Meltio, the Spanish developer of wire-laser metal 3D printing solutions, has announced a key milestone in its expansion into the defense sector: the Republic of Korea Army has officially validated and deployed Meltios technology. This marks the first validation of Meltios technology by a military force in Asia, expanding Meltios global footprint across defense forces following earlier integrations by the U.S., French, and Spanish militaries.In collaboration with Korean partner AM Solutions, Meltios system has been introduced by the Republic of Korea Marine Corps Logistics Group. The unit is now using its robot-based, mobile 3D metal printer to manufacture discontinued and hard-to-source components on demand.Mobile metal 3D printing enters Korean defenseThe Korean Marine Corps Logistics Group is the first military unit in the country to adopt a mobile robotic metal 3D printer. The unit is using a containerized Meltio system to support amphibious assault vehicles (KAAV), aiming to reduce downtime and logistical dependency on external supply chains.Lieutenant Colonel Kim Seong-nam, commander of the units maintenance battalion, emphasized the significance of this move in reducing costs and preventing delays: We will maintain the best logistics support system to enable stable maintenance support.The 3D printer uses Meltios Laser Wire Directed Energy Deposition (LW-DED) process, melting wire feedstock using a laser to create fully dense metal parts layer by layer. The process enables flexible use of stainless steel, titanium, copper, Inconel, and other alloys, while reducing material waste compared to powder-based systems.Laser Wire Directed Energy Deposition (LW-DED) setup inside a mobile manufacturing unit. Photo via MeltioStrategic partnerships and global defense integrationMeltios Engine Integration Kit, used in this deployment, turns robotic arms into large-scale metal 3D printers. The system is compatible with ABB, Kuka, Fanuc, and Yaskawa, offering flexibility and scale for field or factory use.This entry into the defense sector is just the beginning, said Daejung Kim, CEO of AM Solutions. Through a continuous partnership with Meltio, we aim to lead Koreas advanced industries in other sectors requiring additive manufacturing.Adam Hourigan, Meltio Sales Manager for APAC, added: The defense sector is strategic for Meltio. Thanks to collaboration with key partners in Asia, were helping the Korean Army gain autonomy in creating and repairing critical parts reliably and sustainably.Laser Wire DED printhead. Photo via Meltio.Global validation from sea to skyThis move follows Meltios validation by multiple global military forces. The companys hybrid system was deployed on the USS Bataan, enabling onboard production of a replacement sprayer plate in five days, a process that would have otherwise taken weeks. This deployment earned Meltio the U.S. Department of Defense XTechInternational award, recognizing it as a strategic technology partner.Elsewhere, the French Navy has used Meltio M450 systems aboard the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, while the Spanish Air Force and Army use Meltio printers for jet engine maintenance and vehicle spare parts manufacturing, respectively.Meltio has continued to expand its portfolio of metal additive manufacturing solutions. In 2024, it launched the M600 metal 3D printer for industrial-scale production, and introduced Meltio Space robotic slicing software alongside the Meltio Robot Cell, a turnkey solution for metal part manufacturing using industrial arms.In the U.S., Meltio partnered with Accufacture to release a large-scale DED 3D printer. Most recently, the company surpassed 500 global printer sales and reported 50% year-over-year revenue growth, underscoring its ascent in the metal 3D printing market.Watch the Korean integration in action below.Subscribe to the 3D Printing Industry newsletter to keep up with the latest 3D printing news.You can also follow us on LinkedIn and subscribe to the 3D Printing Industry YouTube channel for more exclusive content.Featured image shows Korean Marine Corps technicians operating a robotic metal 3D printer for field maintenance. Image via the Republic of Korea Marine Corps / AM Solutions.

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The battle against bacteria has shaped modern architecture, but the health of humans as well as the planet depends on letting the bugs inArchitecture and illnesses have always been entangled. Itcould even be argued that the beginning of architecture is the beginning of disease. As doctor Benjamin Ward Richardson put it when introducing Our Homes and Howto Make them Healthy, a compendium of texts by doctors and architects for the 1884 International Health Exhibition in London: Man, by a knowledge and skill not possessed by the inferior animals, in building cities, villages, houses, for his protection from the external elements, has produced for himself a series of fatal diseases, which are so closely associated with the productions of hisknowledge and skill in building as to stand in the position of effect from cause. Man in constructing protections from exposure has constructed conditions of disease.Doctors and architects have always been in a kind of dance, often exchanging roles, collaborating and influencing each other, even if not always synchronised. Imhotep, the Egyptian architect of the step pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara of 2600 BCE, was also a physician and the author of many medical treatises more than two millennia before Hippocrates, usually considered the father of medicine. Vitruvius in the 1st century BCE launched western architectural theory by insisting that all architects needed to study medicine: Healthfulness being their chief object. He devoted a large part ofhis Ten Books on Architecture to the question of health, giving detailed instructions on how to determine the healthiness of a proposed site for a city by returning to the ancient method of sacrificing an animal that lives there and inspecting its liver to make sure it is sound and firm. Likewise for the health of buildings, he discussed the theory of the four humours, which was the dominant medical theory of the time. Vitruvius even argued that those who areunwell can be cured more quickly through design, rebuilding the system of those exhausted by disease including consumption, now known as tuberculosis.In 1985, architect Lina Bo Bardi curated the exhibition Entreato para Crianas (Interlude for Children). The poster included the architect as a toddler anddrawings of insects alongside the words dont step on the ants, dont killthe cockroaches.Credit:Instituto Lina Bo and PM Bardi / Casa de VidroElsewhere, architects and planners have long waged wars against bugs. InLubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, disease spread by flies and mosquitoes was used byBelgian colonialists to justify a cordon sanitaire. Sammy Balojis Essay on Urban Planning documents its lasting urban legacyCredit:Photo (detail): Alessandra Bello / Courtesy of Sammy Baloji and Imane Fars