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Japan designates 18 regions as green transformation strategy areas
The industry ministry said Friday that it has selected 18 regions as green transformation strategy areas. The ministry will support the regions by easing regulations on land use and providing subsidies, aiming to attract companies and investment…
Sandwell fashion designer on plans for West Midlands fashion week
As he geared up for his third New York Fashion Week, Jashaan Gill admitted he still felt the pressure, despite being in the industry for more than a decade. 'The hustle is real. Even now, 12 or 13 years into the journey, it's very much still about…
Why AI Agent Memory Is Not A Substitute For Proper Design
Joseph Ours leads the AI Strategy Practice at Centric Consulting. Researchers found something that should worry anyone deploying AI agents in production. They studied agents designed to learn from their mistakes by writing themselves a note after a…
Stop Blaming Kids for Technology Designed to Capture Them
California's new social media law targets addictive design for kids under 16, not screen time or content. Constant online stressors keep the nervous system from returning to baseline, stacking stress Teens' reward and social brain systems are…
The Heavy Disco-Ball Satellite Designed To Do… Nothing
Launched in 1976, LAGEOS-1 (LAser GEOdynamic Satellite) is unusual in that it contains no instrumentation, no electronics, no power supply, and no means of propulsion. It's spherical, weighs just under 407 kg, and looks a bit like a disco ball. It…
Can fashion design Its way out of extraction?
Sascha Camilli knows how to make fashion pay attention. At Milan Fashion Week in September 2023, the PETA campaigner interrupted Gucci's catwalk to protest against the use of wild-animal skins—an intervention that travelled rapidly from the…
Mossy catwalks, mycelial designs and Monty Don: the growth of gardener style
You could argue that photosynthesis, soil bacteria, chlorophyll and germination, by their nature, never go out of style. But somehow, as the news broke this week that Monty Don would step down from Gardeners' World after 23 years behind the shovel…
Apple researchers unveil SimpleDesign, a new AI model for protein design
In a new study, Apple researchers detail SimpleDesign, a streamlined AI model that can jointly generate protein sequences and structures. Here are the details. Last September, Apple researchers published a study titled “SimpleFold: Folding…
Hazleton man designated sexually violent predator, sentenced to decades in prison
WILKES-BARRE — A Hazleton man was sentenced to more than 40 years in state prison Thursday after a Luzerne County jury convicted him of raping a child and other offenses. Court of Common Pleas Judge Michael T. Vough sentenced Elias Francoise…
Trump list of U.S.-designated 'foreign terrorist organizations' in Latin America grows to 21
The label was once reserved for groups like the Islamic State group or al-Qaida that use violence for political ends — not for money-focused crime rings. But Trump's aim was to increase pressure on the groups and anyone who the U.S. sees as…
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Designers and Computer Scientists Create New Decoy Fonts That Humans Can Read but A.I. Bots Cannot
As the deployment of A.I. tools into search engines, text messaging and writing platforms becomes increasingly conspicuous and pervasive, some researchers are seeking new ways to insulate words written by humans from the reach of trawling bots and…
New York Men's Day Shines Spotlight on Emerging Designers
Emerging designers don't generally get a lot of facetime during high-profile fashion events such as New York Fashion Week — especially those who focus primarily on menswear. That's why Agentry PR created New York Men's Day more than a decade…
The Design Choice That Instantly Made the iPhone Duo the Best Foldable on the Market
I'm sure you know the basics by now. If you've spent any time on the Internet this week, you've seen that Apple released its long-rumored foldable iPhone, dubbed the iPhone Duo. It's the biggest and most expensive iPhone ever, and in his inaugural…
What Is Fueling L.A. Design Week/end's Expansion
The energy around Los Angeles design scene and its makers is palpable. As a result, organizers of Los Angeles Design Week/end, also known as LAD/W, decided to expand the three-day event into a larger, five-day program, now featuring more than 130…
Designer Brands: Margin Growth And Positive Outlook Support Share Price Upside (NYSE:DBI)
Designer Brands Inc. is rated BUY after a 15% post-earnings rally driven by EPS beat and raised FY27 guidance. DBI's own brands, especially Topo and Jessica Simpson, delivered strong double-digit sales growth, supporting margin expansion despite…
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