This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Peering into the body to find and diagnose cancer is all about spotting patterns. Radiologists use x-rays and magnetic resonance imaging to illuminate tumors, and pathologists examine tissue from kidneys, livers, and other areas under microscopes and look for patterns that show how severe a cancer is, whether particular treatments could work, and where the malignancy may spread. In theory,artificial intelligence should be great at helping out. Our job is pattern recognition, says Andrew Norgan, a pathologist and medical director of the Mayo Clinics digital pathology platform. We look at the slide and we gather pieces of information that have been proven to be important. Visual analysis is something that AI has gotten quite good at since the first image recognition models began taking off nearly 15 years ago. Even though no model will be perfect, you can imagine a powerful algorithm someday catching something that a human pathologist missed, or at least speeding up the process of getting a diagnosis. Were starting to see lots of new efforts to build such a modelat least seven attempts in the last year alonebut they all remain experimental. Details about the latest effort to build such a model, led by the AI health company Aignostics with the Mayo Clinic, were published on arXiv earlier this month. The paper has not been peer-reviewed, but it reveals much about the challenges of bringing such a tool to real clinical settings. The model, called Atlas, was trained on 1.2 million tissue samples from 490,000 cases. Its accuracy was tested against six other leading AI pathology models. These models compete on shared tests like classifying breast cancer images or grading tumors, where the models predictions are compared with the correct answers given by human pathologists. Atlas beat rival models on six out of nine tests. It earned its highest score for categorizing cancerous colorectal tissue, reaching the same conclusion as human pathologists 97.1% of the time. For another task, thoughclassifying tumors from prostate cancer biopsiesAtlas beat the other models high scores with a score of just 70.5%. Its average across nine benchmarks showed that it got the same answers as human experts 84.6% of the time. Lets think about what this means. The best way to know whats happening to cancerous cells in tissues is to have a sample examined by a pathologist, so thats the performance that AI models are measured against. The best models are approaching humans in particular detection tasks but lagging behind in many others. So how good does a model have to be to be clinically useful? Ninety percent is probably not good enough. You need to be even better, says Carlo Bifulco, chief medical officer at Providence Genomics and co-creator of GigaPath, one of the other AI pathology models examined in the Mayo Clinic study. But, Bifulco says, AI models that dont score perfectly can still be useful in the short term, and could potentially help pathologists speed up their work and make diagnoses more quickly. What obstacles are getting in the way of better performance? Problem number one is training data. Fewer than 10% of pathology practices in the US are digitized, Norgan says. That means tissue samples are placed on slides and analyzed under microscopes, and then stored in massive registries without ever being documented digitally. Though European practices tend to be more digitized, and there are efforts underway to create shared data sets of tissue samples for AI models to train on, theres still not a ton to work with. Without diverse data sets, AI models struggle to identify the wide range of abnormalities that human pathologists have learned to interpret. That includes for rare diseases, says Maximilian Alber, cofounder and CTO of Aignostics. Scouring the publicly available databases for tissue samples of particularly rare diseases, youll find 20 samples over 10 years, he says. Around 2022, the Mayo Clinic foresaw that this lack of training data would be a problem. It decided to digitize all of its own pathology practices moving forward, along with 12 million slides from its archives dating back decades (patients had consented to their being used for research). It hired a company to build a robot that began taking high-resolution photos of the tissues, working through up to a million samples per month. From these efforts, the team was able to collect the 1.2 million high-quality samples used to train the Mayo model. This brings us to problem number two for using AI to spot cancer. Tissue samples from biopsies are tinyoften just a couple of millimeters in diameterbut are magnified to such a degree that digital images of them contain more than 14 billion pixels. That makes them about 287,000 times larger than images used to train the best AI image recognition models to date. That obviously means lots of storage costs and so forth, says Hoifung Poon, an AI researcher at Microsoft who worked with Bifulco to create GigaPath, which was featured in Nature Thirdly, theres the question of which benchmarks are most important for a cancer-spotting AI model to perform well on. The Atlas researchers tested their model in the challenging domain of molecular-related benchmarks, which involves trying to find clues from sample tissue images to guess whats happening on a molecular level. Heres an example: Your bodys mismatch repair genes are of particular concern for cancer, because they catch errors made when your DNA gets replicated. If these errors arent caught, they can drive the development and progression of cancer. Some pathologists might tell you they kind of get a feeling when they think somethings mismatch-repair deficient based on how it looks, Norgan says. But pathologists dont