Artlyst Thursday July 16, 2026
The English home of photographer and war correspondent Lee Miller and the surrealist artist Roland Penrose will transition to charitable status under the newly formed Farleys House and Gallery Trust. The move is intended to secure the property’s long-term future and preserve both the house and its remarkable contents for coming generations, notes Artlyst. Miller and Penrose moved into the farmhouse in East Sussex in 1949, following the end of World War II, and it subsequently became a private gathering place for 20th century art luminaries including Pablo Picasso , Max Ernst, Joan Miró, and Man Ray. Read the full Story >>
Astronomy Photographer of the Year Thursday July 16, 2026
The Royal Observatory Greenwich has announced the shortlist for its annual ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition, drawn from nearly 4,000 entries from 769 amateur and professional photographers from 66 different countries. Finalist images range from “a snow-dusted mountain crowned with a glowing moon to an eye-like nebula and a partial solar eclipse shrouded in clouds,” notes the contest. This year’s winners and runners-up will be announced at an online awards ceremony on Sept. 17. Read the full Story >>
Mashable Thursday July 16, 2026
The insatiable need for memory chips recently drove stock prices of memory chip makers such as Micron and Hynix through the roof. As the largest chip memory chipmaker in the world, Samsung will profit from the market imbalance too, notes Mashable, citing a report from Reuters. The company is about to post a huge profit increase estimate for its Q2 profit—an 18-fold increase compared to the same period last year. That would be 86 trillion won ($56.35 billion) in profit for the quarter starting in April and ending in June, up from just 4.7 trillion won ($3 billion) in Q2 2025. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Thursday July 16, 2026
Americans are using chatbots more than ever before and some are bringing smart devices into their households, according to a new Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults. About half of U.S. adults
now report using AI chatbots, up a full 33% from the summer of 2024. This includes roughly one-in-four who use these tools on daily basis. Another quarter report using chatbots several … Read the full Story >>