Gallery, ParisEvery subsequent architectural theory added something to this medical paradigm. Cities represent an accumulation of theories ofdisease from ancient times to the present. The history of architecture and the history of the city is the history of disease, thehistory of a series of structures and infrastructures put in place to counter the previous epidemic, as if it was always a step behind. From new building types, such as the lazaretti in 15thcentury Italy, designed to contain those infected by the plague, or suspected to beinfected, to the great infrastructure works of the 19th century: sewage systems, clean water, urban grids and parks that completely reshaped cities in the name of health.Modern architecture was produced under emergency conditions. Throughout the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th, millions died of tuberculosis every year all over the world. Modern buildings offered a prophylactic defence against this invisible micro-organism, the tuberculosis bacillus that was only identified in1882 by Robert Koch. All the defining features of modern architecture white walls, terraces, big windows, detachment fromthe ground were presented as both prevention and cure. LeCorbusier, for example, wrote that pilotis separated the housefrom the humid ground where disease breeds.Cities represent an accumulation of theories ofdisease from ancient times to the presentTo produce the idea of modern architecture as healthy, 19thcentury architecture was demonised as nervous, unhealthy andfilled with disease, especially the bacilli of tuberculosis. Decorative excess was itself treated as an infection. Modernising architecture was firstly a form of disinfection, a purification of buildings leading to a healthgiving environment of light, air, cleanliness and smooth white surfaces without cracks or crevices where contagion might lurk.It was not until 1928 that the first modern antibiotic, penicillin, was accidentally discovered by Alexander Fleming when he observedthat mould stopped the growth of bacteria, unknowingly reactivating an ancient knowledge; Imhotep had already applied mouldy bread to skin infections, and plants with antibacterial properties have been central to the health practices of many Indigenous communities all over the world for thousands of years. Streptomycin, the first antibiotic effective against tuberculosis, wasnot discovered until 1943 and not widely available for a decade but there was already an antibiotic philosophy of architecture. Modern architecture was the antibiotic. It was modern inasmuch asit was free of bacteria, particularly the bacillus of tuberculosis. Inthat sense, it saved lives.In response to the tuberculosis epidemic in the late 19th and first half of the 20th century, modernist sanatoria prioritised access to direct sunlight.The rooms of Lake County Tuberculosis Sanatorium, built in 1939 to designs by William Ganster and William Pereira and appearing on the cover of Revista Nacional de Arquitectura in 1952 (left), all faced south to maximise sun exposure. In todays hospitals, sky ceilings imitate natural light and vegetation, as captured in Lewis Khans Theatre series (lead image), started in 2014Credit:Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid (COAM) and Lewis KhanThe medicinal nature of modern architecture and the unimaginable horror it was responding to has been largely forgotten. We act as if each pandemic is the first, as if trying to bury the pain and uncertainty of the past. In the early days of the Covid19 pandemic in 2020, buildings designed for temporary events hosted an emergency medical architecture, a space for disease. The scene was repeated all over the world, from Belgrade to Lahore, Wuhan toKuala Lumpur, So Paulo to New York City. Vast halls, stadiums, armouries and urban parks were turned into field hospitals. It was not the first time: during the 1918 flu epidemic that killed more people than the two World Wars combined, huge empty spaces werefilled with beds. A photograph of a field hospital in a US armytraining camp in Camp Funston, Kansas, where the 1918 virusfirstemerged, shows hundreds of ill soldiers in a grid of beds inan uncanny resemblance of what would happen a century later. Inhealth emergencies, all buildings are medicalised. Medical crises bring architecture to the foreground.Like antibiotics, modern architecture eventually created its own monsters. It produces sickness, most obviously sick building syndrome. The airconditioning systems that architects such asLeCorbusier celebrated for isolating the inside air from the contaminated outside air turned out to be reservoirs and vectors ofdisease, circulating pathogens. The kind of architecture that wassupposed to inoculate its occupants against disease turned against them as in a sciencefiction horror film.Many of the diseases of our time obesity, diabetes, manyformsofcancer, autoimmune disorders, allergies are nowunderstood to be plausibly connected to the diminishing diversity of bacteria. Buildings have their own microbiomes, and the diversity of these microbiomes is just as important in buildings as they are in human bodies. The bacteria of buildings continuously enter the body and the bacteria in the body are spread out across buildings along with the bacteria of fellow humans, other animals, insects and plants.Models of health paradoxically produce vulnerabilities toillnessAll these archaeological layers of sick architecture are inherently political. Models of health paradoxically produce vulnerabilities toillness. They privilege and shelter a normalised subject from threatening others. The violent exercise of colonial power, whether external or internal, is inseparable from the architecture of health. The ancient emergency strategy of the cordon sanitaire, used to isolate territories during the centuries of plague epidemics, for example, was turned into an instrument of permanent urban planning in the Belgian Congo to separate the Indigenous city fromthe European city in the name of preventing yellow fever, as suggested in the research of the artist Sammy Baloji. A 400mwide band, the distance it was thought no mosquito could fly, divided Black citizens from white settlers. The mosquito dimensioned the city. But the medical border acted as a mechanism of racialisation. In fact, all borders, whether of a room or a nation, are medical borders reinforced by countless protocols and policing. These borders are typically not a single line but a nesting of lines at multiple scales, each with its own architecture.The construction of the Panama Canal, which was first and foremost the conquest of the mosquito, involved hugescale interventions like clearing forests and draining swamps. Thearchitecture of health is always multiscalar, traversing and definingterritory, nation, ethnicity, race, class and domesticities. Itcreates models of normality, which are also models of exclusion, disadvantage and prejudice.Health is not just physical. Already in ancient Greece, a variety ofmental illnesses were identified and spatialised, as sufferers were forced to remain