Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis’s jewels have been his sons-in-law. With the late Edward William Bok he built his great magazine publishing business (Saturday Evening Post, Ladies’ Home Journal, et al.). And for the last 17 years his dapper, alert step-son-in-law, John Charles Martin, has busied himself in the other Curtis publishing enterprise, that of gaining control of the Philadelphia newspaper field. Announced, last week, was the seventh addition to Curtis-Martin Newspapers Inc. Read More...
Artificial intelligence has been a tricky subject in Washington.
Most lawmakers agree that it poses significant dangers if left unregulated, yet there remains a lack of consensus on how to tackle these concerns. But speaking at a TIME100 Talks conversation on Friday ahead of the White House Correspondents Dinner, a panel of experts with backgrounds in government, national security, and social justice expressed optimism that the U.S. government will finally “get it right” so that society can reap the benefits of AI while safeguarding against potential dangers. Read More...
‘She broke the glass ceiling.’What a jagged image we use for women who achieve greatly, defining accomplishment in terms of the barrier rather than the triumph. There she is up where the air is thin, where men still outnumber women, but where the altitude is awesome. Our goal with Firsts, which we will continue to update as new barriers are broken, is for every woman and girl to find someone whose presence in the highest reaches of success says to her that it is safe to climb, come on up, the view is spectacular. Read More...
