Mid-century modern homes were built around practicality. Glass walls served structural and lighting purposes. Open layouts supported easy movement between zones without extra framing or separation. Materials such as cedar, stone, and terrazzo were selected for their durability, local availability, and thermal efficiency. Each element served a purpose. After World War II, these homes reflected the changing priorities of Americans regarding how they wanted to live. Builders responded with a design that worked across climates and regions. The results were homes shaped by setting, not by ornament. Roofs were low, overhangs deep, and indoor spaces opened to the landscape without fanfare. This collection showcases four examples from three distinct regions. From the forests of Oregon to the desert flats of Palm Springs, each property demonstrates how the core ideas of mid-century design were adapted to suit the site, material, and light. The Mori House: Pacific Northwest Precision in Cedar and Glass Built in 1957 in Portland, Oregon, the Mori House was a collaboration between Saul Zaik and Richard Sundeleaf. The site borders the forest. Rainfall is frequent. The home does not hide from the weather. It uses it. A folded roofline extends into sharp overhangs that shield the glass walls from runoff, while drawing the eye upward. That roofline became the defining silhouette, angled like a paper fold across the tree canopy. Architect: Richard Sundeleaf / Saul Zaik Inside, the nail-laminated wood ceiling draws natural light from a central skylight. On gray days, this opening becomes the primary source of light. SHED Architecture’s renovation preserved the structure while refining the floor plan. Fir paneling remains throughout, its tone deepened with age, contrasting against clean white surfaces and forest views beyond. The layout flows without interruption. The main living area opens into the dining and seating zones from the kitchen. West-facing windows frame Mount St. Helens, a far-distant but clearly visible landmark within view. Sliding doors along the rear wall open to a Japanese-style garden, connecting tile floors to stepping stones outside. Built-in cabinetry anchors the space. Drawer fronts align precisely. Hinges sit flush, and hardware feels substantial. The primary bedroom suite is set apart in its own wing. A private deck extends into the trees. In the bathroom, a skylit shower lets you watch rain move across the glass while standing warm and dry inside. The lower level holds the most significant changes. What was once a dark basement now offers flexible use with clear daylight from new openings. A wine cellar is tucked into the slope, cooled naturally by the earth. A lounge opens onto the forest floor, offering a distinct relationship with the landscape compared to the elevated spaces above. The property is listed at $779,850. The design remains focused, regional, and intentional. Every surface and transition supports daily living in a place where rain and greenery set the rhythm. Wine Country Courtyard: Texas Limestone and Light Built in 1960 in Fredericksburg, Texas, the Wine Country Courtyard home adapts mid-century principles to regional materials and a courtyard layout suited for warm weather. The limestone exterior is not decorative. It holds thermal mass, slowing the transfer of heat through the walls. In the evening, stored warmth radiates back into the air, softening temperature swings. Architect: Richard Sundeleaf / Saul Zaik The house wraps around a central pool and garden. This L-shaped plan creates a protected microclimate and connects each room visually to the courtyard. Floor-to-ceiling glass lines the interior facades. Openings are positioned for passive cooling and cross ventilation. The kitchen introduces color without overwhelming the space. Yellow tile adds contrast against wood cabinetry and matte finishes. Original fixtures remain in use, although updated appliances have been discreetly integrated. The layout continues into a hallway lined with built-in cabinetry and efficient transitions into the bedrooms. Each bedroom has its own access to the outdoors. Guest rooms connect directly to the pool area. The primary suite opens to a more private garden space. Across the plan, sliding doors create moments of transparency between interior zones and planted courtyards. At $965,800, the price reflects the location and the completeness of the design. This is not a generic remodel with mid-century cues added after the fact. It remains grounded in its original layout and construction logic. The Thunderbird House: Palm Springs Lines in Heat and Shade William Krisel designed the Thunderbird House in 1959 in Palm Springs. The structure is compact at 1,200 square feet, but every inch is calculated. The roofline folds diagonally across the plan, forming deep eaves that protect the glass from direct sun while keeping indoor spaces bright. Architect: William Krisel Terrazzo floors stretch throughout. The surface stays cool underfoot and reflects light upward into the rooms. The front door is painted aqua. Inside, the yellow tile above the kitchen counter throws color into a