indoors or roam the outdoors without a permanent address. Eventually specialised buildings offered both isolation and care. Thepreeminent philosopher and physician in the Muslim world IbnSina, also known in the west as Avicenna, worked in the first mental health hospital set up in Baghdad in the 8th century to treat the head sick with calming gardens and fountains, in buildings located in the heart of the city to encourage visitors. His Canon of Medicine considered psychology to be very important and was the most influential medical text in Europe up to the 17th century. TheHospital dels Innocents, founded in Valencia, Spain, in 1410, after observing the Islamic institutions that housed the insane, isconsidered the first psychiatric hospital in the western world. Eventually the whole architecture of mental illness was undone by the antipsychiatry movement in the 1960s, but the experimentation continues today in architectures that allow those on an expanded mental spectrum to be at once sheltered and engaged in city life. Inthe Caritas psychiatric centre in Belgium (AR September 2018), designed by de Vylder Vinck Taillieu with BAVO, neurodivergence isnot treated as an illness and the role of the building is not to isolate but provide a platform.Rather than surfaces that are easy to disinfect, championed by many modernist buildings, probiotic tiles designed by Richard Beckett and Aileen Hoenerloh harbour bacteria. Made of concrete and soil, containing millions of microbes, the textured surfaces encourage the growth of a diverse microbiomeCredit:Richard Beckett and AiIleen HoenerlohDesigned for an ecologist, the shower of the Casa Jardn by Al Borde in Quito, Ecuador, is located in a greenhouse, among the plantsCredit:JAG StudioIn fact, the question of mental health has always been part of architectural discourse. Architects act as if their designs will produce a sense of wellbeing. Each mental condition needs to be countered by architecture. At the turn of the 20th century in Vienna, Camillo Sitte diagnosed the modern city as producing agoraphobia, in the very moment and place the Vienna of Freud the disorder was being actively discussed. Sitte presented his urban design, inspired by the eccentric narrow streets and small piazzas of medieval cities, as a psychological counter. In the late 1940s and 50s, Richard Neutra presented himself as a shrink to his clients, which he understood to be his patients. Likewise, when the concept of stress was identified in the 1960s as the predominant reaction tomodern life, experimental architects such as CoopHimmelblau worked with psychiatrists to produce prototypes of relaxation architectures, as discussed by Victoria Bugge ye. Hans Hollein replaced buildings altogether with an architecture pill providing the desired mental state. In reverse, some conditions such as autism are now seen as inherently spatial, and imply an alternative architecture in its own right. In addition to architectures for an expanded mental spectrum, there is the need to embrace an expanded understanding of the physical spectrum. The diverse abilities of children, older people, those with limb differences, deafness, blindness, and people who arechronically ill call for greater hospitality, opportunity and pleasure from architecture, redefining the very concept of care and transforming the role of buildings in a way that impacts many more than those being treated. Using the language of their time, Aino and Alvar Aalto offered a crucial paradigm shift when they argued that architects should always design for the person in the weakest position. The radicality of thisis to rethink architecture from vulnerability itself.The age of antibiotics and antibiotic architecture threatens our species. The microbiologist Martin Blaser writes about the silent extinction of microbes, arguing that the crisis of the diminishing diversity of the human microbiome is a bigger threat to the species than climate change. So what would a probiotic architecture be? Probably it would be like our gut: more porous, versus the prophylactic attitude of modern architecture. The immune system does not simply keep foreign organisms out; it regulates a dynamic balance between insiders and outsiders. Architecture too could be away of bringing the other in. This might mean experimenting with the idea of rewilding the interior. We used to live intimately with all the bacteria of the soil, the plants and other animals. And we may want to reconnect with even embrace this diversity of bacteria.In the UK, NHS providers produce around 156,000 tonnes of clinical waste every year. This rocketed during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the explosion of single-use plastic PPE (personal protective equipment). The photographs of Natasha Durlachers Postcards from the Pandemic depict discarded masks and gloves, a solemn reminder of the devastating impact of growing ocean and landpollutionCredit:Natasha DurlacherThere is a precedent for a probiotic architecture one that fosterstransspecies communities in some of the work of the ItalianBrazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi. When she designed her Casa de Vidro in So Paulo in 1949, a house suspended in the forest, like a treehouse, she drew every insect, plant and animal living in the site with the same precision that she drew the building. For her they are part of the building. If architecture is all about keeping the bugs out, Bo Bardi embraces a transspecies architecture where insects are not the enemy, but intelligent members of the community, and humans are just temporary guests. She made exhibitions and plays for children about this new understanding of community, imagining spaces in which insects, animals and plants are the real occupants. For Bo Bardi, architecture is architecture only inasmuch as it is dissolved by other species. Even her dramatic demonstrations of geometry and force, like the remarkable MASP, were originally drawn as if being eaten by plants. This is part of a political ethic ofcelebrating and learning from other species.Architecture today needs to be dramatically reconfigured onhealth grounds just as modern architecture polemically reconfigured the 19thcentury architectures that preceded it. Humancentred design sounds good, but it is terrible for humans, aswell as other species and the planet. The first form of life was bacteria, four billion years ago, while the human is a very recent arrival and might already be on the way out. Bacteria are what madeplants, trees and eventually humans possible. The human isnot just one thing but an endlessly complex, everchanging transspecies collaboration: the human is a bag of bacteria. But bacteria are usually treated as an invisible enemy that needs to be exterminated. Instead, bacteria should be at the centre of design. We are nothing without all these foreigners. We live in them more than they live in us.This is the Keynote essay from AR April 2025: Health. Buy your copy at the ARs online shop, or read more from the issue here

