24th International Exhibition of Triennale Milano Announces Bee Award WinnersSave this picture!Shapes of Inequalities Fragapane, Installation view of the 24th International Exhibition Inequalities. Image © Alessandro Salettae Piercarlo Quecchia - DSL Studio, Courtesy of Triennale MilanoThe 24th International Exhibition of Triennale Milano opened to the public on May 13, 2025, at the historic Palazzo dell'Arte. Running until November 9, this edition explores the theme of "Inequalities", continuing Triennale Milano's tradition of addressing urgent global issues through the lenses of art, architecture, and design. The exhibition is formed by two main sections: one that presents a curated selection of exhibitions and installations by individual artists and teams, and another that features international participations, including national pavilions and their contributions. At the opening ceremony on May 12th, the Bee Awards were presented to recognize selected contributions across the exhibition. From both the exhibitions and the international participations, the jury awarded one winner and one honorable mention each.The spatial and exhibition design has been developed by six studios: Abnormal, GISTO, Grace, Midori Hasuike, horizontal, and Sopa Design Studio. Curated by 28 individuals and teams, the program includes eight thematic exhibitions and ten special projects. The exhibition spans 7,500 square meters and features contributions from 341 authors representing 73 countries. Among the contributors are Beatriz Colomina and Mark Wigley; Hans Ulrich Obrist and Natalia Grabowska; Norman Foster and the Norman Foster Foundation; Elizabeth Diller of Diller Scofidio + Renfro; Theaster Gates; and several academic and cultural institutions, including the Politecnico di Milano. The jury, composed of Paola Antonelli (Chair), Senior Curator of Architecture and Design and Director of Research and Development at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York; journalist and author Ifeoluwa Adedeji; and Maria Porro, President of Salone del Mobile.Milano, evaluated the projects on the basis of originality and relevance to the exhibition's theme. Save this picture!The Award for Best Original Project was given to "Two Faces of the Same Coin" by Laura Krugan, Dan Miller, and Adam Vosburgh, part of the exhibition "We the Bacteria. Notes Toward Biotic Architecture." The Mention for Original Project was awarded to "Grenfell. Total Failure of the System" by Kimia Zabihyan, presented within the "Cities" exhibition. In the category of international participations, the Best Pavilion Award was presented to the Lebanese Pavilion for the exhibition "And from My Heart I Blow Kisses to the Sea and Houses", curated by Ala Tannir. An Honorable Mention was given to the Puerto Rico Pavilion for "Había una vez y dos son tres feminisitios", curated by Regner Ramos. Related Article Unveiling the 15 Most Significant Architectural Events of 2025 "And from My Heart I Blow Kisses to the Sea and Houses" / Best Pavilion Award from International ParticipationsSave this picture!"And from my heart I blow kisses to the sea and houses" is an exhibition that documents the rehabilitation of a French-Mandate era house in Ain el Mraisseh, damaged during the Beirut Port explosion in August 2020. Curated by Ala Tannir, the project brings together contemporary artistic practices and architectural restoration to examine the evolving relationship between Beirut's built heritage and its changing urban fabric. On view from December 29, 2024, to January 18, 2025, the exhibition offers visitors access to one of the few remaining seaside houses from the late 1920s, an architectural fragment that has resisted the pressures of large-scale real estate development.Save this picture!The exhibition features five permanent in-situ artistic interventions that contribute directly to the restoration of the space. These include a sound installation by Khyam Allami, developed using the architectural dimensions of the house, and a two-channel film by Panos Aprahamian. The film is structured around conversations with "Khalo Aziz," the curator's great-uncle and the building's eldest resident, and examines the layered history of the house, its inhabitants, and the surrounding neighborhood. Collectively, these works seek to re-inhabit the structure while also proposing alternative approaches to preserving both architectural and social heritage in a rapidly transforming urban landscape. A longer-term goal of the project is to establish the house as a cultural site for artistic and academic engagement with the Mediterranean region, with a focus on its Eastern and Southern geographies."Hab ía una vez y dos son tres feminisitios" / Honorable Mention from International ParticipationsSave this picture!"Había una vez y dos son tres feminisitios", translated as "Once Upon Three Femisites", the Puerto Rico Pavilion curated by Regner Ramos, explores the intersection of digital memory, spatial absence, and systemic violence. Grounded in a real Google Maps location labeled "Alexa"—a seemingly empty plot categorized as "Sculpture", the project revisits the events surrounding the 2020 murder of Neulisa "Alexa" Luciano, a Black, homeless, transgender woman in Puerto Rico. Through the reimagining of three interconnected sites, a McDonald's bathroom stall, a roadside tent, and the digital space of Facebook, the pavilion reconstructs the spatial and social conditions that contributed to the crime. Elevated and intentionally displaced within the gallery, the installation functions as both artifact and absence, reflecting on the role of architecture in bearing witness to violence and advocating for the visibility and protection of marginalized communities.Save this picture!"Two Faces of the Same Coin" / Award for Best Original ProjectSave this picture!"Two Faces of the Same Coin" by Laura Krugan, Dan Miller, and Adam Vosburgh is a multimedia installation that explores the interdependent relationship between humans, bacteria, and the built environment. Presented within the exhibition "We the Bacteria. Notes Toward Biotic Architecture", curated