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Microsoft’s Maia Chip Targets A.I. Inference as Big Tech Rethinks Training
As training costs soar, Microsoft is betting its latest chip on running models efficiently, not teaching them. JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images Microsoft this week (Jan. 26) unveiled its...
At Davos 2026, the New A.I. Race Is About Execution
Davos 2026 revealed a clear pivot: as A.I. enters its infrastructure phase, competitive advantage hinges on governance, integration and execution. Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP via Getty Images...
25-Year-Old TikTok Star Khaby Lame Sells His Media Company for Nearly $1B
Khaby Lame rose to global fame during the COVID-19 pandemic after losing his factory job in Italy and turning to TikTok, where his silent, deadpan videos quickly went viral....
In “Eruption,” Lindsay Jarvis and Max Werner Make a Case for Collaboration
Installation view: “Eruption,” January 15 – February 28, 2026. Photo: DEIDRA HIGGINS Collaboration may well be the defining strategy for gallery success today, particularly on the primary market. The...
Eugene Remm Puts Food First as Catch Hospitality Rapidly Expands
Eugene Remm. Catch Restaurants This isn’t about 1 a.m. at Tenjune anymore. It’s about lines down the block at 5 p.m. It’s about caviar-topped lobster rolls, dry-aged rib caps...
Dario Amodei Warns of A.I.’s Direst Risks—and How Anthropic Is Stopping Them
Dario Amodei says A.I. risks putting dangerous knowledge in the wrong hands without stronger guardrails. Photo by Chance Yeh/Getty Images for HubSpot Anthropic is known for its stringent safety...
Tesla Investors Are Eager to Hear Elon Musk Talk About Everything But EVs
Elon Musk delivers a speech during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22, 2026. Harun Ozalp/Anadolu via Getty Images Tesla is scheduled to report...
Lucile Gauvain On Foregrounding the Modern With the Medieval
Lucile Gauvain uses medieval imagery of death, chaos and revelry to parse contemporary life. Courtesy of artist and House of Fine Arts. Even as courtly love emblazons the curtains...
What to See, Eat and Drink in New York City’s Chinatown
The Lunar New Year arrives on Feb. 17, and nowhere in New York celebrates with more firecracker-fueled fervor than Manhattan's Chinatown, where lion dancers weave through the same narrow...
UK A.I. Rising Star Synthesia Hits $4B Valuation With $200M Round
Synthesia CEO and co-founder Victor Riparbelli. Photo by Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images Synthesia, a U.K.-based startup making lifelike digital avatars for enterprise communications, just raised a $200 million...
