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Christie’s and Phillips Kept London’s June Auctions Moving But Not Flying
Christie’s sales on June 25 brought £25.7 million ($34 million), with the sale of the Zabludowicz collection achieving £15.5 million ($20.5 million). CHRISTIE'S IMAGES LTD. 2026 The London sales...
From Mexico City to Kensington Gardens: Inside the 2026 Serpentine Summer Party
Emilie Livingston and Jeff Goldblum. Mike Marsland/WireImage On Tuesday (June 23), as the setting sun bathed London’s Kensington Gardens in a honey-tinted glow, the Serpentine Summer Party—annually one of...
Beyond the Cyclades Script: A Smarter Guide to Greece’s Ionian Islands
Paxos If Corfu is the grande dame of the Ionians, Paxos is the private members' club—all 12 square miles of it. A house here is shorthand among a certain...
What Summer Davos Reveals About the West’s China Blind Spot
As leaders gather in Dalian for Summer Davos, the bigger challenge may not be understanding China’s economy but understanding China itself. Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images As global leaders...
The Coming Quantum-A.I. Reckoning: Why Your Encryption Has an Expiration Date
The convergence of autonomous A.I. systems and post-quantum threats is forcing organizations to rethink security, governance and trust. Unsplash+ The moment enterprise security architecture fundamentally changes will not occur...
The Gallery Shows Not to Miss in Zurich
Earlier this month, the ninth iteration of Zurich Art Weekend unfolded across the city, featuring more than 150 events at over 70 venues. Its scale reads as punishing on...
How Yann LeCun’s Startup Challenges the Logic Behind Today’s A.I. Race
The Turing Award winner says A.I. needs broader foundations than just scaling text models. Yui Mok / POOL / AFP via Getty Images Meta’s former chief A.I. scientist, Yann...
As OpenAI and Anthropic Race Toward IPOs, Trust Becomes the Real Product
With model capabilities converging, trust and personality are becoming the new battleground in enterprise A.I. Chris Jung/NurPhoto via Getty Images Generative A.I. is entering its most competitive phase yet....
After the CLARITY Act, Compliance Becomes a Growth Strategy
As the CLARITY Act reshapes U.S. digital asset markets, compliance is evolving from a regulatory burden into a key driver of institutional trust and market share. Unsplash+ It is...
From Homelessness to Kickstarter CEO: How Everette Taylor Built His Path
Everette Taylor’s career blends creative ambition, startup grit and a belief that crowdfunding can open doors for founders left out of traditional VC. Cindy Ord/Getty Images Growing up in...
One Fine Show: “Grandma Moses, A Good Day’s Work” at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Grandma Moses, We Are Resting, 1951. Oil on high-density fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Kallir Family, in Memory of Hildegard Bachert, 2019.55. © Grandma Moses Properties...