"Everything has become an admin nightmare" due to Brexit say UK designers
Designers and architects in the UK are suffering in the wake of Brexit, with companies abandoning exports and setting up offices in the EU to avoid losing clients. Read more Designers and architects in the UK are suffering in the wake of Bre.....»»
How to rebrand a fish so that it sounds tastier
British fishermen have decided to rename two of their biggest exports as they turn to local markets to overcome some Brexit-related difficulties with shipping products abroad. What used to be known as the megrim sole and spider crab will now be Corni.....»»
Kelly Wearstler and Ole Scheeren named judges for Dezeen Awards 2021
German architect Ole Scheeren will be joined by designers Kelly Wearstler and Chrissa Amuah as well as structural engineer and design director Hanif Kara to judge Dezeen Awards 2021. Read more German architect Ole Scheeren will be joined by.....»»
Bentley orders rise 50% on China demand, CEO says
Adrian Hallmark said the U.K. brand had not faced major disruption from Brexit or a global shortage of semiconductor chips, which has forced some automakers to halt or reduce production......»»
“ShareIt” Android app with over a billion downloads is a security nightmare
Trend Micro audited one of Android's most popular file-sharing apps. It's not good. Enlarge / You can't argue with that green "safe" shield. (credit: ShareIt) Trend Micro says it has found "several" security flaws in the popular Android app S.....»»
Young people more worried about Brexit than COVID-19
Two fifths (42%) of adults aged 18-29 report being stressed about Brexit, more than the proportion who are worried about catching COVID-19 (32%) or becoming seriously ill from the disease (22%), find UCL researchers as part of the COVID-19 Social Stu.....»»
Mastercard will support cryptocurrencies—but not the ones you think
Supporting major cryptocurrencies like bitcoin could be a regulatory nightmare. Enlarge (credit: Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Mastercard said on Wednesday that it is planning to support cryptocurrencies natively on it.....»»
Misschiefs exhibition presents "a more punk side of Swedish design"
Sweden needs more avant-garde design, according to curator Paola Bjäringer who has brought together eight women designers for an experimental Stockholm Design Week exhibition. Read more Sweden needs more avant-garde design, according to cur.....»»
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners sets up Paris office as "direct result" of Brexit
Architecture studio Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has announced it is setting up a European office in Paris to win work in the EU following Brexit. Read more Architecture studio Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has announced it is setting.....»»
SmartHop raises a $12M Series A to ease trucking logistics
If you are a founder and launched a startup last February of 2020 just before the pandemic hit, then you may have felt like you were living the ultimate business nightmare. But if your company serves to stabilize the supply-chain business, then, in f.....»»
Decrypted: A hacker attempted to poison Florida town’s water supply
Oldsmar is a small town in Florida that became the center of the cyber world this week when a hacker broke into its drinking water supply and tried to poison it. It’s the nightmare scenario that the security community has warned for years, one.....»»
Biden DOJ Halts Trump Admin Lawsuit Against California Net Neutrality Rules
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The Biden administration has abandoned a Trump-era lawsuit that sought to block California's net neutrality law. In a court filing today, the US Department of Justice said it "hereby gives notice.....»»
"Everything has become an admin nightmare" due to Brexit say UK designers
Designers and architects in the UK are suffering in the wake of Brexit, with companies abandoning exports and setting up offices in the EU to avoid losing clients. Read more Designers and architects in the UK are suffering in the wake of Bre.....»»
Ori director calls Cyberpunk 2077, No Man"s Sky creators "snake oil salesmen"
Game designers who make big promises about upcoming titles only for consumers to be disappointed upon their release is something we're used to seeing. Thomas Mahler, Moon Studios founder and director of the Ori series, is sick of it and has branded t.....»»
This insurtech alleges its venture backer founded and funded a copycat: a founder’s “nightmare”
Relationships can be messy, including between startup founders and their venture investors. But in a case that takes messy to an extreme, an insurtech company in Santa Monica, Calif. called Sure is alleging that its Series A investor used privileged.....»»
MCU designers hike prices
MCU design houses Holtek Semiconductor and Sonix Technology will hike quotes by 10-15%, and fellow companies Elan Microelectronics, Hycon Technology, Sunplus Technology, Nyquest Technology and Nuvoton Technology are expected to follow suit, according.....»»
IC designers brace for insufficient foundry support throughout 2021
Taiwan's IC design houses expect their book-to-bill ratios to stay well above 1.0 throughout 2021, thanks to persistently tight foundry capacity undermining their shipment fulfillments despite strong orders, according to industry sources......»»
Designers make desktop computers and mice out of honey and ice
Industrial designers Hank Beyer and Alex Sizemore have made prototype computers from unconventional materials such as ice and honey to explore how people value emotional connection versus usability. Read more Industrial designers Hank Beyer.....»»
Highlights of the day: Automotive chip demand to further constrain foundry support
Taiwanese foundry houses' promises to devote more capacity to making automotive chips have raised concern among smaller IC designers. With the foundry capacity unlikely to see major expansion anytime soon, production of more automotive chips may incr.....»»
This week designers and architects created whale-shaped furniture and buildings
This week on Dezeen, architecture and design looked to the ocean as whales informed the shape of both a wooden chair and a cultural building in China. Read more This week on Dezeen, architecture and design looked to the ocean as whales infor.....»»
Despite Brexit and COVID-19, Irish investors remain bullish
"Dublin is a really vibrant startup ecosystem," said Michelle Dervan of Rethink Education Management. "Young population. Lots of government supports to encourage entrepreneurship." Ireland’s technology scene has come in leaps and boun.....»»