Talk Fuse

    Topic: Art

    Sport and screen adaptations aside, the art world moves at its own pace, and this hub is where that pace is tracked. Coverage ranges across exhibitions, artists, galleries and the wider creative economy, taking in everything from major shows and acquisitions to the market forces and controversies that shape what gets made, shown and collected.

    Art rarely sits apart from the events around it, and stories here often intersect with culture, politics, technology and business, whether that means a work sparking public debate, a new tool reshaping how art is produced, or funding and institutional decisions affecting who gets to create. Following this topic offers a way to keep pace with how creative expression is evolving and being contested.

    For readers with an interest in culture beyond the headlines of the day, this is a place to see how ideas take visual form, how institutions respond to them, and how art continues to reflect and challenge the world it's made in.

    • HAAi Links With Echonomist For New Single ‘Ignition’

      Australian DJ and producer HAAi has released a new single, ‘Ignition’, in collaboration with fellow artist Echonomist, ahead of her forthcoming album ‘DIGITiSE’. The track combines a driving, dancefloor-ready sound with deeply personal lyrics, as HAAi (real name Teneil Throssell) reflects on growing up queer in a small Australian town and her longing to escape.…

    • Gospel Icon Marvin Sapp Enters Roc Nation Distribution Partnership Ahead of Forthcoming ‘Restoration’ Album

      Gospel star Marvin Sapp has signed a new distribution partnership with Roc Nation Distribution ahead of the release of his forthcoming album Restoration, his 17th overall and ninth live recording. The deal, revealed exclusively by Billboard on 28 July, marks a significant step for Roc Nation Distribution’s push into the gospel and inspirational music space,…

    • Charity bank pulls online services over third-party software flaw

      CAF Bank, which provides banking services to around 14,000 charities, has suspended its online banking platform after discovering a security vulnerability in how third-party software connects to its portal. The shutdown has left some charities unable to access their accounts, causing difficulties for organisations trying to process time-sensitive payments such as payroll. Online services have…

    • Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd pleads guilty to scarring his new girlfriend with BBQ tongs

      Jack Shepherd, dubbed the “speedboat killer” after being convicted of the manslaughter of Charlotte Brown following a 2015 Thames boat crash, has pleaded guilty to a new assault charge involving his current girlfriend. He admitted attacking her with barbecue tongs, leaving her with scarring, in a case that has renewed public attention on a man…

    • Apple launches ‘Upgrade’ device leasing program in partnership with Klarna

      Apple has launched “Apple Upgrade”, a new device leasing programme run in partnership with buy now, pay later firm Klarna, allowing eligible US customers to pay for iPhones, Apple Watches, Macs and iPads through monthly instalments. The move comes as Apple grapples with a global memory chip shortage dubbed “RAMageddon”, which has already forced it…

    • Relive Zidane’s World Cup masterclass as he’s named France head coach

      The BBC has published a video revisiting Zinedine Zidane’s standout performance for France against Brazil in the quarter-finals of the 2006 World Cup, following news that he has been appointed head coach of the French national team. The clip highlights his influential display in that match, which remains one of the defining moments of his…

    • Pauline Hanson reveals how much of her European trip that included a stop at luxe Dolce & Gabbana event was paid for by Gina Rinehart

      Australian senator Pauline Hanson has disclosed how much of her recent European trip was funded by mining billionaire Gina Rinehart, after the One Nation leader’s itinerary included attendance at a lavish Dolce & Gabbana event. The disclosure sheds light on the financial ties between the prominent conservative politician and one of Australia’s wealthiest individuals, raising…

    • As US measles cases rise, biotech firms start developing new treatments

      Measles cases in the US have hit a 35-year high as vaccination rates decline, prompting a handful of biotech firms and academic researchers to begin developing treatments for a disease that was previously considered largely conquered through vaccination. There is currently no measles-specific treatment, so doctors can only offer supportive care such as preventing dehydration,…

    • Your old Google Pixel smartphone could be repurposed in a data center

      Researchers at the University of San Diego, working with Google, are exploring whether discarded Google Pixel smartphones can be repurposed into low-cost computing clusters for schools, as part of a project to cut e-waste. Rather than being thrown away, old phones’ motherboards are stripped of their displays, batteries and casings and combined into a “phone…

    • Onimusha PS5 Drops the Series’ Classic Puzzle Boxes

      Onimusha: Way of the Sword, the upcoming PS5 instalment in Capcom’s samurai action series, will not feature the franchise’s traditional puzzle boxes, according to a Game Informer preview. Director Satoru Nihei confirmed the change after previewers noted their absence, explaining that puzzle elements have instead been woven directly into the game’s stages to break up…