In 1884, two Renaissance plaques disappeared from public view after an auction; 142 years later, they were identified in an English family’s hallway and sold for more than £100,000 in October 2026

Two 16th-century Italian Renaissance maiolica plaques that disappeared into a private collection in 1884 have sold for £100,000 at auction. The artworks were recently found hanging in the hallway of an English family home. The ceramic pieces were made in 1536 by well-known Italian artist Francesco Xanto Avelli. They had been hanging unnoticed for decades…

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Boston Celtics owners donate over $200 million to children’s hospital after one billionaire couple’s $100 million pledge inspired others to match their gift; the money will fund mental health care, medical research and nursing training | World News

The ownership group of the Boston Celtics has joined forces to donate more than $200 million to Boston Children’s Hospital, marking the largest gift in the institution’s history. The record-breaking contribution follows an earlier $100 million pledge by billionaire philanthropists Rob and Karen Hale, which reportedly inspired fellow owners to match their commitment. Announced on…

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In 2018, Michael Bloomberg gave Johns Hopkins $1.8 billion in financial aid; eight years later, eligible undergraduates from families earning up to $200,000 can attend tuition-free

AI generated image for representation Johns Hopkins has expanded financial aid for eligible undergraduates. Students at its Homewood campus from families earning up to $200,000 annually can attend tuition-free under aid levels introduced in 2026. The expansion builds on Michael Bloomberg’s $1.8 billion donation in 2018, which made undergraduate admissions permanently need-blind and replaced loans…

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A two-bedroom home in Quebec was built with panels using plastic equivalent to about 200,000 discarded bottles; builders assembled its 1,078 sq ft structural shell in just three days using prefabricated parts

A two-bedroom home covering 1,078 sq ft in Saint-Rémi-d’Amherst, Quebec, has been built using structural panels made from the equivalent of about 200,000 recycled plastic bottles. The building shell was fully put together on-site in just three days. The project could offer a new way to build more affordable and sustainable homes across Canada. The…

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Phones, laptops and consoles get costlier over memory price hike; OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to gadget buyers: Having DRAM in your devices is ‘quite terrible’ for the world’s limited supply

Phones, laptops and consoles get costlier over memory price hike Buying a new phone, laptop or gaming console has got noticeably costlier this year, and the reason sits inside the device. Memory chips, the DRAM and storage every gadget relies on, have climbed so steeply that brands across categories have passed the cost on to…

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In 2005, two art dealers bought a damaged painting with a Leonardo da Vinci connection for just $1,175; 12 years later, it sold for a world record $450 million

‘Salvator Mundi’ depicts Christ facing forward, raising his right hand in blessing while holding a transparent crystal orb in his left. In 2005, two art dealers bought an old painting of Jesus Christ at an auction in New Orleans for $1,175. The work was in poor condition and had been attributed to a follower of…

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