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How Artists Are Using A.I. and Where They Are Drawing the Line
Installation view: Rachel Maclean’s “The Enchantment of Reason” at Josh Lilley, London. Courtesy the artist and Josh Lilley Even as A.I.’s integration into daily life continues, visual artists remain...
Lin Qiao’s Fireworks AI Bets on Specialized Models Over General A.I. Hype
According to Lin Qiao, the future of A.I. lies in millions of specialized models built on proprietary data. Sam Barnes/Sportsfile for Web Summit via Getty Images The soaring demand...
The 30 Best East Coast Beach Resorts, From the Keys to Kennebunkport
July 17, 2026 Every summer, the East Coast performs one of the country's strangest migrations. Not the people—the season itself. In June, Palm Beach valet stands sit half empty...
Observer’s 2026 A.I. Power Index: Who Controls the Capital Flow in A.I
Jaakko Kokko AlphaSense CEO Jack Kokko convinced investors this year that the company transforming how Wall Street and enterprise teams conduct research should be worth $7.5 billion, not $4...
The Flood of A.I.-Generated Images Will Make Human-Made Art More Precious, Not Less
Alai Ganuza, Pink bathroom. Copyright and courtesy Alai Ganuza As a full-time painter and educator, I can say with certainty that technology has completely changed the art world. I...
Faig Ahmed Weaves Azerbaijan’s Past Into Its Future in Venice
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For Collector Marie-Cécile Zinsou, Building a Museum in Benin Was Just the Beginning
The traveling exhibition “Nago Hunters from the Kingdom of Bante” by Jean-Dominique Burton in 2013. ©Jean-Dominique Burton When art collector and 2025 Yale Directors Forum fellow Marie-Cécile Zinsou first...
An Insider’s Guide to Putney’s Riverfront London Life
Putney is a bend in the Thames where London starts behaving like a system rather than a sprawl—nothing quite settles; instead, everything circulates. Commuters rush off trains and the...
At Ebbio, the Parisian Art Consultancy IDA Offers Artists the Luxury of Unstructured Time
The restored 13th-century farm where IDA hosts its biannual residency. Courtesy IDA IDA, a four-year-old Parisian consulting agency specialized in the development of art acquisitions, exhibitions, custom commissions and...
The Original ‘It Girl’ of Tennis Played Drunk, Undressed and Undefeated
Suzanne Lenglen and René Lacoste in 1925. ullstein bild via Getty Images Before Naomi Osaka, before Serena Williams, before Billie Jean King, there was the French tennis star Suzanne...
