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Building AI-Ready Data Centers Means Designing For Certainty
Abhilash Kunnatoor Margabandu is vice president of infrastructure engineering at EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure. For years, data center design has been grounded in predictability. Engineers could model around demand, define capacity and…
Tour Players Lead New Wilson Defyer Racket Design
Karen Khachanov was the first athlete to play with the prototype Wilson Defyer at the tour level. When Karen Khachanov won Halle in 2025 using a Wilson prototype racket, it was the only frame like it he had. It was early days for Wilson crafting a…
Hong Kong Fashion Fest returns as city pushes local designers onto global stage
Hong Kong Fashion Fest will return from September 1 to 14, bringing together a series of programs spanning haute couture, cross-regional menswear and sustainable design, as the city continues to position itself as a regional fashion hub. SCROLL TO…
Trump tells Congress he intends to lift Syria's terrorism designation
July 8 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump informed Congress on Wednesday of his intent to rescind Syria's decades-old designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, another crucial step signifying Damascus' transition from international pariah toward…
People Really Hate These Home Design Trends, And If You Like Them, You're The Only One
Guess I'll go return my gallon of sage green paint:/…
Startup reveals prototype of floating survival pod designed to withstand tsunamis and extreme flooding
A French startup company has unveiled a prototype for a survival device that it says can save people from tsunamis and severe flooding. The prototype was revealed at a technology conference in Paris earlier this month. The company, Lifepods, says…
Sony's RX10 V superzoom finally arrives with a new design and 4K 120p video
Sony has finally unveiled the RX10 V, a superzoom compact camera that comes with a 24-600mm optical zoom lens and 20.1-megapixel 1-inch sensor. The design has been overhauled compared to the nine-year-old RX10 IV for a more modern look and adds…
Damen Wins Design Work for $3.2 Billion UK-Dutch Warship Program
Dutch shipmaker Damen Shipyards is working with the UK and the Netherlands on a design for new amphibious transport ships commissioned as part of a £2.4 billion ($3.2 billion) deal between the two countries. The ships will be built in UK…
Designers Reveal 5 Buzzy Design Trends That Are Already 'Outdated' in 2026
We're officially halfway through 2026, which means that before long, conversations will shift toward the interior design trends expected to define 2027. But before we get too far ahead of ourselves, it's worth taking a moment to reflect on the…
Senator Wyden Says Trump Tariffs Are 'Ill-Designed' to Combat Forced Labor Globally
This article is for subscribers only. Just weeks before a set of stopgap tariffs expire, the Trump administration is close to finalizing a new set of duties it says are intended to stamp out goods made with forced labor from the global economy.
Student engineers, designers develop mountable wheelchair light with (dis)Ability Design Studio
Powered by collaborative and empathic design, the next generation of designers and engineers are working to make life easier for wheelchair and mobility device users. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign graduate student Carter Schott is…
Alison Hammond's pearl nude nails are summer's most versatile manicure trend: 8 designs to try now
Alison Hammond is a hun culture legend; The Queen of huns, if you will. But as of late, she's been charting new Royal territory: Beauty Queen. I'm talking curly bobs, soft glam smoky eyes and most recently, a manicure that captures the zeitgeist of…
U.K.'s National Film and Television School Partners With Angels Costumes on New Sandy Powell-Backed Costume Design Course (EXCLUSIVE)
The U.K.'s National Film and Television School (NFTS) has unveiled a new partnership with Angels Costumes and John Gore Studios to support the renowned college's new costume course. The two-year costume design for film and television postgraduate…
Fiat's New Tiny EV Makes That Designer Golf Cart Look Like an Expensive Joke
The battle of the premium EV golf carts is heating up. Fiat announced this week that its tiny Topolino EV is now available in the United States. Its parent company, Stellantis, says the launch marks its first entry into the…
We Found 23 Unique Home Stores That Designers Are 'Gatekeeping'
Pictured Above: The interior of Nickey Kehoe's New York shop. Anyone who's shopped for home decor or furniture online knows how overwhelming the experience can be. While product pages can tell you the exact dimensions of a sofa or dining table…
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