clean, white interior. These finishes are not decorative layers. They function to control temperature, light, and spatial mood. The hallway dividing the living and sleeping zones is lined on one side with glass and the other with painted brick. It acts as a transition space and as a gallery. Small footprints are used efficiently. Built-ins replace furniture. Openings align with sight lines to the Santa Rosa Mountains. A recent update moved the swimming pool to the south end of the property. Now it runs parallel to the view. The shift improves privacy and gives each swim a backdrop of jagged peaks and desert sky. The bedroom wing includes a primary suite with a floating partition between the sleeping area and bath. An outdoor shower, tucked into dense landscaping, adds to the connection between shelter and setting. The home is priced at $1,199,000. Its strength lies in what it does not waste. It manages climate, light, and privacy without extra square footage or technology. Regional Materials, Direct Results These homes use material choices to solve site-specific problems. Portland is known for its cedar and deep roof overhangs. Texas needs limestone and breezeways. Palm Springs relies on reflectivity, shade, and controlled openings. Upstate New York strikes a balance between simplicity and climate durability. Each property reflects decisions made at the intersection of material behavior, human use, and environmental response. These are not stylized imitations of a trend. They are practical, efficient structures that have remained relevant by doing what they were designed to do. Built to Last Because They Were Built with Intent Nothing in these homes feels accidental. Each space supports the daily routine without excess. Framing is exposed because it works. Floor plans remain open because they were drawn to reduce barriers, not to impress. Natural light is managed, not amplified. The homes remain useful without relying on updates or additions. That utility is the reason they continue to draw attention. They were designed to live in, not to market. And because of that, they still function as they were meant to.The post Timeless Retreats: Three Mid-Century Modern Homes That Define American Design Excellence first appeared on Yanko Design.

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It has been one year since LinkedIn added games to its workplace-oriented social platform. Here’s how that’s playing out.

A deal for a state-backed Emirati firm to use a Trump-affiliated digital coin was announced in a panel that included the president’s son and his business partner, who promised, “This is only the beginning.”

Macworld Apple has reacted to what appears to be a huge spyware campaign this week by sending warnings to iPhone owners around the world. Recipients of the warnings are advised that a “mercenary spyware attack” is attempting to remotely compromise their device. As of Wednesday, according to TechCrunch, only two iPhone owners have publicly acknowledged receiving the warning. Italian journalist Ciro Pellegrino wrote an article about the experience Wednesday, while the Dutch activist Eva Vlaardingerbroek posted about it on X. But this is evidently only the tip of the iceberg. In the warning message, as shared by Pellegrino, Apple reveals that the notification “is being sent to affected users in 100 countries,” making it even larger than the alert last spring which covered 92. Such attacks are deliberately alarming, with the aim of producing something akin to a chilling effect–as Vlaardingerbroek puts it, “an attempt to intimidate me, an attempt to silence me”–and most recipients would not wish to draw further attention to themselves by disclosing their involvement. The details and motives of the attacks are unclear at this point, but so-called mercenary spyware campaigns, as the name suggests, are frequently run by private software companies to earn money from government surveillance organisations. Journalists and activists, as potential irritants to repressive governments, are two of the most common targets; as Apple’s notification explains, “This attack is likely targeting you specifically because of who you are or what you do.” The good news for Macworld readers is that, if you haven’t received a warning–and Apple is reported to have sent out both emails and text messages to those affected–then you’ve got nothing to worry about. This appears to be an unusually large spyware campaign, but it’s still targeted at an individual level. If you have been targeted, the chances are you have powerful enemies and spyware may be quite low down on the list of your worries. However, while it’s unlikely there is a virus on your iPhone, for peace of mind, our general advice is to keep the software on your iPhone up to date and install new versions of iOS in a timely fashion. Spyware attacks exploit vulnerabilities in iOS; once Apple becomes aware of such a vulnerability the company will patch it, and include the patch in an iOS update. Should the worst happen, Apple offers Lockdown Mode that you can switch on if you are targeted in this way. Here’s how to use Lockdown Mode to protect your iPhone.

