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www.nytimes.com
1 week ago
Design

Luxury Linens Get the Thom Browne Treatment

Thom Browne's collaboration with Frette at Milan Design Week involves a unique presentation of bedding, applying his signature concept of uniformity and monotony. [ more ]
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
10 months ago
Design

A tiny $399 tabletop controller replaces an entire video production deck: Meet the RDE Streamer X - Yanko Design

Innovation makes technology accessible.The camera used to once be too big to carry - it's now the size of your thumbnail.Telephones used to be bound by wires - they now fit in your pockets, and a video production setup used to occupy an entire room - but RØDE puts it in a 6-inch X 6-inch device that sits on your tabletop.
Dezeen
10 months ago
Design

Saint Laurent stages menswear show at Mies van der Rohe's Neue Nationalgalerie

Fashion house Saint Laurent presented its Spring Summer 2024 menswear collection at Mies van der Rohe's Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, which was recently overhauled by David Chipperfield Architects.The Saint Laurent show took place on 12 June in the stone-clad exhibition hall of the Neue Nationalgalerie.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
10 months ago
Design

LG StanbyME Go lets you bring along a huge media player in a suitcase - Yanko Design

When you're going on a trip somewhere, most especially outdoors, you probably are thinking of disconnecting or going offline.So you're probably not planning to bring along or use any of your gadgets or devices.But for those that are planning to watch movies, listen to music, or play games when camping, planning a party, or even going to the beach, having devices along can be a hassle as you need to bring a big screen, maybe speakers, a music player, and connectors of all kinds.
Dezeen
10 months ago
Design

Day One from 3 Days of Design

The Dezeen team are reporting live from the 10th edition of 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen (7-9 June).Read on for all the coverage from the first day (Wednesday 7 June)
Here, works by 18 emerging designers from all over the world mingled with woodwork machines and raw materials.Each contributor was chosen by Ukurant from around 200 applicants and pieces ranged from lights made from egg protein to Paperwork, an artwork and lighting design made from paper, thread, steel weights and artificial lights that was suspended from the high ceiling - Cajsa Carlson
5:00pm Le Corbusier's Lampe Cabanon and the Lampe de Bureau collection by Charotte Perriand are on show in Nemo Lighting's Copenhagen showroom during 3 Days of Design.
Dezeen
10 months ago
Design

Dezeen live: 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen

The Dezeen team are reporting from the 10th edition of 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen (7-9 June).Updated throughout the day with exclusive previews of products, installations and events.10:00am Also from yesterday, Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson was the first journalist to see an exhibition by glassware design studio Helle Mardahl Studio for The Sensory Society and spoke to the designer.
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www.nytimes.com
1 week ago
Dining

A Hollywood Remake of Your Childhood Fast Food Memories

A chef created a high-end version of a Pizza Hut pizza, improving on the original flaws and enhancing its qualities through meticulous cooking and presentation. [ more ]
UX design
Medium
2 months ago
UX design

We misuse the term "user insight" a lot-here's how to actually use it

Generating user insights is crucial for taking the right actions.
Addressing your audience's needs and focusing on what should be addressed with limited resources is key in presenting user insights. [ more ]
Medium
10 months ago
UX design

A video every interaction designer should watch

Douglas Engelbart was way ahead of his time in many ways, and the computer world has been catching up with his vision ever since.He is the inventor of the foundations of human-computer interaction, which is still at the core of experience design.Here are some of the most important facts that can be drawn from this historic event:
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Medium
2 years ago
UX design

Should "cancel" be a button or a link?

1. Cultivating a positive company culture is essential for any business to succeed. It helps to build trust, loyalty, and collaboration amongst employees, resulting in increased productivity and morale.
2. Companies that prioritize employee wellness initiatives demonstrate a commitment to their workforce and can create a more positive work environment.
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Entrepreneur
4 months ago
Startup companies

8 Things Your Pitch Deck Needs | Entrepreneur

Entrepreneurs use pitch decks to summarize their business strategies when seeking funding and partnerships.
A successful pitch deck should have visually appealing slides and concise, clever content. [ more ]
Entrepreneur
4 months ago
Fundraising

Craft a Winning Pitch Deck That Wows Investors | Entrepreneur

Creating a pitch deck requires both art and science.
Investors look for specific information in a pitch deck. [ more ]
Graphic design
SlashGear.com
5 months ago
Graphic design

10 Free Canva Alternatives For Eye-Catching Designs And Presentations - SlashGear

There are several alternatives to Canva for creating eye-catching designs and presentations.
Adobe Express is a user-friendly image creation and editing tool that is affordable and ideal for beginners. [ more ]
SlashGear.com
5 months ago
Graphic design

10 Free Canva Alternatives For Eye-Catching Designs And Presentations - SlashGear

There are several alternatives to Canva for creating eye-catching designs and presentations.
Adobe Express is a user-friendly image creation and editing tool that is affordable and ideal for beginners. [ more ]
Speckyboy Design Magazine
10 months ago
Graphic design

