• This Single-Storey Tiny Home Cleverly Expands To Create Some Extra Living Space
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    Last year, Huslein captivated us with the Grand Sojourner model; this time, theyre back with the Settler! The tiny home is on one floor and has a clever space-saving layout that expands the floor space with a tidy slide-out area. The house is based on a triple-axle trailer and features a finishing of steel and engineered wood. It showcases a length of 30 feet and a standard width of 8.2 feet.Designer: HusleinAccess to the home is provided by sliding glass doors that lead into the living room. This area is surprisingly spacious for a tiny house of its dimensions, thanks to a manually operated slide-out section on rails, resembling a large drawer, which is used when the house is parked. The additional space allows for a generous setup, accommodating a large sofa, a TV, and a coffee table.Adjacent to the living room is the kitchen, which is equipped with an oven, an electric cooktop, and enough space for a fridge/freezer, dishwasher, and washer/dryer. A breakfast bar and ample storage space complete the kitchen area. The kitchen of the Settler opens to the bathroom, which is accessible through a sliding door. Inside, there is a flushing toilet, a shower, and a vanity sink.The bedroom is located on the opposite side of the house from the bathroom. You can conveniently access it through a sliding door. This saves space, but also adds a touch of modernity.The bedroom itself offers ample headroom, allowing one to stand upright comfortably, which is a luxury afforded by the single-story layout of the home. Inside, youll find a queen-size bed that comes with integrated storage solutions, providing plenty of space to keep belongings neatly tucked away. The room also features multiple wardrobes and a skylight fitted with an electric blind, which can be adjusted to let in just the right amount of natural light.The Settler also offers a wide range of optional extras to enhance your living experience. You can opt for a deck, which serves as the perfect outdoor retreat. You can also select different materials to customize your home. If you want to prioritize sustainability, you can also upgrade to the off-the-grid functionality. This includes a composting toilet, solar panels, and water tanks to ensure a consistent water supply, making it an ideal choice for environmentally conscious homeowners.The Settler is a simple, single-story home that is quite ideal for couples or small families. It can also be suitable for solo homeowners as well. It offers the essentials and some luxuries in a well-organized and clever space-saving layout. If youre feeling a bit stuffy and claustrophobic at home, you can easily slide out the adaptable section to create some extra living space. The Settler home is priced at roughly US$93,000, however, the final price can differ depending on the customizations and options you opt for.The post This Single-Storey Tiny Home Cleverly Expands To Create Some Extra Living Space first appeared on Yanko Design.
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  • Best Puffer Jackets (2025): Patagonia, Arc'teryx, REI
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    Our favorite down puffer jackets will keep you warm in the backcountry and around town.
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  • The 14 Best Pillows We Found After Months of Nighttime Testing (2025)
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    We spent months sleeping on various pillows to find the right support for your noggin whether you snooze on your side, back, or in a tangle of blankets.
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  • Apple still chasing the AR glasses dream but fears another flop
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    MacworldReports at the end of January that Apple had terminated a project to build Mac-tethered augmented reality glasses were met with widespread disappointment and skepticism. Here at Macworld, we argued that the company had killed off the wrong Vision Pro project, while many pundits questioned its appetite for the fight in what could be an important market of the future.According to the respected Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, however, Apple hasnt given up on the AR market. It still wants to release a pair of standalone AR glasses at some point, he writes in the latest edition of his Power On newsletter but has been burned by Vision Pros lack of success and wants to avoid another failure in the short term.It seems like the new boss of Apples Vision Products Group, John Ternus, doesnt want another flop on his hands, Gurman writes. Thats a mildly controversial take, given that Apple has always acted like Vision Pro did exactly what it was supposed to: offer a glimpse of the future without being expected to sell in high numbers. But we can be absolutely certain that it did not sell in high numbers.That failure may be the reasoning behind this latest cancelation, but the will is still there. Im told that Apples long-term goal of standalone AR glasses remains intact, Gurman adds, and the company will keep working on underlying technologylike screens and siliconto help make such a device more feasible.The project killed off last month, in any case, was more of a stopgap than a proper sequel to Vision Pro. It would have replicated one of Vision Pros more popular features (the ability to reproduce whatever is currently showing on a Macs display in an intimate virtual environment) in a more slimline and affordable product. But it would not have offered all of the features that the company one day hopes to offer in its widely hoped-for standalone glasses.Whereas Vision Pro is fundamentally limited in its appeal to casual consumers by bulk and cost (as, most likely, there will be any sequels to the product in the short or medium term) the glasses represent a shot at the mainstream. Its still unclear what will eventually take the smartphones place as the dominant tech product in society, but we can be pretty sure it wont be something that looks like Vision Pro. Unobtrusive pairs of glasses, discreetly feeding us information as we go about our days, though? That has a chance.
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  • Microsoft Teams is becoming more like Facebook
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    Microsoft Teams users can expect a slew of new features in an upcoming update that is currently in full testing, including Storyline, a Facebook-like feed where users can share messages, news, or congratulations. Users can also follow people via Storyline, much as they would on FacebookAccording to The Verge, Storyline is considered a successor to Viva Engage.Users will also get several Copilot-related novelties, such as the ability to summarize the most important parts of a Word document or a PowerPoint presentation.
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  • Your new Seagate data center hard drive is likely a used one
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    A growing number of buyers have reported purchasing supposedly new Seagate data center-grade hard drives, only to discover that they had been previously used for thousands of hours.A recent investigation by German news portalHeisehas uncovered that used Seagate data center-grade hard drives, originating from cryptocurrency mining farms, are being sold as new.