by Beatriz Colomina and Mark Wigley, the work contributes to a broader inquiry into the historical and ongoing entanglements between microbial life and architecture. The exhibition traces this relationship from the Neolithic era to the present, proposing that architecture has always been shaped by—and in turn shaped—the microbial ecologies it houses. It invites a reconsideration of spatial, political, and ethical models through the lens of bacterial life, offering alternative frameworks inspired by the organization and resilience of microbial communities."Grenfell. Total Failure of the System" / Honorable Mention for Original ProjectSave this picture!"Grenfell. Total Failure of the System", curated by Kimia Zabihyan and presented within the "Cities" exhibition, offers a space for reflection on the ongoing struggle for justice, accountability, and reform. The installation highlights a range of community responses, including acts of craftivism such as the Grenfell Memorial quilts, which commemorate the lives lost and speak to the collective mourning and resilience of the affected community. It also addresses the broader policy and regulatory failures, particularly the lack of standardized testing and regulation of cladding systems across Europe, that contributed to the scale of the disaster and continue to pose risks. Through a combination of visual, narrative, and material elements, Grenfell Next of Kin (GNoK), a platform that advocates on behalf of the immediate families of those who lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower fire on June 14, 2017, conveys the personal and political dimensions of the tragedy, foregrounding the voices of those most directly impacted while inviting broader reflection on housing, safety, and the responsibilities of governments and industries.Save this picture!The 24th International Exhibition of Triennale Milano, commissioned by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) and led by Commissioner General Stefano Boeri, opened to the public on May 13, 2025, and will remain on view through November 9. Titled Inequalities, this edition concludes a thematic trilogy begun with Broken Nature in 2019 and Unknown Unknowns in 2022. With Inequalities, the focus shifts to the human dimension, examining one of the most urgent and politically charged issues: the deepening disparities that shape contemporary urban and global life. Image gallerySee allShow less About this authorReyyan DoganAuthor••• Cite: Reyyan Dogan. "24th International Exhibition of Triennale Milano Announces Bee Award Winners" 15 May 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1030194/24th-international-exhibition-of-triennale-milano-announces-bee-award-winners&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save世界上最受欢迎的建筑网站现已推出你的母语版本!想浏览ArchDaily中国吗?是否 You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream

Over the past few years, Okta has stated its commitment to ending the threat of identity-enabled cyber crime and attacks. As part of its Secure Identity Commitment, Okta has been keen on “elevating our industry’ by accelerating its capabilities and embracing new technology, such as AI, and und the digital transformation of nonprofits and advance inclusive pathways into tech. Therefore, when an announcement was made of a standard around identity security in security-as-a-service (SaaS) applications, it was worth taking notice. Named the Interoperability Profile for Secure Identity in the Enterprise (IPSIE), the concept is of an open standard which provides a framework for SaaS companies to enhance the end-to-end security of their products across every touchpoint of their technology stack. Announcing it in October 2024, Okta CEO and co-founder Todd McKinnon said there is a “need [for] massive standardisation” and “move to a world where every app, every device, every workload all speak a common language”. McKinnon said that by adopting IPSIE, users will get complete visibility into their identity environment and the threat surface, and they can provide access to the right applications at the right time and take real-time actions in response to threats. Okta’s announcement stated that the point of IPSIE is to “foster a more open, consistent, flexible SaaS ecosystem by empowering organisations to adhere to a higher level of security, more seamlessly and efficiently integrating among tech stacks”. This open standard will provide the framework for any enterprise application to be discoverable and governable. By adopting IPSIE, users will be able to gain complete visibility across the identity threat surface, enable consistent security outcomes across SaaS applications, and build secure-by-default SaaS applications more seamlessly and efficiently. On that final point, Okta states that any app built to the IPSIE standard adheres to a higher level of security by ensuring that it can be governed, have entitlements managed, can support multi-factor authentication and posture management, as well as feature real-time Universal Logout. So far, 50 enterprise SaaS applications have joined the cause and integrated with IPSIE – including Google, Microsoft Office 365, Slack and Salesforce – to support modern identity best practices aimed at enhancing security and reducing operational burden. Harish Peri, senior vice-president of product marketing at Okta, tells Computer Weekly that IPSIE is a way to ensure that every app and API conforms to a standard whereby its identity can be secure: “We are leading the way with the OpenID foundation, and we’re part of the working group for the creation of IPSIE interoperably profiled for secure identity of the enterprise.” Far from working alone, Okta has enlisted members of the OpenID Foundation to create the IPSIE Working Group, which will develop profiles of existing specifications with a primary goal of achieving interoperability between independent implementations. Gail Hodges, executive director of the OpenID Foundation, says that while the development of the IPSIE was initially getting off the ground in this first year, she felt the concept was “great”, adding: “I’m really encouraged as the