It’s been three days of chaos for OpenAI, the major artificial intelligence firm, after the board of directors suddenly fired CEO Sam Altman on Friday, Nov. 17. Rumors have swirled, alliances have formed and crumbled, […]
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Acetone: I’m still waiting.
For a band whose touchstone would soon become obdurate slowness, Acetone certainly began on the record industry’s fast track. In the early ’90s, when music executives were quick with cash, the unproven trio of California […]
Musk Tries to Clean Up His Antisemitic Remark With New Twitter Rule
In one of his usual sweeping declarations about a policy change to X, formerly Twitter, Elon Musk on Friday declared that the terms “decolonization” and “from the river to the sea” are euphemisms that “necessarily […]
Disney Cuts Ties With X After Musk Pushes Antisemitic Rhetoric, White Nationalist Posts
Disney is no longer advertising on X, formerly known as Twitter, after owner Elon Musk pushed an antisemitic conspiracy theory on the platform, per the New York Times. Disney’s decision to suspend advertising with X […]
Sam Altman Was Suddenly Pushed Out of OpenAI, and Rumors Are Flying
Sam Altman, a major figure in Silicon Valley‘s burgeoning AI industry who earlier this year testified before Congress on the dangers of the technology, has been removed as CEO of OpenAI, according to a company […]
H31R: HeadSpace
The moment JWords and maassai crossed paths, collaboration was inevitable. After meeting at a showcase in 2017, the New Jersey producer and Brooklyn rapper each felt they’d found a kindred spirit, deciding to unite the […]
Twitter CEO Says Platform Is Fighting Antisemitism a Day After Owner Elon Musk Endorsed It
Not even 24 hours transpired between Elon Musk endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory on X, formerly Twitter, and his appointed CEO of the company, Linda Yaccarino, declaring that the site has made “efforts to combat […]
She Went Missing on a Yoga Retreat. Now TikTok Is Searching for Answers
On Oct. 19, Asian-American SoCal resident Nancy Ng, 29, went kayaking on Lake Atitlán in Guatemala. The excursion was part of a yoga retreat Ng was on, and included at least nine other participants, who […]
Why Are People So Obsessed With Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce? Rolling Stone Staff Has Theories
it’s a lovestory Rolling Stone staffers offer their thoughts and insights on the couple’s magnetic pull Taylor Swift built her illustrious career writing intimate songs about her life — which often centered around romantic love […]
The Making of That Pepsi Ad You *Think* You Watched on TV
A funny thing happened on the way to the Colosseum. That unbelievably epic three-minute Pepsi commercial you surely remember from the early 2000’s where Britney, Pink, and Beyoncé at their full-on fiercest joined forces to […]
William Eggleston: 512
William Eggleston’s music, like his photography, lives in vivid color. The 84-year-old artist helped establish color photography as a medium worthy of institutional attention, elevating what was once considered purely commercial to the level of […]