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With iPhones and Faxes, David Hockney Embraced Tech

12 June 2026 at 11:19
Polaroids and photocopiers also gave the artist possibilities for creating in forms vastly different from his paintings.

© David Hockney; Photo credit: Richard Schmidt

“Mulholland Drive, June 1986,” a homemade print from a photocopier.

Jeff Bezos Wants to Build an ‘Artificial General Engineer’

11 June 2026 at 15:00
As co-chief executive of the start-up Prometheus, the Amazon founder is using A.I. to improve how devices ranging from computers to jet engines are made.

© Jeenah Moon for The New York Times

With his new company, Prometheus, Jeff Bezos is training A.I. on the design and manufacturing process of various industries.
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