foundation is moving more and more towards lining up specifications; like a lot of our work internally, they’re intended to kind of sync up with each other so that you could layer specifications on top of each other. “I see the work of IPSIE and a group of subject matter experts looking to do exactly that – line up the specifications together. So there’s even more consistency in how those specifications are configured, so there will be even greater benefits of interoperability and security associated with deploying a more complex stack. I think it’s fantastic.” Shiv Ramji, president of customer identity cloud at Okta, says the ultimate ambition with IPSIE is to “make it easy for customers to choose the right default path, which is to be secure, and I think they’ll do that if the value is clear to them, and, over time, it will be”. The concept of IPSIE from Okta is to gain industry-wide adoption, but Ramji was keen to make the point that Okta is “one participant”, and if every participant adopts the standards, “we will deliver better security outcomes for the entire software as a service ecosystem”. One factor Ramji stressed is the support for Universal Logout. Okta describes this as a concept where you can terminate users’ sessions, and their tokens, for supported apps when your identity threat protection identifies a risk change. Specifically, a user session is the time during which a user is authenticated and authorised to access apps secured by Okta, while an app session refers to sessions that an app generates to allow users to access the app’s resources. Universal Logout can be configured to terminate a users’ sessions in generic Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) and OpenID Connect (OIDC) apps. Stephen McDermid, EMEA chief security officer at Okta, says the concept of Universal Logout will help to mitigate and minimise risks, “so that you’re not waiting for your SOC or your SIEM solution to respond in real time”. He adds: “I think the fact that there’s talk about the risks that IPSIE is trying to address reassures me that we’re going in the right direction for us – and for other vendors as well. The more vendors we can get to agree to it, the better the solution becomes.” This is why SaaS companies are integrating Okta’s software development kit, Ramji says, with companies now adopting this, “we’re changing the type of integrations that we do with these SaaS applications because we can do signal sharing”. In terms of integrations, Ramji says there were more than 150 in April 2025, and users “are asking us what are the ways they can support the adoption of these standards”. Out of those 150 integrations, is this something that the customer can implement on their own, rather than waiting for Salesforce, for example, to do it, for them? Ramji says if a user is using Auth0 today, they can switch IPSIE and Universal Login on and go into their Okta dashboard to enable the Universal Logout cable. “They have to enable it to opt in, as it’s an opt-in mechanism,” he says. “It’s easy to turn it on. As we roll this out initially, a lot of this will be opt-in, and then over time we can look at ways to make that easier, or maybe look at other options, but for now, it’ll be opt-in.We don’t want behaviours in companies where their applications where users are being logged out without working it out, so this is a deliberate thing that they need to roll out.” Peri says Okta’s largest existing customers asked, “How soon can you get all of our apps IPSIE-fied?”, and levels of IPSIE are being defined, but he adds that this is not an Okta-driven initiative or about asserting dominance, but “about doing the right thing for the industry, as the more people that are in it, the better is for everybody”. So, how well will IPSIE be adopted? Computer Weekly contacted a number of other authentication suppliers to find out. Chris Anderson, duo product CTO at Cisco, confirms that the firm had joined the IPSIE Working Group, which aims to develop profiles of existing specifications and achieve interoperability between independent implementations, stating: “While it’s still early days, we believe that interoperability across standards is key to greater success in identity security.” Andras Cser, vice-president and principal analyst at Forrester, says that standards that anyone can implement, proposed by one supplier, generally “do not fare very well”, but with the backing of the working group and OpenID Foundation, could work out well. He points at the example set by the FIDO Alliance, which “started out as a bunch of vendors coming together”. However, Cser believes that if IPSIE could follow FIDO’s lead, then it has a chance to work. “The use case behind FIDO was a lot smaller than IPSIE, it was just authentication and second factor and biometrics, that was the design and try not to boil the ocean,” he says. “Single sign on, logout and token verification are largely resolved by SAML and OpenID, and there’s a scanner for those things. “There’s also a very concrete and distinct use case behind sharing risk signals – there’s a new login from a new IP address, from a new device and that makes a lot of sense.” He claims that single sign on, token revocation and logout have been resolved, while user lifecycle management, and while other areas are being addressed further down the line. He adds that IPSIE is trying to resolve things, “30% of which are not solvable in the security domain only, 60% are addressed by other standards, and 10% is the key part of what IPSIE is trying to do”. Less than a year since its announcement, the conversations around IPSIE suggest it will take a long time to gain full traction and industry adoption, but there is persistent positivity on the side of Okta, its main supplier driver: the criticism comes from it being too broad and “putting everything in the kitchen sink”. Time will tell, but all revolutions need to start somewhere. Read more about identity management and SaaS applications Identity and access management tools and features for 2025. How to build an effective IAM architecture. Seven cloud IAM challenges and how to address them.