act on that gut feeling alone. They can do molecular testing for a more definitive answer. What if instead, Norgan says, we can use AI to predict whats happening on the molecular level? Its an experiment: Could the AI model spot underlying molecular changes that humans cant see? Generally no, it turns out. Or at least not yet. Atlass average for the molecular testing was 44.9%. Thats the best performance for AI so far, but it shows this type of testing has a long way to go. Bifulco says Atlas represents incremental but real progress. My feeling, unfortunately, is that everybody's stuck at a similar level, he says. We need something different in terms of models to really make dramatic progress, and we need larger data sets. Now read the rest of The Algorithm Deeper Learning OpenAI has created an AI model for longevity science AI has long had its fingerprints on the science of protein folding. But OpenAI now says its created a model that can engineer proteins, turning regular cells into stem cells. That goal has been pursued by companies in longevity science, because stem cells can produce any other tissue in the body and, in theory, could be a starting point for rejuvenating animals, building human organs, or providing supplies of replacement cells. Why it matters: The work was a product of OpenAIs collaboration with the longevity company Retro Labs, in which Sam Altman invested $180 million. It represents OpenAIs first model focused on biological data and its first public claim that its models can deliver scientific results. The AI model reportedly engineered more effective proteins, and more quickly, than the companys scientists could. But outside scientists cant evaluate the claims until the studies have been published. Read more from Antonio Regalado. Bits and Bytes What we know about the TikTok ban The popular video app went dark in the United States late Saturday and then came back around noon on Sunday, even as a law banning it took effect. (The New York Times) Why Meta might not end up like X X lost lots of advertising dollars as Elon Musk changed the platform's policies. But Facebook and Instagrams massive scale make them hard platforms for advertisers to avoid. (Wall Street Journal) What to expect from Neuralink in 2025 More volunteers will get Elon Musks brain implant, but dont expect a product soon. (MIT Technology Review) A former fact-checking outlet for Meta signed a new deal to help train AI models Meta paid media outlets like Agence France-Presse for years to do fact checking on its platforms. Since Meta announced it would shutter those programs, Europes leading AI company, Mistral, has signed a deal with AFP to use some of its content in its AI models. (Financial Times) OpenAIs AI reasoning model thinks in Chinese sometimes, and no one really knows why While it comes to its response, the model often switches to Chinese, perhaps a reflection of the fact that many data labelers are based in China. (Tech Crunch)

What just happened? Newly inaugurated President Donald Trump has carried out his promise to issue an executive order essentially delaying the ban on TikTok. For the next 75 days, the Justice Department will not enforce the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, giving owner ByteDance extra time to reach a deal that will allow its US operations to continue. It's been an eventful few days for TikTok. After failing to divest its US operations as required by the act, the app blocked access for US users on Saturday, hours before it was banned.TikTok fans didn't have to endure the blackout for long, though. The app's services began returning on Sunday, for which the company thanked Trump. "As a result of President Trump's efforts, TikTok is back in the US," it wrote in a message.Those efforts refer to Trump's promise to delay the TikTok ban for up to 90 days. On his first day in office yesterday, the president issued an executive order telling the DoJ not to enforce the Act or to punish those who violate it for 75 days "to allow my Administration an opportunity to determine the appropriate course forward in an orderly way." The order essentially stops American companies like Google and Apple from being fined if they work with TikTok.The Attorney General is directed to "issue a letter to each provider stating that there has been no violation of the statute and that there is no liability for any conduct that occurred."TikTok is still not available for download from the US Google Play and Apple App Stores at the time of writing the app was removed from the stores over the weekend. The companies could face fines reaching up to $850 billion for violating the law, which was recently upheld by the Supreme Court, and likely don't want to risk facing these penalties if state and federal agencies, along with private entities, go to court over the ban not being enforced. // Related StoriesSenate Intelligence Committee Chair Tom Cotton, a Republican senator from Arkansas, wrote that any company that helps TikTok stay online, such as Google or Apple, would be breaking the law and face enormous fines.It's also been noted that Trump's order says it's "not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States."Trump said he intends to review sensitive intelligence related to TikTok's national security concerns and evaluate the efficiency of the mitigation measures the app has taken to date. He previously mentioned a plan in which the US government owns 50% of the company, but it's still unclear how such an arrangement would work.Soon after TikTok went offline in the US, a Wisconsin teen burned down an office building leased by US Representative Glenn Grothman, one of the Republicans who voted in favor of the law forcing TikTok to sell its US operations or be banned in the United States.