Apple's iOS 18.4 update also comes with a warning to update now, because it fixes a hefty list of 60 ... More security vulnerabilities, some of which are serious.Apple iPhoneUpdate, April. 02, 2025: This story, originally published Mar. 31, now includes additional expert analysis on the flaws fixed iOS 18.4, information about bug fixes and details about the other updates issued by Apple.Apple has issued iOS 18.4, along with a number of cool new iPhone features. But the iOS 18.4 update also comes with a warning to update now, because it fixes a hefty list of 62 security vulnerabilities, some of which are serious.Apple doesnt give much detail about whats fixed in iOS 18.4, to give people as much time to update their iPhones as possible before attackers can get hold of the details. Among the fixes, the iOS 18.4 upgrade patches several critical bugs in WebKit, the engine that underpins the Safari browser and the Kernel at the heart of the iPhone operating system.Apples iOS 18.4 patches an issue in the iPhone Kernel tracked as tracked as CVE-2025-30432, that could see a malicious app able to attempt passcode entries on a locked device and cause escalating time delays after four failures.Tracked as CVE-2025-24208, a bug in WebKit could put you at risk from a cross site scripting where an attacker injects malicious scripts into a trusted website if you inadvertentlysupport page.The iOS 18.4 patches come less than a month after Apples emergency iPhone update 18.3.2, which fixed a flaw already being used in real-life attacks.Breaking Down The Bugs Squashed In iOS 18.4A significant number of the vulnerabilities fixed in iOS 18.4 were in WebKit. This shows that attackers continue to focus on exploiting the framework that downloads and presents web-based content, says Adam Boynton, senior security strategy manager EMEIA at Jamf.Another key iOS 18.4 fix is in the Kernel, which is crucial because it manages all operating system operations and hardware interactions on your iPhone, says Boynton. He points out that the bug fixed in iOS 18.4 is worrying, because it allows an attacker to attempt passcode entries despite the device being locked.The iOS 18.4 update also addresses vulnerabilities in Apples Core Media. This framework is commonly used to process media, supporting a broad set of apps and managing data queues in memory, says Boynton. By targeting these vulnerabilities, attackers can corrupt process memory and access sensitive information, he warns.Thankfully, there appear to be no publicly exploited vulnerabilities fixed in iOS 18.4, says Sean Wright, head of application security at Featurespace. While there are quite a few fixes, it is good to see them being addressed, he says.Some people might be alarmed by the number of security fixes being issued by Apple in recent times. However, Wright says this is a good thing. Vulnerabilities are part of software, the important part is that they are addressed in a timely manner. I think Apple has done a respectable job, he says.Wright does point out that some of the vulnerabilities patched in iOS 18.4 could impact a user when chained together. However, he says, these would have to be used in very targeted attacks.While Apple hasnt mentioned any instances of these vulnerabilities being exploited in real attacks, the CVEs are now public, Boynton says. Attackers will likely target devices that have yet to be updated, so downloading iOS 18.4 is essential for all users.Researcher Issues Warning About A New Setting Enabled By Default In iOS 18.4Shortly after the release of iOS 18.4, a security researcher noticed a new iPhone setting had been enabled by default.Apples iOS 18.4 introduced a new option in System Location Services called Improve Location Accuracy and it is enabled by default, security researcher Tommy Mysk wrote on X, formerly Twitter.You can find it under: Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services > System Services.This option appears to enhance the Assisted GPS (aGPS) network by providing more precise GPS coordinates of nearby Wi-Fi networks and cell towers, Mysk wrote. Apple and Google devices rely on the aGPS database in areas where the GPS signal is weak.The iOS 18.4 feature isnt on for all users, but it makes sense to check your iPhone to see if yours is.Meanwhile, it is being reported that Apple Intelligence is enabled by default yet again in iOS 18.4. In both cases, once youve downloaded iOS 18.4, its a good idea to go to your settings and ensure these features are turned off, if you dont want to use them.To turn off Apple Intelligence now, go to Settings > Apple Intelligence and Siri and toggle off Apple Intelligence.Bug Fixes In iOS 18.4The iOS 18.4 update also comes with some fixes for annoying iPhone bugs. According to the iOS 18.4 release notes, these include several issues with Apple Intelligence.Another resolved issue is a problem where scrolling through Notifications might cause them to flicker or collapse momentarily. Meanwhile issues resolved in Apples voice assistant Siri include a problem where in non-English languages, some Siri suggestions might fail to complete successfully.Apple Issues iPadOS 17.7.6, iOS 16.7.11 And iOS 15.8.4Alongside iOS 18.4, Apple has issued iPadOS 17.7.6 for older devices the iPad Pro 12.9-inch 2nd generation, iPad Pro 10.5-inch, and iPad 6th generation. The update fixes a number of flaws, the most notable being an issue in CoreMedia that could allow a malicious application to elevate privileges, tracked as CVE-2025-24085. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 17.2, the iPhone maker warns.Meanwhile, iOS 16.7.11 for the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation fixes two issues used in real life attacks.Lastly, Apple has squashed the same bugs for very old devices in iOS 15.8.4.Other Updates Released By AppleAlongside iOS 18.4 and the updates for older iPhones and iPads, Apple released Safari 18.4 for macOS Ventura and macOS Sonoma, Xcode 16.3 for macOS Sequoia 15.2 and later, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, and macOS Ventura 13.7.5. It also issued tvOS 18.4 and visionOS 2.4 for its mixed reality headset.Why You Should Update To iOS 18.4 NowApples iOS 18.4 fixes more than 60 issues one of the biggest list of patches Ive seen from the iPhone maker in recent times. With such a high number of security fixes, we strongly recommend that users update their devices to iOS 18.4, says Boynton.Indeed, iOS 18.4 and the other upgrades issued alongside it include important security updates for your iPhone some of which have been used in real-life attacks. These vulnerabilities could potentially allow malicious code to run on affected devices, putting data at risk as well as the device itself at risk of a remote denial of service attack, says Jake Moore, global cybersecurity advisor at ESET.He recommends all users install the iOS 18.4 update as soon as possible to ensure devices remain protected against these known threats.I agree. Apples iOS 18.4 includes a long list of patched flaws, so its a good idea to apply it now. Go to your Settings > General > Software Update and download and install iOS 18.4 now to keep your iPhone safe.