Elementum 3D, a developer of advanced metal materials and print parameters for additive manufacturing, has been selected as one of the awardees for the Enterprise-Wide Agile Acquisition Contract (EWAAC) for the U.S. Air Force . The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle has a ceiling of $46 billion and will run through 2031. EWAAC was established to support the Program Executive Officer (PEO) Weapons program and is structured to address air armament-related requirements. The initiative is centered on the Digital Trinity concept, which includes agile software development, open architecture, and digital engineering. It will fund activities such as weapons systems requirements development, research and development, testing and evaluation, production and fielding, prototyping, weapon design, system modeling, and demonstrations. No predetermined funding is allocated upfront; instead, funding will be distributed through interagency collaborations and external agency contributions. Elementum 3D will contribute its knowledge in high-performance materials and additive manufacturing processes to support projects aligned with the Air Force’s digital and armament modernization efforts. The company has developed proprietary technologies including reactive additive manufacturing (RAM), which enables the printing of advanced materials not previously achievable using conventional techniques. Elementum 3D offers a catalog of novel feedstock powders with established printing parameters, as well as custom material development services. Graphic displaying the official emblems of the U.S. Air Force and EWAAC. Image via Elementum 3D. “Our history runs deep with the U.S. Air Force, and we are honored to be part of this contract in support of the U.S. armed forces,” said Dr. Jacob Nuechterlein, CEO and founder of Elementum 3D. “The Elementum 3D team is ready to develop innovative capabilities that align with the nation’s defense needs.” EWAAC is structured to accelerate the acquisition and deployment of armament capabilities through digital acquisition and sustainment practices. The initiative reflects a growing emphasis on reducing timelines for development and integrating advanced engineering workflows across Department of Defense programs. A full list of awardees under the EWAAC contract is available at ewaacportal.com. 3D printed Elementum 3D logo. Photo via Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing. U.S. defense agencies scale up additive manufacturing investments Recent Department of Defense initiatives have expanded federal investment into additive manufacturing (AM) for national security applications. In February, America Makes—the U.S. national accelerator for AM operated by the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM)—launched a $1.1 million project under the Allied Additive Manufacturing Interoperability (AAMI) Program. Funded by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the effort targets qualification standards for laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) and aims to address certification, IP management, and secure data transfer across U.S. and UK defense supply chains. The project builds on priorities set by the Regional Sustainment Framework and reflects a growing emphasis on interoperable, qualified AM production in defense contexts. This push has also extended to emerging materials and processes. Supernova Industries Corp, a Texas-based additive manufacturing company, was awarded a $2 million subcontract through the Department of Defense Information Analysis Center’s (DOD IAC) multiple-award contract vehicle. The project, issued under the Manufacturing Capability Expansions and Investment Prioritization (MCEIP) Pathfinders portfolio, supports the development of energetic materials using Supernova’s Viscous Lithography Manufacturing (VLM) process. The company has demonstrated fabrication of simulant components such as solid rocket motors and pyrotechnics using high-solid formulations not compatible with traditional printing methods. Supernova Defense & Space partners with the U.S. Department of Defense. Image via Supernova Industries Corp. Ready to discover who won the 20243D Printing Industry Awards? Subscribe to the 3D Printing Industry newsletter to stay updated with the latest news and insights. Featured image showcase graphic displaying the official emblems of the U.S. Air Force and EWAAC. Image via Elementum 3D. Anyer Tenorio Lara Anyer Tenorio Lara is an emerging tech journalist passionate about uncovering the latest advances in technology and innovation. With a sharp eye for detail and a talent for storytelling, Anyer has quickly made a name for himself in the tech community. Anyer's articles aim to make complex subjects accessible and engaging for a broad audience. In addition to his writing, Anyer enjoys participating in industry events and discussions, eager to learn and share knowledge in the dynamic world of technology.

