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David Ellison’s First-Month Report Card: Wins, Risks and Early Tension at Paramount
David Ellison is betting big on sports, streaming, gaming and bold hires. Kevin Winter/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images Four weeks into his tenure as CEO of the newly...
Where to Eat in Hollywood, From Historic Icons to Noteworthy Newcomers
Star-studded residents, legendary landmarks and a rich history have made Hollywood one of L.A.’s most iconic neighborhoods. Perhaps just as infamous as it is famous (thanks to its reputation...
The Silent Threat of Organizational Narcissism
Controlling narratives may protect image, but it erodes trust, blocks feedback and undermines performance. Unsplash+ It’s almost like something out of the X-Files. Since the early 1980s, psychologists have...
When Smooth Stops Selling: The Decline of ‘Non-Frictional Art’
KAWS’s public art project HOLIDAY traveled to cities including Seoul, Hong Kong and Taipei. Courtesy of the artist Several articles this year have already mourned the end of the...
Incomprehensible Genius: A New Exhibition in Norway Showcases Picasso’s Divisive Late Work
Pablo Picasso, Le joueur de cartes II (The Card Player II), 1971. Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark. Donation: The New Carlsberg Foundation, Photo: Poul Buchard / Brøndum...
Elon Musk’s xAI Faces High Exec Turnover as CFO and Key Leaders Step Down
Elon Musk’s A.I. firm is best known for its Grok chatbot. Photo by Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Mike Liberatore, chief financial officer of Elon Musk’s xAI, has...
The Dangerous Myth of Digital Transformation
Data-driven flywheels, not digital transformations, define tomorrow’s winners. Unsplash+ Every decade in business brings a new buzzword. The 1980s had “re-engineering.” The 1990s, “synergy.” The 2000s, “disruption.” The 2010s...
Startup Founders Embrace Bootstrapping as Venture Capital Loses Its Shine
Kikoff founder Cynthia Chen (L) and Stacker founder Noah Greenberg (R). Courtesy Kikoff and Stacker As venture capital slows outside of A.I. and a handful of oversized deals that...
Made in Bologna: Uovo Will Bring Traditional Italian Pasta to New York in 2026
Uovo is coming to New York. Eddie Sanchez Uovo, a precision-focused Italian restaurant that makes pasta in Bologna and flies the hand-crafted noodles in a temperature-controlled compartment to the...
Hugo Larochelle Succeeds Yoshua Bengio to Lead Canada’s Top A.I. Lab: Interview
Hugo Larochelle assumed his new role as head of Mila on Sept. 2. BENEDICTE BROCARD Hugo Larochelle first caught the A.I. research bug after interning in the lab of...
Cohere Co-Founder Nick Frosst Criticizes Sam Altman’s AGI Predictions as Misleading
Nick Frosst co-founded Cohere in 2019 alongside fellow former Google researchers Aidan Gomez and Ivan Zhang. Courtesy Cohere Silicon Valley’s top A.I. companies are locked in a cutthroat race...
Explosive Color and Radical Joy: How Niki de Saint Phalle Built Her Art Empire
The exhibition reveals how Niki de Saint Phalle’s celebrated Nanas were only one part of a bold and multifaceted career. Photo: David Cannon, courtesy MNBAQ A golden-winged, five-meter-tall Angel...