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  • The Download: DOGEs influences, and rescuing federal data from deletion
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    This is todays edition ofThe Download,our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of whats going on in the world of technology.These documents are influencing the DOGE-spheres agendaReports from the US Government Accountability Office on improper federal payments in recent years are circulating on X and elsewhere online, and they seem to be a big influence on Elon Musks so-called Department of Government Efficiency and its supporters as the group pursues cost-cutting measures across the federal government.The documents dont offer a crystal ball into Musks plans, but they suggest a blueprint, or at least an indicator, of where his newly formed and largely unaccountable task force is looking to make cuts. Heres what we know so far.James ODonnellInside the race to archive the US governments websitesOver the past three weeks, the new US presidential administration has taken down thousands of government web pages, as part of a push to remove information related to diversity and gender ideology, as well as scrutiny of various agencies practices.But as government web pages go dark, a collection of organizations are trying to archive as much data and information as possible before its gone for good. The hope is to keep a record of what has been lost for scientists and historians to be able to use in the future. Read our story about what theyre doing, and why theyre doing it.Scott J MulliganThe must-readsIve combed the internet to find you todays most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology.1 The Trump administration is slashing billions in biomedical research fundingThe change, effective immediately, is sending shockwaves through academia. Expect lawsuits. (STAT$)+Scientists are also increasingly alarmed about the fact that federal health data is disappearing. (Undark)+A prominent US scientific society is facing a backlash from members after removing references to diversity on its website.(Nature)2 Computing experts are seriously alarmed by DOGEs behaviorThe systems theyre tinkering with are immense, they are complex, and they are critical. (The Atlantic$)+Elon Musk, DOGE, and the Evil Housekeeper Problem.(MIT Technology Review)+A federal judge blocked DOGE from accessing Treasury records. (AP)+Secrecy is becoming one of DOGEs defining traits. (NBC)3 OpenAIs agent can spend your money without your consentAll the reviews of Operator seem to indicate its been launched way before its ready. (WP$)+ Anthropics chief scientist on 4 ways agents will be even better in 2025.(MIT Technology Review)4 Theres a growing measles outbreak in one of Texas least vaccinated countiesThe saddest thing about this is how totally avoidable it is. (Ars Technica)+To tackle vaccine hesitancy, first we should measure it.(MIT Technology Review)5 The US Transportation Department suspended its EV charger programTesla is one of its biggest beneficiaries, so Musk cant be too thrilled about this. (Insider$)6 DeepMinds AI can tackle math problems on a par with top human solversAlphaGeometry 2 can reportedly surpass the average gold medallist in the International Mathematical Olympiad. (Nature)+Its a major step forward from even just one year ago.(MIT Technology Review)7 What DeepSeeks success tells us about Chinas AI talentIts top researchers are just as educated as in the US. But they operate under huge constraints. (NYT$)+How China stands to benefit from the USs retreat from soft power.(New Yorker$)8 Location-sharing is increasingly a deal-breaker in relationshipsBut is it really reducing peoples anxiety? Or is it fuelling it? (WSJ$)9 Heres an idea for how to make the Vision Pro even less appealingAdd crocs! (The Verge)10 Inside the fraught US-Soviet hunt for extraterrestrial lifeNow thats a frontier of the Cold War you dont hear as much about. (New Yorker$)Quote of the dayRed states have universities too.An anonymous Trump official worries to theWashington Postabout blowback after the sudden withdrawal of National Institutes of Health research funding.The big storyWhy cant tech fix its gender problem?GETTY IMAGESAugust 2022The tech sector is mostly a straight, white mans world. But it wasnt always this way. Software programming once was an almost entirely female profession. As recently as 1980, women held 70% of the programming jobs in Silicon Valley, but the ratio has since flipped entirely.While many things contributed to the shift, from the educational pipeline to the tiresomely persistent fiction of tech as a gender-blind meritocracy, none explain it entirely.Heres what really lies at the core of techs gender problem.Margaret OMaraWe can still have nice thingsA place for comfort, fun and distraction to brighten up your day. (Got any ideas? Drop me a line or skeet em at me.)+ You should probably say no more.Heres how to do it nicely.+ Heres how to keep aspider plantalive and well.+ Thisknitted camouflage seriesfrom artist Joseph Ford is irresistibly fun.+ Whatbirdsongcan teach us about human language.
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  • The fundamental 'BIM mismatch' between architects and contractors discussed a Harvard roundtable
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    The traditional 2D format of CD sets will likely remain the industry standard for the foreseeable future. Why? After all, contractors and sometimes clients want and need 3D models of buildings that can directly inform how buildings should be constructed. But providing them carries a high level of risk for architects, and as a result their attorneys and professional liability insurers often caution against it, despite the potential overall benefits for the project and all parties involved.In a recent discussion published in HarvardDesign Magazine, Studio Gang's Gregg Garmisa was joined by Yale's Phil Bernstein, SHoP's John Cerone, and Suffolk Construction's Alexis McGuffin to discuss the continued prevalence of two-dimensional construction documents in the industry despite the advent of 3D BIM models. In the conversation, McGuffin notes that many contractors in-fact discard architects digital models, opting to rebuild them from 2D drawings to minimize risk.Bernstein and Cerone meanwhile discuss potential solutions, including integrated project delivery and dual-model workflows that separate design and construction responsibilities. However, as the discussion notes, overcoming the industrys deep-seated resistance to change remains a formidable challenge."The pessimistic view is that contractorsfailing to get what they needed from architectsjust started building the capabilities themselves," said Bernstein, who previously contributed a thought piece to our Archi...
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