It's a challenging job market for candidates in the ad industry.Recruiters and industry insiders say there are bright spots for job seekers with the right skills.Advertising employees with expertise in data, tech, and client relations remain in demand.It's set to be one of the most volatile years yet for the advertising industry.There's massive ad agency consolidation, return-to-office mandates, and the opportunities and threats posed by artificial intelligence.It's a lot.So, spare a thought for the ad industry workers trying to figure out their next career moves. Do they stay on Madison Avenue? Or take the first exit?The challenging outlook for job hunters is true for those in the early stages of their careers all the way through to the senior ranks. But headhunters, human resources execs, consultants, and other industry insiders told Business Insider there are bright spots for employees who can double down on the skills that are in demand from ad bosses. Those with the best chance of success will be able to demonstrate data and tech capabilities, as well as a bulging Rolodex of top client contacts."If you have not been pioneering in AI and data-driven roles in the last 900 days, I don't know what we can offer you," said Michele James, founder of James & Co, United Talent Agency's executive search practice.James added that there would be little interest for a senior leader "if you don't have interpretative data management skills, a machine learning strategy, if you can't be a player-coach to your client partners." James said this reflects the transformation of the ad industry.Over time, advertising agencies have expanded their services from creating and distributing ads, to an offering more akin to consultancies, moving into areas such as digital transformation, data strategy, and commerce. As client demands for these services grow, agencies are seeking allrounders who can bring it all together."Both brand owners and agency groups are hiring leaders whose skillset equips them to build and choreograph data, tech, and content capabilities at scale," said Gary Stolkin, CEO of The Talent Business, an executive search firm.A tough advertising job market with some bright spotsEmployment in advertising, PR, and related services jobs in the US declined by 1,500 jobs in December to 520,800, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics as overall US employment grew by 256,000 jobs. Ad industry job hunters are encouraged to seek out businesses in growth mode, such as those that have recently taken on private equity investment and are now bulking up. Chelsea Jia Feng/BI While ad industry employment was up by 2,900 jobs versus December 2023, industry insiders said there were now fewer senior roles. That was in part due to agencies trimming costs amid shrinking client budgets. The trend is exacerbated by mergers such as the forthcoming tie-up between Omnicom and IPG, which will create the world's largest holding company but will likely lead to job losses, industry insiders have said."Everyone I talk to is getting rid of people who were overpaid and hiring back at a different level," said Lori Murphree, founder of the ad industry M&A advisory firm Evalla Advisors.Murphree said there are some exceptions, such as the raft of independent agencies that have recently taken on private equity investment and are now bulking up.Out: Skills that AI excels atIndustry insiders are updating their rsums to reflect the changing times.A LinkedIn analysis found that social media management, e-commerce optimization, paid media advertising, performance marketing, and influencer marketing were among the fastest-growing skills people in the advertising and marketing industries have added to their profiles on the platform between January 2025 and January 2024."With nearly 40% of marketers under pressure to measure ROI in the short term, it's no surprise that they are increasingly leaning into skills like influencer marketing to build trust with their audiences and drive continued growth," said Tom Pepper, senior director at LinkedIn. (ROI refers to "return on investment".)Advertising and marketing LinkedIn users were less likely to add established skills like "marketing communications" to their profiles, as well as skills like web design and email marketing, where AI is increasingly replacing human work."Automation continues to squeeze PR, copywriting, media owner sales, and production roles," said Simon Francis, CEO of Flock Associates, a marketing consultancy and search firm.Advertising recruiters said they are searching for candidates whose career paths have taken unusual or varied turns. This can sometimes indicate that they are adaptable to the industry's ever-changing nature."Instead of skillsets, I consistently focus on mindset," said Monica Torres, executive director of global recruiting at the ad agency TBWA\Worldwide. "Having a mindset of curiosity and optimism, those are the traits that are always in demand because they're going to make you a problem solver for clients." Ad execs encourage their peers to seek out unusual career paths and international roles. Tristan Fewings International experience can also be a bonus, industry insiders said.Industry veteran Emiliano Gonzlez De Pietri began his career in Madrid, Spain. He said his career and mindset got a jolt in 2013 when he moved to Peru to become deputy chief creative officer of the ad agency Circus Grey, later simply known as Grey.While he spoke the same language as his colleagues, he clearly didn't share the same cultural references, humor, and understanding of local consumer behavior. He made it his mission to adapt."Just like a student, doing at least one year abroad is going to do wonders for your worldliness and ability to be a more interesting person," said De Pietri, who has now returned to Madrid as a global creative partner at McCann Worldgroup, having also done stints in London and New York in between."You encounter entirely different business problems, situations, politics you will become a more versatile advertising beast," he added.One thing in the industry hasn't changed: the constant fight for new business. But it's not just the domain of a dedicated agency growth department. Almost everyone in senior roles is expected to have those relationships, said Sasha Martens, president of the advertising executive recruiting firm Sasha the Mensch."What you're seeing is a lot of creatives a lot closer to the client than they were in the past," Martens said. "There's a greater understanding that you have to understand the strategic needs of your clients."

