Kenny's Uptown World

The packed townhouse of a downtown art-scene refugee.

How the Black Portraiture Boom Went Bust

The racial reckoning of 2020 sent prices soaring. Now, no one's buying.

Barry & Diane

The truth about us, after all these years.

Neighborhood News: When Feeding Is Also Puppeteering

The Bronx Zoo's baby king vulture gets its lunch from a bird on the hand.

HER TOWN

The West Village Girl has transformed the neighborhood to precisely reflect her tastes—and is broadcasting it to the rest of the world.

All By Himself

John Fetterman insists he is in good health. But staffers past and present say they no longer recognize the man they once knew.

Afraid of the Depths

Staging choices kneecap Floyd Collins's epic caving tragedy.

It Doesn't Hit

HAVOC TAKES PLACE in a grimy metropolis that's part Chicago, part Detroit, and part Gotham City.

Stacked Pancakes

The city's newest status flapjacks are super-fluffy, covered in compote, and finished with miso ice cream or salted egg yolks.

The Ghost in the Algorithm

Two critics—one AI-skeptical, the other AI-curious— discuss the merits of art made by machines.

Free Country: Sam Adler-Bell

The Politics of Courage The young and vulnerable are risking their futures. Why aren't their elders?

THE LOOK BOOK GOES TO Rashid Johnson's Opening Night

Nearly a thousand attended “A Poem for Deep Thinkers,” the artist's solo exhibition at the Guggenheim.

106 MINUTES WITH ...Lucien Smith

He was an up-and-coming art star a decade ago—until he quit his galleries. Now he's ready for his next act.

Who Wouldn't Cheat?

In only two years, ChatGPT has unraveled the entire academic project.

Island Hopping

Kabawa is a new kind of restaurant for Momofuku, one devoted to the cuisines of the Caribbean.

It Broke Her, Too

What Kaitlyn Dever does in The Last of Us is devastating. It's nothing compared to what was happening behind the scenes.

The Romance of Unreadable Being

In his debut novel, Ocean Vuong took pains to be illegible, then blamed the reader for reading. In his new book, he is finally ready to talk.

Stellar!

A new Andor season cements the show's place as the very best of Star Wars.

AMAZON LAUNCHES FIRST PROJECT KUIPER SATELLITES TO RIVAL SPACEX'S STARLINK

Amazon successfully deployed its first 27 Project Kuiper internet satellites into low Earth orbit this week, marking the initial step in building a broadband network to compete with SpaceX's Starlink, according to a report from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

APPLE SUPPLIER WARNS OF EMPTY SHELVES IN U.S.DUE TO TARIFF UNCERTAINTY

Pegatron, a major supplier to Apple, has warned that U.S. stores could face empty shelves within two months due to uncertainty surrounding tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, according to a statement reported this week.

TATA PLANT STARTS IPHONE PRODUCTION AS APPLE SHIFTS FROM CHINA

Tata Electronics has launched iPhone production at a new facility in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, marking a significant step in Apple’s strategy to diversify manufacturing away from China, where U.S. tariffs have disrupted operations.

MERCEDES-BEN EXPANDS ALABAMA PLANT WITH NEW VEHICLE PRODUCTION

Mercedes-Benz announced plans this week to expand production at its Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, plant, introducing a new vehicle in the core segment by 2027, as reported by al.​com.

SECONDHAND SMARTPHONES GAIN POPULARITY AS PRICES SOAR

The market for secondhand smartphones is experiencing a surge in demand as new device prices climb, driven by global supply chain challenges, according to a recent report from CCS Insight, a U.K.-based tech research firm.

CHATGPT SEARCH INTRODUCES AI-POWERED SHOPPING FEATURES

OpenAI has launched an update to ChatGPT Search, introducing AI-powered shopping features that enable users to find and purchase products through conversational queries, as announced this week.

APPLE ORDERED TO PAY OPTIS $502 MILLION IN UK PATENT DISPUTE

A U.K. Court of Appeal has ordered Apple to pay Texas-based Optis Cellular Technology LLC a lump sum of $502 million for infringing standardsessential 4G patents used in iPhones and cellular iPads, as reported this week.

VISA ENABLES AI AGENTS TO MAKE CREDIT CARD PURCHASES

Visa has introduced a program called Intelligent Commerce to allow artificial intelligence agents to make purchases using credit card credentials, as announced this week.

ELON MUSK TO STAY TESLA CEO FOR YEARS, COMPANY DENIES REPLACEMENT RUMORS

Tesla has firmly denied reports suggesting its board sought to replace CEO Elon Musk, with Chairwoman Robyn Denholm calling such claims “absolutely false” this week, as reported by Benzinga.

MICROSOFT URGES U.S.TO KEEP PACE WITH CHINA IN QUANTUM COMPUTING RACE

Microsoft President Brad Smith issued an urgent call this week, warning that the United States risks losing its edge to China in the race to develop quantum computers, a technology poised to reshape industries from cybersecurity to pharmaceuticals.

APPLE INTRODUCES SNAPSHOT TO HIGHLIGHT ARTISTS.ACTORS, AND ATHLETES

Apple has launched Snapshot, a new webpage designed to help users explore the work of popular artists, actors, and athletes across its media platforms, as announced this week.

TOYOTA AND WAYMO COLLABORATE ON AUTONOMOUS DRIVING TECHNOLOGY

Toyota Motor Corporation has signed a preliminary agreement with Waymo, a U.S. leader in autonomous driving technology, to explore joint development of self-driving car systems, as announced this week.