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The Nintendo Switch 2 Direct reveal event is today, and here at Digital Trends well have all the Switch 2 news as it happens, live.The Switch 2 Direct stream kicks off at 6am PT / 9am ET, but stick with us as we bring you the build-up to one of the biggest gaming reveals of the year.Recommended VideosWere hoping to find out the Nintendo Switch 2 release date, price and specs later today plus well probably get our first proper look at the launch titles destined for the console.RelatedThe stream is set to last around an hour, which could result in a fast-paced showing where Nintendo whips through a lot of information quickly. Well be right here with you, to give you expert analysis and insight into everything Nintendo shows and doesnt show.LiveLast updated April 02, 2025 1:30 AMThe liveblog has ended.No liveblog updates yet.Editors Recommendations

It seems the ongoing management changes at Samsung will delay the market arrival of its ambitious super-slim smartphone. The Galaxy S25 Edge was expected to launch mid-way through April, but those plans have seemingly been pushed back by a few weeks.According to a report from Koreas ET News, the company has pushed the launch event to some point between May and June. It has been confirmed that this information was also conveyed to the three mobile carriers that sell the Galaxy S25 Edge, says the outlet. Recommended VideosAn insider quoted in the story notes that due to the launch delay, the device may take even longer to go on sale.The report clears that there isnt any quality issue with the device that has led to the postponement of the launch.Alexis Garza / YouTubeIn related news, earlier this month, Google delayed the market arrival of its budget-centric Pixel 9a smartphone due to component performance issues. As per DigiTimes, the company had to rework nearly half a million units to fix the undisclosed issues.RelatedArmed with a titanium build, the Galaxy S25 Edge is expected to offer Qualcomms top-of-the-line Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC. The phone, which is said to be just 5.8mm in thickness, is expected to feature a 6.7-inch OLED display, while the lights are kept on by a fittingly small 3,786 mAh battery.Alexis Garza / YouTubeLeaks suggest that the Galaxy S25 Edge will deploy a larger vapor chamber cooling system compared to the baseline Galaxy S25. Despite its svelte chassis, the phone could surprise buyers with a massive 200-megapixel main camera, sitting alongside a 12-megapixel camera for ultrawide capture.As far as the pricing goes, the latest report from Samsungs home market mentions an asking price of approximately KRW 1.5 million, which translates to roughly $1,020. Broadly, Samsung is exploring a sticker price that puts it somewhere between the Galaxy S25 Plus and the top-end Ultra trim.Editors Recommendations

I turned right at Barry's Boot Camp and arrived at my destination: Arc, a communal sauna and cold plunge studio in London's financial district, which markets itself as a place for people to connect.You can start your week there with a guided contrast therapy class that is, switching between extreme heat and cold at 7:30 a.m. on Monday morning, and see it out with a sauna party on Saturday night, complete with DJs, aromatherapy, and of course, cold plunges.While saunas and ice baths aren't new (they're known to help athletes recover faster and are a must in any bougie gym or spa), they're quickly becoming a staple of social wellness: the blending together of socializing with wellness activities, such as running clubs and longevity retreats.The merging of these trends makes sense. The global wellness industry was valued at $6.3 trillion in 2023, up 25% since 2019, and after being starved of social connection during the COVID-19 pandemic, people are becoming more aware of the link between socializing and longevity.Social saunas are popping up everywhere. Rebase, another self-proclaimed "social wellness" club, opened in London last May, while Othership, a Toronto-based "social sauna" and ice bath studio, launched its first US spa in July with more than 20 locations across North America expected to follow in the next five years. Bathhouse, a New York-based spa with two locations, just added four additional pools and two saunas to its Williamsburg branch.Arc opened in London's Canary Wharf inDopamine Reset, a guided contrast therapy session that promises to "reset the brain's reward system," "break old habits," and "unlock new levels of growth and peak experiences" a tall order for a 50-minute class.I wanted to try it for two reasons. Firstly, as a woman in my twenties I naturally spend too much time on the internet and have anxiety. So, I'm always keen to experiment with something that might snap me out of my thought spirals. But secondly, and most importantly, I wanted to see if meeting new people while exposing myself to extreme temperatures, almost nude, would be as awkward as it sounds, or actually provide an opportunity for bonding. Breaking the ice, if you will.So I took the plunge and booked the 35 ($44) class.I felt uncomfortable walking into the classThe Lounge was an amphitheater-shaped communal area. Francesca Jones for BI Excited and nervous, I left the chic changing room in my swimsuit and entered a dimly lit ampitheatre-cum-cave called The Lounge: a terracotta room big enough for 50 people, with a tiered conversation pit at its center. I sat near three young women, all wearing smartwatches that were most certainly tracking their biometrics. So far, so awkward and lonely.Of the 12 out of a possible 40 of us in the 12:30 p.m. class, there was only one man, who was taking a break from training for Hyrox, a buzzy, intensive indoor fitness competition.