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Oceanwide Plaza: Graffiti 'vandalism' or the greatest tag 'takeover' of all time?

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The New York Times has entered the debate surrounding LA's troubled Oceanwide Plaza development this week after social media and the outside press tied its celebrity status to the neglect of downtowns, housing rights issues, and their relationship to developer capitalism.

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LA City Council orders graffiti removal on infamous unfinished Oceanwide Plaza towers

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City Council Members in Los Angeles have issued a mandate to owners of the graffiti-tagged Oceanview Plaza development in Downtown to remove the artwork weeks after its unfinished exterior became a national news item and the latest flash point in a debate over the citywide housing crisis that has lingered for a number of years.

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Experts propose guidelines for ethical AI development in open letter

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Global non-profit the World Ethical Data Foundation has released a set of guidelines for the voluntary self-regulation of the tech industry as it continues to develop artificial intelligence. and "if the data is tagged by people, who are the people, are they being humanely treated?"

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Trio of abandoned Los Angeles skyscrapers covered in graffiti

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A trio of incomplete skyscrapers in downtown Los Angeles have been covered with graffiti , sparking debate about the development, which has been abandoned since 2019. Construction on the project began in 2015, but after the developer defaulted on a loan it was stalled, with the development sitting unfinished in the centre of Los Angeles.

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BIG-designed National Juneteenth Museum receives $1 million grant

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Bank of America has awarded a $1 million grant towards the development of the National Juneteenth Museum, designed by BIG. The money will contribute to the project’s estimated $70 million price tag.

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Populous' London MSG Sphere is on the cusp of final approval in spite of objections

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More than 1,000 objections were lodged against the project, which will come before the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) for a final approval vote on Tuesday.

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Harry Teng develops "shower-proof" prosthetic leg to help amputees wash with dignity and ease

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In general, prostheses come with a steep price tag as they have to be tailor-made to fit the user based on their height, weight and the shape of their residual limb. Instead, the designer worked with feedback from amputees to develop a series of modular components that can be swapped or adapted by the user to suit their body.