What does the recent restitution of several Egon Schiele paintings mean for the future of Nazi-looted art claims? Read more in Observer observer.com/2023/09/return…

A new annual commission from the Tate modern will present contemporary installations at the Tanks, a trio of oil wells transformed as performance spaces. Observer observer.com/2023/09/commis…

When it comes to critical data labeling work, the AI industry is in a race to the bottom. Labor is outsourced to wherever it’s cheapest — Venezuela, East Africa, the Philippines, refugee camps. “Ghost workers” train algorithms for a few cents per hour. My latest for WIRED

“These are subjects that are so important, how could they have been slighted?” said Claudia Goldin, the 2023 Nobel laureate for economic sciences, of studying the role of women in the workforce. Read more on my conversation with Goldin in Observer. observer.com/2023/10/econom…

Birkenstock is finally public. But who is its CEO Oliver Reichert? Read more in Observer observer.com/2023/10/oliver…

Former Tesla director Antonio Gracias is bringing psychedelics research back to Harvard. Read more in Observer observer.com/2023/10/antoni…

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg wants to break the ‘Urban Doom Loop’ Observer observer.com/2023/10/michae…

Who are the art collectors seeking repayment from Lisa Schiff? Recent court filings shine a light on the extent of the art advisor's alleged fraud. Read more in Observer observer.com/2023/10/art-co…

Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist, has a new mission: saving democracy. Since retiring in 2018, the low-profile tech entrepreneur has been channelling his efforts—and fortune—towards “protecting the Republic.” Read more in Observer observer.com/2023/10/craig-…

In my latest for WIRED I uncovered how kids in developing countries are indirectly working for some of Silicon Valley's biggest AI heavyweights. This can mean reviewing harmful content for as little as $0.1, to keep our online experience safe.

Museum director Aaron De Groft is now countersuing the Orlando Museum of Art over an ongoing dispute regarding 25 paintings contentiously attributed to Basquiat. "I'm going to war," De Groft told Observer. observer.com/2023/11/aaron-…

Had the opportunity to chat with Carrie Mae Weems and discuss her new activation at Brown University, her long-standing interest in history and future plans for a project on courts. Read more in Observer observer.com/2023/11/carrie…

A proposed auction agreement would see Phillips sell off more than 200 works of art once owned by embattled art advisor Lisa Schiff. Read more in Observer observer.com/2023/12/philli…

After facing years of scrutiny, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has agreed to repatriate more than a dozen looted antiquities to Cambodia. It's a step in the right direction for Cambodian authorities, who say the museum still holds many more. Observer observer.com/2023/12/met-mu…

Donating $10M to Help CUNY’s Journalism School Become Tuition-Free Via Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly observer.com/2024/01/craig-…

In an annual letter to investors, the executive called for an urgent reshaping of how the nation approaches retirement. trib.al/VlNbD2c

The billionaire hedge fund manager says shorter workweeks are coming—and with them, more time for leisure activities. trib.al/fcYL6Hv

Crypto is like everything else in one regard: You can’t take it with you when you die. But if your private keys follow you to the grave, you also can’t leave it behind. That's why an estimated $140 billion in Bitcoin may be lost forever. FORTUNE fortune.com/crypto/2024/04…

More than 80 percent of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's past donations have gone to donor-advised funds. In Observer observer.com/2024/06/nvidia…

Thrilled to have won an ASJA award for "Craig Newmark of Craigslist Has a New Mission: Saving Democracy," my profile of craig newmark. asja.org/what-we-do/awa…