The most recent major restoration took place over twenty years, between the 1970s and 1990s, and totally transformed The Last Supper.

This is the version we are now accustomed to seeing.

Is it true to Leonardo's original work? Too much time has passed; we can simply never know.

Art restoration rarely makes headline news — except when it goes disastrously wrong.

As with the now-iconic, honest attempt of a lady from Spain to restore a painting (a project she never had time to finish) in her local church:

Our Director John Tasioulas speaking on the regulation of AI at Szkoła Główna Mikołaja Kopernika Futurist Of The Year today: AI regulation must be grounded in a plurality of values; these values need to be translated into regulation via democratic processes; universities have a key role to play.

Rudi Vervoort Un exemple du trou noir sécuritaire qu’est la Belgique : un membre de Daech recherché arrêté en Belgique en 2023 et relâché après un jour (remember, 6 mois de préventive pour Eva Kaili dans le présumé Qatagate) finalement arrêté en Italie…
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Conference on Media freedom and journalists under pressure, 10 April 12.30: presentation cases O.Radi & J.Assange, what type of pressure journalists are suffering worldwide, expose the modern forms of repression ag/ journalism and impact on freedom of press, RoL & democracy

Una mia intervista su Corriere Torino sulle vicende del Partito Democratico 🇮🇹 🇪🇺 torinese. Un partito senza garantismo è un partito senza anima. Gli ipocriti sono la vera malattia di questo #pd

Ho atteso stamani di vedere come i media scegliessero di dare la notizia dell’assoluzione del mio amico Francesco Bonifazi. Qualche trafiletto, zero enfasi, nessuna intervista. La verità è che me l’aspettavo. Perché il fatto che Francesco fosse innocente non è una notizia: lo…

🇪🇺 En imposant la nomination du député de son parti Markus Pieper à un poste de «conseiller» rémunéré 20 000 euros par mois, alors qu’il n’est pas le plus qualifié, Ursula von der Leyen suscite une levée de boucliers inédite.

✍️ Jean Quatremer
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🔋 How much energy do technologies like #AI use?

This article via BBC News (UK) looks into the soaring energy demands of data centres.

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Sono felice fino alle lacrime per il mio amico Francesco Bonifazi.
ASSOLTO anche lui.
Quanti dovrebbero chiederci scusa per la gogna mediatica di questi anni.
E il bello è che più i giustizialisti ci attaccano sulle questioni etiche, più noi rispondiamo con le assoluzioni.

Qatargate, Eva Kaili interroga i colleghi: «Come potete tollerare la violazione di tutti questi diritti?» #Qatargate #Belgiumgate Marc Tarabella Francesco Giorgi🇪🇺🇮🇹 ildubbio.news/giustizia/qata…

The spokesperson of Ursula von der Leyen as EPP Spitzenkandidat, Alexander Winterstein, was appointed director at the European Commission one month ago.

A timely promotion.

A #WintersteinGate after the #PieperGate ?

MEP Eva Kaili has started a parliamentary question by 'In the case that became known by the press as ‘Qatargate’' 😗

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Incredibly, the High Court has refused to admit fresh evidence of CIA plots to kidnap or kill Julian Assange.

The judges say the rationale for kidnapping or killing Assange would be removed if he is extradited, and the evidence is thus not worth consideration.

Read that again.

♀️ Women make up 51% of the EU population but the gender gap in technology is still a reality.

👩‍💻 From basic #DigitalSkills to choosing a degree & pursuing a career in high-tech sectors, women continue to be underrepresented.

Learn more with our #EUDataCrunch on #WomenInTech ⤵️

#Qatargate , la giudice prova a imporre un nuovo bavaglio. E Giorgi la ricusa Il Dubbio Eva Kaili Francesco Giorgi🇪🇺🇮🇹 Marco Perduca Marc Tarabella Niccolò A Figá-Talamanca ildubbio.news/giustizia/qata…

'En 10 ans, la dette bruxelloise consolidée aura presque quadruplé (!), passant d’un peu plus de moins de 5 milliards en 2018 à près de 20 milliards d’euros en 2028.' La faillite arrive. lalibre.be/debats/edito/2…

CPJ welcomes UK High Court’s delay on #JulianAssange extradition, calls on US to drop charges

“We are glad that the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States will be delayed,” said CPJ CEO Jodie Ginsberg.

“His prosecution in the U.S. under the…

I’m on my way to the Royal Courts of Justice. If Julian loses this round, it will be the end of the road of the UK courts.

#FreeAssangeNOW