8 Code Snippets for Creating Amazing Patterns with CSS

Patterns are among the most flexible design assets.They can be the star of the show or fit neatly into the background.As such, they can also range from minimal to complex.And patterns are no longer limited to graphics.CSS offers a surprisingly powerful way to design them.There are a few advantages to building patterns via CSS.
Creative Bloq
10 months ago
Graphic design

I can already predict what you'll say about the rumoured Google Chat logo

Another week, another new Google logo (it seems).A new Google Chat logo appears to be the next design on the way, and it looks like it's almost guaranteed to provoke the same complaints we've seen with pretty much every other recent Google app icon redesign.The new look is not yet official, but we've had a glimpse of it from a slide in a presentation, and it fits in with the transition we've seen in other Google app logos (see our pieces of the best animated logos and best circular logos for more logo inspiration, and we also have a piece on the Google logo history).
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Books
The Paris Review
10 months ago
Books

Head Studies: A Conversation with Jameson Green - The Paris Review

Literary studies should be used as a tool to understand the complexities of the world and to better engage with authors, readers, and other cultural contexts.
Empathy and understanding are key when engaging with literature, as it allows readers to connect to the characters and events in the texts.
Interdisciplinary approaches to literary studies are essential to comprehending the full scope of literature and its impact on society. [ more ]
The Paris Review
10 months ago
Books

A Coiled Spring - The Paris Review

Before my father died in 2001, I knew that I loved him but only dimly.I didn't really feel it, and to the extent that I did, I experienced it as painful.When he was dying I almost didn't go to him.When I was trying to decide whether to go, someone asked me, "Do you want to see him?"And I said, "That's hard to say.
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www.scientificamerican.com
10 months ago
Science

Useful Feedback, More Than Praise, Helps Students Flourish

Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day.Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.This proverb has become a cliche, but it remains a useful shorthand for self-sufficiency.If you want someone to succeed independently, give them the tools to do so.Within the realm of education, this principle can inform the ways that teachers give feedback.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

The 7 most damning findings from the report into Boris Johnson misleading parliament

A damning report by parliament's privileges committee has concluded that Boris Johnson misled parliament and recommended that he should be barred from having a parliamentary security pass in future.The 106 page document, put together by the cross-party group of MPs with a Tory majority, is packed with detail and arguments.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

King presents medals to Royal Navy over key role at Queen's funeral

A sailor's baby bump caught the King's eye when he presented medals to the Royal Navy as a personal thank-you for their role in the late Queen's funeral procession.Charles awarded honours from the Royal Victorian Order (RVO) in the King's gift and bestowed independently of Downing Street to around 150 sailors and officers who played a prominent role on the day Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

William sympathises with Grenfell survivors and families seeking justice

Grenfell survivors and bereaved families have described the Prince of Wales as being very passionate about the community getting justice and closure following the devastating blaze.William, who attended last year's memorial marking the fifth anniversary of the blaze, visited Championship football club Queens Park Rangers (QPR) to hear how it provided support in the aftermath of the fire and since.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

In Pictures: Tina Turner, queen of rock n' roll whose career spanned 60 years

Singer Tina Turner died at the age of 83 after a long illness and a lifetime as one of rock's most famous voices.The American-Swiss singer born Anna Mae Bullock had a career that spanned six decades and gave the world classic tracks such as River Deep Mountain High, Proud Mary, Nutbush City Limits and The Best.
Medium
10 months ago
Vue

JavaScript Frameworks Comparison: React vs. Angular vs. Vue

As technology evolves at a breakneck pace, it will only get faster.The business has been introduced to several new tools and methodologies over the years, but not all have remained for the long term.But that's not the case with the JavaScript framework.For quite some time, JavaScript frameworks have become widely used across many industries and have successfully established themselves as a leader in the development world.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
UK politics

Welsh councillor resigns after saying all Tories should be shot'

The deputy leader of a Welsh council has stepped down after saying during a meeting that all Tories should be shot.Ieuan Williams, an independent councillor in Anglesey, north Wales, has apologised since making the comment on Monday morning and referred himself to the council's standards committee.Conservative politicians have reacted angrily to his remark, including Anglesey MP Virginia Crosbie, who called it appalling and said she already wears a stab vest to surgeries.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
UK politics

150,000 levelling up grant awarded to Tory donor's amusement centre in Hastings

A 150,000 grant from Boris Johnson's flagship levelling up towns fund was awarded to an amusement centre launched by the Conservative donor Lubov Chernukhin, raising questions about whether public money has gone to projects most in need of financial help.Chernukhin, a businesswoman who has given more than 2m to the Conservatives since 2014 and is married to a former Russian finance minister, co-founded the Owens entertainment centre in Hastings, East Sussex.
BBC News
10 months ago
UK politics

Student-suicide petition to be debated by MPs

A petition to introduce a legal duty of care from universities and colleges towards their students will be debated by MPs on Monday afternoon.The debate was called after signatures on the petition, started by 25 families whose children killed themselves while at university, exceeded 100,000.They want the existing duty of care for staff to also cover adult students.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Television

Based on a True Story': The Vogue of Killer Content

In a September 2022 episode of You're Wrong About, a history podcast, the writer Michael Hobbes noted that the number of serial killers might be diminishing, which could be a problem, he said for true-crime fanatics, anyway.Step it up out there, serial killers, he said.You got to produce good content.
www.housingwire.com
10 months ago
Real estate