As part of proposals outlined by Keir Starmer on Monday (12 May), tougher entry requirements for students and workers would be introduced to reduce immigration. The immigration bill would raise entry requirements to degree level for workers entering the UK, introduce tougher English language requirements, and extend the period for claiming settled status from five to ten years. Universities will, meanwhile, have to score five percentage points more (rising from 90 to 95 per cent) on the Basic Compliance Assessment, which the home office uses to assess compliance with the immigration system. This could reduce the number of places on offer to overseas students.Advertisement Responding to the proposals, RIBA president Muyiwa Oki said immigration into the UK was crucial for filling the current skills gap in the housing sector given the government’s target to build 1.5 million homes in this parliament. He said: ‘The government’s decision to reduce the number of international workers and students comes at a time when they have ambitious plans to drive growth, including delivering 1.5 million new homes. ‘Architects are vital to achieving this, but the sector has a significant skills shortage. We need an immigration system that helps plug these gaps.’ The government’s reforms would abolish the immigration salary list, which put the minimum salary for a foreign worker visa at 80 per cent of the going rate for that profession. Architects were, controversially, among the sectors removed from the list designed to combat occupational shortages through worker visas. Until last year, the list had allowed firms to hire foreign workers in particular sectors on salaries 20 per cent less than the going rate. Oki added that, following the government’s drive to reduce immigration, more investment was needed in apprenticeships and non-traditional routes into the profession.Advertisement The RIBA has previously called on the government not to implement changes that could see practices pay more towards training Level 7 apprenticeships – the equivalent to a master’s degree. Oki commented: ‘We welcome the desire to nurture homegrown talent, and we continue to champion new and accessible routes into the profession, such as apprenticeships. But the potential of defunding Level 7 apprenticeships puts this at risk. We continue to work with the government to ensure a pipeline of talent in the architecture sector and drive growth across the country.’ The Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) echoed the RIBA’s calls for investment in apprenticeships. CIAT president Eddie Weir said: ‘The UK’s built environment sector faces significant pressures at all levels. If we are to deliver the 1.5 million new homes that our communities need and ensure that our existing homes and buildings are healthy, sustainable and fit for the future, these pressures must be relieved.’ Weir warned the government not to limit skilled professionals where there are gaps in the market and added: ‘Government must also move ahead with reforming the apprenticeships system … At the same time, the industry still needs a steady supply of highly skilled professionals, particularly in building design and project management.’ Meanwhile, Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) chief economist David Crosthwaite compared the construction and health industries. He said both needed migrant workers when domestic supply fell short. ‘If the government is serious about delivering 1.5 million homes and boosting national infrastructure delivery, they must seek both short-term and long-term solutions,' he said. ‘In the meantime, it is critical that we can access migrant workers where there’s a clear economic need, or else risk stalling growth and delivery even further.’ The BCIS chief also called for a transitional arrangement before the introduction of the new immigration rules, and warned: ‘Tightening migration rules could increase costs, delay projects, and make it even harder to meet ambitious targets. Workforce decisions need to be grounded in long-term strategy, not short-term political pressure.’ Comment Paul Chappell, director, 9B Careers A government crackdown on immigration could seriously disrupt the architecture profession, affecting talent pipelines, creativity, and salary dynamics. The sector relies heavily on a diverse international workforce that brings essential skills in areas such as sustainable design, digital technologies and cultural placemaking. Tighter immigration controls risk shrinking the talent pool, making it harder for practices to fill key roles, and undermining the UK’s position as a global design hub, just as the industry appears to be recovering from a prolonged downturn. We've just experienced one of our busiest quarters in a decade, and many practices are urgently trying to recruit large teams without the time or capacity to sponsor visas. In this climate, reduced access to international talent is already driving up salaries, particularly for specialist and mid-level roles where skills shortages are acute. The days of receiving 500 applications for a single job are gone. Most of our time is now spent headhunting, which inevitably requires higher salary offers to entice candidates from secure positions. But this wage inflation is not sustainable, especially for smaller firms operating within tight fee constraints. Over time, we may see widening regional disparities, increased outsourcing and fewer opportunities for Part 1 graduates, who are already struggling to find meaningful year-out placements. Studios, sadly, often no longer have the time or money to support the next generation coming through. Restricting international students and early-career professionals also threatens the long-term health of the profession. Architecture thrives on openness, diversity, and the free exchange of ideas. Without that, we risk weakening both the profession and the quality of the built environment it shapes. Charlie Edmonds, Future Architects Front (FAF) Starmer's logic that we can replace international workers with greater investment in training for British nationals is, at best, naive and, at worst, intentionally furthering the managed decline of the social and physical infrastructure of the UK. The decision to massively restrict worker visas undermines Labour's promises to support the NHS and to bolter UK construction. Simultaneously, pay in these roles is notoriously low, public investment into these sectors is insufficient, and Labour seems to have to immediate intention of changing this. So the only result will be the increase of vacancies in vital sectors from care to construction. If Starmer was serious about the wellbeing of people living in the UK, regardless of nationality, the Labour party would be supporting dignified routes for immigration while simultaneously investing in UK skills and sectors — setting these outcomes in opposition to one another is not only a false dichotomy but lays the groundwork for continued destitution in the UK.

