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How Hark designed an AI assistant that's actually helpful
With a chatbot interface and agentic capabilities, the new AI web application Hark Pro checks the main boxes of a mass market AI release in 2026. But unlike the tools that have already been released by the large tech companies and frontier AI labs…
Patient designed York cancer centre opens after £2.4m revamp
A newly redeveloped cancer care centre designed with the help of patients and their families has opened. The Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Cancer Care Centre at York Hospital has undergone a £2.4m expansion and refurbishment to support people…
This Startup Led by an Ex-Apple Designer Thinks a GUI for AI Could Change Everything
You may remember Abidur Chowdhury as the industrial designer who introduced the iPhone Air during Apple's September 2025 keynote and then left Apple two months later, only to resurface as the head of design at the AI startup Hark. I wouldn't blame…
Arturia adds proper sound design tools to its AstroLab synths
You can finally create fully customized sounds on Arturia's AstroLab line of stage keyboards. You can finally create fully customized sounds on Arturia's AstroLab line of stage keyboards. Image: Terrence O'Brien / The Verge Terrence O'Brien is the…
Salone del Mobile.Milano Bets on Contract Design Market's 100B-Euro Potential
MILAN — Organizers of Salone del Mobile.Milano, the world's biggest high-end design trade show, continue to expand their capacities beyond their traditional role, in order to help small- and medium-sized firms through a tough economy. When…
Design trends: Comfortably contemporary
One of the most common objections levelled at contemporary design is that all that open space, plain white walls, and absence of embellishment can make a space feel cold and even anonymous. Jessica Cinnamon's design for a King City new build…
iOS 27.2 gives Apple Books new design updates as iPhone Duo nears
Apple Books is my favorite app for reading, and it's getting several welcome design updates in iOS 27.2. Here's what's new. Likely in anticipation of iPhone Duo proving a great device for reading, Apple has several design updates coming soon for…
Carney says Canada at 'crucial time' in conversation with Quebec premier-designate
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'The Designs Are Way Cuter': The Big Business of Bootleg Merch
It was just after 7pm on Wednesday, August 26, the opening night of Harry Styles's Together, Together residency at Madison Square Garden, and a man in his 30s was haggling with a trio of young women outside the arena. Between them was a wagon…
Alberta separatists see an ally in Quebec premier-designate St-Pierre Plamondon
Leading figures in the push for Alberta separation are celebrating the election of Quebec premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon. Jeffrey Rath said Tuesday that St-Pierre Plamondon's election victory could change the political dynamic of…
Budding rocket scientists put designs to the test in outback competition
Domestic and international students take part in the Australian Universities Rocket Competition in outback NSW. Hundreds of competitors travelled to a remote sheep station to launch their designs several kilometres high. Organisers are hoping the…
Bent Wood Is Stronger Than Straight Wood - These 5 Designs Prove It
Bent wood is one of the most fascinating materials in design history, where engineering meets artistry. By using steam, heat, or pressure, straight wood is transformed into smooth curves without cutting its fibers. This process preserves the…
Design Museum Gent Reopens with New Wing by Carmody Groarke and ATAMA
In November 2019, London-based Carmody Groarke and Ghent firm TRANS architectuur | stedenbouw, now known as ATAMA, won the Baumeister international competition to design an extension for Design Museum Gent, Belgium's largest design museum, located…
Cloonee Designed His Debut Album to Prove 'I'm Still Me'
A few weeks ago, Cloonee called a plumber to come look at a broken pipe at his house on the Westside of Los Angeles, a decidedly unglamorous activity for a jet-setting DJ. See latest videos, charts and news After the sink was fixed, Cloonee says…
Well-designed electronic alerts improve care for cardiac patients
For busy health care workers, the electronic health record (EHR) can feel like an endless stream of clicks and prompts. But three Michigan Medicine studies suggest that well-designed alerts for critically ill cardiac patients can change what…
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