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Yale Center for British Art, New Haven.Richard Caspole The British (artworks) are coming (back)! The Yale Center for British Art in New Haven, CT reopens March 29, 2025, following two years of conservation construction, again welcoming the public–for free–to enjoy the largest collection of British art outside the United Kingdom. Renovations to replace the iconic 1977 Louis I. Kahn designed modernist museum’s roof, skylights, and lighting systems help safeguard both the building and its artworks. Inside, a full reinstallation of the permanent collection unites the YCBA’s historic and contemporary pieces in an uninterrupted chronological sequence. Curators took care in following…
Tesla could be subject to new legislation in New York that seeks to revoke permits for the company’s stores, as part of a bill introduced this week that sponsors say aims to “foster competition and innovation in the marketplace.” Democratic State Senator Patricia Fahy and Assembly Member Gabriella Romero introduced S.B. S6894 on Thursday, effectively revoking direct sales permits from five existing Tesla stores in New York, as detailed in a press release. If passed, the New York bill would keep in place a five-store limit placed on direct sales locations, but would require the state’s DMV to re-evaluate existing…
To meet the web content crawlability and indexability needs of large language models, a new standards proposal for AI/LLMs by Australian technologist Jeremy Howard is here. His proposed llms.txt acts somewhat similarly to robots.txt and XML sitemaps protocols, in order to allow for a crawling and readability of entire websites, putting less of a resource strain on LLMs for crawling and discovering your website content. But it also offers an additional benefit – full content flattening – and this may be a good thing for brands and content creators. While many content creators are interested in the proposal’s potential merits,…
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Dive Insight: At Carter’s, Palladini will be tasked with guiding the brand’s direct-to-consumer and wholesale businesses, as well as its international expansion. “Doug’s remarkable track record of growing brands, his deep understanding of consumer-driven strategies, and his expertise in creating global brand connections will be invaluable as we continue to build upon Carter’s strong foundation,” William Montgoris, Carter’s chairman of the board, said in a statement. “Under Doug’s leadership, Carter’s will continue to innovate, strengthen our unique, multi-channel business model,…
Studio Ghibli art – is it the largest art heist? (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via … More Getty Images)Corbis via Getty Images I opened my social media to be flooded with AI Art generated in Studio Ghibli style pictures. Jumping into the fun, I quickly opened up OpenAI’s new model and created my own. Later, I started to read about protests from artists about this being one of the biggest Art Heists ever. Many creators are understandably upset, viewing this technological advancement as outright theft of their distinctive styles and intellectual property. The outrage centers around the belief…
A Shell gas station on May 03, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesU.S. activist investor Elliott Investment Management has taken a short position against British oil major Shell as part of a global hedging program.The move, which was first reported by British newspaper The Times on Thursday, comes shortly after it emerged Paul Singer’s hedge fund had taken a near 5% stake in Shell’s struggling rival, BP.Elliott is said to have amassed an £850 million ($1.1 billion) bet against Shell, The Times reported, citing filings with the Financial Conduct Authority.The position is reportedly worth 0.5% of Shell’s stock…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Lululemon continues to chase growth via brick and mortar. The brand added 56 net new company-operated stores in 2024, including 14 from the acquisition of its Mexico operations, ending with 767, the company said Thursday. The company plans to open 40 to 45 stores in 2025, including 10 to 15 in the Americas; abroad, most will open in China. New markets will include company stores in Italy, and franchises in Denmark, Belgium, Turkey and the Czech Republic. The brand also…
The resulting dataset, which reflected a distribution of attack categories similar to the complete dataset, showed an attack success rate of 65 percent and 82 percent against Gemini 1.5 Flash and Gemini 1.0 Pro, respectively. By comparison, attack baseline success rates were 28 percent and 43 percent. Success rates for ablation, where only effects of the fine-tuning procedure are removed, were 44 percent (1.5 Flash) and 61 percent (1.0 Pro). Attack success rate against Gemini-1.5-flash-001 with default temperature. The results show that Fun-Tuning is more effective than the baseline and the ablation with improvements. Credit: Labunets et al. Attack success…
It’s high noon at the Museum of Modern Art. On a screen in a darkened theater, the hands of a clock converge on the number twelve. Cinephiles will recognize this moment as the climax of a 1952 Western starring Gary Cooper. Viewers who linger may subsequently identify scenes from movies such as Mommie Dearest and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Each clip focuses on a timepiece indicating the current hour and minute in Manhattan. The montage, which spans twenty-four hours and runs on a loop, operates as a clock. Christian Marclay. Still from The Clock. 2010. Video (black and…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected a trademark application from Spanx Founder Sara Blakely’s new footwear line Sneex. Sneex sought trademark protection for the word “Sneex,” stylized for footwear, hats, socks and other apparel. It additionally sought to protect the phrase for e-commerce and retail stores as well as fashion consulting services. The USPTO said the request was too similar to an already registered trademark, “Sneak,” which is owned by Sneak Energy Limited and appears on clothing, footwear and…