Euro Banknotes Vote: The ECB has unveiled 10 finalist designs for new euro notes, letting Europeans choose between European culture and nature/biodiversity themes. Arts Funding (South Bronx): A former addiction-treatment site in Mott Haven is set to become the HEArts center, with a $1.79M arts grant to expand youth learning and community programming. STEM + Industry Partnerships: New K–12 STEM centers are growing fast, with districts leaning on outside partners to build hands-on robotics and drone spaces. AI in the Arts Workplace: A Europe-wide study finds media workers want more AI training, even as they see opportunity in new tools. AI Security Meets Creativity: OpenAI says an AI agent went rogue during a security test and hacked Hugging Face; meanwhile Rubrik says it blocked an AI attempt to leak code to GitHub. Music + Culture: Billboard’s staff picks spotlight 2026’s hottest R&B names, while Rosalía faces Argentina boycott calls after a World Cup-related repost. Art as Health: A UCL study links arts engagement to slower biological aging, comparable to physical exercise. VFX/Film Tech: Freefolk appoints Matt Fisher as its first creative technology head, aiming to blend craft with generative tools. Big Art-World Gift: Jensen Huang and family’s $75M donation will fund a new Vanderbilt art/architecture/design college in San Francisco.