Reposted by Heath McKenny
Neiman Marcus closed its downtown Dallas flagship on Wednesday. The store played a notable role in the history of desegregation in Dallas.
Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵
![Laverty was by far the most outspoken among the Cannes jurors on the festival's opening day, offering a sharper critique of the industry's embrace of AL. The Scottish screenwriter argued that the industry and society at large should be deeply skeptical of the companies and tech billionaires who own and control the world's most popular AI services, "because they decide on the algorithms that affect our lives in the deepest way."
"And what seems to me to be absolutely incredible" he went on, "is that they assume the rest of the world will follow and swallow it, no matter what the consequences are.
Look at the whole crisis now in data [centers] — affecting sustainability, water and populations. I think people are beginning to realize that we should not let these tech bros
— billionaires who are, mostly, right-wing libertarians — dictate how we live our lives."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:iqtkxhjp3ler2i3kfcwukuie/bafkreibd6idsxoriu7faahkihzzy647buvhl4cqutciw5ukrs7cig5omuy)
