The Future of Social Media Is a Lot Less Social
Nearly two decades ago, Facebook exploded on college campuses as a site for students to stay in touch. Then came Twitter, where people posted about...
RISD Strike Ends with Contract, T. Rex Skeleton Makes $6.1 M. at Auction, and More: Morning Links for April 19, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines LEGAL AFFAIRS. On Tuesday, the United States charged the Lebanese art collector...
El futuro de los telescopios gigantescos está en el Atacama
OBSERVATORIO LAS CAMPANAS, Chile — Caminar entre los domos del observatorio del desierto de Atacama es como si tu cabellera rozara las estrellas. El desierto...
China Is on Track to Become Nuclear Superpower, Ushering in New Age
WASHINGTON — On the Chinese coast, just 135 miles from Taiwan, Beijing is preparing to start a new reactor the Pentagon sees as delivering fuel...
A Tech Industry Pioneer Sees a Way for the U.S. to Lead in Advanced Chips
It has been six decades since Ivan Sutherland created Sketchpad, a software system that foretold the future of interactive and graphical computing. In the 1970s,...
Those Seaweed Blobs Headed for Florida? See How Big They Are.
Scientists say they spotted more than 13 million tons of Sargassum, a yellowish-brown seaweed, drifting in the Atlantic Ocean last month — a record for...
How Did Ivan Sutherland Help Create Modern Computing?
As a Pentagon official in 1965, Sutherland posited the idea of “The Ultimate Display,” in which a computer could control matter within a room, shaping...
Analysis: Fox News’s $787.5 Million Settlement Is the Cost of Airing a Lie
In settling with Dominion Voting Systems, Fox News has avoided an excruciating, drawn-out trial in which its founding chief, Rupert Murdoch, its top managers and...
Fox Will Pay $787.5 Million to Settle Dominion Defamation Suit
Fox News abruptly agreed on Tuesday to pay $787.5 million to resolve a defamation suit filed by Dominion Voting Systems over the network’s promotion of...
Yes, People Will Pay $27,500 for an Old ‘Rocky’ Tape. Here’s Why.
Just about everyone has somewhere special they went when young, a place that glows in memory. For some it may be a library or game...
Netflix Will End Its DVD Service, 5.2 Billion Discs Later
Call up your Luddite loved ones and your nostalgic friends who still cherish physical media. After 25 years, Netflix is ending its DVD-by-mail business. Before...
Orlando Museum of Art Names New Interim Leader After Staff Shakeup
The Orlando Museum of Art in Florida has named Cathryn Mattson as its new interim executive director and CEO, signaling a hopeful return to stability...
Backlash Grows Online Over Past Comments Made by Graffiti Artist and ‘Beef’ Actor David Choe
Video of graffiti artist David Choe graphically describing raping a woman was recently removed online due to copyright claims after the footage of the 2014...
Reddit Wants to Get Paid for Helping to Teach Big A.I. Systems
Reddit has long been a hot spot for conversation on the internet. About 57 million people visit the site every day to chat about topics...