних шоломів.

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