Comerica Bank to 'organically exit' warehouse lending

Dallas-based Comerica Bank has decided to organically exit the mortgage banker finance business following the tumult in the banking industry that threatened the nation's top warehouse lenders.The process of exiting the space, which is expected to be largely complete by year-end, is a strategic action to enhance Comerica's core business focus, according to a bank's presentation during a Morgan Stanley conference on Tuesday.
www.housingwire.com
10 months ago
Real estate

Compliance experts on navigating RESPA in a digital world

The title industry is well acquainted with the gray areas surrounding the 1974 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), which governs how real estate agents, mortgage lenders and title providers interact and bans things like kickbacks.Regulators would like to think that their rules are very black and white, the problem is that black and white creates grey space, Jerra Ryan, the vice president of Firstline Compliance, LLC, told National Settlement Services Summit (NS3) attendees gathered in St. Louis on Tuesday afternoon.
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
LA food

Koreatown's Park's BBQ is our 2023 Gold Award winner

Park's BBQ wasn't the first Korean barbecue restaurant to open in Los Angeles, not by a long shot.In fact, in 2004, a year after Park's BBQ opened, Jonathan Gold wrote in the L.A. Weekly that there were "a reputed 850 places to eat and drink" in Los Angeles' Koreatown.And yet, over the last 20 years Park's has played a pivotal role in making the flavors of Korean barbecue an essential element in the cuisine of Los Angeles - and in expanding the possibilities of what Korean food could be in this city.
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
LA food

Gilberto Cetina's Holbox is The Times' 2023 Restaurant of the Year

Even in the throes of June gloom, the sunny disposition of Southern California is an ideal climate for mariscos - for the precise uplift of citrus-doused, chile-ignited seafood.As with so much of our Mexican culinary greatness, the span of options equates to a map of the country's regional specialties.
Eater LA
10 months ago
LA food

Acclaimed Dallas Chef John Tesar Imports His Meaty Steakhouse Knife to Dana Point

After a heralded opening in Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa in Dana Point, Dallas chef John Tesar has decided to flip the seafood-focused Outer Reef into a West Coast branch of his beloved steakhouse Knife.Called Knife Modern Steak, the menu here in California should differ from Tesar's Texan steakhouses, weaving in some seafood dishes that may have been more apt for Outer Reef once it opens on June 22.
Eater LA
10 months ago
LA food

Cult-Favorite New York City Sichuan Restaurant Makes Its Los Angeles Debut

Szechuan Mountain House, a beloved Sichuan restaurant with two locations in New York, quietly opened its doors in the San Gabriel Valley last week.The restaurant is known for its charming ambience and intricately executed Sichuan Chinese dishes, and the team behind it has chosen Rowland Heights's Pearl Plaza for its first foray into the West Coast.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Arts

Actor Treat Williams, star of 'Hair' and 'Everwood', is killed in a motorcycle crash

Actor Treat Williams attends the world premiere of Second Act in New York on Dec. 12, 2018.Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP DORSET, Vt.Actor Treat Williams, whose nearly 50-year career included starring roles in the TV series Everwood and the movie Hair, died Monday after a motorcycle crash in Vermont, state police said.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
10 months ago
Design

Top 10 kitchen appliances for your yard + outdoor picnics this summer - Yanko Design

I, honestly love a good old outdoor adventure during the summer!Relaxing in the midst of nature, in a sweet bubble of my own, away from the hectic city life - sounds like heaven to me! Although, one thing that always worries me before any outdoor getaway is the meals!I'm a food lover through and through, and having warm and freshly prepared (and tasty) meals at all times is a must for me.
Mission Local
10 months ago
Mission District

Video of police shooting scene released in SFPD town hall

Surveillance camera footage released today of last week's deadly police shooting in Glen Park showed Sergio Milton Barrios, 40, apparently dancing in the breezeway of his building near the gun he discarded earlier in the three-hour standoff.When he reaches for his gun, four officers fire various weapons at him.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Law

An Orlando drag show restaurant files lawsuit against Florida and Gov. Ron DeSantis

Hamburger Mary's in Orlando, which has held drag performances since 2008, is suing to block the implementation of a new Florida law that targets drag shows.Google Maps A popular Orlando burger restaurant known for regularly featuring drag shows is suing the state of Florida and its governor, Ron DeSantis arguing that the state's new law targeting drag shows violates First Amendment rights.
DATAVERSITY
10 months ago
Business intelligence

What Does Information Management Maturity Look Like in 2023?