One of the most interesting asset managers in Europe has made it to America.Lingotto Investment Management, with $6 billion in assets under management, has generated plenty of intrigue in its short existence. It was formed in 2023 by Exor, the holding company for the wealth of the Agnelli family, which owns Fiat, Ferrari, The Economist, and the Italian soccer team Juventus.Lingotto launched as an investment house giving tenured portfolio managers a sleeve of capital and free range to invest some bets include a private German robotics company and CBS's parent company, Paramount. The firm, which was founded by the billionaire Agnelli heir John Elkann and whose chair is former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, has raised billions in outside capital and is operated separately from Exor. Lingotto is headed by Enrico Vellano, Lingotto's CEO. Taurat Hossain for BI Now the manager is expanding to New York, where it already has 14 employees, including investing talent, on the ground. The 50-person firm, based in London, considers New York and London to be its "two pillars," Enrico Vellano, Lingotto's CEO, said in an interview with Business Insider."The idea is to continue to grow and invest in the US but also in the UK," he said.The firm has lured in James Anderson, a star tech investor and former Baillie Gifford partner, and BlackRock executive Pam Chan to run different strategies. Matteo Scolari and Nikhil Srinivasan, two longtime Exor-connected investors, manage their own books.The investors' focuses are across the board limited-partner stakes in other funds, public tech companies, quirky private opportunities and they can pursue their ideas on their own timelines, which can be yearslong, without constant tinkering from a central risk manager or overarching investment commitment. This proposition has been enticing to portfolio managers as well as prospective backers."Each team is empowered and very independent," said Scolari, whose ties to the Agnelli family go back a generation to when his father worked as the head of research and development at Fiat decades ago. In an interview with BI, he said the structure set the firm apart."I think that's really important I really believe in this approach," he added.A different modelThe firm doesn't like the word "platform," but it's impossible to avoid comparisons between today's dominant multistrategy managers and Lingotto. These platforms have become some of the biggest names in alternative investing, in part because they can absorb so much capital from sovereign wealth funds and pensions and diversify it across dozens of investing teams.The industry's biggest investors prefer multistrategy funds because of their consistency and lack of volatility, which they achieve through tight risk limits and short-term investment horizons.Lingotto employs multiple investors who operate quasi-independently of each other, like Citadel and Millennium. But the similarities between Lingotto and the biggest hedge funds end there.At Lingotto, the ultimate authority over its four strategies lies with the heads of said strategies. There's no firmwide chief investment officer but four different CIOs. Former Baillie Gifford partner James Anderson joined Lingotto in 2023. Taurat Hossain for BI "I really liked the idea of the autonomy," Anderson said in an interview with BI. He runs the firm's $700 million innovation strategy alongside Morgan Samet, the strategy's cohead who used to work for the value-investment shop Pzena and the private-equity firm THL.The innovation team plans to invest in companies across their life cycle, including when they are private, and hold them through volatile patches."You need to be prepared to suffer," said Anderson, who was an early investor in Tesla and Amazon and a big believer in Nvidia's potential."Where we earn our returns is by being supporters of these companies during their downturns," he added.The long-term nature of the firm's capital, thanks to Exor's role in the formation of the company, allows Anderson and Samet and the firm's three other strategy heads to worry less about short-term gains and more about long-term ideas. Morgan Samet runs the firm's $700 million innovation strategy with Anderson. Taurat Hossain for BI "We're not scared of volatility," Samet said."We see that as more of an opportunity, " she added.Agnelli, through and throughWhile the firm wants to be viewed as more than just the investment arm of the Agnelli family and already has outside capital from the French insurer Cova Lingotto is the brainchild of Elkann, the billionaire heir.In a public letter after the firm launched, Elkann quoted the 18th-century philosopher Adam Smith to stress how his family would be investing alongside any outside capital."Above all, we think and act as principals rather than agents," he wrote. Lingotto, named after an iconic Fiat factory in Turin, Italy, with a rooftop test track that began operations in 1923, plans to grow through "performance rather than capital inflows," he added.The first to run strategies for the firm were a pair of longtime family connections, Scolari and Srinivasan, who now run the intersection and horizon strategies, respectively. Scolari previously worked for Eton Park, the now shuttered hedge fund founded by the former Goldman Sachs partner Eric Mindich, and has run money for the Agnelli family since 2014.Srinivasan, meanwhile, was the chief investment officer at Allianz Investment Management and an HPS partner before joining Exor in 2018.The pair have very different strategies Scolari runs a concentrated book of public equity longs and shorts, while Srinivasan manages a portfolio of other funds as well as direct investments into private companies but similar experiences working at the firm.Without the pressures of managing a business, the two chief investment officers can focus on their main job: investing."You have a pool of capital, you have trust from the LPs