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Forget Zillow. Vermonters are fighting the housing crisis with catalogs

One state is preapproving a whole neighborhood’s worth of home designs in advance, and it’s a step that a growing number of local governments across the U.S. are taking to build more homes—and fast. In Vermont, state officials are preparing a 10-home catalog called 802 Homes that’s named after the state’s sole area code and is expected to be released early next year. Once it’s out, the catalog’s blueprints will be free to use for home builders and developers, and since those designs have already been approved, they can expect to zip through the zoning and approval process. The U.S. is short 10

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As AI slop floods feeds, luxury brands are going all in on handmade ads

In the age of AI , handmade work is becoming radical (and chic), and consumers are taking notice. Prada’s new holiday campaign, Drawing Prada , celebrates craft and process, earning praise on social media for its use of handmade animation. The campaign transports the actors Chen Haoyu, Luther Ford, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Maya Hawke, and Sadie Sink into a fairy tale–like animated forest, complete with a cozy cabin and charming woodland creatures. In one scene, Harrison Jr. walks through a snowy path only to be hit by a snowball thrown by an animated cat-like figure who quickly turns around and wh

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A new California museum is a beautiful and complicated ode to the Eameses

When the Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity released renderings of its new museum last week, it aimed to show how a museum campus could encapsulate the legacy of the 20th century’s most famous design couple, Charles and Ray Eames. The architectural project—helmed by museum design heavyweight Herzog & de Meuron, along with local firm EHDD and landscape architecture firm Field Operations—is meant to be more a celebration of the Eameses’ philosophies and ideas than an Eames theme park. “We try to ask as frequently as possible, ‘What can only happen here?’” says John Cary, the institute’s found

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NYC will flip the streets from Halloween to the marathon in just a few hours. Here’s how

New York City is gearing up for another big weekend. This year, there are just eight hours between the end of the Halloween parade and the start of the marathon. Organizers of the former expect 80,000 participants in costume and 2 million spectators, while the latter will host 60,000 runners and 2.5 million fans on the sidelines cheering them on. The two routes don’t intersect, but the streets will be unusually busy. And preparing them for the crowds and their aftermath will involve an army of hundreds of sanitation trucks and workers. “I think the great thing about New York City is that there

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Inside KFC’s big plan to win the chicken wars

On a busy street in Dubai, there’s a building that’s impossible to miss. Its bright red facade glows with electric white lights. Three giant archways offer passersby a glimpse of a two-story screen playing constant editorial-style videos. Inside, a stark, almost brutalist construction is offset by two-tone red furniture and a neon wall mural. It’s not a club or a luxury store—it’s a KFC. We’re in the middle of a modern chicken war , and KFC wants to reclaim its icon status. Chicken—more specifically, the chicken tender—is undeniably having a moment, even as the rest of the fast-casual food spa

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Going to the gym just got easier for residents at this Paris homeless shelter

At the nonprofit Emmaüs Solidarité homeless shelter in Paris, it’s not uncommon for new residents to have sleepless nights. But since the summer, residents have had a new way to cope with the stress of a restless evening: head to the courtyard and do a few circuits on their new outdoor gym. Through a partnership between the city, the nonprofit, and Omnigym, a Finnish fitness company, this new installation of outdoor exercise equipment seeks to not just help provide access to fitness gear, but build community and self-esteem. Consisting of four pieces of workout gear set up in the garden next t

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How Fanatics and the NHL used cryptic marketing to hype 32 new special-edition jerseys

Fanatics ’ newest collaboration with the NHL is a collection of 32 custom jerseys that use font, color, and symbolism to pay homage to the history of each team’s home city. The collection, called Hometown Remix , is a leaguewide special edition uniform, apparel, and headwear program designed in-house by the global sports platform Fanatics. It includes a bespoke jersey for each NHL team that will be worn at multiple points throughout the season, as well as a matching line of fan gear. Every jersey was made through a series of workshops between Fanatics and the team to land on a look that repres