Maturity frameworks have varying levels of information management maturity.Each level corresponds to not only increased data maturity, but also increased organizational maturity and bottom-line ROI.These are the recommended targets to achieve an effective information management program.The speaker's maturity framework sequences the information management activities for your consideration.
RAIN News
10 months ago
Music

Post navigation

Takedown Digital music distributor DistroKid is facing a potential class-action lawsuit over how it handles takedown requests - or, at least, handled one of them.Indie musicians must use a distributor to put music in Spotify (and many other streamers) artists can't simply upload directly.That means copyright complaints and takedowns are administered through the distributor as well, potentially without artist participation or argument.
BBC Sport
10 months ago
Soccer (FIFA)

From Prima Donnas & Hooverettes to Hampden

It's come a long way since the days of the Aberdeen Prima Donnas, Cambuslang Hooverettes, Johnstone Red Rockets, Fife Dynamites and Tayside Toppers.And, while the team names are now not so evocative, Scottish women's football will take another significant step in its colourful journey when Celtic and Rangers meet in Sunday's first-ever Old Firm Scottish Cup final.
LawSites
11 months ago
Law

Thomson Reuters Previews Its Plans for Generative AI, Announces Integration with Microsoft 365 Copilot

As other legal technology companies have rushed to release products using generative AI, one of the largest, Thomson Reuters, has been unusually silent.It broke that silence slightly two weeks ago, when it announced plans to invest some $100 million a year in AI, including incorporating generative AI across its flagship products in the second half of this year.
www.vice.com
11 months ago
Science

How Space Companies Plan to Build Roads and Bases on the Moon

Science fiction is filled with dazzling cities constructed on the Moon and Mars, but it will be a huge challenge to bring these extraterrestrial bases into reality.Nonetheless, the dream of establishing a long-term human presence on the Moon has been gaining momentum, especially as NASA and its partners prepare to return astronauts to the lunar surface this decade as part of the Artemis program.
www.cbc.ca
10 months ago
Toronto

TTC adjusting east end bus and streetcar service due to construction | CBC News

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is warning riders in the east end of upcoming changes to streetcar and bus service as the spring-summer construction season ramps up.At a board meeting Monday, the TTC's head of service planning and scheduling said the agency is adjusting service starting Sunday, June 18, as a result of construction projects on Broadview Avenue at Broadview Station and at the intersection of Gerrard Street East and Coxwell Avenue.
Austin Monitor
11 months ago
Austin

Balcones Canyonlands gets ready to welcome a new visitor center - Austin Monitor

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 by Ava Garderet
The Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan (BCCP) Coordinating Committee heard an update from Travis County on May 12 about the plans for a new visitor center at the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve (BCP).Kimberlee Harvey, the committee's secretary, delivered the update, which was initially created by Melinda Mallia, director of the county's Natural Resources and Environmental Quality Division.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
New York City

New York's a Lot Like Venice. It's Sinking.

Good morning.It's Tuesday.We'll hear from a scientist who figured out that New York City is sinking, in part because all the buildings weigh 1.68 trillion pounds.We'll also look at why the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is proposing raising the base fare to $2.90.Image Credit...Karsten Moran for The New York Times Maybe you have had that sinking feeling lately.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
New York City

New York's a Lot Like Venice. It's Sinking.

Good morning.It's Tuesday.We'll hear from a scientist who figured out that New York City is sinking, in part because all the buildings weigh 1.68 trillion pounds.We'll also look at why the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is proposing raising the base fare to $2.90.Image Credit...Karsten Moran for The New York Times Maybe you have had that sinking feeling lately.
Harvard Business Review
10 months ago
Business

When Your Boss Gives You Bad Feedback, Badly

Hearing about what you're not doing well at work can feel bad.That doesn't make you "defensive" or "shut down to feedback."It just means you're human and that you care about your performance - both good things.Even when you receive kind, clear feedback from a manager, peer, or employee, it can still be difficult to learn what you could be doing better.
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
California

LAPD Chief: Too many officers opened fire in fatal 2002 South L.A. shooting

(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Several Los Angeles police officers were justified when they shot at and killed a man who brandished a handgun, but six of their colleagues broke department policy by joining in the barrage of gunfire last July, according to a police oversight panel.The civilian Police Commission found late last month that four of the 10 officers - Luis Avalos, Garrett Vanhooser, Christopher Gonzalez and Chad Heistermann - who opened fire on Rudolfo Torres were within policy.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
US politics

Top Democrats say Biden should make this year's craziness' the last debt limit fight ever

Even as Joe Biden appears to have pushed off reaching the next debt limit until 2025, top Democrats on Capitol Hill say what he really needs to do is what he should have done last fall: Come out in favor of a drastic change to strip Congress of this power forever.Given the current math in the chamber, every senator in the Democratic Caucus would need to support such a change.
BBC Sport
11 months ago
Soccer (FIFA)

Fairytale farewell for Chelsea's 'pivotal' captain

Whether Magdalena Eriksson will lift another Women's Super League title is still yet to be seen but the Chelsea captain has already completed the "fairytale" ending.After six seasons with the club, winning 11 trophies along the way, Eriksson waved farewell to Chelsea supporters in their final home game of the season against rivals Arsenal.
SWITCH
11 months ago
Women in technology

How to pitch early-stage VCs in today's bear market | SWITCH

In today's uncertain market climate, VCs are looking for an excuse to pass on a deal.Instead of evaluating investments based on the possibility of large upside potential, they're requiring more analyzable proof in the form of data, such as team and traction.They're also focused on the ongoing issues and capital needs of their existing portfolio companies much more as well.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
Health