What is an AI PC?  Unlike traditional computers, an artificial intelligence PC, or AI PC, comes with AI capabilities built in by design. AI runs locally, right on the machine, allowing it to essentially learn, adapt, reason and problem-solve without having to connect to the cloud. This greatly increases the performance, efficiency and security of computing while enhancing user experience.  How are AI PCs different from traditional PCs? Traditional PCs run on CPUs and GPUs (but most PCs use an integrated CPU for everyday tasks), and their essential components include a motherboard, input devices like keyboards and mice, long-term storage, and random-access (short-term) memory (RAM). While they excel at tasks such as everyday web searching, data processing and content streaming, they typically don’t come with many built-in AI features — and they struggle to perform complex AI tasks due to limitations with latency, memory, storage and battery life.  [ Related: What is a GPU? Inside the processing power behind AI ] AI PCs, by contrast, come preloaded with AI capabilities so that users can get started with the technology right out of the box. They feature integrated processors, accelerators and software specifically designed to handle complex AI workloads. While they also incorporate GPUs and CPUs, AI PCs contain a critical third engine: the neural processing unit (NPU).  5 things you should know about AI PCs Local AI processing: AI PCs handle AI tasks on-device with specialized hardware (NPUs) for improved performance, privacy, and lower latency. Enhanced productivity: AI PCs boost efficiency and enable new capabilities like improved collaboration, personalized experiences, and advanced content creation. Robust security is imperative: AI PCs require a strong security framework, including hardware, data, software, and supply chain considerations. The market is growing: The AI PC market is expanding rapidly, with increasing availability, decreasing costs, and a growing software ecosystem. Big IT impact: AI PCs will require updates to IT infrastructure and management practices, including device management, application development, network infrastructure, and cost analysis. NPUs perform parallel computing in a way that simulates the human brain, processing large amounts of data all at once — at trillions of operations per second (TOPS). This allows the machine to perform AI tasks much faster and more efficiently than regular PCs — and locally on the machine itself.  The key components of AI PCs The generally agreed-upon definition of an AI PC is a PC embedded with an AI chip and algorithms specifically designed to improve the experience of AI workloads across the CPU, GPU and NPU.  All of the major PC vendors — Microsoft, Apple, Intel, AMD, Dell, HP, Lenovo — are building their own versions of AI PCs. Microsoft, which offers a line of Copilot+ AI PCs powered by Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus processors, has set a generally accepted baseline for what constitutes an AI PC. Required components include the following:  Purpose-built hardware: An NPU works in tandem with CPUs and GPUs. NPU speed is measured in TOPS, and the machine should be able to handle at least 40 TOPS to support on-device AI workloads.  System RAM: An AI PC must have at least 16GB of RAM. That’s the minimum; having twice as much (or more) improves performance.  System storage: AI PCs should have a minimum of 256G of solid-state drive (SSD) storage — preferably non-volatile memory express (NVMe) — or universal flash storage (UFS). Gartner Benefits of AI PCs  AI PCs represent a movement beyond traditional static machines that require constant human input and offer these benefits:  Enhanced productivity and computing that is truly personalized  AI has the capability to learn from what it sees and evolve based on that information; it is also increasingly agentic, meaning it can perform some approved tasks autonomously.  With AI directly integrated into a device and across various workflows, users can automate routine and repetitive tasks — such as drafting emails, scheduling meetings, compiling to-do lists, getting alerts about urgent messages, or sourcing important information from websites and databases.  