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Restorative architecture: ideals vs reality
Buildings occupy a growing percentage of land on earth. Buildings also account for a large share of energy consumption; as global warming intensifies demand for cooling, this share will increase. Given the impact of buildings on land-use change and…
China's Loongson launches homegrown 16-core server CPU built on LoongArch architecture - 40W chip with DDR4 ECC and 32 PCIe lanes targets cheap SMB file, database, and web servers
Loongson Technology has announced the Loongson 3C3000, a new 16-core server processor aimed at low-cost general-purpose server systems. Unveiled on June 26, 2026, via a public corporate release, the chip is based on Loongson's in-house architecture…
Leeds 'Cornucopia' mural near Corn Exchange and Kirkgate Market restored
One of the most recognisable public artworks in Leeds has been given a 'respectful refresh' to preserve it. The 9.7m (32ft) tall 'Cornucopia' mural, on the side of a building near Leeds Corn Exchange and Kirkgate Market, was painted by Ilkley-based…
Rare Virginia octagon mansion with 'haunted' reputation hits the market
A rare eight-sided Virginia mansion with a spooky reputation is looking for its next owner. The historic Octagon Mansion in Wytheville, Virginia, has hit the market for $295,000, offering buyers six bedrooms, roughly 5,000 square feet and more than…
AI-Native Firms Are Flatter, Leaner, And More Valuable: Threat Or Opportunity?
A graph showing how AI native startups consistently have fewer active employees than non-AI native startups in the Y-Combinator sample. Figure 4: AI Native Firms Analysis HBS Working Paper 26-090 A new Harvard Business School/INSEAD study of over…
Hull's Avenues open gardens event celebrates 50 years of visitors
Emma Petrie East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Residents in Hull who open their gardens to the public are celebrating 50 years of welcoming visitors. The Avenues conservation area has hosted the event every year since 1976. The gardens offer unique…
Hull's Avenues open gardens event celebrates 50 years of visitors
Residents in Hull who open their gardens to the public are celebrating 50 years of welcoming visitors. The Avenues conservation area has hosted the event every year since 1976. The gardens offer unique features such as original stable blocks and a…
MacBook Retail Sales Challenged By Apple Silicon Legacy
Customers explore the MacBook portfolio in the Apple shop in Nanjing Jinmao Plaza (Photo by Zhang Peng/LightRocket via Getty Images) Apple is facing a growing challenge as consumers no longer need the increased performance packed into the latest…
As AI pushes data centres to breaking point, some Chinese chipmakers bet on SiC
As the global artificial intelligence (AI) boom puts intense pressure on data centre energy grids, some Chinese chipmakers are betting on highly efficient silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors to help solve the technology sector's power problem.
How Hong Kong built the most skyscrapers in the world-beating every US city
The city with more skyscrapers than any other place in the world is not New York, Chicago, or Dubai—but none other than Hong Kong. With 569 buildings rising above 150 meters (around 492 feet), Hong Kong far surpasses New York City, which has…
Plans to build monument in Scunthorpe celebrating diversity
Plans to build a monument in a park symbolising respect and tolerance for all cultures has been submitted. The applicant, a member of the Scunthorpe Bangladeshi community, is seeking permission from North Lincolnshire Council to build the monument…
GM is hiring rival talent to make the Escalade drive itself
General Motors is on a mission to put self-driving tech in the hands of all its customers, starting with the Cadillac, and the automaker's autonomy boss says it has the talent to get there. In an interview with Business Insider, GM's VP of…
U.S. Banking On 'Co-Innovation' For Its Trillion Dollar Energy Build
The United States is embarking on its biggest energy buildout in a generation. One that will likely need all participants in the country's infrastructure development ecosystem to not just collaborate and but ‘co-innovate.' From offshore oil…
Plans to build monument in Scunthorpe celebrating diversity
Ivan Morris Poxton Local Democracy Reporting Service Plans to build a monument in a park symbolising respect and tolerance for all cultures has been submitted. The applicant, a member of the Scunthorpe Bangladeshi community, is seeking permission…
Tomorrow's world: museums, art spaces and tech-hubs from Shenzhen to Spain that help broaden the mind
By their very nature, museums, heritage sites and other tourist favourites tend to be backwards-looking, but that doesn't mean there aren't global attractions that flip the script to imagine what lies ahead – or what could exist in alternate…
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