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The A.I. Arms Race Hits Washington: Anthropic and OpenAI Lead the Charge
Dario Amodei worked at OpenAI before co-founding Anthropic. Julien de Rosa/AFP via Getty Images Leading A.I. developers are locked in a high-stakes race not just to build cutting-edge models,...
Guillaume Cerutti Calls for €50 Million EU Fund for Joint Museum Acquisitions
France cut €2.2B in subsidies in February this year, slashing arts funding by up to 70 percent and breaking from its long-held exception culturelle. Photo by LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via...
Where to Find a Laid-Back Aperitivo Hour in New York City
Aperitivo is almost antithetical to New York City. The Italian art of the pre-dinner drink is all about taking time to relax and stimulate your taste buds and appetite...
Winston Artory Group Wants to Enhance Art Collection Management Through Tokenization
Elizabeth von Habsburg, Nanne Dekking and Peter Loukas are at the helm of the new Winston Artory Group. Courtesy of the Winston Artory Group After Art Basel, the art...
In the U.S.-China Tech Race, Corporate Governance Is the Weak Link
The tech giant’s board-approved strategies reveal how legal corporate behavior can undermine national security. Observer Labs America’s geopolitical future increasingly hinges on private technology, and corporations wield influence once...
Skydance’s Paramount Bets Big on Cindy Holland to Reboot Its Streaming Future
Cindy Holland attends the 2019 Women’s Media Awards at Mandarin Oriental on Oct. 22, 2019 in New York City. Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Women's Media Award One of the...
Google DeepMind Unveils Genie 3, a Real-Time Virtual World Model for Advancing A.I.
Google’s Genie 3 can generate a range of 3D environments. Courtesy Google DeepMind Biking on a narrow mountain road in India, driving through volcanic terrain and wingsuit flying over...
The New York Times’ Digital-First Strategy Pays Off Despite Print Decline
The New York Times continues to gain digital subscribers despite losing print subscribers. Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images No magic force can stop print media’s decline, but The New...
‘My Mother’s Wedding’ Rises Above the Seasonal Sludge
Kristin Scott Thomas, flanked by Emily Beecham, Sienna Miller and Scarlett Johansson, leads a stylish bridal procession in ‘My Mother’s Wedding’, a bittersweet tale of fractured sisterhood and family...
Matū’s Cheesesteak Spinoff Will Open Two Locations in L.A. This Year
Matū. Courtesy Jeffrey Chan It’s about to get much easier to get the most buzzed-about cheesesteak in Los Angeles. Matū, the steak-focused L.A. restaurant that exclusively serves grass-fed wagyu...
