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Toyota’s Hybrid-First EV Strategy Pays Off Even as Tariffs Bite Into Profit
Koji Sato, CEO of Toyota Group, speaks at a press briefing during the Japan Mobility Show 2025 on Oct. 29, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. Zhang Xiaoming/VCG via Getty Images...
Tim Berners-Lee Warns A.I. Could Kill the Web Economy as No One Visits Sites Anymore
Berners-Lee cautioned that generative A.I. threatens the foundation of today’s web economy. SXSW Conference & Festivals via We have Tim Berners-Lee to thank for the World Wide Web. But...
Doubt, Faith and the Creative Odyssey Behind Sarah Kirkland Snider’s “Hildegard”
Nola Richardson, Mikaela Bennett and the contemporaneous ensemble of HILDEGARD by Sarah Kirkland. Photo: Works & Process/Elyse Mertz Sometimes a headache is a good thing, and sometimes a migraine...
Art Basel Launches Zero 10, a New Platform for Digital Art in the Era of Next Gen Collecting
Mario Klingemann, Appropriate response, 2020. Courtesy of the outpost Art Basel is working to catch up with the shifting behaviors and tastes of a new generation of collectors—those who...
Cooperation Between Galleries and Across Industries Is Art Collaboration Kyoto’s Blueprint for the Future of the Art Fair
Art Collaboration Kyoto returns on November 14-17. Courtesy Art Collaboration Kyoto As the art world scrambles to find alternative business and fundraising models to sustain itself at its current...
The Only Certainty Is Uncertainty: Why a Culture of Innovation Will Be Critical in 2026
From A.I. adoption to sustainability pressures, the firms that thrive next year will be those that embed innovation into their cultural DNA. Unsplash+ The global economy enters 2026 under...
The Cost of Automating Authenticity: A.I.’s Limits in Social Media
Amid the rise of A.I.-generated content, authenticity—and the humans behind it—remain a brand’s most valuable asset. Unsplash+ As automation and artificial intelligence processes accelerate, many brands are convincing themselves...
Seed Library, New York’s First Mr. Lyan Bar, Takes Root in NoMad
Mr. Lyan’s Seed Library is now open in New York. Courtesy Nicholas Lee Ruiz New York’s cocktail crowd got intriguing news in September when the account @SeedLibraryNYC appeared on...
Duolingo Brings Back ‘Unhinged’ Marketing After Growth Slows
CEO Luis von Ahn says Duolingo’s return to “unhinged” social media posts is already boosting user growth. Getty Images Duolingo has carved out a path as one of the...
Nika Neelova On “UMBRA” and the Death of Linear Time
The exhibition’s title, “UMBRA”—Latin for shadow—evokes the very essence of the artist’s world: half-visible, partly erased. Photo by Alexei Kostromin. Courtesy of NIKA Project Space For art lovers, there...