Beyond that, AI PCs can support advanced content creation and real-time data processing; perform financial analysis; compile reports; enhance collaboration through voice recognition, real-time translation and transcription capabilities; and provide predictive text and writing help. Over time, AI PCs can adapt to individual workflows and eventually anticipate needs and make decisions based on user habits.  As AI agents become ever more intuitive and complex, they can serve as on-device coworkers, answering intricate business questions and helping with corporate strategy and business planning.  Reduced cloud costs, reduced latency Building, training, deploying and maintaining AI models requires significant resources, and costs can quickly add up in the cloud. Running AI locally can significantly reduce cloud costs. Offline processing can also improve speed and lower latency, as data does not need to be transferred back and forth to the cloud.  Users can perform more complex tasks on-device involving natural language processing (NLP), generative AI (genAI), multimodal AI (for more advanced content generation such as 3D modeling, video, audio) and image and speech recognition.  Enhanced security Security is top of mind for every enterprise today, and AI PCs can help bolster cybersecurity posture. Local processing means data stays on device (instead of being sent to cloud servers) and users have far more control over what data gets shared.  Further, AI PCs can run threat detection algorithms right on the NPU, allowing them to flag potential issues and respond more quickly. AI PCs can also be continually updated based on the latest threat intel, allowing them to adapt as cyberattackers change tactics.  Longer battery life, energy savings While some AI workloads have been feasible on regular PCs, they quickly drain the battery because they require so much power. NPUs can help preserve battery life as users run more complex AI algorithms. Adding to this, they are more sustainable, as every query or prompt requires an estimated 10 times less energy compared to using the cloud.  Important considerations when considering AI PCs Even as they represent state-of-the-art, AI PCs are (not yet) for every enterprise. There are important factors IT buyers should consider, including:  Higher up-front cost: Because they incorporate specialized hardware (NPUs) and have higher memory and power requirements, AI PCs are generally more expensive than regular PCs (even if they save on cloud costs in the long-run).  Increased technical knowledge: Users well-versed with everyday PCs might struggle to use built-in AI features at first, requiring more training resources. Also, more advanced technical knowledge is required to train AI models and develop applications. Further, genAI is still in its early phases, so enterprise leaders have many concerns about AI misuse (whether unintentional or not).  Not-yet proven business use cases beyond nifty gadgets: There has yet to be that “killer app” for AI PCs that make them a must-have across enterprises. If a business’s primary computing requirements are everyday tasks — think email, web searching, simple data processing — AI PCs may be too much muscle, making the increased cost difficult to justify.  While the question of whether you need an AI PC might be relevant now, that won’t be the case for much longer. “The debate has moved from speculating which PCs might include AI functionality,to the expectation that most PCs will eventually integrate AI NPU capabilities,” Ranjit Atwal, senior director analyst at Gartner, said last September. “As a result, NPU will become a standard feature for PC vendors.” Gartner forecasts AI PCs will represent 43% of all PC shipments by the end of the year, up from 17% in 2024. The demand for AI laptops is projected to be higher than that of AI desktops, with shipments of AI laptops to account for 51% of total laptops in 2025. AI PCs – what’s there to think about? AI PCs represent the next generation of computing, and experts predict they will soon be the only choice of laptop available to large businesses looking to refresh. But they are still in their early proving phases, and IT buyers have important considerations to keep in mind when it comes to cost, relevance and necessity.  

