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A Yale study links Tesla’s sales decline to Elon Musk’s increasingly partisan behavior and the alienation of its core customer base.
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A Yale study quantifies the impact of Elon Musk’s political actions on Tesla’s EV business for the first time.
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This high-octane evening of art stars brought together an extraordinary roster—from Marina Abramović to Meg Webster—to celebrate Dia's enduring vision with art, elegance and a touch of wit.
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With heartfelt tributes to Melvin Edwards and Meg Webster, the evening celebrated two visionary practices that embody Dia’s artist-first ethos.
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The EV maker’s latest venture takes its A.I. expertise beyond cars and into robotics.
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Rivian’s Mind Robotics will apply A.I. to industrial automation and reshape how physical businesses operate.
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‘Sociological Record’ was an impossible task and one left unfinished at the time of her death in 1997—she produced over 20,000 negatives, most of which were never printed.
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‘Sociological Record’ captures the intimate realities of Polish domestic life during a period of rapid social and political change.
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Whether you’re craving intricate rolls with dynamic flavor combos or fresh sashimi shipped straight from Japan, these are the best sushi spots in Dallas.
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Whether you’re craving intricate rolls with dynamic flavor combos or fresh sashimi shipped straight from Japan, these are the best sushi spots in Dallas.
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With everything from sneakers and streetwear to Noguchi lamps and Julian Opie works, his CLTV Collection captures how younger Japanese collectors are redefining contemporary collecting culture.
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His CLTV Collection captures how younger collectors move fluidly across categories, dissolving boundaries between art, design, fashion and lifestyle.
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If Paramount merges with Warner Bros. Discovery, the result could be a “super streamer,” but success won’t come overnight.
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As Paramount and WBD explore a merger, analysts weigh what it could mean for HBO Max, Paramount+ and the future of streaming.
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The exhibition showcases how collaboration was a radical act for John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and Cy Twombly, sparking the breakthroughs that fueled the postwar avant-garde.
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This new exhibition is somehow the first to examine John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and Cy Twombly in the context of each other.
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West Palm Beach has become Florida’s most electric playground, where startup cash, yacht crews and ex-New Yorkers fuel a scene that’s anything but sleepy.
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West Palm Beach has become Florida’s most electric playground, where startup cash, yacht crews and ex-New Yorkers fuel a scene that’s anything but sleepy.
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The San Francisco startup wants to teach A.I. not just to read and write—but to see.
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Backed by Nvidia and Intel, Twelve Labs builds A.I. that can search, summarize and analyze video content across sectors.
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The artist's groovy world of sentient wildflowers and anthropomorphic butterflies teems with life and raw emotion.
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Through her ceramic sculpture, the artist strikes world-weary sentiment into the eyes of nostalgically precious woodland creatures.
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The Turin fair embodies a curator’s sensibility without losing sight of its role as a market platform.
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Although a distinctly Italian sensibility runs through the fair’s context, fair director Luigi Fassi pointed out that the majority of participating galleries were not Italian.
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Pop culture has never been more accessible—or more homogenized. As A.I. increasingly curates what we watch, read and hear, human storytelling and cultural context remain irreplaceable.
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Michele Y. Smith, CEO of Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture (MOPOP), examines how A.I.-driven curation is reshaping what we watch, listen to and value, and what’s being lost in the process. Smith argu…
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"I think there’s this idea that the arc of history always bends toward justice, and that’s very pleasurable. But I think it gives people the false impression that the arc keeps getting ever more liberal and ever more compassionate. It can swoop back."
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Wright draws a tidy line from Newport’s grand soirees to the high gloss of today’s influencer culture, where attention still functions as currency.
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November brings a global lineup of missions, from Mars research and ocean mapping to space-based A.I. experiments.
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Despite a government shutdown, NASA and private players worldwide are pushing ahead with a record month of space launches.
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Spotify’s leadership change marks a new era focused on A.I. and expanding non-music content offerings.
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The streaming giant’s new co-CEOs will steer its growth through fresh content, partnerships and deeper A.I. integration.
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Despite sometimes high costs, those in the know agree that proactive protection is a collector’s best defense in a market where stolen art can vanish with alarming ease.
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With only five to ten percent of stolen artworks ever recovered, prevention is far more effective than pursuit.
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In Reykjavík, curator Daría Sól Andrews urged audiences to slow down and re-attune their senses in a quiet act of defiance against the art world’s constant demand for speed.
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Last month, an art festival in Reykjavík provided the art world with a much-needed opportunity to slow down and rediscover purpose, commitment and meaning amid the constant churn of motion.
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The deal gives Colossal deeper expertise in cloning and preservation as it pushes forward with plans to resurrect extinct species.
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Colossal’s purchase of ViaGen, known for cloning pets of celebrities, bolsters the biotech firm’s tools for de-extinction and conservation.
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Two Michelin stars later, the London chef still doesn't think he's reached the top of the mountain just yet.
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After earning two Michelin stars and building one of London’s most admired restaurant groups, the chef still doesn’t think he’s at the top just yet.
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