Technology
MIT engineers create battery alternative using cement and carbon black
Ten AI companies that architects and designers need to know
“As machine learning progresses tactile design becomes ever more important”
The Master’s Pupil is a hand-painted video game informed by Monet’s artworks
Largest earthquake test for mass-timber tower successful in California
Twitter rebrands as X with “art deco” logo
World’s “most well funded e-bike brand” VanMoof goes bankrupt
“Elon needs all the help he can get understanding the universe” says commenter
Elon Musk launches xAI startup “to understand reality”
Design, Interrupted explores how “everyday AI” is restricting creativity
Ganni unveils faux leather jacket made using bacteria instead of cowhide
StarCrete is a concrete-like material that could be made from extraterrestrial dust
“AI will never replace a Frank Lloyd Wright or a Mies van der Rohe” says commenter
DART Lab creates biodegradable concrete casts using sawdust
Rise of AI could see “a lot of people living as second-class citizens” warns Sony’s Alice Xiang
Will architects really lose their jobs to AI?
Experts propose guidelines for ethical AI development in open letter
“A deep understanding of humanity is way more complex than any algorithm” says Refik Anadol
Robots should be “good neighbours and good citizens” says Madeline Gannon
“Only by embracing AI can you be involved in controlling it” says LookX founder Wanyu He
Electric flying car receives approval for test flights in the US
AI “raises all sorts of questions” for animals and the environment says Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg
Tim Fu uses “Midjourney for architecture” to transform crumpled paper into starchitect buildings