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Clickbait or creativity? The art world wrestles with AI
AFP, Published on 01/02/2023
» PARIS - Online tools that can create wonderful, absurd and sometimes horrifying images using artificial intelligence (AI) have exploded in popularity, sparking soul-searching over the nature of art.
Einstein's handwritten notes fetch record price at Paris auction
AFP, Published on 24/11/2021
» PARIS: Albert Einstein's handwritten notes for the theory of relativity fetched a record €11.6 million (US$13 million) at an auction in Paris on Tuesday.
Rare Einstein manuscript set to fetch millions
AFP, Published on 23/11/2021
» PARIS - Albert Einstein's handwritten notes for the theory of relativity are being auctioned in Paris on Tuesday, expected to fetch millions of euros.
US judge sides with artist forced to prove painting is not his
AFP, Published on 24/08/2016
» CHICAGO - In a court case with repercussions for the art world and millions of dollars at stake, a US judge ruled Tuesday in favor of an artist who was sued for denying a painting was his.
Mozart letter fetches $217,000 at US auction
AFP, Published on 16/10/2015
» NEW YORK - A rare letter written by Mozart to a close friend and renowned Austrian botanist has sold for $217,000 at auction in the United States, the auctioneers said Thursday.
Car makers to profit from China's booming used market
AFP, Published on 24/04/2015
» BEIJING - The vast majority of cars in the world's biggest auto market are purchased new, but a second-hand trade is beginning to emerge in China despite traditional buyer reluctance -- and foreign manufacturers are hoping to benefit.
Carmakers turn new eye toward China's used market
AFP, Published on 24/04/2015
» The vast majority of cars in the world's biggest auto market are purchased new, but a second-hand trade is beginning to emerge in China despite traditional buyer reluctance -- and foreign manufacturers are hoping to benefit.
China's Alibaba shows off pay-with-your-face technology at IT fair
AFP, Published on 17/03/2015
» HANOVER (GERMANY) - China's Internet tycoon Jack Ma, founder of giant online merchant Alibaba, gave a glimpse of the future when he demonstrated a new e-payment system using facial recognition at the CeBIT IT fair in Germany.
Tintin comic cover stars at Brussels art fair
AFP, Published on 22/01/2015
» BRUSSELS - Intrepid boy hero Tintin stars at one of Europe's top art fairs next week when the original cover of his 1942 "Shooting Star" adventures goes on sale for 2.5 million euros.
Winnie-the-Pooh illustration sells for record price
AFP, Published on 10/12/2014
» LONDON - The original drawing of an iconic literary illustration depicting Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends playing "poohsticks" sold at auction in London for a record-breaking 314,500 pound ($490,470 or 399,170 euros).