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Why Designers Are Suddenly Using Cork for Everything in 2026
As sustainability becomes a key focus in design, architecture, and product development, natural materials are gaining renewed attention. Among these materials, cork stands out as a versatile, renewable, and lightweight resource with remarkable…
Architect Carlo Ratti on the surprisingly seductive design of Italy's lifeguard uniform
In a new Wallpaper* summer series, architect Carlo Ratti explores Italy through the ordinary objects that define daily life. Meet the lifeguard's uniform through the eyes of the design critic For one hundred and fifty-five years, the…
Rise of 'XL Bully' designer cats leading to 'cruel' suffering, warn experts
Cruel 'Frankenstein' cat breeding is creating a generation of pets doomed to a lifetime of agony, animal welfare experts have warned. Demand for bizarre 'designer' breeds, including flat-faced cats, hairless mutants and short-legged 'XL Bully'…
Disney Unveils New Stitch Design as Live-Action Sequel to $1B Smash Finally Announced
A few years ago, nobody at Disney would have predicted that a live-action remake originally built for streaming would end up carrying the studio's entire 2025 slate. But that's what Lilo & Stitch did, opening to a record Memorial Day weekend and…
Exclusive | NYC designer found dead on Montauk yacht 'harassed' and accused of fraud by boat owner days before death, texts reveal
Hamptons fashion entrepreneur Martha Nolan-O'Slatarra said she was being “harassed” and accused of fraud by financier Chris Durnan just days before she was found dead on his boat, texts obtained by The Post reveal. The 33-year-old…
Domain-Driven Design: Modeling Software Around the Business
A practical guide to Domain-Driven Design (DDD) — the approach to software design that centers business rules and domain models as the primary design concern — covering ubiquitous language, bounded contexts, entities and value…
'We believe in the power of ordinary items to inspire your daily life': welcome to Copenhagen's new Korean design boutique
Hye the Store, a boutique celebrating the best of South Korean and Asian craft and creativity, has just opened in Copenhagen 's Nordhavn. It's a welcome addition to a revitalised northern harbourside district already home to design destinations…
Anti-drone chain gun with 50mm precision-guided ammunition unveiled - Northrop Grumman's Raid Hunter is designed to wipe out drone swarms and cruise missiles
U.S. aerospace, defense and security giant Northrop Grumman thinks it has a solution that will provide short-range, layered air defense against the increasingly complex aerial threats we see in modern war. The new Raid Hunter uses the firm's Chain…
Witcher 3 designer says it wasn't easy to convince players its NPC simulation wasn't 'just fakery': 'People nowadays are interested in those kinds of details, and it really came to haunt us'
It might seem silly to ask in our post-Red Dead horse testicles world, but how much exacting detail is too much? How much is not enough? Gamedev can go on forever if you don't prioritize the things that players actually notice, but if you're making…
As Opel turns to Chinese partners, its hometown frets about the future
As Germany's Opel slashes its engineering ranks and partners with China's Leapmotor, anxiety is running high in Ruesselsheim, the city it has long dominated. Struggling like many other European automakers, Opel is expanding its partnership with…
Bank Hapoalim BM Acquires New Holdings in Cadence Design Systems, Inc. $CDNS
Bank Hapoalim BM bought a new position in shares of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CDNS - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor…
The prediction that Linux had no future aged disastrously
A few months after Linus Torvalds released the first version of Linux, he found himself arguing publicly with someone whose work had helped shape the project in the first place. If you're fuzzy on the terminology, what the Linux kernel actually…
Wedge Capital Management L L P NC Lowers Holdings in Cadence Design Systems, Inc. $CDNS
Wedge Capital Management L L P NC decreased its holdings in Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CDNS - Free Report) by 99.7% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
100,168 Shares in Cadence Design Systems, Inc. $CDNS Purchased by ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
ABN AMRO Bank N.V. purchased a new stake in shares of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CDNS - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased…
The $3.5 Trillion Bleisure Boom Reshaping The Future Of Work
Future of work is being impacted by the rise of bleisure travelers. The global bleisure travel market was valued at $816.24 billion in 2025 by Precedence Research, which projects it will reach $3.57 trillion by 2034. A separate 2025 estimate from…
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