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Fall Culture Preview: Comic Books, Sex Workers and Life in a Thai Restaurant
Lisa Kron, Katherine Crockett and Richard Move in Martha@BAM—The 1963 Interview. Photo by Amy Arbus We live in interesting cultural times. Institutions face existential challenges: private donations and foundation...
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...
Leftover 69: An Excerpt from Jon Hart’s ‘Unfortunately, I was available’
‘Unfortunately, I was available’ is Hart’s ode to the surreal, thankless and oddly endearing world of gig work. Courtesy Jon Hart I submit to play an upstate New York...
A.I. Is Eroding the ‘Bottom Rungs’ of Career Ladders, Harvard Researchers Warn
The rise of generative A.I. is disrupting entry-level opportunities across industries. Getty Images/Unsplash The mainstream rise of generative A.I. in recent years has fueled concerns that the technology could...
The Best Art Galleries (and One Museum) in Lisbon, Portugal
Work by Miriam Cahn at MAAT. Artwork: Miriam Cahn / © Pedro Pina Lisbon has a reputation for being one of the most artistic cities in Europe, yet that...
How Museums Like OMA Are Opening Their Doors to Visitors With Vision Impairment
The Orlando Museum of Art’s low-vision event series underscored the importance of expanding accessibility programs so that no one is excluded from the full experience of art. Courtesy Orlando...
Jerome Powell Signals Fed Policy Shift to Balance Inflation and Jobs Strains
Fed chair Jerome Powell delivered what will likely be his last speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium today (Aug. 22). Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Jerome Powell, chair of the...
Solitude, Sauna and Sublime Design: The Smart Luxury Guide to Sweden
Sweden doesn't do grand gestures. Instead, it focuses on something harder to deliver: the perfect pause. While its neighbors peddle their greatest hits—Norway's fjords, Denmark's hygge, Finland's thousand lakes—Sweden...
