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The Next Wealth Revolution: How Circular Business Models Are Redefining Growth
Stacks of missed opportunity—until circular thinking flips the model. Unsplash+ For much of the industrial era, the global economy has operated on a deceptively simple model: extract resources, produce...
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy Says RTO Mandate Is Reviving the Tech Giant’s Startup Culture
Andy Jassy has worked at Amazon for 28 years. Noah Berger/Getty Images for Amazon Web Services Amazon (AMZN) CEO Andy Jassy has been vocal about his mission to return...
Awkward—A.I. Struggles to Understand Human Social Interactions, Study Finds
A.I.’s failure to read human social cues could pose serious risks for the future of self-driving vehicles. Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images While A.I....
Punk Preservation: Getty’s Glenn Phillips On Securing Raymond Pettibon’s Archive
Pettibon’s archive captures the full sweep of a career that bridges Southern California’s punk scene and the wider art world. Photo by Richard Hartog/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images...
Jet Set: Last-Minute Mother’s Day Gifts for the Mom Who Loves to Travel
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds Not everyone loves a those big over-ear headphones, and if she's partial to a smaller option, gift her these new Bose QuietComfort Earbuds. Sure, they might...
Viral TikToks mock NYC’s subway system with comparison to ‘developing’ China: ‘Where does America’s money go?’
Footage mocking New York City’s subway system has gone viral on TikTok — with a slew of social media clips ridiculing US infrastructure in comparison to China. One video,...
Beyoncé brings daughters Blue Ivy, 13, and Rumi, 7 on stage at first ‘Cowboy Carter Tour’ show
A family of superstars. Beyoncé kicked off her “Cowboy Carter Tour” at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. Monday night with surprise appearances by her daughters Blue Ivy, 13, and...
Observer’s 2025 May Art Fair Calendar
Frieze New York in 2019. Courtesy Frieze Art fair fatigue can start to set in just before May, which is ironic given that May is one of the busiest...
Tracking South Africa’s Big Five: A Safari of Conservation and Adventure
A lion in the Samara Mara Karoo grasslands. Courtesy Marnus Ochse “Judging by the footprint, I’d say the rhino passed this way half an hour after sunrise.” I was...
Disgraced Cardinal Becciu formally withdraws from participation in conclave to elect pope
The Italian cardinal at the heart of the Vatican’s “trial of the century” announced Tuesday he was withdrawing from participating in the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope...
