U.S. Authorizes a New Round of Covid Boosters
In a nod to the ongoing risk the coronavirus poses to millions of Americans, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended on Wednesday that...
Artist Who Exited Sotheby’s Glitch Sale Over Gender Controversy Wasn’t Invited Back—It Isn’t Clear Why
This past March, Sotheby’s postponed a sale of Glitch art after an outcry over the lack of female and trans artists involved. The sale was...
E.P.A. to Propose First Controls on Greenhouse Gases From Power Plants
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s administration is poised to announce limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that could compel them to capture the pollution from their smokestacks, technology...
Turner Prize, Britain’s Top Art Award, Names Four Nominees for 2023 Edition
The Turner Prize, a closely watched award given annually to a British artist, has named the four people nominated for this year’s edition. Up for...
Freddie Mercury Auction Planned, San Francisco Art Institute Files for Bankruptcy, and More: Morning Links for April 27, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines THE END OF THE LINE. The beleaguered San Francisco Art Institute, which held...
Why Are Insects Drawn to Light? A Perennial Question Gets a New Answer.
Moths and other insects are drawn to lights at night as reliably as planets orbit stars. Entomologists have long exploited this fact by setting out...
As Regulators Block Tech Deals, They Increasingly Look to the Future
As companies like Google and Facebook grew into giants in the early 21st century, regulators chose largely not to interfere in the still-young market for...
Elon Musk Ramps Up A.I. Efforts, Even as He Warns of Dangers
In December, Elon Musk became angry about the development of artificial intelligence and put his foot down. He had learned of a relationship between OpenAI,...
Climate Change Made East African Drought 100 Times as Likely, Study Finds
Two and a half years of meager rain have shriveled crops, killed livestock and brought the Horn of Africa, one of the world’s poorest regions,...
Let Us Show You How GPT Works — Using Jane Austen
The core of an A.I. program like ChatGPT is something called a large language model: an algorithm that mimics the form of written language.
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The Stealth Campaign That’s Getting Your Kids Hooked on Chess
Stella Schwartz, 16, hopped on the chess bandwagon earlier this year after hearing about the game from her older brother, Hugh, a high school senior...
Century-Old TB Vaccine Fails to Protect Against Covid
An old tuberculosis vaccine known to bolster the immune system did not prevent Covid infections among health care workers, scientists reported on Thursday. But the...
Former Professors File Suit Against Indiana University Over Planned Art Sale
Former professors at the Valparaiso University in Indiana filed suit against the school and its president, Jose Padilla, in a move to halt the sale...
Meta Returns to Growth After Struggling With Falling Sales
The debate over whether Meta is in decline may become quieted, at least for now. After three straight quarters of falling revenue, Meta, the company...