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Trump's Ballroom Design Has Barely Been Scrutinized
Columns will block interior ballroom view Grand staircase doesn't lead to ballroom Columns will block interior ballroom view Grand staircase doesn't lead to ballroom Design bumps existing path, ruins symmetry Columns will block interior ballroom…
Build your marketing ark: A framework for AI, empathy, and design
There's a flood coming. A downpour of noise — more content, more channels, more AI-generated everything, moving faster than most teams can keep up with. Somewhere in that volume, your customers are quietly drowning — overwhelmed…
Finally, a wearable designed for women approaching menopause
In a companion app, women can log lifestyle variables, like caffeine and alcohol consumption, as well as supplement use and medication. Over time, Peri packages this data into insights designed to help women as they progress toward menopause…
Plug Power Shares Rise After Winning Design Contract in Canada
Plug Power shares were trading 5.3% higher, at $2.37, after the company said it was awarded a front-end engineering design contract to supply a 275 megawatt GenEco PEM electrolyzer system for Hy2gen Canada's Courant project. The company said the…
Trump admin asks court to reimpose Anthropic supply chain risk designation
The Trump administration has appealed a federal judge's temporary suspension of the Pentagon's supply chain risk designation for artificial intelligence firm Anthropic. The notice of appeal, filed in a California federal court Thursday, was largely…
EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water
Environmental Protection Agency director Lee Zeldin speaks at EDSI Cables, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Auburn Hills, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals…
Why are designers, engineers, and product managers in a 'three-way standoff'?
A newsletter about the state of the product job market recently went viral in the design corner of the internet. It's exposing a widespread debate about whether the role of the designer is narrowing in the age of AI. On March 24, Lenny Rachitsky, a…
I finally sat in the Bezos-backed Slate truck. It's designed to be unfinished.
In March 2025 — before I started writing for Business Insider — I met two automotive executives in a New York City coffee shop. They wanted to show me a truck from a secretive new company. 'This is the most public place we've ever…
Designer Mark Thomas Is Leaving Carven
After roughly a year as design director at Carven, Mark Thomas is leaving “to pursue other opportunities,” the Paris-based house said in a brief statement Thursday. His next move could not immediately be learned and “the next…
Design Legend Tobia Scarpa on Editing a Breakthrough Lighting Classic
MILAN — “The lamp in itself is a neutral object, but the person who handles it is able to convey its expressive power, which translates into the strength of its light,” 91-year-old designer Tobia Scarpa told WWD. A master of…
I got an early look at Samsung's new OLED TVs, and the S95H wowed me with its stunning picture and design
Samsung just dropped its 2026 lineup of OLED 4K TVs, including the S95H, S90H, and S85H. They come in a wide range of sizes, from a compact 42-inch screen to an extra-large 83-inch option. I got some early hands-on time with the S95H and S90H at…
How NASA designed the Artemis II space suits for a worst-case scenario
“Houston, we have a problem.” The misquoted phrase is so ingrained in popular culture that it has become the standard comeback to any unexpected mishap. It's also the last phrase NASA's Artemis II mission control wants to hear in the…
The 'Deadpool & Wolverine' Moment Designed for You to Gawk at Hugh Jackman's Chiseled Body Is Now an Action Figure
We might be a few years on from Deadpool & Wolverine at this point, but Hasbro has found yet further ways to put Hughs Jackman on your shelf. We've had casual-clothed Wolverine, we've had suited Wolverine, we've had sleeveless Wolverine, we've had…
What Happens When You Stop Fighting the Rain and Design With It
Most architects treat rain as an obstacle. Drain it. Redirect it. Keep it away from the interior at all costs. Australian architect Steven Chu had a different idea entirely, and it just earned him the Grand Prize at the NOT A HOTEL DESIGN…
EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step that could lead to new limits on those substances for water utilities. EPA…
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