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fastcompany.com - Elizabeth Segran - A celebrated Berlin designer turns her eye to kids' furniture
A celebrated Berlin designer turns her eye to kids' furniture
Fast Company –

If you walk through the kids' furniture section of a Target or Walmart, you'll get a glimpse into what adults think children like: pink for girls, blue for boys, a parade of cartoon bunnies and Disney princesses emblazoned on bed frames and step…

fastcompany.com - Michelle Armstrong - How veterans can help employers design better workplaces
How veterans can help employers design better workplaces
Fast Company –

November is the “official” month when America thanks our veterans for their bravery and service. However, it should also be the month when employers candidly ask themselves if they know what it takes to recruit, hire, and retain them.

brightside.me - Olga G. - 10 Fall Pedicure Trends and Nail Art Designs to Book Before Thanksgiving
10 Fall Pedicure Trends and Nail Art Designs to Book Before Thanksgiving
Bright Side –

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, nail salon calendars are filling up fast. After all, nobody wants a dull pedicure when the boots come off at the family table. From a rich gel pedicure with glossy nail polish to a French pedicure with a…

pcgamer.com - Joshua Wolens - Skyrim lead designer gives the most succinct summary of Bethesda's design I've ever heard
Skyrim lead designer gives the most succinct summary of Bethesda's design I've ever heard
PC Gamer –

The Biggest Lesson Bethesda Learned From Skyrim | Bruce Nesmith - YouTube Skyrim lead designer Bruce Nesmith had a wide-ranging chat with The Examined Game recently, touching upon topics like the importance of institutional knowledge, what he liked…

wwd.com - Samantha Conti - Do Female Designers Hold the Key to Kering's Creative Revival?
Do Female Designers Hold the Key to Kering's Creative Revival?
WWD –

LONDON — With the appointment of Martine Rose at Balenciaga, Kering gave the clearest indication yet of the direction it plans to take regarding the creative direction at its brands. It appears Kering ‘s focus is on appealing to a…

nextgov.com - David DiMolfetta - CISA's former Secure by Design chiefs launch their own software safety organization
CISA's former Secure by Design chiefs launch their own software safety organization
Nextgov/FCW –

In November 1996, a hacker writing as Aleph One showed readers of Phrack, an underground magazine for hackers, how an attacker could take control of a program simply by sending it more data than it could safely store. The extra data could spill…

asiatimes.com - Chih-Cheng Meng - America's AI backlash is Asia's design challenge
America's AI backlash is Asia's design challenge
Asia Times –

An AI server can meet every specification and still sit idle, waiting for electricity or local approval. For Asia's suppliers, the US midterms have made those constraints harder to ignore. Their response should begin before the next specification…

screenrant.com - Robert Wood - Marvel Officially Releases Design For Its New Iron Man Replacement
Marvel Officially Releases Design For Its New Iron Man Replacement
ScreenRant –

Marvel has officially revealed the full design for the 'new Tony Stark,' as the next-generation Iron Man showcases their full power. Here's everything you need to know, and the awesome visuals shared by Marvel. Introduced in Iron Man Volume 7 #1…

themoscowtimes.com - Future of Opposition Party Rassvet in Limbo as It Prepares to Dispute 'Foreign Agent' Designation
Future of Opposition Party Rassvet in Limbo as It Prepares to Dispute 'Foreign Agent' Designation
The Moscow Times –

The opposition party Rassvet has suspended the opening of new regional branches as it considers its future after being designated a “foreign agent” last week, the party's founder, Yekaterina Duntsova, said on Sunday. Russia's Justice…

c-sharpcorner.com - Designing AI Applications Around the New Agent Substrate on Kubernetes
Designing AI Applications Around the New Agent Substrate on Kubernetes
C# Corner –

AI applications are moving beyond simple request-and-response workflows. A typical application may now have an agent that plans a task, calls tools, retrieves information, interacts with other agents, and continues working until the task is…

technewsdaily.com - Technewsdaily - Penpot's future as Figma's acquisition fallout reshapes open-source design tooling - TechNewsDaily - Technology News & Reviews
Penpot's future as Figma's acquisition fallout reshapes open-source design tooling - TechNewsDaily - Technology News & Reviews
TechNewsDaily - Technology News & Reviews –

Figma's market value collapsed to under $10 billion by June 2026, a sharp decline from its July 31, 2025 IPO close at $56.3 billion. This financial erosion followed the mutual abandonment of Adobe's $20 billion acquisition proposal in December…

forbes.com - Dr. Priya Agrawal - Why Emerging Markets Are Reshaping The Future Of Healthcare
Why Emerging Markets Are Reshaping The Future Of Healthcare
Forbes –

​Dr. Priya Agrawal is a physician, global business leader, and VP at MSD (Merck & Co. in the USA & Canada), focused on healthcare innovation. When global leaders recently gathered for the UN General Assembly, the conversation surrounding…

smh.com.au - Justine Costigan - How a former high school became this Asian city's coolest design hub
How a former high school became this Asian city's coolest design hub
The Sydney Morning Herald –

At Make by Ginlee at New Bahru, I'm folding and tying fabric into a pleat-shaped corrugated cardboard mould that will be steamed in a special oven in the wall. While waiting for the oven to do its work, I start browsing the boutique's sculptural…

eurogamer.net - Sherif Saed - Skyrim lead designer hopes Sentinel will finally solve The Elder Scrolls' ladder problem
Skyrim lead designer hopes Sentinel will finally solve The Elder Scrolls' ladder problem
Eurogamer.net –

For such a simple, straightforward real-world object, ladders have been the bane of game developers' existence since the early days of the industry. And Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls Series is certainly no stranger to that struggle. While we may be…

theconversation.com - Joanna Mendelssohn - Powerhouse Parramatta: a museum of science, design and technology supercharged by spectacular art
Powerhouse Parramatta: a museum of science, design and technology supercharged by spectacular art
The Conversation –

There are so many published images of the new Powerhouse museum's steel exoskeleton that it is hardly a surprise when two dazzling white structures like giant milk crates suddenly emerge from the depressing jumble of modern office buildings that…

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