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Introducing Googlebook, designed for Gemini Intelligence
Your browser does not support the audio element. Listen to article [[duration]] minutes Over 15 years ago, we introduced the Chromebook, a laptop built for a cloud-first world. Now, as we are moving from an operating system to an intelligence…
Designing An AI Native Organization: Why Org Charts Are Obsolete
Alejandro Martinez is the CEO of Propelling Tech. Sharing insights on how data and analytics generate business impact and value. In 2025, nearly 9 out of 10 organizations reported that they use AI in at least one business function, yet only…
Chelsea flower show garden designers clash over use of AI
With glasses of champagne sipped among the peonies, Chelsea flower show is generally a friendly and genteel occasion. But this year, the secateurs have been drawn as gardeners clash over the use of AI in designing the exhibits. Matt Keightley, an…
New Report Reveals 6 Top Summer 2026 Interior Design Trends
Personalizing homes with hobby spaces, customized storage and 'color maxxing' are trending this summer. Yelp Summer Home Trends Photo via Hema Persad Summertime and the living is easy and personal. Yelp's 2026 Summer Home Trends report gives a look…
Designing Physical Products That People Won't Want To Hide
Ali Aydan is the founder and CEO of DORIX, building Britain's smart access solutions legacy brand. Early in our smart lock development, the DORIX engineering team asked to add 4 millimeters to the depth of the housing. The change would have…
Duolingo's CEO says AI misses what his best designers nail
Duolingo's CEO said AI still can't match the work of his company's artists and designers. On Tuesday's episode of the 'Rapid Response' podcast, CEO Luis von Ahn said that his team is trying to use AI as much as possible, but 'we really don't want…
Cadence Design Systems Inc. stock underperforms Tuesday when compared to competitors
Shares of Cadence Design Systems Inc. CDNS slipped 1.69% to $358.04 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 0.11% to 49,760.56 and the S&P 500 Index…
Away's sleek new luggage is designed for train travel
As Amtrak continues to roll out new high-speed trains, it's also improving on another pain point of train travel: unwieldy suitcases. A new partnership with Away is promoting a set of sleek luggage designed to tackle some of the issues of…
Time-Series Storage: Design Choices That Shape Cost and Performance
Normalizing series identity into a separate metadata table and referencing it by a compact ID reduces time-series storage by about forty-two percent in our experiment. Instead of repeating dimension strings like device name, region, and location on…
Big Camera and Siri design changes are reportedly coming with iOS 27
Summary created by Smart Answers AI Macworld reports that iOS 27 is expected to bring major redesigns to the Camera app and Siri, transforming how users interact with these core features. Siri will reportedly evolve into a conversational chatbot…
Roomba inventor builds robots designed to bond with you
The inventor behind the world-famous Roomba is now working on something far more personal and strange: robots designed to emotionally connect with their owners. You can watch it in action here. Colin Angle, who helped turn the Roomba into one of…
Orta Explores Sensory Luxury and Resilient Design
Orta is seeking to balance authenticity, performance and sensory richness for Fall/Winter 2027-2028. It's a tall order for the Turkish denim mill, but one that Sebla Onder, Orta marketing and sustainability manager, said the mill will achieve…
CFDA Scholarship Fund to Award Record $1.5 Million to Design Students This Year
The Council of Fashion Designers of America, which has been awarding scholarships for 30 years, will bestow a record $1.5 million in scholarships to design students across the U.S. this year. Since its founding in 1996, the CFDA Scholarship Fund…
Australia's top furniture designers give leather a sexy makeover
ne of the edgiest exhibitions at this year's Melbourne Design Week doesn't involve high-tech machines or future-facing materials but, rather, leather. Stephen Todd Design editorStephen Todd writes for The Australian Financial Review's weekly…
Vector-300 autopilot designed for mass production of C-UAS interceptors
No audio available for this content. The new autopilot is engineered to provide reliable GNSS‑denied navigation and fully autonomous mission execution, including complex operational scenarios and seamless interoperability. UAV Navigation…
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