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Are designers to blame for our tech dystopia? It's complicated
As someone who has been working in user experience design for 30-odd years, I define design features as the conceptualization and implementation of a novel interaction—like infinite scroll or autoplay—for the benefit of a user. These…
An ex-Apple designer wants to reinvent the neighborhood vehicle
After leaving a job at Apple, where he led the design of the Apple Watch, Julian Hoenig wasn't planning to start an EV company. But a chance conversation with a friend revealed a gap in the market. His friend owned a resort and couldn't find a good…
IBM hails new 'block of flats' design breakthrough for tiny chips
IBM has unveiled a new chip design which it says could enable manufacturers to cram 100 billion transistors on a silicon chip the size of a fingernail. The current industry-standard size for chips, measured in a the unit of nanometres - a billionth…
A Veteran Apple Designer Reimagines the Golf Cart
On the dunes of Tróia, a breezy peninsula just south of Lisbon, Julian Hoenig is taking his latest invention for a spin. The veteran Apple Inc. designer, who worked under Steve Jobs and Jony Ive and helped create the Apple Watch and Vision…
Kuaishou chip spin-off taps funding for in-house designs amid export controls
Chinese internet giants are increasingly moving beyond software and into semiconductor design, betting that proprietary chips will give them greater control over computing infrastructure as artificial intelligence workloads surge and geopolitical…
OpenAI and Broadcom announce chip designed for LLM inference at scale
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT and Codex and the models those tools utilize, and Broadcom, an established silicon supplier, have announced a new chip called Jalapeño, designed specifically for large language model inference in data…
Stoke City: Championship club reveal new crest design installed on home stadium
Stoke City have announced the club's new crest has been installed at bet365 Stadium. The Potters adopted a new design last summer following several months of consultation with fans and revealed a 'phased' introduction at their home ground with…
European cities are using clever design solutions to fight extreme heat. Will they work?
Europe is facing a deadly, record-breaking heat wave, and to keep cool, cities and residents have taken to design interventions. Some are longer-running projects already underway, while others are quick DIY relief efforts for Europeans facing the…
From Dreamy Designs to Striking Minimalism, the Best Designer Bridal Looks
The influence of bridal fashion is everywhere this summer — see Dua Lipa's striking wedding ensembles, including a Schiaparelli skirt suit and custom Chanel Haute Couture wedding gown designed by Matthieu Blazy, to the buzzy, yet to be seen…
Curio Residence / Waterfrom Design
Area: 307 m² Year: 2026 Photographs: Studio Millspace More Specs Text description provided by the architects. The relationship between our client and us spans more than two decades. Over the years, we were invited to shape three spaces across…
Ferrari Replaces Marketing Chief After Its Jony Ive-Designed EV Got Roasted
After Ferrari's controversial unveiling of its first-ever EV, the timing of its latest leadership change is raising some eyebrows. The luxury sports car company announced Tuesday that it is replacing longtime Chief Marketing and Commercial Officer…
This Architect Built a Chess Set Where the Hardware Is the Design
Chess has been around for roughly 1,500 years, and in that time, the chess set has been reimagined in almost every conceivable way. You've seen the hand-carved wooden sets passed down through generations, the marble ones that live on coffee tables…
OpenAI unveils custom chip it designed with Broadcom to boost its AI infrastructure
OpenAI showed off the company's first custom artificial intelligence chip designed in conjunction with Broadcom on Wednesday, as it seeks to speed its development of its infrastructure. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT AI labs such as OpenAI and…
New Platform Aims To Streamline Interior Designer Discovery Across India
Bengaluru: As India's interior design industry continues to expand, a new platform is seeking to address one of the sector's persistent challenges — helping users identify interior designers that best match their specific requirements. My…
Another Ex-Apple Designer Made An Electric Vehicle (And No, It's Not The Ferrari Luce)
Apple spent somewhere north of ten billion dollars and nearly a decade trying to build a car. The project, codenamed Titan, employed hundreds of engineers and designers, quietly consumed some of the sharpest automotive minds in the world, and was…
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