and GPs, and you have clarity for what you're supposed to be doing from an investment point of view," said Srinivasan, who invests in companies around the globe and spoke with BI from Singapore."The stresses created are our own stresses," he added.People-focused buildoutWith the firm's momentum and burgeoning reputation, it might seem like the next step would be a significant hiring spree to grow the ranks even further.While Lingotto's leaders are always looking for top people, Vellano said the firm wanted the right people for the structure, not just more people. Pam Chan joined from BlackRock to run the firm's mosaic strategy. Taurat Hossain for BI Chan, a former BlackRock private-markets executive, is an example.Chan, who is based in New York and runs the mosaic strategy, said her portfolio was focused on the parts of the private markets that don't fit neatly into the buckets of the biggest private-asset managers. Right now, for example, she's got her eyes on the content industry, including nontraditional players like YouTube creators."Novelty is a big part of what we do," she said. She was early into the music-rights business, something massive asset managers like KKR have now gotten into. She focuses on areas where there's a "capital demand-supply imbalance," a time-intensive strategy that requires her and her team to scour the market for deals.She said Lingotto's structure gives her the bandwidth to do that by "allowing investors to invest."It fits neatly into Vellano's vision."We will remain a boutique" that focuses on "quality investors and LPs," he said, adding: "It's important we have that alignment." The Tree of Knowledge, a piece of artwork by the digital artist Mike Winkelmann, better known as Beeple, at Lingotto's New York City office. Taurat Hossain for BI

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Contemporary Mosques: Using Context as Driver over SymbolismSave this picture!Nurul Yaqin Mosque / Dave Orlando + Fandy Gunawan. Image Daniel Dian KristantoThe configuration of the mosque, the worshipping place for Muslims, traces its history to the courtyard of the religion's founder. The first mosques were, therefore, simple open spaces marked for ritual prayer use. Over the years and centuries, they would gain multiple standard, functional features, such as the mihrab, a niche that indicates the direction of prayer, and the minbar, a pulpit for the preacher to give the sermon. Other elements also became common, such as domes and minarets, which were historically used for the call to prayer. These had the additional purpose of signifying the function of the building as a mosque and were used by rulers and benefactors to elevate its grandeur.In contemporary times, mosques are not immune from architectural debate. Elements that have no religious function are questioned, as is the relationship between a mosque and its context. The discussion is especially stark in parts of the world with relatively new Muslim communities, where some theorists have advocated for the removal of symbolic elements on the basis that they are 'pastiche,' while others are nostalgic about the sentimentality associated with historical forms. Nonetheless, contemporary architects have been successfully elevating mosque architecture, fulfilling its functional requirements creatively, while allowing the building's context to drive the form. Read on to learn about seven mosque projects from across the world where stylistic dilemmas were overcome with careful contextual responses. Related Article The Award for Future Mosque Sancaklar Mosque / EAA - Emre Arolat ArchitectureSave this picture!According to the architect, the Sancaklar Mosque "aims to address the fundamental issues of designing a mosque by distancing itself from the current architectural discussions based on form and focusing solely on the essence of religious space." Situated in a hilly area in the suburbs of Istanbul, the mosque is set into the topography with only the entrance canopy visible from the outside as one approaches from above the hill. The external walls built of stone conceal a cave-like interior perfectly suited for quiet prayer and reflection.Gulshan Society Mosque / Kashef Chowdhury - URBANASave this picture!One major factor that determined the final form of this mosque was that only a small site was available for a congregation expected to be very large. Thus, the mosque was arranged across seven stories in a cuboid form that sits harmoniously with the surrounding urban context in the capital city of Bangladesh, Dhaka. The volume is enveloped with a screen structure that allows daylight and ventilation but which offers shade from the sun. Surrounded by buildings mostly painted white, the screen is constructed of white concrete. Its elongated grid resembles a pattern of windows and expresses the floor plates behind it. Very subtly, the openings in the screen spell out the Islamic phrase "there is no God but God" in classical Kufic Arabic script.Nurul Yaqin Mosque / Dave Orlando + Fandy GunawanSave this picture!The Nurul Yaqin Mosque in Palu City, Indonesia, takes its inspiration from its location projecting out into the bay. Conceived as both a mosque and a memorial to the 2018 tsunami disaster, it is composed of a stand-alone prayer hall facing the sea while the supporting functions are housed in an adjacent block facing the street. Evoking a sense of peace and harmony was an ambition of the architect. This can be seen in the very simple form of the prayer hall. The rectilinear volume is not entirely enclosed but is left open at low level all around. Ventilation panels at high level include the only religious ornamentation on the hall, in the form of the 99 names of God laser-cut into the stainless steel panels. Within the hall, the polished terrazzo floor shimmers like the surface of the sea beyond, which can be seen through the low-level opening in the wall, creating a continuity between the