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Sam Altman and Jony Ive Will Force A.I. Into Your Life
Last Wednesday, OpenAI announced that it was acquiring a company called io, an artificial-intelligence-forward product-development firm…
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Karlie Kloss Celebrates 10 Years of Kode With Klossy in St. Louis
The model and entrepreneur Karlie Kloss celebrated the 10-year anniversary of her “Kode With Klossy,” the nonprofit that encourages female…
Lifestyle
Hoda Kotb Is on to Her Next Venture: Joy 101, a Personalized, Daily Wellness App
Hoda Kotb is back with her latest venture. On Wednesday, the former “Today” host is unveiling the launch of her wellness app Joy 101. It…
Culture
Why Good Ideas Die Quietly and Bad Ideas Go Viral
The internet—it seemed like such a good idea at the time. Under conditions of informational poverty, our ancestors had no choice but to…
Culture
Two Paths for A.I.
Last spring, Daniel Kokotajlo, an A.I.-safety researcher working at OpenAI, quit his job in protest. He’d become convinced that the…
Business
Walmart eliminates about 1,500 jobs on technology team
The company has about 1.6 million US employees, making it the largest private employer in the country Walmart is cutting corporate staff…
Business
Implementing AI in the Beauty Category to Scale With Speed
AI isn’t just a buzzword. It’s an industry-wide transformation. At WWD’s annual Beauty CEO Summit, David Greenberg, chief executive…
Business
Can Sam Altman Be Trusted with the Future?
In 2017, soon after Google researchers invented a new kind of neural network called a transformer, a young OpenAI engineer named Alec…
Business
How LAFCO’s Expanded Partnership with Listrak Aims to Drive Accelerated Growth
LAFCO (Luxury Articles & Fragrance Co.) said it has expanded its partnership with Listrak, the “person-first” marketing platform provider,…
Culture
How Cory Arcangel Recovered a Late Artist’s Digital Legacy
In 2002, the thirty-five-year-old, Luxembourg-born painter Michel Majerus was on a short flight from Berlin, where he lived, to his native…
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A long-abandoned US nuclear technology is making a comeback in China
You can basically copy and paste that line into countless stories about today’s advanced reactor technology. Molten-salt cooling systems?…
Business
Skypad Launches Advanced Analytics Platform for Walmart Marketplace Sellers
In a major step to empower e-commerce businesses, Skypad, a leading retail analytics platform used by more than 4,000 global brands, has…
Business
Virginia will use technology to slow chronic speeders’ cars—and other states are rushing to join in
Americans worried about their country’s sky-high rate of crash deaths haven’t had much to cheer lately. Although pedestrian fatalities…
Business
How Profitmind Is Driving Profit Growth for Retailers With AI-powered Analytics
Is it time for retailers to finally ditch Excel and reams of spreadsheets? Retail executives are often overwhelmed by massive amounts of…
Lifestyle
Scientists Discover a New Color ‘Olo’ With Lasers
Although a team of California scientists have discovered what is being called a new color, it may be a while before it winds up in any…
Business
Amazon's robotaxi effort will begin testing in Los Angeles
Zoox, the autonomous driving technology company owned by Amazon, is preparing to begin testing its vehicles in Los Angeles this summer.…
Fashion
Amid buzzing drones and the rise of AI, Masters tries to balance tradition and tech
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Cellphones are banned at the Masters. Food and drink prices are happily stuck in the 1970s — $1.50 for a pimento cheese…
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TikTok and the Retreat from Technological Globalization
On January 18th, at around 10:30 P.M, the social platform TikTok went dark in the United States. It remained unavailable to American users…
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Faherty Expands ‘Second Wave’ Resale Program With Mail-in Option
Surf-inspired lifestyle brand Faherty first launched its resale program, Second Wave, back in 2023 — and now, they’re expanding their…
Lifestyle
EXCLUSIVE: Salma Hayek Pinault Is Merz Aesthetics’ First Global Ambassador for Ultrasound Treatment Ultherapy Prime
Salma Hayek Pinault is teaming with Merz Aesthetics as its first global ambassador for its Ultherapy Prime treatment. “Salma embodies…
Business
Can A.I. Writing Be More Than a Gimmick?
The new essay collection “Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age,” by Vauhini Vara, opens with a transcript. “If I paste some writing here,…
Culture
Richard McGuire’s “Zooming In”
For the cover of the April 14, 2025, Innovation & Tech Issue, the artist Richard McGuire offers an image that calls back to the halcyon…
Lifestyle
EXCLUSIVE: Uniqlo Teams Up With Piece of Cake Moving and Storage and SuperCircle for Earth Month
Billboard Women in Music 2025 Uniqlo announced Wednesday its partnership with Piece of Cake Moving and Storage and SuperCircle for its…
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Reinventing Retail: Tackling Tariffs, Technology, and Trends in Pricing and Allocation
Billboard Women in Music 2025 The retail industry is navigating an era of rapid technological transformation and geopolitical uncertainty,…