(You'll notice that there are no people in the photos accompanying this piece the sauna understandably didn't want us to take pics of guests in their swimsuits, or disrupt their journeys of self-discovery).After a few minutes, our teacher or "sauna master" in Arc lingo appeared mic'd up and wearing a one-piece swimsuit and a long sarong to explain the structure of the class.We would be led through breathwork, meditation, and gentle stretches parasympathetic nervous system, which helps the body relax starts to happen after the 30-second mark, she said.We spread out along the benches of the sauna built to accommodate 65 peopleThe sauna master at Arc threw an ice ball infused with essential oils over the coals in the sauna. Francesca Jones for BI The 65-person wooden sauna was wide and tall enough for the twelve of us to spread out along its three benches. Our teacher started the class by throwing a snowball filled with essential oils onto the coals at the center of the room and whipping a towel in a circular motion in the air to spread the floral aromas. The room was heated to a near-uncomfortable 200 degrees Fahrenheit, and I started sweating almost immediately.Breathing exercises in extreme heat weren't relaxingKim Schewitz in the 65-person sauna. Francesca Jones for BI As we started the breathwork which involved rounds of inhaling, holding our breath, and exhaling for four seconds each I loosened up a bit, mainly because we were encouraged to close our eyes. I'm used to breathing exercises like this in my weekly yoga classes and know my way around the Headspace app , but holding my breath in the extreme heat was strenuous and frankly unpleasant.I didn't feel particularly relaxed yet and hadn't shared so much as a smile with anyone. This all changed when we moved on to the next section of the class.I shared my ice bath with a fellow classmateThe ice baths were a maximum of 42 degrees Fahrenheit. Francesca Jones for BI After a quick post-sauna rinse in the shower room adjacent to the sauna, where I slathered myself with complementary Malin+Goetz shower gel, it was time to get chilly.In a charcoal-colored room made entirely out of stone were eight ice baths. It had a harsh feel compared to the light natural materials of the sauna and the lounge.Each bath was large enough for two people, and I partnered with Carli Wheatley, 42, who I later found out is a lymphatic massage therapist and has worked in the wellness industry for years a theme among my classmates.I felt apprehensive as we assumed our positions and at the count of three, all stepped inside the icy vats and sat down. The pain hit my feet, legs, and hands immediately, and I had to fight the urge to get out. But lo and behold, after about 30 seconds, my muscles started to relax, and I felt calmer. Wheatley and I intermittently shared exasperated looks, which reassured me.A gong signaled that two minutes were up, and we stepped out. My legs felt numb, and it was as if currents of electricity were zapping me. I felt awake from the inside out: an awakeness I had never felt before. Like an espresso entering your bloodstream, but without the mania.After the ice bath, I started to feel more comfortable and chatted with the people around meMost people hadn't come to socialize but were up for chatting. Francesca Jones for BI Re-entering the sauna, the atmosphere had softened. Everyone's body language was more open, and we started chatting about our shared experience (trauma). The intensity of the ice bath served as a welcome social buffer.I asked people why they decided to come and if they enjoyed it. Those I spoke to (I wasn't able to chat with everyone in the class) were either into health and wellness or worked in the industry. They had come for the sauna's physical and mental benefits, not to socialize, but I do wonder if this would've been different had I come to an evening event.Renata Bianchi, a 38-year-old hypnotherapist from Brazil, said that she found Arc online, thought the facilities looked beautiful, and wanted to try it. She told me she'd like to come back again next week.One woman, who wants to train as a sauna master and is a fan of the cult health-optimization podcast, the "Huberman Lab," told us that she had been to Arc about seven times in the three months since it opened. She grew up using saunas and loves the high she gets from contrast therapy."I've heard it's good for metabolism and brown fat, but that's not why I do it," she said.I went for a second dip, with friends!The sound of the gong signaled that two minutes in the ice bath was up. Francesca Jones for BI Although no one had come for the social aspect, they were all up for chatting, and a group of us decided to give the ice baths a second go. We exhaled loudly and giggled to get through round two. It reminded me a little of summer camp.We popped into the sauna again to warm up, shared some last-minute reflections on the state of the world, and gradually dispersed.As I made my way back to the changing area, I realized that I hadn't thought about anything outside of these three rooms for at least 20 minutes. That was a huge win, which told me I had been in the moment and felt calm.