prayer space and the water.Al Gharra Mosque / Mohammed Ibrahim Shafee Architectural OfficeSave this picture!Al Gharra Mosque attempts to move away from traditional approaches of mosque design replicating the Prophet's house and first mosque and, instead, engages with architectural discourse. The site is located on a rocky hillside facing south towards Makkah and the direction of prayer, with the mosque and associated buildings following the contours of the inclined landscape. Rustic stone blocks feature in the landscaping and also in the solid mihrab wall, where they feature on both the interior and exterior, bringing the hillside in.Red Mosque / Kashef Chowdhury - URBANASave this picture!Unlike the Al Gharra Mosque, the Red Mosque in Keraniganj Upazila, Bangladesh, does take as its initial inspiration the first mosque of Islam. Hence, it takes the simple form of one space, rectangular in plan, with a roof supported on columns and glazed walls. The mosque sits in the grounds of a historic mosque, which was also refurbished. The red color of the roof, columns, and glazing frames comes from this existing structure. The glass walls and opening panels allow the outside to flow into the interior space, bringing in the leafy, wooded environment, and the forest of columns mimics the trees outside.Al Huda Nusantara Mosque / JXA StudioSave this picture!This mosque in West Java, Indonesia, shuns the use of domes and explicit symbols in favor of vernacular architecture and local materials. Its most prominent feature is the tiered tropical pitched roof which can be seen on approach to the entrance. A canopy creates a veranda to the front and sides of the main hall to deal with the climate and act as an additional prayer area when needed.Amir Shakib Arslan Mosque / L.E.FT ArchitectsSave this picture!The Amir Shakib Arslan Mosque is a small mosque of only 100 square meters which sits on a steep hillside. According to the architects, "rather than the traditional inert Cube/Dome/Minaret volumetric expression of normative mosque architecture, the design offers a lighter reading of the typology, an ephemeral tectonic presence." Part of the mosque is a refurbished historic space with stone arches and part of the task was its extension and reorientation towards the Makkah. The exterior interventions included converting a parking lot into a public plaza and an abstracted metalwork minaret to aid with wayfinding and marking the entrance.Image gallerySee allShow lessAbout this authorCite: Mohieldin Gamal. "Contemporary Mosques: Using Context as Driver over Symbolism" 21 Jan 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1025921/contemporary-mosques-using-context-as-driver-over-symbolism&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save!ArchDaily?You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! 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Apartments in Brazil: Interiors with Reused and Recovered MaterialsSave this picture!Paraso Apartment / RUNA + Elky Santos. Image Lauro RochaFrom the field of architecture and construction, the concept of material reuse is closely tied to circular economy and the reduction of carbon footprints, paving the way toward a more sustainable and responsible future. By incorporating recycling practices, recovery, restoration, and/or the reuse of demolition materials, resource efficiency along with the reduction of energy consumption makes it feasible to experiment with techniques, applications, and new materials that honor the memory of spaces while also bringing new life to both interiors and exteriors.While renovations have proven to be a specialty of architects of the future, the development of such interventions reveals the creation of spatial dynamics where the reuse of original materials often provides new living conditions. It also opens the door to more sustainable approaches linked to the future of construction and awareness of environmental care. Numerous examples from Latin American housing demonstrate how the circular economy concept forms the foundation of these initiatives. The reuse of materials such as ceramics, marble, furniture, wood, and others showcases the vast potential of interior design, engaging in dialogue with elements, techniques, or textures from other eras. This also promotes the development of everyday living practices that contribute to reducing environmental impact.Save this picture!In this curated collection, we present 5 interior apartment projects in Brazil where the reuse of materials and other architectural elements has been part of the project conception. Related Article Deconstruct, Do Not Demolish: The Practice of Reuse of Materials in Architecture Caco Apartment / CoarquitetosSave this picture!Undergoing a radical transformation, the proposal for the Caco Apartment in Braslia involved demolishing almost all internal walls and integrating the spaces, with a focus on natural lighting, ventilation, and spaciousness. By applying aesthetic and sustainable strategies, the original ceramic tiles were reused, transformed into fragments, and repurposed as cladding in the kitchen and bathrooms. This use of demolition materials reflects the commitment to sustainability and the appreciation of craftsmanship.Ibiapinpolis Apartment / Ana Sawaia ArquiteturaSave this picture!Located in a 1973 building in So Paulo, the Ibiapinpolis Apartment offers sweeping views of treetops visible through the living room windows. The renovation aimed to expand the spaces, creating larger, more open areas and uniting the kitchen with the living space. The kitchen presented a significant challenge due to limited natural lighting and excessive circulation space from the entrances. The solution involved reusing national travertine marble from the bathrooms to create terrazzo flooring for the kitchen, service area, and washroom. Rather than becoming waste, the material was repurposed into a pebble-like base, with cut pieces