2025-03-21T03:09:42Z Read in app President Donald Trump has reversed his executive order aimed at law firm Paul Weiss. Carlos Barria/REUTERS This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.Have an account? President Donald Trump reversed an executive order aimed at the law firm Paul Weiss.As part of the agreement, Paul Weiss pledge $40 million in pro bono services and to drop DEI hiring.Since Trump's earlier order to revoke its security clearances, the law firm has lost clients.President Donald Trump said he would rescind an executive order on Thursday that revoked the security clearances of law firm Paul Weiss and threatened its government contracts.The executive orderwas initially issued on March 14. According to a statement posted on Trump's TruthSocial account on Thursday, the firm agreed to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion considerations from its hiring practices and pledged $40 million in pro bono legal services to initiatives endorsed by the Trump administration,"We are gratified that the President has agreed to withdraw the executive order concerning Paul, Weiss," said Brad Karp, chairman of Paul Weiss, in a statement posted by Trump on Truth Social. "We look forward to an engaged and constructive relationship with the President and his administration."The announcement detailed a meeting between Trump and Karp during which they agreed to a set of principles. These included a commitment to nonpartisan client representation irrespective of individual lawyers' political views, broad pro bono services to support veterans, and bolstering the administration's antisemitism task force, among other initiatives. Additionally, Karp's statement acknowledged "wrongdoing" by former Paul Weiss partner Mark Pomerantz, who had departed the firm to assist the Manhattan District Attorney's investigation into Trump's financial dealings. The pressure placed upon Paul Weiss is consistent with the Trump administration's ongoing campaign against DEI initiatives. Trump had previously threatened to withdraw funding from public universities that practice DEI in their hiring process and signed an executive order to terminate all federally funded "equity-related" grants or contracts.As a result, companies like Walmart, Meta, and Lowe's have all rolled back their DEI programs. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission also recently issued guidance suggesting that common workplace DEI policies, such as diversity training and affinity groups, might contravene federal antidiscrimination laws.Since Trump's earlier executive order, the firm had already lost clients. According to a federal court filing in New Jersey on Wednesday, an executive facing federal bribery charges fired his lawyers at the firm, citing concerns that its "continued representation of him may negatively affect his ability to obtain a favorable review of his case."Other law firms, such as Covington & Burling and Perkins Coie, are also in Trump's crosshairs. Separate executive orders issued on February 25 and March 6 targeted these two firms, respectively, and have not been rescinded.Perkins Coie wrote in a statement that they filed a legal action on March 11 in response to the order. They additionally called the order an "unlawful" attack and a violation of constitutional rights for "all Americans to select counsel of their choice without fear of retribution or punishment from the government."Paul Weiss did not immediately respond to a request for comments.Have a tip? Contact this reporter via email at katherineli@insider.com,Signal at katherineli.21, or WhatsApp at510-365-6496. Use a personal email address and a non-work device.Here's our guide to sharing information securely.

Mushroom library for Children in Yunnan / Kong Xiangwei StudioSave this picture! Arch TranslatorLandscape Architecture, LibraryDali, ChinaArchitects: Kong Xiangwei StudioAreaArea of this architecture projectArea:50 mYearCompletion year of this architecture project Year: 2025 PhotographsPhotographs:Arch Translator Lead Architect: Kong Xiangwei More SpecsLess SpecsSave this picture!Text description provided by the architects. Multidimensional Context: A Hidden Homeland - Tucked into the folds of the Wuliang Mountains, Yanzitou Villagea secluded hamlet inhabited by six ethnic groups (Han, Yi, Bai, Dai, Li, and Hani)faces the paradox of rural decline amidst its pristine landscape. With only 71 households, the village struggles with depopulation and aging residents as youth migrate for work. Yet, weekends brim with vitality as children return from town schools, filling the plaza near the village history museum with laughter. The book house, sited on a narrow rocky plot between two old dwellings and shaded by a sprawling raisin tree, acts as both a cultural gateway to the future community center and a beacon for rural rejuvenation.Save this picture!Save this picture!Symbiosis with Nature: Dialogue with the Raisin Tree - Under tight constraints of time, space, and preservation of the ancient tree, the design adopts an improvisational approach. Collaborating with local artisans, 12mm ribbed steel bars were woven into branch-like arches, cantilevering from the roof to form a dual canopy with the tree's crown. Cast-in-place concrete vaults replace traditional "thatch-and-earth" materials, ensuring resilience while evoking primal shelter. The overlapping circular roofs, reminiscent of mushrooms native to the region, infuse playful symbolism into the structure.Save this picture!Handcrafted Imperfection: Rustic Materiality - Rejecting polished finishes, ordinary concrete was used to embrace the raw aesthetics of rural craftsmanship. Construction flaws were meticulously refined, preserving the tactile warmth of manual labor. The result is a tactile texturerugged yet dignifiedthat harmonizes with the village's vernacular identity.Save this picture!Save this picture!Light as Narrative: A Dynamic Theater - Natural light filters through preserved tree hollows, a central oculus, and stair voids, animating the space with ever-shifting patterns. Arched steel columns cast dendritic shadows, while semi-spherical bookshelveswoven from 6mm steel rods and clad in translucent, color-saturated acrylic panelsscatter kaleidoscopic reflections. A sloped curved wall serves as seating, where children recline to watch sunlight traverse the space, transforming the book house into a "living theater" of light and time.Save this picture!Save this picture!Spatial Drama: A Playful Labyrinth - The iconic mushroom-shaped roof shifts in character: viewed from the east alley, it resembles a hat brim; from above, a whimsical face. An open layout and ascending pathways lead to a rooftop platform where children interact with the raisin tree, harvest its fruit, or gaze at the ancient forest canopy. At night, illuminated like a levitating UFO, the structure becomes a fantastical village landmark.Save this picture!Save this picture!Intergenerational Memory: A Capsule of Rural Life - The book house weaves itself into daily rituals: at dawn, 93-year-old Elder Yang waits for sunlight in the adjacent pavilion while children read; at noon, elders play cards nearby as kids explore the shelves; at dusk, Elder Yang fetches his granddaughter from school, and they linger beneath the mushroom roof. These vignettes crystallize the space as a "time capsule," preserving cross-generational bonds and nurturing local identity.Save this picture!Conclusion: A Vessel of Cultural Continuity - More than a physical structure, the book house embodies cultural resilience. It bridges tradition and modernity through material narratives, connects individual growth with collective memory, and reimagines rural spaces as fertile ground for future possibilities. Here, nostalgia is not passive preservation but active growthrooted in heritage yet branching toward new horizons. Project gallerySee allShow lessAbout this officeKong Xiangwei StudioOfficePublished on March 21, 2025Cite: "Mushroom library for Children in Yunnan / Kong Xiangwei Studio" 21 Mar 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1028015/mushroom-library-for-children-in-yunnan-kong-xiangwei-studio&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save? / You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream

