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Art Basel and UBS are drawing attention with 'Decoding Art in the Digital Era', an initiative exploring how technology is reshaping the creation, collection and valuation of art. The collaboration between the leading art fair and the Swiss bank continues their partnership on art market research, now turning to questions around digital and online art.
- 2Swiss libraries put 140 million pages of books online●RE: https:// rbfirehose.com/2026/09/27/univ ersity-of-basel-140-million-pages-of-knowledge-history-accessible-online-fou
Four Swiss libraries, led by the University of Basel, have launched a platform called Books as Data, making roughly 140 million pages of digitised historical texts freely accessible online. The database, available in English at books-as-data.ch, opens centuries of printed knowledge to researchers and the public as machine-readable data.
- 3Art Basel unveils exhibitor list for 2026 Miami Beach show▼Art Basel announces exhibitors and showfloor for its 2026 Miami Beach Edition
Art Basel has announced the exhibitor lineup and showfloor layout for its 2026 Miami Beach edition, giving galleries and collectors an early look at next year's fair. The announcement from the fair's organizers is drawing attention from the international art world as planning for the December event begins.
- 4Virtus Solis signs 20-year space solar power deal with Brae Systems▼Virtus Solis Signs Landmark 20-Year Space Solar PPA with Brae Systems to Deliver 250 MW of Orbital Baseload Clean Power
Space-based solar company Virtus Solis has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Brae Systems to deliver 250 MW of baseload clean power harvested from orbit. The deal, announced via press release, is being billed as a landmark for space solar, a technology that collects sunlight in orbit and beams it to Earth, and would represent one of the first long-term commercial commitments to orbital energy at scale.
- 5Basel chief warns banking risks growing more interconnected▼Basel chief says risks becoming more interconnected as international cooperation wanes
The head of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision said financial risks are becoming increasingly interconnected across borders just as international cooperation between regulators is weakening. He cautioned that fragmented oversight could leave the global banking system less able to spot and contain emerging threats. Reuters and Yahoo Finance both carried the remarks, which are being closely watched by banking and regulatory circles.
- 6A Travel Stop at France's Cité du Train Museum●EuroTripping – Cité du Train Last summer, on our last full day staying outside Basel, we had driven north in France to v
A travel writer recounts a summer trip through the Alsace region, describing a drive from Basel to Colmar in France and a stop at the Cité du Train railway museum outside Mulhouse. The piece is part of a series of posts about the trip, following an earlier entry on the town of Colmar. It reads as a personal travelogue sharing impressions of the region and its attractions.
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TDI-Brooks, a US-based scientific research company, will carry out an environmental baseline survey in waters off Timor-Leste. The survey will gather data on the state of the marine and coastal environment, providing a reference point for future environmental monitoring and offshore activity in the area. Details on timing and scope remain limited, but the announcement is drawing attention from those following offshore development and conservation in the region.