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Francine Lacqua speaks to Christine Lagarde about Europe’s economic travails, populism and how to lead through turbulent times. Lagarde, who served as managing director of the International Monetary Fund before becoming president of the European Central Bank, reflects on her… more ›
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These are the art world trends that super-curator Hans Ulrich Obrist will be watching in the year ahead. https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-mega-curator-hans-ulrich-obrist-shares-predictions-art-2026?utm_content=article-share more ›
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Listen: https://ift.tt/lCNWGsX Today’s episode is the second part of David’s conversation with Helen Thompson about what makes living in a world dominated by the United States so strange. What has changed about American power in the twenty-first century? Is Trump… more ›
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Imagine living through the American Revolution. Before independence was hardened into myth. Welcome to 1776. Through pivotal figures and moments, this series captures a nation suspended in uncertainty. Witness the Revolution as it was lived. Not inevitable. But imagined, argued,… more ›
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Official website: https://ift.tt/2G8PtrR | #AmericanMastersPBS Discover the extraordinary life of poet, philosopher and music visionary Sun Ra. With his ever-evolving collective, the Sun Ra Arkestra, he self-produced more than 200 albums, stretching the boundaries of jazz. Seen today as the… more ›
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An armed robot which took three Russian soldiers prisoner is a sign of Ukraine’s growing dominance in this field in which it now leads the world. https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2026/01/27/rise-of-the-robots-russian-soldiers-surrender-to-ukrainian-machine/?utm_source=semafor more ›
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Listen: https://ift.tt/C8SV0DP Bret Taylor is the CEO of Sierra and OpenAI's board chair. Taylor joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss how AI is reshaping software, from vibe coding to the rise of AI agents that will replace dashboards, forms, and… more ›
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After years of cost overruns and delays, Saudi Arabia’s flagship futuristic megaproject, Neom, is set to be significantly scaled back. The futuristic super-city, meant to run entirely on alternative energy sources, was due to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games,… more ›
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Embodied AI refers to AI integrated into physical systems that can perceive, reason, and act in the real world through sensors and actuators, like robots and autonomous vehicles. This fireside conversation explores how advances in AI like vision–language–action models are… more ›