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Mr Eazi, Black Coffee and Ajebutter22: The African music artists backing startups

TechCrunch

This April, Black Coffee, the famed South African DJ and record producer whose real name is Nkosinathi Maphumulo, made history at the Grammys. Some of them — including Grammy Award-winning artists such as Jay-Z , The Chainsmokers , Nas , and others like Snoop Dogg — have launched various funds to invest in startups in the U.S.,

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Get inside the minds of first-time travelers in this new documentary

Mashable Tech

Inner Portrait , a new documentary from Turkish Airlines and media artist Refik Anadol, helps us visualize and articulate the change we feel when traveling, backed by data and technology. The highs of new sights, smells, people, foods, and experiences leave you changed in a way that’s hard to describe.

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Artists are playing takedown whack-a-mole to fight counterfeit merch

The Verge

There are all sorts of obstacles that are thrown up in front of artists’ Matt Buchholz’s artwork is usually a hit during the holidays. Buchholz’s official Alternate Histories calendar. It’s been a little like whack-a-mole,” says Aaron Reynolds, the artist behind Effin’ Birds, a comic series of swearing birds.

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Five beautiful bags that also get the job done

Fast Company Tech

The bag is named after Hilma af Klint, a Swedish artist who was among the first abstract artists in Western art history. The Hilma, for instance, is designed around by the pleasing shape of an ellipse, with an oval base and a gradually widening top.

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Visualizing Women's Impact to History Through Data Visualization

Tableau

Kathleen VanDerAa March 7, 2024 - 10:47pm Kate VanDerAa Every March, we celebrate women who have educated us, inspired us, led us, and significantly impacted the direction of society during Women's History Month. Consider joining a Tableau Community Project and vizzing alongside others. Get all the details and learn how to participate.

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What do the mega gifts of 2024 say about giving? 

Candid

An anonymous donor committed $100 million to Artists Hub on Market and Mercy Housing California to redevelop a mixed-use building that will include housing for artists, a community center, studios, rehearsal and practice rooms, a black box theater, and a cafe. For example, the Aspen Institute received $185.7

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Meta reportedly working on ways to integrate NFTs into Facebook and Instagram

TechSpot

Meta/Facebook’s controversy-filled history shows it has never been one to shy away from a hot-button topic, but while the likes of Ubisoft, Square Enix, Konami, and voiceover artist Troy Baker have all loudly declared their love for NFTs—and received plenty of backlash for it—Meta has remained relatively low-key beyond a.