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A rare, triple-whammy of cyclones drove the deadly flooding that devastated much of northern Italy this month, but scientists said Wednesday that climate change doesn't seem to be to blame for the intense rainfall.Using computer simulations and past observations, a team of researchers looked for but found no evidence of human-caused warming behind the drenching.

Dezeen Showroom: German bathroom brand Bette has listed a range of its bathroom fittings and fixtures on Dezeen Showroom, including a bath tub with a ledge that can be used to provide arm or neck support.BetteSuno baths, created by design studio Barber Osgerby in collaboration with Bette, have a minimalistic silhouette characterised by a rounded, protruding ledge around the rim.

London studio Boano Prišmontas has created a small private art gallery shaped like a barn in rural Hertfordshire, UK.Designed as a peaceful place to display art, the small gallery combines the traditional barn form with modern construction techniques."From the distance, this building is unmistakably a barn," said Boano Prišmontas co-founder Tomaso Boano.

Designers love the term sustainability as it is their go-to when they can't think of another way to sell their designs!! (I'm sure every designer would relate)
On a more serious note, they strive to construct a future along those lines because everyone is now aware of its importance and it is no longer a buzzword.

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In test results that suggest thousands of California infants, toddlers and children continue to be exposed to brain-damaging lead, data released by the state Department of Social Services has revealed that 1 in 4 of the state's child-care centers has dangerously high levels of the metal in their drinking water.

For roughly a year, a new phishing-as-a-service (PaaS) offering has been used to target Microsoft 365 accounts in the manufacturing, healthcare, technology, and real estate sectors, Cisco's Talos security team warns.Dubbed ' Greatness ', the service has been used in several phishing campaigns since mid-2022, mainly targeting organizations in the US, with other victims in the UK, Australia, Canada, and South Africa.

We receive free products and receive commissions through our links.See disclosures page.Collagen has been a staple in my supplement routine for several years and has made a difference in how strong my hair and nails feel.I also believe it's one of the reasons why I rarely experience significant joint pain, despite being in my late thirties and working out hard four to five days a week.

European and US furniture brands face much stiffer competition in China from local rivals that have grown rapidly during the coronavirus pandemic, according to Design Shanghai director Zhuo Tan."Chinese brands are doing very well, their business is really flying," said Tan, who spoke to Dezeen ahead of the first edition of Design Shanghai to take place since China relaxed the international travel restrictions it imposed during the pandemic.

An emerging threat actor has been targeting organizations in the US and South Korea with a new ransomware family based on leaked Babuk source code, Cisco's Talos research unit reports.Dubbed RA Group and active since April 2023, the gang has compromised at least three organizations in the US and one in South Korea, spanning across the insurance, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and wealth management sectors.

Australian enterprise resource planning solutions provider TechnologyOne halted trading for a couple of days this week after detecting unauthorized access to some of its systems.The enterprise software maker halted trading on May 10, revealing in a statement that hackers had targeted its "internal Microsoft 365 back-office system".

The end of freedom of movement has not led to a significant increase in wages, Government advisers have said.A study of the agriculture, manufacturing, hospitality and transport sectors by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) found few organisations had increased wages to compete for staff despite the smaller number of workers available after Brexit.

The message at an Arab-China business forum hosted by Saudi Arabia this week was not particularly subtle, as hundreds of Chinese officials and executives gathered beneath giant chandeliers, smiling for selfies and snacking on organic dates.If you want a trusted partner in the world one of the best partners in the world it's the People's Republic of China, Mohammed Abunayyan, the chairman of a Saudi renewable energy company, declared from the stage, to resounding applause.

A "Now Hiring" sign posted outside of a restaurant looking to hire workers on May 5, 2023, in Miami, Florida.Joe Raedle / Getty Images The establishment and household surveys told two different stories in May.The jobs numbers for the month were surprisingly high, with the survey showing a gain of 339,000 jobs.

Ministers have systematically dismantled critical vaccine plans drawn up during the Covid crisis and left the country recklessly exposed to another pandemic, one of the most senior figures shaping Britain's scientific response to the virus has warned.In a damning verdict that comes just days before the official Covid inquiry starts publicly examining Britain's preparedness for pandemics, Dr Clive Dix, the former chairman of the UK's vaccine taskforce, said the abandonment of schemes developed during Covid now left Britain fraught with danger.

Car-obsessed actor Rowan Atkinson has said he feels duped by the electric vehicle trend, despite being an early adopter.In a comment piece in The Guardian on Saturday, the 68-year-old wrote that he got his electric hybrid 18 years ago and his first all-electric car nine years later.Electric vehicles may be a bit soulless, but they're wonderful mechanisms: fast, quiet and, until recently, very cheap to run, he wrote.

OAKLAND A long-time industrial center and former artists' colony in West Oakland is being reimagined as a bustling hub for tech, advanced manufacturing, biotech and clean energy firms.The vast American Steel building and nearby industrial sites in Oakland have been reborn with a new mission as a cradle for an array of cutting-edge companies.

