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scmp.com - Theodora Yu - Fee, prize caps proposed for claw machines amid 'deceptive design' concerns
Fee, prize caps proposed for claw machines amid 'deceptive design' concerns
South China Morning Post

The operation of claw and pinball machines could be regulated by capping fees and prize values as a first step to curb addiction to automated games, lawmakers have said, while also warning of “deceptive” designs that make winning…

popsci.com - Mack DeGeurin - 15 innovative, wacky airplane seat designs
15 innovative, wacky airplane seat designs
Popular Science

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Travel season is approaching, which means families and solo adventurers scrounging together funds for a summer getaway. If they plan on flying to their destination, they have a record…

fastcompany.com - Diana Budds - Step inside the gorgeous, futuristic offices of Vast, the startup designing the next-gen space station
Step inside the gorgeous, futuristic offices of Vast, the startup designing the next-gen space station
Fast Company

A tall baobab tree greets people inside the Long Beach, California, headquarters of Vast, an aerospace company that is building the space station of the future. It's planted beneath a skylight in the center of a white-painted circular lobby…

arstechnica.com - Jennifer Ouellette - MIT's virtual violin offers luthiers a new design tool
MIT's virtual violin offers luthiers a new design tool
Ars Technica

Violin makers, aka luthiers, traditionally learn from hands-on experience how to craft parts and select materials to shape an instrument's final sound. MIT engineers hope to streamline that painstaking process with their new virtual violin. It's a…

channelnewsasia.com - Luo Jingmei - Inside the Singapore design showcase at Milan Design Week 2026
Inside the Singapore design showcase at Milan Design Week 2026
CNA

From Apr 21 to Apr 26, Foro Buonaparte 54 in Milan's Brera Design District became a slice of Singapore. The venue hosted Prototype Island, a DesignSingapore Council showcase presented during Milan Design Week 2026, alongside the 64th edition of…

teenvogue.com - Crystal Okonkwo - These 4 Emerging Designers Prove That Fashion Is Art
These 4 Emerging Designers Prove That Fashion Is Art
Teen Vogue

Though celebrated at Monday's Met Gala, “Fashion is Art” is a defining ethos that pulses through the industry year-round, shaping creativity on and off the carpet. The Met Gala 2026 carpet dress code is ‘Fashion is Art' while…

archdaily.com - Rene Submissions - From Warehouse to Innovation Hub: Renovation, Reuse and Human-Centered Design for Lower Environmental Impact
From Warehouse to Innovation Hub: Renovation, Reuse and Human-Centered Design for Lower Environmental Impact
ArchDaily

What happens when you choose reuse over demolition? In Østbirk, Denmark, a 30-year-old timber warehouse has been transformed into a 14,000-square-meter world-class innovation hub for nearly 500 VELUX employees. This article explores how the…

pcguide.com - Jack Goodall - Valve designer says they 'could see' using TMR thumbsticks for future hardware, like the Steam Deck 2
Valve designer says they 'could see' using TMR thumbsticks for future hardware, like the Steam Deck 2
PC Guide

PC Guide is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Read More Stick drift might not be a problem in the next Steam Deck Valve's second-generation Steam Controller has finally been released, and…

hometownstation.com - Carl Goldman - What Skilled Outdoor Contractors Handle That Designers Do Not
What Skilled Outdoor Contractors Handle That Designers Do Not
KHTS Radio

A stunning outdoor plan on paper holds little value if the right hands aren't there to execute it. Designers bring vision through plant palettes, spatial layouts, and material selections. But shaping raw land, solving drainage problems, and…

click2houston.com - New Smile: AI-driven design at Texas Dental Implant Center
New Smile: AI-driven design at Texas Dental Implant Center
KPRC

HOUSTON – Make 2026 the year of reinvention — reclaiming confidence, health and quality of life with full-arch dental solutions. At the Texas Dental Implant Center, Dr. Michel Azer and recent patient Mohannad Saleh show that modern…

mit.edu - It took 40 years for technology to catch up to this zipper design
It took 40 years for technology to catch up to this zipper design
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

In 1985, the Innovative Design Fund placed an ad in Scientific American offering up to $10,000 to support clever prototypes for clothing, home decor, and textiles. William Freeman PhD '92, then an electrical engineer at Polaroid and now an MIT…

housebeautiful.com - Jessica Cherner - 7 'Slow Decorating' Rules Design Experts Swear By for a More Timeless Home
7 'Slow Decorating' Rules Design Experts Swear By for a More Timeless Home
House Beautiful

Whether you've just settled into a large, multi-room home or a compact city apartment, it's common to feel the urge to decorate everything as quickly as possible. It's understandable—living in a space that feels unfinished can make it hard…

billboard.com - Annie Harrigan - Sam Smith Wears Custom Look by Their Partner, Designer Christian Cowan, to the 2026 Met Gala
Sam Smith Wears Custom Look by Their Partner, Designer Christian Cowan, to the 2026 Met Gala
Billboard

What's better than walking the Met Gala red carpet with your partner? Wearing something they designed for the occasion. Sam Smith and their partner, designer Christian Cowan, attended the 2026 Met Gala together — both in custom looks by none…

rockpapershotgun.com - Oisin Kuhnke - 'It meant we got the design right': Resident Evil Requiem's producer on the DLSS5 Grace Ashcroft debacle
'It meant we got the design right': Resident Evil Requiem's producer on the DLSS5 Grace Ashcroft debacle
Rock Paper Shotgun

Back in March, Nvidia revealed unto the world DLSS5, the next version of its upscaling and frame generation tech. It was ugly as sin, turning Resident Evil Requiem's Grace Ashcroft into, in the words of our own James, yassified Instagram models.

straitstimes.com - Hungary media mogul who designed Orban's campaigns offers his firms to the state
Hungary media mogul who designed Orban's campaigns offers his firms to the state
The Straits Times

BUDAPEST, May 5 - One of Hungary's top media players, whose companies have benefited from lucrative state contracts under the outgoing government, has offered to hand over his firms and some of his investments to the state as the new government…

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