A previously unreported document distributed by senior US State Department official Darren Beattie reveals a sweeping effort to uncover all communications between the staff of a small government office focused on online disinformation and a lengthy list of public and private figures—many of whom are longtime targets of the political right.  The document, originally shared in person with roughly a dozen State Department employees in early March, requested staff emails and other records with or about a host of individuals and organizations that track or write about foreign disinformation—including Atlantic journalist Anne Applebaum, former US cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs, and the Stanford Internet Observatory—or have criticized President Donald Trump and his allies, such as the conservative anti-Trump commentator Bill Kristol.  The document also seeks all staff communications that merely reference Trump or people in his orbit, like Alex Jones, Glenn Greenwald, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. In addition, it directs a search of communications for a long list of keywords, including “Pepe the Frog,” “incel,” “q-anon,” “Black Lives Matter,” “great replacement theory,” “far-right,” and “infodemic.” For several people who received or saw the document, the broad requests for unredacted information felt like a “witch hunt,” one official says—one that could put the privacy and security of numerous individuals and organizations at risk.  Beattie, whom Trump appointed in February to be the acting undersecretary for public diplomacy, told State Department officials that his goal in seeking these records was a “Twitter files”-like release of internal State Department documents “to rebuild trust with the American public,” according to a State Department employee who heard the remarks. (Beattie was referring to the internal Twitter documents that were released after Elon Musk bought the platform, in an attempt to prove that the company had previously silenced conservatives. While the effort provided more detail on the challenges and mistakes Twitter had already admitted to, it failed to produce a smoking gun.) “What would be the innocent reason for doing that?” Bill Kristol The document, dated March 11, 2025, focuses specifically on records and communications from the Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (R/FIMI) Hub, a small office in the State Department’s Office of Public Diplomacy that tracked and countered foreign disinformation campaigns; it was created after the Global Engagement Center (GEC), which had the same mission, shut down at the end of 2024. MIT Technology Review broke the news earlier this month that R/FIMI would be shuttered.  Some R/FIMI staff were at the meeting where the document was initially shared, as were State Department lawyers and staff from the department’s Bureau of Administration, who are responsible for conducting searches to fulfill public records requests.  Also included among the nearly 60 individuals and organizations caught up in Beattie’s information dragnet are Bill Gates; the open-source journalism outlet Bellingcat; former FBI special agent Clint Watts; Nancy Faeser, the German interior minister; Daniel Fried, a career State Department official and former US ambassador to Poland; Renée DiResta, an expert in online disinformation who led research at Stanford Internet Observatory; and Nina Jankowicz, a disinformation researcher who briefly led the Disinformation Governance Board at the US Department of Homeland Security. Have more information on this story or a tip for something else that we should report? Using a non-work device, reach the reporter on Signal at eileenguo.15 or tips@technologyreview.com. When told of their inclusion in the records request, multiple people expressed alarm that such a list exists at all in an American institution. “When I was in government I’d never done anything like that,” Kristol, a former chief of staff to Vice President Dan Quayle, says. “What would be the innocent reason for doing that?” Fried echoes this sentiment. “I spent 40 years in the State Department, and you didn’t collect names or demand email records,” says Fried. “I’ve never heard of such a thing”—at least not in the American context, he clarifies. It did remind him of Eastern European “Communist Party minder[s] watching over the untrusted bureaucracy.”  He adds: “It also approaches the compilation of an enemies list.”  Targeting the “censorship industrial complex” Both GEC and R/FIMI, its pared-down successor office, focused on tracking and countering foreign disinformation efforts from Russia, China, and Iran, among others, but GEC was frequently accused—and was even sued—by conservative critics who claimed that it enabled censorship of conservative Americans’ views. A judge threw out one of those claims against GEC in 2022 (while finding that other parts of the Biden administration did exert undue pressure on tech platforms).  Beattie has also personally promoted these views. Before joining the State Department, he started Revolver News, a website that espouses far-right talking points that often gain traction in certain conservative circles. Among the ideas promoted in Revolver News is that GEC was part of a “censorship industrial complex” aimed at suppressing American conservative voices, even though GEC’s mission was foreign disinformation. This idea has taken hold more broadly; the House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing titled the “Censorship-Industrial Complex: The Need for First Amendment Safeguards at the State Department,” on April 1 focused on GEC.  Most people on the list appear to have focused at some point on tracking or challenging disinformation broadly, or on countering specific false claims, including those related to the 2020 election. A few of the individuals appear primarily to be critics of Trump, Beattie, or others in the right-wing media ecosystem. Many have been the subject of Trump’s public grievances for years. (Trump called Krebs, for instance, a “significant bad-faith actor” in an executive order targeting him earlier this month.)    Beattie specifically asked for “all documents, emails, correspondence, or other records of communications amongst/between employees, contractors, subcontractors or consultants at the GEC or R/FIMI” since 2017 with all the named individuals, as well as communications that merely referenced them. He sought communications that referenced any of the listed organizations.   Finally, he sought a list of additional unredacted agency records—including all GEC grants and contracts, as well as subgrants, which are particularly sensitive due to the risks of retaliation to subgrantees, who often work in local journalism, fact-checking, or pro-democracy organizations under repressive regimes. It also asked for “all documents mentioning” the Election Integrity Partnership, a research collaboration between academics and tech companies that has been a target of right-wing criticism.  