Tesla owner Ben Baker told BI that he supports people's right to protest but damaging personal property crosses the line. Ben Baker 2025-04-02T08:23:01Z SaveSaved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.Have an account? Ben Baker returned his Cybertruck due to concerns about his daughter getting bullied.Baker's Tesla Model Y was keyed after the election and he told BI he was called a Nazi after getting the Cybertruck.He said while he believes protesting is a right, damaging property crosses the line.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ben Baker, a Tesla owner living in Sacramento, California. Business Insider has verified his identity and former Cybertruck ownership. This story has been edited for length and clarity.I have been a big tech guy as far as I can remember.In my youth, I liked space,SpaceX, and I liked all this stuff that Elon Musk was doing and he seemed like a Democrat at the time. So, I was like, "Ok, this guy is awesome. He's doing all this cool stuff."I was a Democrat my whole life but it wasn't too far back that I started to see the country getting more and more divided. It just felt like there was a huge push to run to as far left as people could go and that was a real shock to me being a Democrat. So I decided to switch to being an independent.Somebody keyed my Tesla Model Y not too long ago after the election and I was like, "OK, that's no big deal." I live in California, which is a Democratic state, and so I kind of figured that there would be some of that stuff. Someone keyed my Tesla Model Y after the election. Ben Baker I didn't think it would be that big of a deal until I went and bought a Cybertruck.My daughter asked me to return my CybertruckThe first week I drove the Cybertruck, I took my family to Starbucks in it.While my family went in, I took some cool pictures of it and was thinking, "This is super awesome." I wasn't buying it for other people. I was buying the Cybertruck for me because I wanted to drive the future. Ben Baker As I was doing that, three people walked behind me and started looking at me and laughing. Then one of them called me a Nazi.I go, "What are you talking about? I'm just buying this awesome truck. I think it's awesome. I'm not a Nazi." They were like, "Whatever, Nazi." I thought was weird.Later on, one of my daughters told me that if I kept the Cybertruck, she was going to get bullied. She said, "Dad, under no circumstances keep this." My son, who leans right, said I should be able to drive the car I want and not have to worry about what people say.But then I started thinking about if one of them is driving the Tesla Cybertruck down the road and people get out of the car and start vandalizing it in front of her or when she's driving it. My daughter is young, she's just had her license maybe a year. That's terrifying to me.I'm a father and I have to do the right thing by my kids, which is to protect them. Maybe if I had all the money in the world to own the Cybertruck myself and then send them to school with another vehicle, then great, it would be on me if it got damaged.But I can't have that happen to them in that vehicle. And who knows how far these guys will take it. They could harm my kids physically and I couldn't live with myself if that happened. To me, it just wasn't worth seeing my daughter live in fear of the vehicle getting vandalized at their school.I ended up taking it back and Tesla was really cool about it. I was able to unwind everything.This doesn't feel like freedom to meI feel like protesting has always been the American way.I think people should have the right to protest but they should have the right to protest without destruction. That's where the lines have been crossed.Nothing that's happening right now is logical at all. It's all emotionally driven and ideologically cultivated. My kids are afraid of taking this nice vehicle that's fast, awesome, and cool and saves on gas. It's probably great for the environment.It's a lot of money to invest in a vehicle and to buy one of these Cybertrucks, and I grew up from nothing. My mom was a single mother on government assistance so I had to work super hard to get where I'm at.What's worse is that I'm a huge fan of this technology. I really want a Cybertruck. I think they're freaking awesome. They're really fun to drive. They're roomy and spacious. I wasn't buying it for other people. I already own a Tesla which I absolutely love, but I was buying the Cybertruck for me because I wanted to drive the future.I thought this was the land of the free, but this doesn't sound like freedom at all to me.When you start going down a pathway of saying, "This is what we think you should believe, and if you don't believe this, then we're going to come at you and we're going to take away what you've earned." That sounds like something else and it doesn't sound good.I don't think that hate and division are the way forward for this country or the world. As long as we keep doing that and trying to put people into boxes and categorize them and label them, that's just going to create more division and hate and it's super unfair.We have got to find a way forward together that brings back basic human decency but also common sense so that we cheer for American companies to grow and thrive and help our pensions, versus cheering for the fall of an American company.Recommended video

Architecture Tailored for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Community: Gallaudet Universitys DeafSpace PrinciplesSave this picture!Alfreton Park Community Special School by Curl la Tourelle Head Architecture. Image Kilian OSullivanGallaudet University was established in 1864, becoming the first American educational institution for the deaf and hard of hearing. The university is officially bilingual, with American Sign Language (ASL) and written English used throughout the educational programs. Over the years, the university has grown, adapting both its teaching methods and its spaces to the needs of its students, in turn learning from them how to counter the challenges they face and create a safer and more comfortable environment. These lessons turned into design guidelines, created to educate the architectural community about the strategies they can employ to create more accessible spaces for all.The university's campus was designed in 1866 by Frederick Law Olmsted, famous for his design of York City's Central Park. The campus spanning 99 acres in Washington D.C. is now recognized as a part of a National Historic District, and it includes 2.5 million square feet of academic, residential, and support buildings. Through careful planning and adaptation, this space reflects the principles of accessibility and inclusivity.Save this picture!In 2005, architect Hansel Bauman of HBHM Architects began a collaboration with the ASL and Deaf Studies Programs to create the DeafSpace Project (DSP). This partnership resulted in the development of the DeafSpace Guidelines, a design guide with recommendations for over 150 architectural elements and their contribution to creating a better-built environment for the deaf and signing community. These guidelines address five key areas that are important to be taken into consideration by architects and designers working with these communities. Related Article The Curb Cut Effect: How Accessible Architecture is Benefiting Everybody Space and ProximitySave this picture!Through cultural norms, every community outlines its standards for proximity, defining the comfortable distances between individuals engaged in conversation. The Deaf Community has its particular set of distance requirements informed by their communication needs. In order to initiate a conversation, eye contact is required, while ample space is needed around the arms in order to sign comfortably, a concept known as "signing space." When gathering in larger groups, deaf people tend to form circles that allow all individuals to communicate with each other. These communication methods often require more generously dimensioned spaces to