in varying triangle sizes incorporated into the design.RR Apartment / Nati Minas & Studio + Flip ArquiteturaSave this picture!The reuse in the renovation of this apartment was not only necessary but also a conscious choice, as it incorporated numerous elements such as marble flooring, wardrobes in private areas, and some existing furniture. Light colors and handcrafted textures took center stage, revisiting various materials and introducing new finishes to create a fresh atmosphere within a fluid design. As the designers stated, their goal was to respect what was already there and renew it to transform the space.Paraso Apartment / RUNA + Elky SantosSave this picture!In the Paradise Apartment, located in the southern part of So Paulo, the aim was to minimize demolition waste and construction costs. A material reuse strategy was implemented, involving solid bricks, ceramic floors, cement coatings, glass bricks, irregular mortar and concrete blocks, and wooden parquet flooring. All available materials on-site were either returned to their original function or repurposed. Using a small-to-medium-sized crusher, aggregate materials were created on-site for use in subfloors, plaster mortars, gypsum finishes, concrete countertops and floors, and tile cladding. Additionally, the team developed an economically accessible material for floors and countertops, called "entuhite", made from demolition debris. Old bathroom tiles were repurposed as paving and cladding for terrace areas.Bananeira Apartment / Ang Arquitetura + Estdio Pedro LunaSave this picture!In an old 1970s building, the apartment faced the challenge of adjusting its layout to meet the needs of its residents while maximizing the use of existing structures. The entrance hall, kitchen, and one bedroom were opened up to the living room to create a spacious and integrated area. A green tunnel marks the entrance, and furniture is used to delineate different spaces, while a brick wall runs through the dining and living areas, serving as a support for various objects. This wall was constructed using bricks salvaged from the demolition of a wall in another apartment undergoing simultaneous renovation. Additionally, a wooden shelf made from the apartment's old flooring was installed on the wall, and reclaimed bricks were reused throughout the extension of the main bedroom's wall.This article is part of an ArchDaily curated series that focuses on built projects from our database grouped under specific themes related to cities, typologies, materials, or programs. Every month, we will highlight a collection of structures that find a common thread between previously uncommon contexts, unpacking the depths of influence on our built environments. As always, at ArchDaily, we highly appreciate the input of our readers. If you think we should mention specific ideas, please submit your suggestions.Image gallerySee allShow lessAbout this authorAgustina IiguezAuthorCite: Iiguez, Agustina. "Apartments in Brazil: Interiors with Reused and Recovered Materials" [Apartamentos en Brasil: interiores que reutilizan y recuperan sus materiales] 21 Jan 2025. ArchDaily. (Trans. 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Elvi Caperonis overcame over 100 rejections to secure a role at a Big Tech company.She feels that her strong rsum played a major part in finally landing the role.She shares her advice for crafting a strong rsum, such as by highlighting metrics and technical skills.Elvi Caperonis always wanted to work in Big Tech.She graduated with a computer science degree in 2005, followed by a master's degree in software engineering, and she was drawn to the allure of having a job that was both challenging and financially rewarding not to mention the enviable perks and prestige that came along with Big Tech companies."I aimed to work with intelligent people to build technologies that could positively impact the world," she told Business Insider. "I was very excited about the opportunity to learn about cutting-edge technologies like AI and machine learning."In 2017, after six years of tech consulting work and over three years at Harvard University as a techno-functional reporting analyst, Caperonis landed a full-time job as a business intelligence engineer at a top-tier tech company one of the Magnificent 7.But landing the job was far from easy, and the process was highly competitive. "I faced many rejections that allowed me to grow and learn how to make it happen," said Caperonis, whose employment history has been verified by Business Insider.Dealing with rejection after rejectionThe disappointment began in 2012 when Caperonis applied for a job at a Fortune 500 company. With two degrees and several years of relevant experience, she believed she was an overqualified candidate and a perfect fit for the opportunity.But when it came time to answer technical questions, "My mind went blank," said Caperonis, who spoke little English before moving to the US in 2011. "I knew the answers and could even picture the scenarios in which I'd used the technology, but I struggled to articulate my thoughts in English back then."She was rejected.As she persisted in her job search, Caperonis endured a series of rejections from prominent companies, including Stripe, Meta, Twitter, Oracle, Akamai Technologies, and many others in the tech industry. She estimates that over the course of five years of trying to land a Big Tech job, she received over 100 rejections."The rejections hurt a lot," she said. "Each one felt like a deep wound, momentarily leaving me heartbroken and hopeless."What Caperonis found even more painful was often being ghosted by employers after submitting an application or even having an interview.She never thought about giving up, though. "The weight of disappointment became a catalyst for growth," she said. She treated each application and interview as a way to gain insights about how to approach future opportunities.She thought she failed