Group looking to overhaul Docklands estate in wake of changing working practicesThe Greater London Authority (GLA) has granted permission for a 912-bedroom student accommodation scheme at Canary Wharf in east London. Canary Wharf Group’s (CWG) 46-storey student accommodation tower at 7 Brannan Street in Wood Wharf was called in by the mayor’s office after being rejected by Tower Hamlets councul in November last year.  The local authority had deemed that the development by “virtue of its density and high number of student occupants” would lead to anti-social behaviour and noise that would be “detrimental to the existing residential amenity of neighbouring properties”. Source: CWGThe scheme at Wood Wharf will be home to more than 900 students But officers at the GLA recommended the council’s decision be overruled, which was confirmed after a hearing yesterday afternoon (Tuesday). Designed by Howells, the scheme includes a range of amenities at ground, mezzanine, ninth and roof levels, as well as ground floor retail and two waterside public gardens. Others working on the scheme include Chapmanbdsp as M&E and sustainability engineer, Waterman Group as structural engineer, Arup as fire engineer, T&T Alinea as cost consultant and WSP as planning consultant. The tower will be located to the south of Blackwall Basin and falls within both the Isle of Dogs Opportunity Area and the Wood Wharf masterplan, the latter of which was approved in December 2014 under outline planing permission for between 1,700 and 3,610 homes. A S106 agreement for the scheme requires provision of 320 affordable rooms, secured at equal to or below 55% of the maximum government maintenance loan for living costs. Tom Venner, chief development officer for Canary Wharf Group, said: “7 Brannan Street will be a fantastic addition to the diverse range of residential offerings at Canary Wharf. “We are already home to world-leading education and learning facilities, including the UCL School of Management operating from One Canada Square. “This building will help meet the demand for modern, high-quality accommodation located within a metropolitan environment offering a rich mix of retail, leisure, hospitality and green spaces for students to enjoy.”   Canary Wharf has historically been office-focused and dominated by the financial and professional sectors, but recent years have seen CWG, which owns nearly 40ha of land across the estate, push for a diversification of the site, with additional residential, educational and life science uses. CWG currently owns and manages interests in more than 1,100 build-to-rent apartments and claims that 3,500 people already live in Canary Wharf. Earlier this year, the UCL School of Management doubled the size of its presence in the One Canada Square building in Canary Wharf.

Apple is trying to dissuade Europeans from using iOS apps that support alternative payment options by making them look scary. Daring Fireball’s John Gruber spotted that a red exclamation mark icon is being prominently displayed on the App Store listing for Instacar, alongside a message warning users that it doesn’t use Apple’s “private and secure payment system.”Instacar, a three-year-old Hungarian app for checking the mileage and value of used cars, isn’t available on the US App Store. But in Hungary, in the EU, it’s listed as one of the top five apps in the Business category, with thousands of positive reviews — not a typical service that would warrant heightened caution. The only gripe that Apple seemingly has is that Instacar uses an external payment system, and that App Store payment features like purchase history, Family Sharing, and unified subscription management won’t be available on such purchases.Instacar hasn’t violated any App Store rules but the warning message is clearly designed to make you think twice about installing it. Image: Apple / The Verge“When you create an account on a developer’s external website, you may have to provide personal information, including payment information, directly to the developer or third-party partners,” Apple says in a support page linked from its warning message. “You will be trusting the developer, as well as any partners and payment providers they work with, to handle your information based on their privacy and security controls.”Apple is already facing heat in the EU for its practices around scare tactics. In April, the European Commission issued preliminary findings that Apple “makes it overly burdensome and confusing” for users to install alternative app marketplaces, a process that involves clicking through several scare sheets that ask users to confirm if they want to proceed. This App Store warning message has also appeared in the wake of the recent Epic vs Apple ruling that bans Apple from restricting how developers can link to alternative purchase systems. A notable requirement implemented to address Apple’s scare tactics was that the company cannot interfere with consumers choosing to leave an app with anything beyond “a neutral message” about being directed to a third-party site, though that injunction doesn’t apply outside of the US.See More:

