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Designing in regulated industries
Press enter or click to view image in full size There is a particular kind of design meeting that every practitioner in fintech or insurance eventually experiences. You have done the research. The user flows are clean. The friction is down. And…
The world is designed for men, which makes it dangerous for women. It doesn't have to be that way
By trade, I am an industrial designer. I have been a designer for the majority of my life. I have navigated the world as a woman for the entirety of my life. Every day, I inhabit and interact with spaces and things—the tangible, built world…
India Clears New Derivatives on Index Designed for Foreigners
India's market regulator has approved the launch of derivatives on an index designed specifically for foreign investors. The National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India to introduce…
Fiat's New Tiny EV Makes That Designer Golf Cart Look Like an Expensive Joke
The battle of the premium EV golf carts is heating up. Fiat announced this week that its tiny Topolino EV is now available in the United States. Its parent company, Stellantis, says the launch marks its first entry into the…
Movement as a Design Principle for Workplace Seating
For decades, professionals have accepted an uncomfortable reality: hours spent at a desk often result in stiff backs, constant shifting, and creeping mental fatigue. While conventional ergonomic seating has sought to improve comfort through…
Designer Alice Temperley Quits the Brand She Founded in 2000
LONDON — Designer Alice Temperley is stepping away from the business she founded in 2000, which is now majority owned by the Dubai-based Times Square Group LLC. Her company, Temperley London, said in a brief statement Wednesday the designer…
Photronics: The Next Rally Depends On A Recovery In Chip Design Activity (NASDAQ:PLAB)
Photronics is rated a buy, with a conservative FY 2026 price target of $32, reflecting 16% upside after a sharp share price correction. PLAB's recent revenue decline and margin contraction stem from delayed IC design releases, memory supply…
The 8 Best EDC Designs of July 2026
Summer carry is a different kind of edit. Thinner clothes, shorter pockets, and more time outdoors force a reckoning with whatever has been living in your loadout since winter. Every item has to justify itself against a tighter brief, and the tools…
MIT-designed educational factory embraces modern manufacturing
From the basement of MIT's Building 35 to Monterrey, Mexico, and now beyond. That is the journey of FrED, a low-cost desktop fiber (Fr) extrusion (E) device (D), designed and assembled by students in an educational factory at MIT. That factory is…
Claudia Winkleman's juicy coral nails are summer's biggest manicure trend: 7 designs to try now
If there's one thing The Traitors has taught me, it's that you should never trust anyone in a green cape. If there's a second, it's that Claudia Winkleman 's beauty choices belong in the manor's portrait gallery. The fringe, the eyeliner, the OTT…
Automated Business Designs Named a 2026 Best and Brightest Company to Work For in Chicago and in the Nation
ABD exceeded the median score in several categories including Employee Enrichment, Engagement and Retention; Employee Education and Development; Recruitment and Selection; Employee Achievement and Recognition; Communications and Shared Vision;…
Meta just fixed a privacy vulnerability with its Ray-Ban smart glasses, but could cameraless designs be the better future?
A new update is coming to Meta's smart glasses It should stop modders from disabling the light that lets people know you're using the camera Meta is also targeting modders on and off its platform Last month we shared details of reports that Meta…
RCR Arquitectes Designs New Paris Cultural Institution 'Large' on Île Seguin
A new space dedicated to contemporary art on the Île Seguin, in the Greater Paris area, is opening in October 2026. The new cultural institution, named 'Large,' will be housed in a building designed by Catalan architects and Pritzker Prize…
Exclusive: Rubio makes it official: Trump will remove Syrian terrorism designation
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has formally notified Congress that the Trump administration plans to lift Syria's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, he said in a statement to Semafor on Wednesday. Trump told reporters earlier Wednesday…
Marvel Studios Officially Reveals Kang The Conqueror's Design In 2026 Return
Kang the Conqueror is back in this 2026 Marvel release and the villain comes with the best possible design for his new role. Many Marvel fans will recognize Kang not only for his time travel shenanigans in the comics, but also from his role in the…
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