Nature, Published online: 21 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00849-yFurloughs and more staff reductions loom as academic institutions contend with the prospect of even deeper cuts to federal funding.

Nature, Published online: 19 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08703-xPair density modulation, an unusual superconducting state whose superconducting gap is modulated by the wavelength corresponding to the lattice periodicity, is described and observed in exfoliated thin flakes of the iron-based superconductor FeTe0.55Se0.45.

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Monster Hunter Wilds fans will love this awesome mecha version of Rey Dau created by 3D Artist Kasimir Vincent.The wyvern is even cooler than the original, with its electric parts moving as someone from Transformers could. I could totally see this Blender model in Horizon or somewhere similar.You can take a closer look at the mode on Kasimirs X/Twitter and ArtStation.Here are some other metallic creatures you might be interested in if Rey Dau is your cup of tea.Join our 80 Level Talent platformand ournew Discord server, follow us onInstagram,Twitter,LinkedIn,Telegram,TikTok, andThreads,where we share breakdowns, the latest news, awesome artworks, and more.Keep readingYou may find these articles interestingSleek Gundams Zaku Mecha Recreated in 3DSee This Adorable Mecha Maid from 4GROUND9Stunningly Detailed Armed Mecha Suit Character Sculpted In VRSource link The post Rey Dau from Monster Hunter Wilds Made into Transformer appeared first on CG SHARES.

At the Future Games Show: Spring Showcase, publisher Arc Games revealed a video game adaptation of Frosthaven. Based on the popular board game and in production at Snapshot Games, development on the project is being led by CEO and X-COM creator Julian Gollop. Isaac Childres--who designed the Frosthaven board game--is also involved with the adaptation and fans can check out a closed beta playtest for Frosthaven starting March 27 and running through April 24. This will feature six starting character classes and 20 quests to try out."We're very excited to bring Frosthaven into the digital realm," Gollop said in a press release. "With this video game adaptation of Frosthaven, all of us at Snapshot Games know just how beloved the board game is and have been taking great care of replicating the board game experience as much as possible. We feel that fans of the board game, both newcomers and long-time veterans, will find that the video game we're working on is not only a faithful adaptation but also another way to play their favorite board game in a more accessible way to help introduce their friends to the game."If you've never played it, Frosthaven is a spiritual successor to the board game Gloomhaven. One of the most successful board games to be crowdfunded through Kickstarter, the core focus of Frosthaven is on carefully managing resources, coming up with powerful synergies between character classes, and exploring a world of grim fantasy. Continue Reading at GameSpot

Into The Dead: Our Darkest Days is coming to Steam in just a few weeks as an early-access game. The news was revealed during the latest Future Games Show. The 2D zombie survival game debuts on April 9 for $25 and is a spinoff of a series that's gathered 150 million downloads on mobile.Unlike the original mobile games, which are first-person auto-runners, Into The Dead: Our Darkest Days is a 2D third-person survival game set in Texas circa 1980 that asks players to manage characters' health and wellbeing, scavenge for supplies, and build a base. Combat is best avoided, as just one or two undead monsters can kill playable characters, especially if they're already injured, sick, or tired.Into The Dead: Our Darkest Days lets you build out a base, but demands you defend or even ditch it when it's time.Like State of Decay, the game features permadeath, so there are no do-overs and killing off your entire community will spell game over. The game's dwindling resources and difficult choices are reminiscent of This War of Mine, routinely asking players to choose the best of a bad bunch of options.Continue Reading at GameSpot

When your character dies in Bitlife, they get a ribbon that sums up how they lived. There are around 40 different ribbons, like Movie Buff, Cat Lady, Generous, and Gold Digger. They show what stood out most about your characters life, and you will see it on their gravestone when they die.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 offers a diverse arsenal of weapons suited to various playstyles. While Assault Rifles and SMGs are popular choices, Light Machine Guns can effectively control mid- to long-range engagements.