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A project to update Britain’s temporary road signs presented a good opportunity to divert design work in a better direction for pedestrians and workers alike. Designer Ross Atkin spoke with Stephen Holmes about creating more inclusive designs from recycled materials They’re hidden in plain sight, part of the everyday street furniture that you might pass … Read more

(cybermagician/Shutterstock) Amazon is rumored to be negotiating a second multibillion-dollar investment deal with AI startup Anthropic, the maker of the Claude family of LLMs and a rival to OpenAI.  Amazon previously invested $2.75 billion in the startup in March, adding on to an initial $1.25 billion backing in September 2023.  According to the latest report, … Read more

Siemens announced plans to acquire Altair Engineering, a provider of industrial simulation and analysis, data science, and high-performance computing (HPC) software, for about $10 billion. Altair’s software will become part of Siemens’ Xcelerator portfolio and provide a boost to physics-based digital twins. Onto Innovation bought Lumina Instruments, a San Jose, California-based maker of laser optical … Read more

Apple has a wide variety of AirPods on the market, with the AirPods Max checking in as its high end offering. And while they’re a pretty expensive set of headphones, right now the AirPods Max make for one of the best Apple deals and best AirPods deals you can find. They’re even among the best … Read more

Good news! Disney is continuing with its trend of nice, 4K UHD steelbook releases of its original streaming shows, just in case the House of Mouse ever decides to go on another Disney+ deletion spree. Bad news! The time has come to ask ourselves the most enduring of questions: is The Mandalorian season 3 worth more … Read more

REVIEW – The veteran franchise has recently turned its attention back to games, as evidenced by the creation of Aheartfulogames. You don’t have to play the game alone, which can be seen as a mix of a beat’em up and a 3D platformer, but you can take on your opponents with a friend. The game … Read more

Netflix’s television slate has been excellent in October. Outer Banks season 4 returned earlier this month, while The Diplomat season 2 returns on October 31. Reality fans were happy to see Love Is Blind season 7 return to Netflix. Make sure to tune into the finale on October 30 for an in-depth breakdown of all the drama. On the movie … Read more

After months of speculation, Tom Holland finally set the record straight about Spider-Man 4. During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Holland addressed the possibility of a fourth Spider-Man movie. Not only did Holland confirm its existence but the 28-year-old revealed when cameras will begin rolling on Spider-Man 4. “It’s happening,” Holland told … Read more

OpenAI researchers have introduced a new AI model, sCM, capable of generating media at speeds 50 times faster than current diffusion models. The breakthrough significantly reduces the time needed to create images, audio, or video using artificial intelligence. Two researchers, Cheng Lu and Yang Song, shared these findings in a recently published paper, detailing how … Read more

Advanced packaging is currently facing a critical challenge to increase manufacturing efficiency without sacrificing device performance. Vertical integration techniques, such as multi-tier die stacking and hybrid bonding, enable increased integration density, therefore improving yield of high-quality devices. However, these highly precise processes require significant attention to defectivity, alignment, and scalability to ensure they achieve desirable yields and manufacturing … Read more