Huge PS5 upgrade to launch with hidden cost that will affect millions | Gaming | Entertainment

Huge PS5 upgrade to launch with hidden cost that will affect millions | Gaming | Entertainment

New details have emerged about the PS5 Pro, which is due to be announced later this month. A recent leak claimed the PS5 Pro would be slightly bigger than the PS5 Slim, and would feature three black stripes across the faceplate. As part of Sony’s 30th anniversary celebrations for the launch of the original PlayStation, … Read more

The Olympics’ Hostile Architecture Is a Preview of What’s to Come

The Olympics’ Hostile Architecture Is a Preview of What’s to Come

On a graffiti-stained sidewalk in Paris, a strange sight appeared days before the Olympic opening ceremony in July: Around 40 giant cement Lego-like blocks in neat rows beneath the Pont de Stains, a bridge in the northern suburb of Aubervilliers that connects two Olympic sites, the Stade de France and the Parc des Nations. This … Read more

You Won’t Believe What Car Headlights Have in Store

You Won’t Believe What Car Headlights Have in Store

Sure, duh: Vehicle lights serve the important and vital safety function of allowing drivers to see where they’re going, and everyone else to see when they’re coming. But for decades, car designers have clocked headlamps and tail lights as an opportunity for creativity, to build a distinctive brand that says, “Here comes that car.” Think … Read more

In Mexico City, women water harvesters help make up for drought and dicey public water system

In Mexico City, women water harvesters help make up for drought and dicey public water system

MEXICO CITY — Gliding above her neighborhood in a cable car on a recent morning, Sonia Estefanía Palacios Díaz scanned a sea of blue and black water tanks, tubes and cables looking for rain harvesting systems. “There’s one!” she said, pointing out a black tank hooked up to a smaller blue unit with connecting tubes … Read more

Bernard Arnault has been dubbed the Olympics’ godfather. Here’s how he built LVMH’s fortune

Bernard Arnault has been dubbed the Olympics’ godfather. Here’s how he built LVMH’s fortune

PARIS — For decades, France’s LVMH has been the face of luxury for the wealthy who tote Louis Vuitton bags, don Christian Dior clothing, spritz Bulgari perfume and sip Veuve Clicquot Champagne. This week, the world’s dominant luxury group — home to 75 high-end brands across fashion, jewelry, watches and alcohol — will be the … Read more

Bernard Arnault has been dubbed the Olympics’ godfather. Here’s how he built LVMH’s fortune

Bernard Arnault has been dubbed the Olympics’ godfather. Here’s how he built LVMH’s fortune

PARIS — For decades, France’s LVMH has been the face of luxury for the wealthy who tote Louis Vuitton bags, don Christian Dior clothing, spritz Bulgari perfume and sip Veuve Clicquot Champagne. This week, the world’s dominant luxury group — home to 75 high-end brands across fashion, jewelry, watches and alcohol — will be the … Read more

Don’t work in bed, and other tips for creating a peaceful sleep zone in a studio apartment

Don’t work in bed, and other tips for creating a peaceful sleep zone in a studio apartment

There’s a lot to be said for the work/play energy of a nice studio or other small apartment during the day. But how do you bring that energy down to get a good night’s sleep? With electronics, cookery, clothes and books all in one space, it can be a challenge to create a restful refuge. … Read more

Health Care Should Be Designed for the Extremes of Life

Health Care Should Be Designed for the Extremes of Life

“The adoption of new ideas and the pace of change in health care can lag behind other innovations that consumers experience every day,” says Yves Behar, an industrial designer and founder of design firm fuseproject. People, Behar continues, become frustrated when they contrast their experience in clinics and hospitals versus, for instance, the consumer experience … Read more

Boring Architecture Is Starving Your Brain

Boring Architecture Is Starving Your Brain

Designer Thomas Heatherwick thinks the construction industry is in a crisis. “We’ve just got so used to buildings that are boring,” says the man behind London’s revived Routemaster bus, Google’s Bay View, and New York’s Little Island. “New buildings, again and again, are too flat, too plain, too straight, too shiny, too monotonous, too anonymous, … Read more

Adobe Says It Won’t Train AI Using Artists’ Work. Creatives Aren’t Convinced

Adobe Says It Won’t Train AI Using Artists’ Work. Creatives Aren’t Convinced

When users first found out about Adobe’s new terms of service (which were quietly updated in February), there was an uproar. Adobe told users it could access their content “through both automated and manual methods” and use “techniques such as machine learning in order to improve [Adobe’s] Services and Software.” Many understood the update as … Read more