F.D.A. Panel Recommends R.S.V. Vaccine to Protect Young Infants

An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration voted on Thursday in favor of approving a vaccine by Pfizer to prevent the severe respiratory virus that is a potentially deadly threat to infants.The vaccine would be the first to protect babies from respiratory syncytial virus, or R.S.V., which is the reason many infants are admitted to children's hospitals each year and kills several hundred under 5 each year.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Arts

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening

Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets is an eye-opening docuseries about reality TV stars The Duggars.Prime Video It was the week the artist who sang an era-defining song walked to the sea, looking straight ahead, not at h/sh/me.It was the week the recent wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation first began to crash against the shield-wall of sandbags that is the U.S. Constitution.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Tech industry

How to Use A.I. to Automate the Dreaded Office Meeting

Hello! Welcome back to On Tech: A.I., a pop-up newsletter that teaches you about artificial intelligence, how it works and how to use it.Last week, I told you how to use creative A.I. tools that generate and edit stunning images.Now let's move on to automating some time-consuming, sometimes tedious, parts of many office jobs.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Tech industry

Apple moves into virtual reality with a headset that will cost you more than $3,000

The Apple Vision Pro headset is displayed in a showroom on the Apple campus in Cupertino, Calif., at the company's annual developers conference, Monday, June 5, 2023.Jeff Chiu/AP CUPERTINO, Calif.Apple on Monday unveiled a long-rumored headset that will place its users between the virtual and real world, while also testing the technology trendsetter's ability to popularize new-fangled devices after others failed to capture the public's imagination.
Ars Technica
11 months ago
Tech industry

Google at I/O 2023: We've been doing AI since before it was cool

That Google I/O show sure was something, wasn't it?It was a rip-roaring two hours of nonstop AI talk without a break.Bard, Palm, Duet, Unicorn, Gecko, Gemini, Tailwind, Oter-there were so many cryptic AI code names thrown around it was hard to keep track of what Google was talking about.A glossary really would have helped.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
Tech industry

For Gen Z, Playing an Influencer on TikTok Comes Naturally

Rachel Aaron, a 24-year-old who works in public relations in New York, recently dressed up for a work event at Bloomingdale's.In the era of get ready with me videos on TikTok, it was a golden opportunity to create content.Ms. Aaron, who has just 3,300 followers on TikTok, filmed herself chatting to the camera while selecting a black Skims dress, a blazer and a belt.
Medium
10 months ago
Data science

Highlights and Pictures from ODSC East 2023

We're a few weeks removed from ODSC East 2023 and we couldn't have left on a better note.The week was filled with engaging sessions on top topics in data science, innovation in AI, and smiling faces that we haven't seen in a while.Here are some highlights from ODSC East 2023, including some pictures of speakers and attendees, popular talks, and a summary of what kept people busy.
Mission Local
10 months ago
Mission District

Police Commission rescinds 'secret' policies, rebukes SFPD

After a 5-2 vote on Wednesday evening, the San Francisco Police Commission will take the creation of a new social media policy out of the police department's hands - sending a firm message about who sets policy for the SFPD.As part of the resolution it passed on Wednesday, the commission also ordered Police Chief Bill Scott to rescind two "bureau orders" issued in recent months by the SFPD.
Mission Local
11 months ago
Mission District

Police Commission in standstill over secret SFPD policy-making

After a heated debate Wednesday night, the San Francisco Police Commission voted 3-3 over whether to rescind two policies that commissioners agree were created illegally.Commission president Cindy Elias, who would have provided the deciding vote, was not present and Max Carter-Oberstone, the vice president, promised a new vote when she returns.
Mission Local
11 months ago
Mission District

SFPD accused of secret policy-making, usurping oversight bodies' power

The San Francisco Police Department has been secretly and illegally writing its own policies, according to members of the civilian Police Commission, which oversees and sets policy for the department."It's clearly illegal.And it's really shocking that the department would engage in something like this," Max Carter-Oberstone, vice president of the Police Commission, said in an interview on Tuesday.
Law Explained India
10 months ago
Python

Meeting community at PyCon Italy, 2023

The PyCon Italy, 2023 discussion started in PyCon Sweden 2022, when Valerio invited me for the keynote.From disbelief (since my talk at PyCon Sweden was not good) to believing, from searching for talk topics to preparation and multiple rounds of rehearsals and feedback sessions, I was finally ready for the talk.
Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
10 months ago
Washington DC

10 Ways to Celebrate Juneteenth Around DC - Washingtonian

Juneteenth is almost here and there are plenty of things to do around DC before, during, and after the actual holiday, which falls on a Monday this year.Here are some ways to celebrate the emancipation of African-Americans.When: Sunday, June 18th from 11 AM to 5 PM.Where: Brookland Artswalk (716 Monroe St., NE).
GSMArena.com
10 months ago
Mobile UX

Hot Take: Apple Vision Pro

Apple's AR initiative has been a long time coming.We first caught wind of Apple being interested in this space when the iPhone 8 Plus featured some new AR capabilities courtesy of the company's new ARKit.It seemed unlikely even back then that Apple's vision for AR would be limited to just the iPhone and that the company had something bigger cooking in the background.
GSMArena.com
10 months ago
Mobile UX