Are you building a cooperative multiplayer game with Unity? We’ve got the perfect on-demand resource for you: A four-part webinar series from the Multiplayer team – now available on YouTube. This series dives into the Boss Room sample game to explore how you can build a production-ready multiplayer game with Unity and Netcode for GameObjects.Creating multiplayer games isn’t just about using the right APIs. The first episode in the series covers best practices and provides advice when introducing a chaotic tech like the internet between your players when developing a multiplayer game.In the first episode, we cover:What is Netcode for GameObjects (NGO) and Unity Gaming Services (UGS)?NetworkVariables vs RPCs and reasons to choose which for each featureAuthority and why we chose server authority for most of our gameplayMovements and alternative models like Client Authority for dealing with lag, and optimization tricks for pathfinding-based movementsBasic game implementation and how we used State (netvar, network list) and RPCsEpisode two covers the implementation of character abilities in Boss Room and how to approach ability implementation in your game.We dive into:The general flow of implementing server-driven abilitiesReliability and what it means for RPCs to be unreliableMelee attacks and the anticipation of animation issuesTank shield functionality and interaction with the environmentArcher powershots and Area of Effect (AOE), which require tracking inputs over time on the client side onlyMage firebolt and bandwidth useThe general architecture of our ability systemWe also look at:Dynamically spawned objectsSpawning static in-scene placed objectsSpawning destroyable in-scene placed objectsLessons learned around zombie imps when late joiningCustom spawning logic like pools and how to integrate them with NGOIn the third session, we cover a few more game implementation details before diving into making your multiplayer game resilient to players.We explore:Physics interactions, objects and parenting, scenes and scene managementUsing Relay and Lobby to take your game online and why you can’t use NGO for joining playersCharacter selection screen syncing between players using NGO and custom serializationMaking your game resilient to players coming and going, and reconnection flows, late join support, disconnection, and timeoutsHandling race conditions and various tests to performIn the fourth and final session of the series, we explore game development best practices for multiplayer games.This episode covers:Bandwidth optimizations and tools to profile, optimizing NetworkTransforms, and other tipsDebugging tools like network condition simulators, stats monitoring, and custom debug flowsProject architecture (action system, player architecture, etc.)The future of Boss RoomWatch the series? Share your feedback so we can plan even better sessions in the future.If you’re ready to dive into your next multiplayer project with Unity and Netcode for GameObjects, here are some helpful resources to get you started:Learn more about Netcode for GameObjectsExplore our samples: 3D Boss Room, 2D Galactic Kittens, Bitesize SamplesRead the documentationGot questions or feedback about multiplayer game development in Unity? Feel free to join the discussion on Discord or in the forums.

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The UK's Defense Ministry estimated that the blasts destroyed one square kilometer of the 51st GRAU Arsenal. UK Defense Ministry, Airbus DS 2025-05-15T05:07:37Z Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Bad weapons handling and storage likely caused Russia's 51st GRAU arsenal to blow up, the UK MOD said. The depot, described as one of Russia's largest, suffered severe damage from huge blasts in April. The MOD said on Wednesday that Moscow has a history of "ineptitude" with munition safety. A combination of poor weapons handling and bad storage practices likely led to the blasts that rocked Russia's 51st GRAU arsenal in late April, the UK Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.In an intelligence update, the ministry estimated that the explosions likely resulted in the Kremlin's largest loss of its own munitions due to its own troops' actions since the full-scale war in Ukraine began."It is highly likely that poor weapons handling procedures alongside negligent storage of munitions resulted in this loss," the ministry wrote. "This is in keeping with a long-standing trend of regularly evidenced Russian ineptitude with regards the safe and proper handling of its own munitions," it added.The ammunition depot, about 50 miles northeast of Moscow and in the Vladimir region, suffered multiple explosions after it caught fire on April 22.Though it didn't name the facility, the Kremlin had said on the same day that a fire at a depot in the Vladimir region caused munitions to detonate. The Russian defense ministry's statement blamed the "violation of safety requirements when working with explosive materials."Satellite images previously obtained by Business Insider last month showed that the Russian arsenal sustained serious damage, with large portions of the facility affected. This April 24 image shows extensive damage. Planet Labs The UK defense ministry said satellite images showed that more than one square kilometer of the depot had been damaged by the detonations, which suggested "massive losses at a key strategic depot supplying Russia's war in Ukraine."Footage circulating on social media of the blast also appeared to show secondary explosions in the civilian areas around the ammo depot, which is one of Russia's largest.The UK's defense ministry cited Ukrainian figures that said the 51st GRAU depot held about 105,000 tons of munitions, including ballistic, air-launched, and air defense missiles.Andriy Kovalenko, the head of Kyiv's Center for Countering Disinformation, said at the time of the blasts that the depot had also stored artillery shells. Zoomed-in comparison images provided by the UK Defense Ministry provide a closer look at the damage to parts of the 51st GRAU depot. Airbus DS, DigitalGlobe Inc., UK Defense Ministry The same depot has likely suffered explosive mishaps before. Russian state media reported in June 2022 that four people were killed by the "spontaneous detonation" of a shell while ammo was being loaded and unloaded at a depot in the Vladimir Region. Recommended video

