Posts by Sophie Clearwater
Attorney says detained Korean Hyundai workers had special skills for short-term jobs
[ad_1] SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A lawyer for several workers detained at a Hyundai factory in Georgia says many of the South Koreans rounded up in the immigration raid are engineers and equipment installers brought in for the highly specialized work of getting an electric battery plant online. Atlanta immigration attorney Charles Kuck, who represents…
Read More'Invasive pest' detected in Texas known to feed on cotton, okra, hibiscus and more
[ad_1] AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced Monday that an “invasive pest” has made its way into Texas, including Cedar Park, which could lead to infestations on plants and could lead to “economic losses if left unchecked.” The cotton jassid is known to feed on a various range of plant hosts, like…
Read MoreAnthropic Is Hiring Researchers to Study A.I. Consciousness and Welfare
[ad_1] A.I. startup Anthropic is best known for its Claude chatbot. Courtesy Anthropic Last year, Anthropic hired its first-ever A.I. welfare researcher, Kyle Fish, to examine whether A.I. models are conscious and deserving of moral consideration. Now, the fast-growing startup is looking to add another full-time employee to its model welfare team as it doubles…
Read MoreRegulating the Algorithm: Why A.I. Policy Will Define Global Market Competitiveness
[ad_1] Compliance, compute and cross-border rules are becoming the true arbiters of A.I. advantage. Unsplash+ The contest for A.I. leadership has shifted from lab breakthroughs to law books. Over the next eighteen months, the rule-making calendars in Washington, Brussels and Beijing will have a greater impact on margins, market access and M&A than any single…
Read MoreOpenAI GPT vs. Google Gemini: the High-Stakes Battle Shaping the Future of A.I.
[ad_1] GPT and Gemini set the pace as rivals race to keep up in the A.I. market. Lorenzo Di Cola/NurPhoto via Getty Images The race to build the leading A.I. model has narrowed into a high-stakes duel between OpenAI’s GPT and Google’s Gemini, each embodying a different vision for the technology’s role in society. OpenAI…
Read MoreBeyond the Metrics: Why Intuition Is a Leader’s Most Overlooked Tool
[ad_1] Leaders who ignore their inner guidance could risk losing trust, clarity and alignment. Unsplash+ This Q&A is part of Observer’s Expert Insights series, where industry leaders, innovators and strategists distill years of experience into direct, practical takeaways and deliver clarity on the issues shaping their industries. Leaders are taught to prize data, KPIs and…
Read MoreLa Monique Brings a Slice of the French Riviera to Santa Monica
[ad_1] La Monique will open at Oceana Santa Monica in October. Mark Mediana Santa Monica’s picturesque shoreline, deep blue ocean hues and swaying palm trees are about as close as Angelenos can get to the French Riviera without hopping on a plane. And on October 12, Oceana Santa Monica and 34th Floor Hospitality are bringing…
Read MoreLarry Bell’s Luminous Geometry Heads to Madison Square Park
[ad_1] Larry Bell in his studio. Photo: Jordan Riefe for Observer A little bit of L.A. lands in the heart of Manhattan this fall as sculptor Larry Bell mounts his largest public art project to date in six locations across Madison Square Park. “Improvisations in the Park” includes the longtime Angeleno’s large-scale vibrantly colored glass…
Read MoreFlorida Is About to Have a Lot More Sick Kids
[ad_1] Florida’s Surgeon General, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, plans to remove the state’s vaccine mandates—a move that will lead to more infections, hospitalizations, and likely even some deaths of young children in the state. Lifting the mandate would almost certainly lead to lower vaccine uptake in Florida, and it will have implications for Americans more widely.…
Read MoreThe Fall Preview: Observer’s Most Anticipated Restaurants of the Season
[ad_1] New Yorkers will typically argue that every season is the city’s finest because, well, we like to argue. But when it comes to major restaurant openings, we can all—probably, shockingly— agree that nothing trumps the fall. More so than even January and the start of the year, this September to November time frame feels…
Read MoreYuan Fang’s Visceral Paintings at Skarstedt Confront the Body’s Fragility and Its Strength
[ad_1] Yuan Fang, Fire in the Chest, 2025. Oil on canvas, 59 1/16 x 66 15/16 in. Courtesy of the artist and Skarstedt Fierce, untamed painterly gestures surge and reverse, folding into the swirling entanglements of artist Yuan Fang’s abstraction. They expand toward the infinite, then coagulate into energetic nuclei that implode into mass before…
Read MoreStafford breaks 60K mark, Rams' defense hold strong in 14-9 win over Texans
[ad_1] INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Davante Adams took a nasty upper-body hit from Houston linebacker Henry To’oTo’o while making his first reception for the Los Angeles Rams. Later in the first quarter, To’oTo’o knocked Puka Nacua’s helmet sideways with a penalized head hit, putting a bloody cut on Nacua’s forehead and forcing him off for…
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