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Delta Flies Higher on the Wings of Luxury Travel
CEO Ed Bastian said Delta has so far been unaffected by the U.S. government shutdown. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Between the U.S. government shutdown and ongoing economic uncertainty, it’s a...
Contemporary Artists in the Baltics Fight Instability with Connection
Roman Khimei and Yarema Malashchuk, You Shouldn’t Have to See This, 2024. Photo: Kaspars Teilāns, courtesy of the Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art “In the Baltics right now there...
This DeepSeek Rival Founded By DeepMind Alum Raises $2B, Hits $8B Valuation
Reflection AI, a startup launched earlier this year, has quickly surpassed unicorn status. Rifky Nur Setyadi for Unsplash+ At the start of the year, Chinese A.I. startup DeepSeek jolted...
After 10 Years, Parisian Cafe Mokonuts Still Thrives on Spontaneity and Charm
Moko Hirayama and Omar Koreitem. Courtesy Mickaël A. Bandassak The first time I visited Mokonuts, I went for the cookies. It was 2017, at the height of the social...
Wall Street Leaders Split on Trump’s Push to Change Quarterly Earnings Rules
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon supports amending quarterly earnings report requirements. Michel Euler/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Since 1970, U.S. public companies have been mandated by the Securities and Exchange Commission...
Sora Marks OpenAI’s Leap Into Social Media—and Into a Reality Crisis
Sora is redefining social media by merging A.I. video generation with community-driven creation and collaboration. Cheng Xin/Getty Images OpenAI’s newest video generator, Sora 2, is rapidly reshaping the social...
Taymour Grahne’s Trajectory Shows How a New Generation of Dealers Is Thinking Globally
Taymour Grahne Projects opened in Dubai at Alserkal Avenue in September. Courtesy of Taymour Grahne Projects The trajectory of Lebanese-Finnish gallerist Taymour Grahne offers a compelling lens into how...
The 22-Year-Old Founder of Viral A.I. Startup Friend Embraces the Backlash
Many of Friend’s advertisements across New York City have been defaced. Courtesy Friend If you’ve taken a New York City subway recently, you’ve likely seen an advertisement for Friend,...
Celebration, Resilience and Creative Brilliance: Inside the Museum of the African Diaspora Afropolitan Ball
Corinne Dixon, Pandora Thomas and Nicole Dixon. Photo: Drew Altizer The crown jewel of this year’s Nexus: SF/Bay Area Black Art Week was the Museum of the African Diaspora’s...
What the National Gallery’s Closure Says About the Politics of Culture in America
The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., is federally funded and has ceased operations and canceled all programs until the shutdown is resolved. Photo by Bill O'Leary/The Washington...
