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Freelance designers finally have answers to their biggest questions about pricing and pay. Fast Company and AIGA just released the first comprehensive guide revealing what designers charge, earn, and need to know about AI.
Scientists at the University of Cambridge successfully tested the world's first vaccine with an antigen designed entirely by artificial intelligence. The breakthrough could protect people from future pandemics before they even start.
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South Africa is teaching ordinary citizens psychological first aid skills to support people in mental health crises. The evidence-based program helps bridge the country's mental healthcare gap through listening, support, and smart referrals.
Scientists at Cambridge University have created the first vaccine designed entirely by artificial intelligence, and it just passed its first human trial. The breakthrough could protect us from future pandemics before they start.
Ai-Da, the world's first humanoid robot artist, just made architectural history by designing a modular building concept for future lunar and Martian habitats. The Space Pod design is now on display at Denmark's Utzon Center, showing how AI is moving from creating art to shaping the spaces where humans might one day live.
Scientists at Cambridge University have created the first artificial intelligence-designed vaccine and successfully tested it in humans. The breakthrough could protect us against entire families of viruses, including ones that haven't even mutated yet.
New York City just launched the nation's first rest hub designed by delivery workers, featuring safe battery swapping stations that could prevent deadly fires. The City Hall Park station marks a turning point in protecting workers who've faced hundreds of battery-related fires.
After a decade of research, scientists created a button service dogs can actually press themselves to control home appliances. The innovation gives 500,000 U.S. service dogs more independence and teaches designers new lessons about creating better products.
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In the 1930s, Gertruida Brinkman broke barriers as South Africa's first qualified female architect and designed an Art Deco masterpiece. Today, her stunning creation in Gqeberha thrives as the GFI Gallery, celebrating both architectural history and contemporary art.
UK retailer Primark just released a clothing line with magnetic zippers, adjustable features, and stoma bag pouches designed specifically for adults with disabilities. Award-winning designer Victoria Jenkins, who has chronic conditions herself, led the collection that models and customers are calling "life-changing."
A UAE-based team used artificial intelligence to design a promising brain cancer treatment in less than a year, a process that normally takes over four years. The breakthrough marks the first drug discovery completed entirely in the Emirates and showcases how AI is making pharmaceutical innovation faster and more accessible worldwide.
Isomorphic Labs is about to test the first drugs designed by Nobel Prize-winning AI technology in human patients. The breakthrough could transform how we discover safer, more effective medicines for diseases like cancer.
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Seven Western Cape high schoolers made history as the first African team to compete in NASA's International Space Settlement Design Competition—and they won. Their multinational team designed a spacecraft to transport 3,000 people across the solar system.
When official design fails, everyday people step in with handwritten notes and improvised signs to help others navigate the world. Designer Kate Canales has photographed these small acts of consideration for over two decades, revealing our instinct to look out for each other.
Loredana Crisan went from classical pianist in Romania to sound engineer to Chief Design Officer at Figma, proving that artistic training builds better technology leaders. Her secret? Treating design like music: it should make people feel something.
Engineers at MIT developed the first online platform connecting space habitat design with astronaut mental health, helping designers create spaces where crews thrive, not just survive. The tool could also improve life in submarines, polar stations, and disaster shelters.
As Thailand becomes an aged society, architects are rethinking home design to help people stay independent and active throughout their lives. Simple changes like step-free floors and better lighting can transform houses into lifelong sanctuaries.
Three emerging designers from Qatar's creative hub stepped onto the runway in Toronto for the first time, bringing stories of multicultural identity and innovation to one of Canada's top fashion platforms. The showcase strengthened cultural ties between Qatar and Canada while challenging perceptions about Middle Eastern design. #
A fintech company just invested ₦3 million in Nigerian designers grappling with AI's impact on creativity. The challenge celebrated imperfection as audiences increasingly crave human-made work over algorithmic perfection.
Dubai is inviting the world to help design its future parks using artificial intelligence. The city unveiled three major projects celebrating heritage, lighting up historic waterways, and letting communities shape green spaces through cutting-edge technology.
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