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arstechnica.com - Kyle Orland - No humans allowed: This new space-based MMO is designed exclusively for AI agents
No humans allowed: This new space-based MMO is designed exclusively for AI agents
Ars Technica

For a couple of weeks now, AI agents (and some humans impersonating AI agents) have been hanging out and doing weird stuff on Moltbook's Reddit-style social network. Now, those agents can also gather together on a vibe-coded, space-based MMO…

theverge.com - Andrew J. Hawkins - Ferrari's first EV will have an interior designed by Jony Ive
Ferrari's first EV will have an interior designed by Jony Ive
The Verge

There's a lot of Gorilla glass and aluminum, as well as a surprising number of buttons and physical controls. There's a lot of Gorilla glass and aluminum, as well as a surprising number of buttons and physical controls. Andrew J. Hawkins is…

bloomberg.com - Mark Gurman - This Is the Inside of the Jony Ive-Designed Electric Ferrari Luce
This Is the Inside of the Jony Ive-Designed Electric Ferrari Luce
Bloomberg

Former Apple Inc. design chief Jony Ive spent years helping conceptualize what a car from the iPhone maker might look like. Before the project was ultimately scrapped, Apple had settled on a vision of a fully autonomous vehicle built around massive…

marthastewart.com - Madeline Buiano - 11 Kitchen Cabinet Paint Colors That Will Never Go Out of Style, According to Designers
11 Kitchen Cabinet Paint Colors That Will Never Go Out of Style, According to Designers
Martha Stewart

One of the most time-consuming and costly areas of the home to renovate is the kitchen, which is why it's important to be thoughtful in your design choices when you decide to make a change. While you may tend to focus on the backsplash and…

theguardian.com - Carolyn Boyd - Cool design and wild art on a city break in Metz, north-east France
Cool design and wild art on a city break in Metz, north-east France
The Guardian

As I stand and look at a six-metre skeleton of a domestic cat named Felix, the words of Alice in Wonderland spring to mind: “Curiouser and curiouser.” The sculpture is part of a thought-provoking and enchanting exhibition at the…

afr.com - Stephen Todd - Why this superstar designer is resurrecting a forgotten visionary
Why this superstar designer is resurrecting a forgotten visionary
Australian Financial Review

aking a bet on a forgotten Hungarian may seem counterintuitive when you're the new director of a pedigreed French house known for reviving the work of master furniture designers. But for Parisian design superstar Pierre Yovanovitch, it's a sure…

afr.com - John Davidson - This laptop was designed for schoolkids - then things got complicated
This laptop was designed for schoolkids - then things got complicated
Australian Financial Review

t's back-to-school time again, and you know what that means, don't you? It's time to think about back-to-school gadgets for your kids that can also double as gadgets for you when you're in a bind, like when you've left your work laptop at the…

macrumors.com - Tim Hardwick - Here's Jony Ive's Ferrari Luce EV Interior and Interface Design
Here's Jony Ive's Ferrari Luce EV Interior and Interface Design
MacRumors

In 2021, Ferrari and its parent company Exor announced a multi-year creative partnership with LoveFrom, the design firm co-founded by Apple's former design chief Jony Ive and fellow designer Marc Newson. Now, in an event held at the Transamerica…

wwd.com - Sofia Celeste - French Iranian Designer India Mahdavi and Aigle Deepen Collaboration
French Iranian Designer India Mahdavi and Aigle Deepen Collaboration
WWD

MILAN — Aigle, the French heritage label best known for its rubber boots, has deepened its collaboration with India Mahdavi. On Monday, the French outdoor lifestyle label said it enlisted the French Iranian designer and architect to design a…

globenewswire.com - Sanofi Winthrop Industrie - Press Release: Sanofi's rilzabrutinib designated breakthrough therapy in the US and orphan drug in Japan for the treatment of warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Press Release: Sanofi's rilzabrutinib designated breakthrough therapy in the US and orphan drug in Japan for the treatment of warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia
GlobeNewswire

Sanofi's rilzabrutinib designated breakthrough therapy in the US and orphan drug in Japan for the treatment of warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia Rilzabrutinib is the first and only investigational BTKi for warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia to be…

vice.com - Grace Black - Fans Desperately Wanted These New Overwatch Characters, So Why Are They So Disappointed With the Designs?
Fans Desperately Wanted These New Overwatch Characters, So Why Are They So Disappointed With the Designs?
VICE

Overwatch recently announced a significant change for the franchise during the February 2026 Spotlight stream. First and foremost, Overwatch 2 is dropping the ‘2' and just becoming ‘Overwatch' again, with a restructure to focus more…

yankodesign.com - Pooja Khanna Tyagi - 5 Sushi-Inspired Designs For Japanese Product Fans That Look So Realistic You'll Want to Eat Them
5 Sushi-Inspired Designs For Japanese Product Fans That Look So Realistic You'll Want to Eat Them
Yanko Design

Sushi is more than food, as it is a lesson in design. Rising from humble beginnings to become a global icon, it reflects clarity, precision, and minimalism. Each element is carefully selected and crafted, revealing beauty through simplicity. Beyond…

engadget.com - Georgie Peru - iPhone Fold rumors: Everything we know so far, including the leaked foldable design, upgrades, price and more
iPhone Fold rumors: Everything we know so far, including the leaked foldable design, upgrades, price and more
Engadget

Apple still hasn't confirmed plans for a foldable iPhone, but the rumors around the so-called iPhone Fold keep getting louder. After years of speculation, multiple reports now suggest Apple could be aiming for a launch in the second half of 2026…

nypost.com - Cindy Adams - Stars are ditching designers for thrift store scores - when they're wearing anything at all
Stars are ditching designers for thrift store scores - when they're wearing anything at all
New York Post

Academy Awards time's coming, so fashion stylist Benjamin Holtrop told me where some glamorous shmattas come from: “Fittings can take two hours. I start two weeks before an event, see how they feel, what they want to wear. Often they can…

theconversation.com - Christine Ipsen - The workplace wasn't designed for humans - and it shows
The workplace wasn't designed for humans - and it shows
The Conversation

Input. Output. Targets met. Value created. Performance delivered. Strip work down to its essentials and for many people, this is what remains: a machine-like focus on producing, performing and optimising. The system keeps moving – often with…

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