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Walmart Heir Rob Walton Donates $115M to ASU to Establish Conservation School
Rob Walton served as Walmart’s chairman for more than two decades. Photo by Rick T. Wilking/Getty Images Rob Walton, son of Walmart founder Sam Walton and the former chairman...
Screening at TIFF: Akinola Davies Jr.’s ‘My Father’s Shadow’
Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Chibuike Marvelous Egbo and Godwin Egbo in My Father’s Shadow. Courtesy of Fatherland Productions A powerful work of memory and political fragility, Akinola Davies Jr.’s My Father’s...
Philanthropist John Kluge Jr. Turns Pandemic Epiphany Into Net-Zero Meadery With Global Mission
John Kluge Jr. pictured in Thistlerock’s net-zero production facility. Courtesy Thistlerock Mead Company John Kluge, a Virginia-based philanthropist and entrepreneur, came to a realization while holed up on his...
The New Patronage: A.I., Algorithms and the Economics of Creativity
Generative A.I. is cheapening media production while platforms recode payouts, power and provenance. Unsplash+ The cost of making high-quality media is collapsing. The cost of getting anyone to care...
Google Study Shows A.I. Writes Code, But Developers Still Don’t Fully Trust It
Despite 90% adoption, most developers still see A.I. as an assistant, not a partner. Unsplash For decades, software was built line by line by human hands. That process is...
Oracle Appoints Co-CEOs to Replace Longtime Leader Safra Catz
Clay Magouyrk (L) and Mike Sicilia (R) will combine their strengths in cloud infrastructure and applications as Oracle’s new co-CEOs. Courtesy Oracle Oracle has appointed not just one, but...
Gabriella Reyes and Duke Kim Bridge Disciplines in a Bold New ‘West Side Story’ in L.A.
Yurel Echezarreta as Bernardo and Amanda Castro as Anita. Photo: Cory Weaver If a classic is defined as “that which achieves a lasting reputation for quality and relevance,” then...
A.I. Won’t Replace Workers. But Only If We Act Now.
Without rapid investment in reskilling, millions could be left behind. Unsplash+ Too much of today’s conversation about A.I. is stuck in the wrong frame. While pundits debate whether robots...
Mapping Asia Society Texas’ Place in Houston’s Global Art Identity
Asia Society Texas in Houston. © Timothy Hursley For those in Houston this week for the city’s first edition of Untitled, a must-see stop is the Asia Society Texas...
Agnes Gund, Relentless Arts Patron and Supporter of Justice-Impacted Artists, Dies at 87
Agnes Gund. (c) 2013 Timothy Greenfield-Sanders There are many signs that the art world has reached the end of an era, and the passing of arts patron and philanthropist...