Several State Department staffers call the records requests “unusual” and “improper” in their scope. MIT Technology Review spoke to three people who had personally seen the document, as well as two others who were aware of it; we agreed to allow them to speak anonymously due to their fears of retaliation.  While they acknowledge that previous political appointees have, on occasion, made information requests through the records management system, Beattie’s request was something wholly different.  Never had “an incoming political appointee” sought to “search through seven years’ worth of all staff emails to see whether anything negative had been said about his friends,” says one staffer.  Another staffer calls it a “pet project” for Beattie.  Selective transparency Beattie delivered the request, which he framed as a “transparency” initiative, to the State Department officials in a conference room at its Washington, D.C., headquarters on a Tuesday afternoon in early March, in the form of an 11-page packet titled, “SO [Senior Official] Beattie Inquiry for GEC/R/FIMI Records.” The documents were printed out, rather than emailed. Labeled “sensitive but unclassified,” the document lays out Beattie’s requests in 12 separate, but sometimes repetitive, bullet points. In total, he sought communications about 16 organizations, including Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center and the US Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), as well as with and about 39 individuals.  Notably, this includes several journalists: In addition to Bellingcat and Applebaum, the document also asks for communications with NBC News senior reporter Brandy Zadrozny.  Press-freedom advocates expressed alarm about the inclusion of journalists on the list, as well as the possibility of their communications being released to the public, which goes “considerably well beyond the scope of what … leak investigations in the past have typically focused on,” says Grayson Clary, a staff attorney at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Rather, the effort seems like “a tactic designed to … make it much harder for journalists to strike up those source relationships in the first instance.” Beattie also requested a search for communications that mentioned Trump and more than a dozen other prominent right-leaning figures. In addition to Jones, Greenwald, and “RFK Jr.,” the list includes “Don Jr.,” Elon Musk, Joe Rogan, Charlie Kirk, Marine Le Pen, “Bolsonaro” (which could cover either Jair Bolsonaro, the former Brazilian president, or his son Eduardo, who is seeking political asylum in the US), and Beattie himself. It also asked for a search for 32 right-wing buzzwords related to abortion, immigration, election denial, and January 6, suggesting a determined effort to find State Department staff who even just discussed such matters.  (Staffers say they doubt that Beattie will find much, unless, one says, it’s “previous [FOIA] queries from people like Beattie” or discussions about “some Russian or PRC [Chinese] narrative that includes some of this stuff.”) Multiple sources say State Department employees raised alarms internally about the records requests. They worried about the sensitivity and impropriety of the broad scope of the information requested, particularly because records would be unredacted, as well as about how the search would be conducted: through the eRecords file management system, which makes it easy for administrative staff to search through and retrieve State Department employees’ emails, typically in response to FOIA requests.  This felt, they say, like a powerful misuse of the public records system—or as Jankowicz, the disinformation researcher and former DHS official, put it, “weaponizing the access [Beattie] has to internal communications in order to upend people’s lives.” “It stank to high heaven,” one staffer says. “This could be used for retaliation. This could be used for any kind of improper purposes, and our oversight committees should be informed of this.” Another employee expressed concerns about the request for information on the agency’s subgrantees—who were often on the ground in repressive countries and whose information was closely guarded and not shared digitally, unlike the public lists of contractors and grantees typically available on websites like Grants.gov or USAspending.gov. “Making it known that [they] took money from the United States would put a target on them,” this individual explains. “We kept that information very secure. We wouldn’t even email subgrant names back and forth.” Several people familiar with the matter say that by early April, Beattie had received many of the documents he’d requested, retrieved through eRecords, as well as a list of grantees. One source says the more sensitive list of subgrantees was not shared.   Neither the State Department nor Beattie responded to requests for comment. A CISA spokesperson emailed, “We do not comment on intergovernmental documents and would refer you back to the State Department.” We reached out to all individuals whose communications were requested and are named here; many declined to comment on the record. A “chilling effect” Five weeks after Beattie made his requests for information, the State Department shut down R/FIMI.  An hour after staff members were informed, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio published a blog post announcing the news on the Federalist, one of the outlets that sued the GEC over allegations of censorship. He then discussed in an interview with the influential right-wing Internet personality Mike Benz plans for Beattie to lead a “transparency effort.”   “What we have to do now—and Darren will be big involved in that as well—is sort of document what happened … because I think people who were harmed deserve to know that, and be able to prove that they were harmed,” Rubio told Benz. This is what Beattie—and Benz—have long called for. Many of the names and keywords he included in his request reflect conspiracy theories and grievances promoted by Revolver News—which Beattie founded after being fired from his job as a speechwriter during the first Trump administration when CNN reported that he had spoken at a conference with white nationalists.  Ultimately, the State Department staffers say they fear that a selective disclosure of documents, taken out of context, could be distorted to fit any kind of narrative Beattie, Rubio, or others create.  Weaponizing any speech they consider to be critical by deeming it disinformation is not only ironic, says Jankowicz—it will also have “chilling effects” on anyone who conducts disinformation research, and it will result in “less oversight and transparency over tech platforms, over adversarial activities, over, frankly, people who are legitimately trying to disenfranchise US voters.”  That, she warns, “is something we should all be alarmed about.”