accommodate all types of interactions.Save this picture!Save this picture!In contrast with hearing individuals for whom physical enclosures offer a sense of security, deaf individuals tend to feel more secure in open spaces that offer visual control. For this, interior spaces need transparent walls, large openings, and sliding panels between communal areas, with varied heights for clear sightlines. Major pathways can include "eddies" for more private conversations, while fixed and flexible seating arrangements promote interaction. Spaces should also be fitted with pedestals and shelves that offer places to set belongings while using sign language, thus facilitating unobstructed visual communication. For deaf individuals, seating arrangements must ensure proper sightlines for legible communication, with round or horseshoe-shaped tables preferred. Classrooms are also recommended to use a horseshoe seating arrangement for visual access.Sensory ReachSave this picture!Sensory Reach refers to the interconnected systems of perception (hearing, seeing, smelling, feeling) that individuals use to understand and orient themselves in space. For deaf individuals, extending Sensory Reach involves utilizing visual, vibratory, tactile, and social cues to achieve comprehensive spatial awareness. In designing spaces for the Deaf, various strategies can enhance these multi-sensory communication systems.Visual systems are typically used to replace auditory alarms or notification systems. In one example, doorbells activate a light fixture inside the private space to contact the room occupant. Clock alarms include shaking devices that introduce vibrations, while alarm systems use a combination of visual strobes and shaking devices to ensure that all occupants are alerted. Vibration zones can also be included in the design, understood as limited areas where certain floor surfaces are used to propagate vibrations. In public spaces, these provide a subtle clue of approaching people as a means to mitigate abrupt interruptions.Mobility and ProximitySave this picture!One of the main goals of the DeafSpace systems is to create safe conditions and freedom of movement for the signing community, minimizing hazards and enabling easy circulation flows. Wider sidewalks, pathways, and corridors are essential to accommodate groups of people signing while walking. Sudden angled or abrupt transitions are to be avoided. Additionally, ramps are preferable to stairs as they support a smoother flow of movement and reduce the risk of tripping hazards. Stairs, when necessary, should be configured to aid communication and ease of use, ensuring that movement remains fluid and uninterrupted.Save this picture!Thresholds and intersections, such as building entrances, exits, and crosswalks, need to be designed to maintain seamless circulation and continuous signed conversation. The use of vertical cues, like building arcades and rhythmic architectural elements, helps individuals orient themselves and anticipate changes in their path through peripheral vision. These elements enhance navigation and conversation flow, reinforcing the importance of designing buildings and landscapes with sensitivity to how Deaf individuals perceive and move within their environment.Light and ColorSave this picture!Deaf and hard-of-hearing people rely heavily on visual communication methods, such as sign language, lip-reading, and facial expressions. Poor lighting conditions, glare, and shadow patterns can interrupt these communication types, contributing to eye fatigue and a loss of concentration. Throughout the university campus, specific architectural elements such as sun louvers are used to control daylight to diffuse direct sunlight. This extends to the exterior paths, which are often shaded to provide a glare-free environment. A similar example is the Silk Tree Deaf Friendly Urban Park in Iran by Ashrafi & Zad, where shaded circular spaces are provided to allow for comfortable conversations for people of all hearing levels.Save this picture!In addition to natural light, artificial light is employed to provide comfortable illumination levels. Presentation spaces are designed with flexible lighting systems for a variety of presentation types, with dimming lights separated from the light cones necessary for the presenters and interpreters. For night-time, public spaces are fitted with pools of light which create spaces for gathering within larger spaces. In most spaces, it is recommended to position light sources so that they wash surfaces with light to avoid hotspots and shadows, as opposed to positioning light sources centrally in the space.Save this picture!Color can also be used strategically, with soft hues of blue and green being employed as backgrounds. This creates contrast with every skin tone, highlighting sign language and creating a calming atmosphere. When used in a controlled manner, high-contrast colors improve visibility and navigation. The texture of surfaces also plays an important role in reducing surface glare. Highly reflective or specular surfaces such as stainless steel or polished stone should be avoided, opting instead for matte or rough textures. To improve visibility in certain spaces, mirrors can also be employed strategically to allow people more visual control of their surroundings.AcousticsSave this picture!The matter of acoustics might seem like a less critical aspect of spaces designed for the deaf and hard of hearing, but people have a range of hearing abilities, with many of them using hearing aids, cochlear implants, or other assistive listening devices. These devices amplify all sounds, thus increasing the background noise to often uncomfortable, even painful levels. Proper acoustics minimize unnecessary noise and reverberations, making it easier for these devices to function properly. Considering the acoustic properties of spaces also allows vibrational cues such as alarms or footsteps to be perceived more easily, while also minimizing distractions and providing better conditions for sign language interpreters.Improving the acoustic properties of spaces involves various strategies that address sound absorption, insulation, and diffusion. Installing acoustic panels on walls and ceilings absorbs sound, reducing echo and reverberation. Soft furnishings like carpets, rugs, and curtains also contribute to sound absorption. Sound insulation techniques, such as using double-glazed windows, insulated walls, and solid-core doors, help prevent noise transmission, while the incorporation of varied surfaces and sound diffusers scatters sound waves, minimizing echoes.Save this picture!By better understanding, the needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing people, architects and designers can create spaces that respond to a wider range of abilities: wider pathways, smooth transitions, multi-sensory cues, acoustic comfort, visual connections, and color and textures strategically employed to facilitate orientation, all of these strategies can improve the experience without hindering architectural expression. As proven by the curb-cut effect, improving accessibility and inclusivity for one category can drastically increase the quality of spaces for all in a positive ripple effect that results in more functional, enjoyable, and universally accessible environments.This feature is part of an ArchDaily series titled AD Narratives, where we share the story behind a selected project, diving into its particularities. Every month, we explore new constructions from around the world, highlighting their story and how they came to be. We also talk to the architects, builders, and community, seeking to underline their personal experiences. As always, at ArchDaily, we highly appreciate the input of our readers. If you think we should feature a certain project, please submit your suggestions.Editor's Note: This article was originally published on June 06, 2024.Image gallerySee allShow lessAbout this authorCite: Maria-Cristina Florian. 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