againHer job interview with one top tech company lasted about eight hours and included multiple rounds of behavioral questions. By the end of the day, she felt completely exhausted and feared she'd failed.But the tides had turned. "When the recruiter called me with the good news, I could hardly believe it I was so excited and happy," Caperonis said. "I realized my life was about to change."She recommends that anyone interested in Big Tech be very prepared to showcase their accomplishments and proficiency through their rsum.Here's the one she used, which she feels played a major part in landing the job:A strong Big Tech rsum: Her 3 tips1. Create a gateway to your brandThe professional profile summary at the top of the rsum is the first thing a recruiter will see, and it should be a carefully crafted gateway to your brand, said Caperonis. She noted it can "make or break your first impression.""With just five seconds to capture a recruiter's attention, this section should be your unique value proposition a chance to showcase your skills, experiences, and what sets you apart from other candidates," she said. In her case, Caperonis highlighted her ScrumMaster certification, nearly a decade of experience, and principles of honesty, discretion, loyalty, and sincerity through which she could help a company achieve its goals.2. Validate your capabilitiesCaperonis believes that the work experience section of the rsum is the most important element for Big Tech, and she incorporated results and metrics to make hers more compelling.Throughout this section, Caperonis added details to quantify her achievements such as "designed over 300 reports" to make the scope and impact of her work more tangible.3. Create a platform to demonstrate your competenceThe next most important section of your rsum is the technical skills section, in her opinion."I've seen that tech recruiters quickly skim through your rsum to see if you have the work experience required for the job, after they quickly review your 'tech stack' the technologies and tools required for the job."Caperonis's technical skills section for her Big Tech application included programming languages, project management tools, data analysis techniques, and interpersonal skills crucial for collaboration and communication within a team."My proficiency in business intelligence tools, such as Oracle Business Intelligence, and my prior work experience at Harvard University as a techno-functional reporting analyst were critical factors," in ultimately securing her role, she said.What she'd do differentlyLooking back, Caperonis believes she did a great job highlighting her experience and technical skills in her rsum. But if she were to revise it today, she'd showcase her accomplishments and proficiency better."I'd include more metrics that showcase the impact of my work in terms of money, time, and resources that I have helped companies save, instead of just plain statements about my responsibilities," she said.She also regrets not being more meticulous about proofreading before submission, as her rsum ended up containing a few grammatical errors. "In this competitive market, candidates must ensure their rsums are polished and free of grammatical mistakes," she said.To create a rsum that will help you stand out as a tech candidate, Caperonis said it's wise to use AI tools to analyze job descriptions, suggest relevant keywords, and format your rsum but stressed the importance of having a person, such as a career coach, give your rsum a once-over before you submit it."I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to have the rsum reviewed and personalized by a real human," she said.

Sanofi's CEO said the pharma firm uses AI to help decide to move a drug to the next developmental phase.He said it's a "sobering" process because AI agents have no careers at stake."The agent isn't wedded to the project for 10 years," Paul Hudson said at Davos.Paul Hudson, CEO of the pharmaceutical firm Sanofi, has an argument for letting AI make top-level decisions in medicine: It has no attachments.Speaking at a panel in Davos on Tuesday, Hudson said Sanofi uses AI to recommend whether drugs should "pass through a tollgate," or essentially get approval to move to the next phase of development.He said that when Sanofi's senior decision-makers convene to discuss a drug, they start with an AI's recommendation for their choice."And we do that because it's very sobering, because the agent doesn't have a career at stake," Hudson said. "The agent isn't wedded to the project for the last 10 years. The agent is dispassionately saying: 'Don't go forward or go forward faster, or go forward and remember these things.'""And we're not used to having somebody without a career at stake in the room at a senior level," he continued.Hudson also said that Sanofi typically takes about 12 to 15 years to fully develop a drug and bring it to market and that it's been practically using AI for about three years. By his estimate, that means AI has been around at Sanofi for about a third of the "discovery" process for some drugs. That process is when manufacturers figure out what compounds should qualify as candidates for new medicines.The pharmaceutical company, which makes drugs like Lantus insulin jabs and Plavix blood thinners, spends about three billion euros, or $3.1 billion, on discovery within that timeframe, Hudson said.He and four other senior-level speakers, including Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman and Aramco CEO Amin Nasser, spoke positively about AI at the panel, saying people shouldn't be so worried that they might lose their jobs."The jobs that are at risk are the jobs where the human isn't interested in AI. AI doesn't beat human plus AI," Hudson said.Sanofi's press team did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent outside regular business hours by Business Insider.

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