Following Apple's sanctioning for violating an injunction to remove anti-steering measures, Epic Games is launching Webshops to make it easier for third-party developers to handle out-of-app purchases for iOS apps.The Epic Games Store is available in the EU. Epic is seemingly having a very good Thursday, with Apple smarting from a ruling by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers that it didn't do enough to meet the terms of an injunction issued in 2021. Capitalizing on the ruling, Epic says it will help iOS developers introduce alternative purchase methods to apps, without needing to pay Apple's 27% commission fee.In a post to the Epic Games Store, Epic Games says that it is making two changes that affects developers in June. The first is the introduction of Epic Games Store Webshops, a way for developers to launch their own webshops hosted by the Epic Games Stores. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

As prospective students began to receive offers of study from M.Arch programs across the United States, Archinect wanted to hear from our community on how they had fared in their applications and their thoughts and reflections on the process.  Building off an active Archinect Forum thread with over 300 comments, we launched a survey to gain further insights from applicants. The landscape that emerged from responses was one of general relief and satisfaction among students with the results of their efforts, but shared concerns over finance, feedback, and resources. Below, we have summarized seven key takeaways from the survey responses. Do you have further thoughts beyond those captured below? Let us know in the comments. 1. Overall, students are happy with the outcome. Archinect asked respondents if, overall, they were happy with the results and offers they had received so far during the application period. In response, 62% of students told us that they were very happy with the outc...

Team Cherry’s long-awaited (for some, painfully so) Hollow Knight: Silksong is out this year but still lacks a release date. However, the good news is that it will be playable in September if you visit ACMI, the national museum of screen culture of Australia, located in Fed Square, Melbourne. As reported by IGN, the museum is hosting an exhibition called Game Worlds on September 18th. There will also be displays showcasing “hundreds” of sprites for Hornet and the “logic” behind its “most challenging boss fights.” Co-curators Bethan Johnson and Jini Maxwell said, “Since Hollow Knight: Silksong’s initial announcement in 2019, it has been one of the most anticipated indie games on the planet – and we are thrilled to celebrate the design of this South Australian-made game as a centrepiece of Game Worlds in September. “From the hundreds of sprites that animate Hornet’s different movements and attacks to the logic behind the game’s most challenging boss fights – and, of course, having the game playable in-gallery – our Silksong displays delve deeply into the details of the game’s artistic direction and design. We’re so grateful to Team Cherry for trusting us with their work and so excited to share that work with you!” Hollow Knight: Silksong is currently in development for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5, PC, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. It was announced in February 2019 and remains one of the most eagerly awaited games ever. As a sequel to the acclaimed Hollow Knight, Silksong follows Hornet, who is captured and taken to a new kingdom. Upon escaping, she seeks to unravel its mysteries. If it’s playable this September, could a release date announcement be far behind? Stay tuned for (hopefully) more details in the coming weeks.