Car-obsessed actor Rowan Atkinson has said he feels duped by the electric vehicle trend, despite being an early adopter.In a comment piece in The Guardian on Saturday, the 68-year-old wrote that he got his electric hybrid 18 years ago and his first all-electric car nine years later.Electric vehicles may be a bit soulless, but they're wonderful mechanisms: fast, quiet and, until recently, very cheap to run, he wrote.

Companies that do not adopt flexible working will struggle to hire in the next five years, according to an entrepreneur who is hoping to be a Tory mayoral candidate.Natalie Campbell, co-chief executive of Belu Water, is due to speak at a cross-party event hosted by the 4 Day Week Campaign on Tuesday when it will publish its mini-manifesto.

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The Deming Prize from Japan is the highest honour in Total Quality Management in the world.Japanese products are known for their superior quality, but it wasn't always the case.In the 1950s fresh out of defeat in the World War 2, Japan was desperately trying to shift manufacturing from military to civilian products for trade.

The UK-based Nothing is gearing up to launch its second smartphone - and like the first one, this one will be manufactured in India too (the Nothing Phone (1) was built at a facility in Tamil Nadu).The manufacturing of the Phone (2) will handled by BYD Electronic, a Shenzhen-based company.Nothing has worked to reduce the environmental impact of the Nothing Phone (2).

Building consumer trust is crucial for marketers.But how is that trust built in a future without cookies?This webinar will explore how brands can use choice, control, and transparency to create personalized, permission-based experiences that minimize compliance risk and drive marketing ROI without relying on third-party cookies.

It's as clear as you want your data to be - this is the time to have a 360-view of your customer.You want to improve their journey and experience and protect their privacy.So where do we go from here?When identifying a solution, marketers must first identify their pain points, develop a cohesive data strategy and then decide on the right technology.

When it comes to your work orchestration efforts, how would you rate the work management "maturity" of your business today?Businesses with high maturity levels have a competitive advantage along multiple work performance indicators, including capacity, time to market, cost efficiency, work quality, and even employee satisfaction.

In today's competitive landscape, the key to winning over customers lies in personalized and extraordinary experiences.First-party data is a vital ingredient in this journey.By delving deep into customers' engagement patterns, behaviors and transactional preferences, brands can gain invaluable insights.

Speaking to the European Parliament, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said for that to happen the "European Union need to change," adding "Europe must turn to the world."He said the world is increasingly becoming multipolar and that Europe should look for more global cooperation on equal terms.

"They can be tiny, they can be small, or they can be nestled inside larger industrial facilities, and so it's not something that strikes you, like a generator or a refinery," said Williams."But the problem is what they're doing there: They're boiling vats of toxic metal-water solution."

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In today's competitive business environment, optimizing space utilization is crucial for maximizing productivity and profitability.One effective solution that has gained popularity is the installation of mezzanine floors.Mezzanine floors provide an innovative way to create additional usable space within existing structures without the need for costly construction projects.

Nick Ozemba, co-founder of In Common With, met his eventual business partner, Felicia Hung, on the first day of their freshman year in the furniture design program at RISD.After graduation, he went on to design interiors at ASH NYC and SHoP Architects, while Hung went to work as a product designer.Then in 2017, they reunited to form the Brooklyn-based studio In Common With.

The Impossible Statue is an impressive 5-foot, half-a-ton stainless steel figure now standing at the Tekniska Museet, the Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology in Stockholm.It's a statue not made by humans, but by a generative artificial intelligence trained in the styles of five of the greatest sculptors of all time: Michelangelo, Auguste Rodin, Kathe Kollwitz, Takamura Kotaro, and Augusta Savage.

Toronto saw a drop in opioid-related deaths in 2022 compared to the previous year, but one expert says there still needs to be a more robust response to the opioid crisis.There were 702 opioid-related deaths in the city in 2022, which marks 158 fewer than the 860 recorded in 2021, recently released figures from Ontario's Office of the Chief Coroner show.

In a close vote, advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommended approval of a gene therapy for muscular dystrophy developed by Sarepta Therapeutics.Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images In a split vote, advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommended that the agency approve the first gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the most common form of the genetic illness.

Dezeen Showroom: Italian bathroom and kitchen brand Gessi has released a characterful tap as part of its Gessi Spa collection that is made from segments of bamboo.The tap named Jacqueline is informed by the attention to detail present in the manufacturing of high-end fashion accessories, which Gessi aimed to encapsulate in the form of a faucet.

Enabling humans to see through physical objects has long been the stuff of science fiction novels, comic books, and films.While X-rays serve as a valuable tool for medical diagnosis and body scanners, and x-ray scanners are now widely deployed at airports for security, genuine X-ray vision could profoundly change the way we see the world.

Airbag pillows, woollen pizza and basalt-column urns were some of the highlights of this year's DesignMarch festival in Reykjavík.Taking place in Reykjavík, the annual DesignMarch festival, which was held in May for the second year running, featured over 100 exhibitions and installations dotted across the city.