In the historic heart of Lawton, Oklahoma, master jeweler Lisa Christiansen (Groundhog) has built something increasingly rare in modern luxury: an atelier in which provenance matters more than proliferation, individuality outranks ubiquity, and a jewel is expected to carry a life story long after fashion has moved on. There are luxury houses whose prestige is …
For Caleb Maglaya Galaraga, journalism is not simply about reporting what happened. It is about understanding why it matters. A Filipino writer who has spent the past several years building a career in journalism, Galaraga has developed a distinctive voice on the religion beat, where his reporting combines institutional knowledge, narrative storytelling and a careful …
Success isn't a destination, it's a journey. And for Erica Odom, that journey has been anything but ordinary. When Coach Erica flew to Miami earlier this year to film her episode of Women In Power, titled "The Hustle Behind Success," she brought more than just a compelling story to the studio. She brought a truth …
As a technology firm switches gears toward artificial intelligence and more overseas expansion, ByteDance has been awarded a massive $29.6 billion loan from a group of nearly 30 banks. The financing follows an increasing sense of confidence in the financial strength of ByteDance and the long term potential of the AI industry, which is increasingly …
A game-show loser is stripped naked and covered in honey, or worse. A husband wakes to discover that his adult wife is now twelve years old. A serial killer invites readers inside a mind they would rather never understand. Welcome to the imagination of author Dan Uselton. His novels rarely begin with ordinary problems. They …
The U.S. government has thrown its support behind OpenAI as it continues to battlegrounds with The New York Times over the copyright issues of training AI with copyrighted content. The technology behind ChatGPT could in general be considered fair use under U.S. copyright law, the administration has maintained. The position was outlined in a legal …
Renderings win the applause, but buildings and landscapes are won, or lost, in the construction phase. A look at the discipline of construction administration through the work of a California-licensed landscape architect who treats it as a creative act. Every landscape architect knows the moment. The design has been approved, the renderings have circulated, the …
Leadership is being tested in ways few traditional models were designed to address. Artificial intelligence is reshaping industries and institutions. Economic, environmental, geopolitical, and social pressures increasingly intersect. Supply chains extend across continents, financial markets respond in seconds, and decisions made within one organization, industry, or nation can create consequences far beyond their original boundaries. …
Twenty-five videos that flopped, one week that changed everything, and the sweetest celebration in the creator economy. Picture the moment. A friend shows up at your door holding a cake. Not for your birthday. Not for a holiday. The frosting spells out three words: one million views. That actually happened to Nikita Miroshnikov. The content …
The New York Creative Director behind an acclaimed AI native project for Nike explains why the future of creativity belongs to people who never stopped making things by hand On Arthur Régis Carmo's desk, two objects sit side by side, and together they explain his entire philosophy. One is a laptop, open to a generative …
Alibaba was hit hard Aug. 24 after the Chinese tech company announced a $10.2 billion sale of shares to fund its growing artificial intelligence initiatives. One of the company's biggest equity offerings in recent years, the fundraising plan was priced at a hefty discount to its prior market valuation, raising immediate questions regarding shareholder dilution …
Nvidia is reportedly in discussions to invest in artificial intelligence startup Perplexity as part of a new funding round that could value the company at more than $30 billion. The potential investment highlights the growing interest in AI companies that are building alternatives to traditional search and developing new ways for users and businesses to …
Inside a Berlin café, the Sierra Leonean-American author and recording artist is turning one man’s journey into an Afropolitan superhero mythology spanning books, albums, artificial intelligence, family, Berlin, and seven mapped dimensions. A LONG-FORM PROFILE, REPORTED IN GERMANY Berlin seems like an unlikely place to discuss a Black superhero character who can dissolve into thousands …
Jonathan Tinne is a London-based creative and production leader whose career has moved between music, film, technology and advertising — with an unconventional route into each. Originally from Italy and raised in Ireland, Tinne moved to Edinburgh to study Theatre and Communications, developing an early interest in the relationship between storytelling, performance and audiences. Music …