Apple Vision Pro is billed as the first "spatial computer", not a mere AR/VR headset

It's here.After years and years of rumors and speculation, today Apple has made the Vision Pro official.It's the company's first VR/AR headset, but of course, this being Apple, it's not calling it that - instead, it's billed as the first ever "spatial computer".It's running an entirely new operating system too, dubbed visionOS.
Eater
10 months ago
Food & drink

The Future of Snacks Was on Display at the 2023 Sweets and Snacks Expo

Despite the many things that divided them - sweet versus salty, sour versus chocolate, Flamin' Hot versus BBQ - everyone at the 26th annual Sweets & Snacks Expo at Chicago's McCormick Place last month could agree on one thing: the past three years have been long and trying.For candy and snack manufacturers, the pandemic era has been marked by shortages, inflation, and manufacturing difficulties.
Eater
11 months ago
Food & drink

Masaharu Morimoto Is Launching the World's First Sushi Competition Series

There are few chefs who know more about cooking in front of a television audience than Masaharu Morimoto.Since the 90s, the chef has been a fixture of food competition TV in both the United States and Japan, appearing in Iron Chef for more than 13 seasons in the States alone.Now, he's officially on the other side of the judge's table with his new show, Morimoto's Sushi Master, the first cooking competition series totally focused on sushi.
Food & Beverage Magazine
11 months ago
Food & drink

Chef Daniel Boulud Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Restaurant DANIEL - Food & Beverage Magazine

Chef Daniel Boulud celebrates the 30th anniversary of his eponymous, two Michelin-starred restaurant, DANIEL.This milestone marks three decades of innovative fine dining and inspired French cuisine paired with a quintessential New York City luxury experience, raising the restaurant's profile as one of the city's most respected and favored culinary destinations.
Dezeen
10 months ago
Design

Norman Foster launches Norman Foster Institute

British architect Norman Foster has launched the Norman Foster Institute, which will offer educational courses focused on the sustainable development of cities.
Launched by the Norman Foster Foundation today, the institute's first course will be a 36-week, full-time programme named Sustainable Cities.
www.cbc.ca
10 months ago
Canada news

Apple wants to take a bite out of virtual reality market with its Vision Pro headset | CBC News

"It's the first Apple product you look through, not at," Apple CEO Tim Cook said while introducing the Apple Vision Pro, the company's new virtual reality headset that will allow users to overlay an augmented experience over the real world.Apple announced the VR headset at its annual World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) in Cupertino, Calif., Monday afternoon, where it also revealed developments for many of its existing products and software.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Sports

For Claressa Shields, Repeat Titles Haven't Come With Knockouts

When Claressa Shields threw a looping right hand during her middleweight title defense in Detroit on Saturday night, the punch would sometimes make contact and either clip the jaw of the challenger, Maricela Cornejo, or bounce off her left shoulder.But when Shields, 28, threw her right hand straight at Cornejo's face, she rarely seemed to miss.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
NYC music

Ian Bostridge on Music's Fuzzy Boundaries of Identity

Spring this year has been a particular joy for touring singers like me.The cloud of Covid seems to have evaporated: Restrictions have been lifted, audiences have (nervously) returned and the prospect of being stranded in foreign parts with a positive test is gone, not to mention the diminishing threat of serious or voice-impacting illness.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
NYC music

Lincoln Center Names Conductor for Reimagined Mostly Mozart Orchestra

Jonathon Heyward, the rising young conductor who this fall will become the first Black music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, has been tapped to lead Lincoln Center's summer ensemble, a reimagined version of the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, the center announced on Wednesday.Heyward, 30, will start a three-year contract with Lincoln Center next year.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
11 months ago
Mental health

NIMH Data Archive (NDA) Data Submission OH Webinar

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1. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Data Archive (NDA) provides a secure platform for data submission and sharing of mental health research data.
2. NDA offers a comprehensive suite of data management and sharing tools, including an open-source data submission and
www.cbc.ca
10 months ago
Toronto

Urgent care centres in two southern Ontario communities closing overnight permanently | CBC News

Urgent care centres in the southern Ontario communities of Port Colborne and Fort Erie will no longer operate overnight as Niagara Health faces physician shortages, the hospital network announced Wednesday.The decision comes one day before the ER in Minden, Ont., is set to close permanently due to staff shortages, with Haliburton Highlands Health Services transferring all emergency services to its Haliburton site, about 25 kilometres away.
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
10 months ago
Intellectual property law

The Intersection of NILS, NFTS, AI Creations, Big Data, and the Metaverse

"NILs, NFTs, AI creations, big data and the metaverse will inevitably intersect.Intellectual property laws will be one traffic cop at this intersection critical to managing traffic."What is at the intersection of name, image likeness rights (NILs), non-fungible tokens (NFTs), artificial intelligence (AI) creations, big data, blockchain and the metaverse?
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Factions split over metal detectors in Highland Park

Intense discussions around school security in Highland Park escalated Tuesday night as Township District 113′s school board meeting drew roughly 20 parents and others calling for the implementation of metal detectors and armed security, student organizers opposed to those plans and plenty of police and private security.
Washington Post
10 months ago
DC food