options aplenty OpenAI adds GPT-4.1 to ChatGPT amid complaints over confusing model lineup Two new AI models join 7 others, leaving some paid users wondering which one is best. Benj Edwards – May 14, 2025 6:16 pm | 18 Credit: Getty Images Credit: Getty Images Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only   Learn more On Wednesday, OpenAI announced that ChatGPT users now have access to GPT-4.1, an AI language model previously available only through the company's API since its launch one month ago. The update brings what OpenAI describes as improved coding and web development capabilities to paid ChatGPT subscribers, with wider enterprise rollout planned in the coming weeks. GPT-4.1 and 4.1 mini to ChatGPT adds to an already complex model selection that includes GPT-4o, various specialized GPT-4o versions, o1-pro, o3-mini, and o3-mini-high models. There are technically nine AI models available for ChatGPT Pro subscribers. Wharton professor Ethan Mollick recently publicly lampooned the awkward situation on social media. As of May 14, 2025, ChatGPT Pro users have access to eight main AI models, plus Deep Research. Credit: Benj Edwards Deciding which AI model to use can be daunting for AI novices. Reddit users and OpenAI forum members alike commonly voice confusion about the available options. "I do not understand the reason behind having multiple models available for use," wrote one Reddit user in March. "Why would anyone use anything but the best one?" Another Redditor said they were "a bit lost" with the many ChatGPT models available after switching back from using Anthropic Claude. Reportedly better at coding So, what is actually different about GPT-4.1? Notably, it features a very large 1 million token context window that allows processing roughly 3,000 pages of text in a single conversation. The API launch included three versions: GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and GPT-4.1 nano. So far, only the full and mini versions are available in ChatGPT. The full GPT-4.1 model reportedly prioritizes instruction following and coding tasks, which the company positions as an alternative to its o3 and o4-mini simulated reasoning models for basic programming needs. For the smaller of the two models in ChatGPT, the company claims that GPT-4.1 mini performs better in instruction following, coding, and "overall intelligence" compared to GPT-4o mini. OpenAI is replacing GPT-4o mini with GPT-4.1 mini across all ChatGPT tiers, including free accounts. Free users will automatically switch to GPT-4.1 mini after reaching usage limits for GPT-4o. ChatGPT subscribers using Plus, Pro, or Team plans can access GPT-4.1 through a "more models" dropdown menu in the platform's model picker. The release comes just two weeks after OpenAI made GPT-4 unavailable in ChatGPT on April 30. That earlier model, which launched in March 2023, once sparked widespread hype about AI capabilities. Compared to that hyperbolic launch, GPT-4.1's rollout has been a fairly understated affair—probably because it's tricky to convey the subtle differences between all of the available OpenAI models. As if 4.1's launch wasn't confusing enough, the release also roughly coincides with OpenAI's July 2025 deadline for retiring the GPT-4.5 Preview from the API, a model one AI expert called a "lemon." Developers must migrate to other options, OpenAI says, although GPT-4.5 will remain available in ChatGPT for now. A confusing addition to OpenAI’s model lineup In February, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman acknowledged his company's confusing AI model naming practices on X, writing, "We realize how complicated our model and product offerings have gotten." He promised that a forthcoming "GPT-5" model would consolidate the o-series and GPT-series models into a unified branding structure. But the addition of GPT-4.1 to ChatGPT appears to contradict that simplification goal. So, if you use ChatGPT, which model should you use? If you're a developer using the models through the API, the consideration is more of a trade-off between capability, speed, and cost. But in ChatGPT, your choice might be limited more by personal taste in behavioral style and what you'd like to accomplish. Some of the "more capable" models have lower usage limits as well because they cost more for OpenAI to run. For now, OpenAI is keeping GPT-4o as the default ChatGPT model, likely due to its general versatility, balance between speed and capability, and personable style (conditioned using reinforcement learning and a specialized system prompt). The simulated reasoning models like 03 and 04-mini-high are slower to execute but can consider analytical-style problems more systematically and perform comprehensive web research that sometimes feels genuinely useful when it surfaces relevant (non-confabulated) web links. Compared to those, OpenAI is largely positioning GPT-4.1 as a speedier AI model for coding assistance. Just remember that all of the AI models are prone to confabulations, meaning that they tend to make up authoritative-sounding information when they encounter gaps in their trained "knowledge." So you'll need to double-check all of the outputs with other sources of information if you're hoping to use these AI models to assist with an important task. Benj Edwards Senior AI Reporter Benj Edwards Senior AI Reporter Benj Edwards is Ars Technica's Senior AI Reporter and founder of the site's dedicated AI beat in 2022. He's also a tech historian with almost two decades of experience. In his free time, he writes and records music, collects vintage computers, and enjoys nature. He lives in Raleigh, NC. 18 Comments