V.R. Is Not a Hit. That’s OK.
NY Times - You might never watch a movie in virtual reality with friends, despite what Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg suggested five years ago. You might never buy stuff with the computer-based currency Bitcoin. Yo...
Apple, Google and a Deal That Controls the Internet
NY Times - In a landmark antitrust complaint, the Justice Department is targeting a secretive partnership that is worth billions of dollars to both companies. - read more ...
The PLA’s New Push for Military Technology Innovation
The Diplomat - When it comes to competition with China, General Charles Q. Brown Jr. is a visionary. Shortly after becoming the chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) this summer, he issued a directive to...
2020 celebrates new york’s architecture with in-person and virtual events
designboom - As a media partner of archtober, designboom previews new york’s architecture and design month, and the events and activities you can get involved with, below. - read more...
A New App Takes Users Inside the Conceptual World and Studio of Artist Sol LeWitt
artnet news - Understanding the work of a conceptual artist like the late Sol LeWitt can take some study. Fortunately, Microsoft is now giving users an inside look into LeWitt’s life and career with a new app t...
rescubika proposes the world’s tallest carbon sink tower in new york: the mandragore
designboom - a 737 meter-tall building that traps carbon emissions from the surrounding atmosphere. this is the latest proposal from paris based architecture studio, rescubika. conceived to inhabit roosevelt is...
realize the formerly impossible with dassault systemes xGenerative design tool
designboom - 'it is not about designing a building using digital tools, but rather to design a building that could not have been either designed or built without them,’ - read more ...
Hagen Hinderdael’s concrete Bolla light is imprinted with bubble wrap
dezeen - Discarded bubble wrap helps form the bumpy surface texture of Hagen Hinderdael's Bolla light, which is been shown as part of the Dezeen x Planted collaboration at this year's London Design Festival. - ...
venetian glass craftsmanship meets 3D printing in ‘horizon’ suspension lamp
design boom - in today’s world, people seem to experience a sort of equation where technical perfection accelerates the obsolescence of products, along with disaffection. - read more ...
Seven designers share objects created within a kilometre of home during lockdown
de zeen - Barcelona-based designer Sanna Völker has curated a collection of seven furniture and homeware pieces, which were created during coronavirus lockdown to reflect the unique limitations and opportunitie...