Review | 'Sanctuary': God save me from this movie

Christopher Abbott, left, and Margaret Qualley in "Sanctuary."(Neon)Comment Gift Article StarOutline StarOutline (1.5 stars) In "Sanctuary," all is never quite what it seems.This is clear from the first minutes of this playful and play-like (often too much of both) two-hander, which takes place almost entirely within the confines of a hotel room shared by a man named Hal (Christopher Abbott) and a woman named Rebecca (Margaret Qualley).
Washington Post
11 months ago
DC food

Review | 'Ellsworth Kelly at 100': Sensational in more ways than one

Ellsworth Kelly's "Yellow Curve" (1990) is on view in the exhibition "Ellsworth Kelly at 100" at Glenstone.(Ron Amstutz/Glenstone Museum)When I close my eyes, I can still see the lemon sherbet hue of "Yellow Curve," an eye-popping floor painting by Ellsworth Kelly.With any luck, I'll see it in my dreams.
Auth0 - Blog
10 months ago
JavaScript

Build a Beautiful CRUD App with Spring Boot and Angular

1. Leverage the power of Spring Boot and Angular to create an efficient and secure CRUD application.
2. Utilize Auth0 to provide authentication and authorization in the application.
3. Implement a comprehensive security strategy by using the OAuth 2.0 standard to access protected resources.
Eater LA
10 months ago
LA food

Pasjoli's New Tasting Menu Picks Up the Conversation Where Dialogue Left Off

Dave Beran is itching to serve a tasting menu again.Since the closure of his Michelin-starred restaurant Dialogue in late 2020, acclaimed for its referential 20-course progressions, the chef has been steadying the ship at his French bistro Pasjoli in Santa Monica.Following a few tumultuous pandemic years and a lost Michelin star last fall, the restaurant is finally back on solid ground.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
France news

Cannes closes Saturday with presentation of the Palme d'Or

After 21 world premieres, nearly two weeks of red-carpet parades and hundreds of thousands of camera flashes, the 76th Cannes Film Festival concludes Saturday with the presentation of its top prize, the Palme d'Or.One of cinema's most sought-after awards will be decided by this year's jury, presided over by two-time Palme winner Ruben Ostlund, the Swedish director.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
New York City

How America's Playwrights Saved the Tony Awards

Martyna Majok, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, was revising her musical adaptation of The Great Gatsby after a long day in a developmental workshop when she heard the news: The union representing striking screenwriters was not going to grant a waiver for the Tony Awards, imperiling this year's telecast.
Ars Technica
11 months ago
Privacy professionals

Potentially millions of Android TVs and phones come with malware preinstalled

Overall, Android devices have earned a decidedly mixed reputation for security.While the OS itself and Google's Pixels have stood up over the years against software exploits, the never-ending flow of malicious apps in Google Play and vulnerable devices from some third-party manufacturers have tarnished its image.
Eater NY
11 months ago
NYC food

At This New Mexican Steakhouse, Tacos and Mashed Potatoes Share a Table

Greenpoint has a way of fostering restaurant communities: The riverside neighborhood in north Brooklyn has its own Little Tokyo now, and there's a longstanding population of Polish immigrants, who have dotted its streets with bakeries and restaurants, many still open.For various reasons, in recent years it's become home to some of the more interesting Mexican restaurants opening in the city, including Oxomoco, one of New York's only Michelin-starred Mexican spots, and Taqueria Ramirez, which shot straight to the top of most best taco lists when it opened in 2021.
www.darkreading.com
11 months ago
Privacy professionals

Lemon Group Uses Millions of Pre-Infected Android Phones to Enable Cybercrime Enterprise

Millions of Android phone users around the world are contributing daily to the financial wellbeing of an outfit called the Lemon Group, merely by virtue of owning the devices.Unbeknownst to those users, the operators of the Lemon Group have pre-infected their devices before they even bought them.Now, they're quietly using their phones as tools for stealing and selling SMS messages and one-time passwords (OTPs), serving up unwanted ads, setting up online messaging and social media accounts, and other purposes.
BBC Sport
10 months ago
Soccer (FIFA)

The inside story of Newcastle's Champions League return

Newcastle United have secured a return to the Champions League for the first time in 20 years, just over 18 months after a Saudi Arabian-backed consortium bought out unpopular owner Mike Ashley.In October 2021, Newcastle were winless and mired in another relegation battle until Eddie Howe came in to replace Steve Bruce as manager, and guided the club to safety, before a fourth-placed finish this year.
time.com
10 months ago
Wellness

Why You Can't Remember That Taylor Swift Concert All Too Well

Three days after Jenna Tocatlian saw Taylor Swift perform at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts, she was still on cloud nine.But something felt weird when she tried to relive the memories: in her mind, where vivid specifics of the concert should have been playing on loop, there was just a blank space.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
Wellness

Why Was This Patient Turning So Yellow?

