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Movie Review: Like architecture itself, 'The Brutalist' is an epic exercise in ambition and grandeur
Don’t go looking in Wikipedia for architect Lázló TóthABC News - 13h -
Meta’s new BLT architecture replaces tokens to make LLMs more efficient and versatile
Byte latent transformer (BLT) uses a special architecture to learn directly from raw bytes as opposed to tokenized chunks of text.VentureBeat - 16h -
Corporate Japan is steeling itself for hostile interest
The volume of shareholder activism and dealmaking by private equity has mushroomedFinancial Times - 6h -
Education Dept. Reverses Itself and Reopens Two Loan Repayment Plans
The department had been trying to phase out the two plans in favor of a more generous new one that has been tied up by litigation since this summer.The New York Times - 8h -
The best art and architecture of 2024
Our critics’ highlights include magnificently rough portraits by the late Frank Auerbach, Caravaggio’s final painting and a 1930s silo reborn as a museum of modern art. More on the best culture ...The Guardian - 1d -
Washington DC steels itself for Trump’s ‘takeover’: ‘We’re in for a bumpy ride’
Trump has vowed to usurp authority of the city, which he has openly disparaged – and the feeling is generally mutual. Both a senator and a pastor, Raphael Warnock reflected on being asked to give ...The Guardian - 4d -
Restore, destroy or leave to rot? Battle lines drawn over west Africa’s architectural heritage
Uncompleted or abandoned buildings are a regular feature of the landscape. Now calls for restorations are increasing. Beneath mango trees in the lush garden of the Palais de Lomé, an oceanside ...The Guardian - 5d -
Does the NBA Cup need star power or does Las Vegas sell itself?
The NBA In-Season Tournament semifinals and final debuted last season in Las VegasABC News - 5d -
America voted for a dumpster fire — Democrats just need to let it burn itself out
MAGA Republicans have caught the car of undivided power. If the government now lurches from one pointless crisis to the next, or if Trump’s plans are disastrous, the Democrats’ one job is to make ...The Hill - 5d -
‘They wouldn’t do this to Shakespeare’: the pioneers of postmodern architecture, as seen by their son
Jim Venturi’s new film follows his parents Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, bringing scrappy wit and colour to chilly modernism as they battle the establishment and wind-up traditionalists at ...The Guardian - Dec. 11 -
Sapient debuts with new AI architectures, aiming to beat Transformers’ reasoning with recurrent neural networks
Central to Sapient’s success is its hybrid architecture that blends Transformer components with recurrent neural network structures.VentureBeat - Dec. 10 -
Walgreens shares pop on report pharmacy chain could sell itself to PE firm Sycamore
Walgreens and Sycamore have been discussing a deal that could be completed early next year, The Wall Street Journal reported.CNBC - Dec. 10 -
Is this London’s best kept cultural secret? A royal palace turned parking lot is reinventing itself — again
Somerset House is known for its ice rink and movie screenings — but hundreds of artists work there too. In 2025, it will mark 25 years as a cultural center.CNBC - Dec. 10 -
Tim Minchin: ‘Maybe scrolling the traumas of the world is not in itself a moral act’
The comedian, actor and Matilda songwriter on the benefits of quitting social media and why happiness is like an orgasm. Tim Minchin does not arrive at lunch with the highest hopes. He has only had ...The Guardian - Dec. 8 -
Amnesty International’s Israel branch distances itself from ‘genocide’ claim
But local branch of rights group says ‘serious crimes’ were potentially taking place that needed investigation. Amnesty International’s Israel branch has distanced itself from the rights group’s ...The Guardian - Dec. 5 -
How Jaguar plans to save itself
British carmaker Jaguar needs to turn around years of slumping sales. It's bold plan is already controversial.CNBC - Dec. 4 -
U.S. distances itself from Syrian civil war resurgence
Syria's government forces are fighting to gain back control of Aleppo after an Islamist rebel group seized the city last week. CBS News Pentagon reporter Eleanor Watson has the latest.CBS News - Dec. 3 -
The case for Honeywell breaking itself up gets even stronger after its Bombardier deal
Jim Cramer said Tuesday that Honeywell's partnership with Bombardier is "Exhibit A" for why Elliott's breakup push is correct.CNBC - Dec. 3 -
NATO's chief avoids talk of Ukraine's membership. He says the priority is helping Kyiv defend itself
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has sidestepped questions about Ukraine’s possible membership in the military allianceABC News - Dec. 3 -
Design nerds are obsessed with Architectural Pottery. A new Pomona exhibition and book show why
The American Museum of Ceramic Art in Pomona showcases more than 200 examples of the original midcentury pottery that inspired a million knockoffs.Los Angeles Times - Dec. 3 -
Liquid AI’s new STAR model architecture outshines Transformer efficiency
The STAR framework leverages evolutionary algorithms and a numerical encoding system to balance quality and efficiency in AI models.VentureBeat - Dec. 3