Walid Mehanna guides Merck KGaA’s 62,000 employees from everyday AI tools toward workflow automation and AI-powered drug discovery. Photo: Bernd Hartung When ChatGPT launched a global corporate conflict in late 2022, Walid Mehanna was already busy rebuilding the digital backbone of the world’s oldest pharmaceutical company. As group data officer at Germany’s Merck KGaA (also … Read more
San Diego, California– Humanoid robots have performed two surgeries on pigs for the first time, a new development that researchers say could be a game-changer for hospitals in the future. The procedures and results were published in Nature on July 8 and involved engineers and surgeons from the University of California, San Diego. More: Business … Read more
Hawk-eye cameras courtside during a Wimbledon match in 2025. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Technology is shaping sports outcomes more than ever before. Just this week, during the World Cup match between Brazil and Norway, a penalty was awarded after the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) reviewed a foul committed by Christopher Agger on Matthews Cunha. At the … Read more
Justin Boas has spent three years discussing what he considers to be the art world’s most enduring hoaxes. Photo: Stephen Lam. Instagram @stevenlamphoto Justin Boa’s disembodied head floats at the bottom of my phone screen, his shaggy gray hair surrounded by a video of an artist smashing a mirror with a hammer. “What You See … Read more
Jeff Koons Balloon Dog (Yellow) In “Pop Forever Tom Wesselmann &” at Fondation Louis Vuittonin 2024. Photography by Anne-Christine Pujolat/AFP Those of us who live and thrive in brutal environments are not always the best of us. If anything, they almost never do. In such a world, those who have the courage to feel – … Read more
The Keith Haring Foundation, established a year after the artist’s death in 1990, raised $13.2 million in 2024 through licensing, art sales and investment income, and distributed nearly $8 million in grants that same year. Courtesy USPS The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation has a large mandate – in fact, it has two mandates: to promote photography … Read more
After bankruptcy, Wojcicki reshaped 23andMe into a research-based nonprofit. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images There’s a lot of confusion about 23andMe: Is the company still in business? So is it now owned by Regeneron, the biotech company it once tried to buy? Are genetic testing kits still available for sale? If you are a customer, … Read more
Only two examples in yellow gold from Patek Philippe Ref. The number 2523 with a South American cloisonné enamel is known to exist. Courtesy Phillips There are hours, and then there are Watches. 1953 Patek Philippe Ref. The 2523 Heures Universelles belongs firmly to the second category, and is so rare that its appearance at … Read more
In emulating all of these artists Browngardt says that a sense of restraint can often be forgotten. “The old shorts knew exactly when not to move. A held pose could be funnier than a flurry of animation. That balance between bold design and precise timing is harder to emulate than the surface style, but it’s the secret sauce.” … Read more
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) – The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo concluded its annual World Series Bar-B-Que competition on Saturday, with pit masters from all over Texas taking home the titles for best brisket, ribs, chicken and more. According to RodeoHouston, All Jacked Up has been crowned the 2026 overall grand champion. All Jacked Up has … Read more