You are so yellow, the physician assistant told the 39-year-old man.It was said as a simple statement of fact.In the bright lights of the CityMD Urgent Care center in Ronkonkoma, N.Y., the man could see that this was true; his normally light brown skin now had a distinctly saffron cast to it.You need more than this walk-in center can offer, the P.A. explained.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
France news

CANNES PHOTOS: In the festival's blur, someone's always watching

The Cannes Film Festival, a blink-and-you'll-miss-it blur, can never be seen in full.Though a wide-screen spectacular, Cannes is often spied only in fleeting glimpses the back of a star's head, the flowing train of a gown.Outside the festival hub, the Palais des Festival, throngs teeter on ladders and rise on tiptoes to catch a view of the French Riviera pageant that has unspooled over the last two weeks.
Austin Monitor
10 months ago
Austin

City to ban unsafe fence designs - Austin Monitor

Friday, May 26, 2023 by Jonathan Lee
The city will soon prohibit unsafe fence designs, like those with spiked or widely spaced pickets, to reduce the risk of serious injury and death in humans and animals.On Tuesday, the Planning Commission unanimously recommended City Council approve the new rules.
Austin Monitor
11 months ago
Austin

Disability committee wants improved transportation to Austin's major music venues - Austin Monitor

Thursday, May 18, 2023 by Chad Swiatecki
Improving transportation for the disabled to the Circuit of the Americas and the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park are two of the early goals for members of the city's committee for the disabled who may opt to serve on an ongoing task force dedicated to improving accessibility at local music venues.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
US news

$19 Million Settlement Is Reached in Fatal Police Shooting of Colorado Man

The parents of a Colorado man who was fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy last June during a mental health crisis will receive $19 million as part of a settlement announced Tuesday.The man, Christian Glass, 22, was killed after he called 911 when the vehicle he was driving became stuck on an embankment on a mountain road near Silver Plume, about 45 miles west of Denver.
Eater NY
11 months ago
NYC food

12 Outstanding Caesar Salads in NYC

Crisp romaine, umami anchovy, crunchy croutons, and creamy Parmesan




The Caesar salad is ubiquitous: Most commonly attributed to Tijuana's Italian restaurateur, Caesar Cardini, it was historically prepared tableside but has many different iterations in the modern interpretation.What's key is the combination of cold, crunchy romaine, sharp Parmesan, and anchovy topped with a crisp bread element working together to create the perfect balance.
RAIN News
11 months ago
Music

YAP Media's "new era of podcasting" (Podcast Upfront presentation) - RAIN News

YAP Media Founder and CEO Hala Taha kindly sent RAIN News the presentation deck she delivered at the IAB Podcast Upfront last week.YAP Media was founded around the Young and Profiting podcast, created and hosted by Taha.The YAP network has grown to 15 podcasts.The deck is notable for the range of data sources cited across 23 slides: Edison Research, Nielsen, Pew Research Center, Cumulus Media, Signal Hill Insights, LinkedIn Pulse, RiversideFM, Sounds Profitable, and BBC StoryWorks.
www.dw.com
11 months ago
Europe news

Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy addresses Arab League Summit DW 05/19/2023

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told leaders at an Arab League summit on Friday that they would each receive a 10-point peace plan, and asked them to work with Ukraine directly without intermediaries.He accused some Arab leaders of ignoring the horrors of Russia's invasion of his country and urged all attendees to "take an honest look" at the war.
english.elpais.com
11 months ago
OMG science

The Champion': Bones of predatory dinosaur found in eastern Spain

Over 120 million years ago, in the coastal areas of a tropical archipelago of small islands connected by estuaries and marshes in the present-day province of Castellon, in eastern Spain, there was an unprecedented amount of species diversity.In addition to a rich fauna of fish, amphibians, crocodiles, and turtles there were, as far as science is aware, four different groups of dinosaurs sauropods, theropods, ornithopods and thyreophorans reptiles that dominated the ecosystem for millions of years in the Early Cretaceous and whose descendants were spread around the Iberian Peninsula, Africa, and Asia, where they diversified into other subspecies.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
US politics

Kaitlan Collins, Moderator of Trump Forum, Is Named CNN's 9 P.M. Anchor

CNN has selected Kaitlan Collins to host a new weeknight show at 9 p.m., elevating her to one of the most coveted time slots in cable news a week after she moderated a contentious town hall with former President Donald J. Trump.The new role for Ms. Collins was announced by CNN's chairman, Chris Licht, on Wednesday, just ahead of a presentation to advertisers in Midtown Manhattan hosted by Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN's parent company.
Ars Technica
11 months ago
Cars

Elon Musk doubles-down on Tesla robotaxis in TV interview

On Tuesday afternoon, after the close of the stock market, Tesla held its annual meeting.Tesla CEO Elon Musk told rapturous attendees that 2023 would finally see the Cybertruck go into production and that an example of the angular stainless-steel pickup would be his daily driver.He also confirmed some previously reported facts, like a move to reduce silicon carbide power electronics in drive units, then gave a presentation on the company's humanoid robotics program.
Digiday
11 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Digiday+ Research: Agencies embrace generative AI - 71% are already using it

* By Julia Tabisz


Interested in sharing your perspectives on the media and marketing industries?Join the Digiday research panel.Generative artificial intelligence is a common term at this point, and ChatGPT is practically a household name.It's no wonder, then, that, just as with publishers, the technology and how to incorporate it into workflows is a hot topic among marketers.
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