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Starbucks is spending $1 billion to undo its biggest mistake

Starbucks spent years solving a very specific problem: making it easier for customers to buy coffee. As a result, it spent a lot of money on things like mobile ordering and r edesigning its stores to accommodate customers picking up drinks. The idea was to get people in and out as quickly as possible. In the process, however, it made a mistake that may have cost the company far more than it realized. It forgot why people wanted to go there in the first place . Now, under CEO Brian Niccol, Starbucks is spending more than $1 billion to bring back the thing it spent years eliminating. Sure, it’s

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Raspberry Pi Hikes Prices Again, with the Raspberry Pi 5 16GB Hitting an Eye-Watering $385

AI-bubble-driven component shortages mean the company's top-end Raspberry Pi 5 16GB and CM5 16GB are both going up in price — again.

Hackster.io · EN

The Ultra-Slim Azume One Turns Any Watch Into a Health, Fitness, and Sleep-Tracking Wearable

Small sensor disc slips underneath your existing watch and adds a PPG sensor, inertial measurement unit, and temperature sensor.

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Raven Resonance Opens Pre-Orders for the Privacy-Focused Linux-Powered Prism "Ambient Computer"

All-day smart glasses, featuring hot-swappable battery "wings," begin shipping next year — and you can reserve a pair for a $49 deposit now.

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ESP-FLUTTER Is a Robotic Butterfly That Actually Flies

Max Imagination built ESP-FLUTTER, a remote-controlled robotic butterfly with illuminated wings made from plastic bags.

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Rotary Phones Aren't Dead Yet, Thanks to Analog Redial

Analog Redial brings vintage rotary phones back to life with an ESP32, Bluetooth calling, VoIP, and smart home control.

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A New AI Controller Helps Humanoid Robots Think on Their Feet

A single controller developed at ETH Zurich lets humanoid robots climb ladders, vault obstacles, crawl, and recover from falls.

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PLACARD Is an 8-Bit Computer With No Microprocessor

PLACARD is a homebrew computer built from programmable logic chips that packs a custom 8-bit CPU, 256-color VGA graphics, sound, and more.

Hackster.io · EN

SAWbot Makes Waves in Water and on Land

SAWbot is an amphibious robot that uses a single motor to generate continuous waves for efficient swimming and crawling across land.

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LG CNS sets sights on APAC as it scales up AIDC development

LG CNS revealed its plan to expand AIDC development across Asia-Pacific as it completed a 30MW AI data center in Jakarta.

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Eurobites: VMO2 planning mass layoffs – reports

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telia conducts 6G trials with Ericsson; Telefónica offloads call centers in Germany; TIM invests in unified comms.

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Cable One sets up committee to 'evaluate strategic alternatives'

Cable One disclosed that Paul Keglevic, a former Frontier board member during the company's bankruptcy, joined the Cable One board, and it set up a new special committee tasked with exploring strategic alternatives.

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Comcast state-level layoff warnings start to roll in

WARN filings show that show Comcast is laying off 634 people in Philadelphia, 159 in Washington, 119 in New Jersey and 82 in California. About 25% of the cuts in Washington are construction jobs, but won't impact the pace of network builds.

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HKT pulls out of US under FCC pressure – report

Another Chinese telco is reportedly leaving the US as Hong Kong-based HKT is said to be withdrawing from the country after pressure from the FCC, which has in the past placed prohibitions on major Chinese telcos on the grounds of national security and law enforcement.

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T-Mobile rolls out 5-Gig fiber, with 10-year price lock

T-Mobile has introduced a $90 per month 5-Gig fiber broadband plan that features a ten-year price lock. #pressrelease

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Marvell strikes $115B deal for Lumentum

Marvell is acquiring Lumentum in an all-stock deal valued at $115 billion, representing $1,132 per share of Lumentum common stock. #pressrelease

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SpaceX eyes back door to MVNO via Boost Mobile – report

SpaceX's Elon Musk reportedly had talks with EchoStar's Charlie Ergen about a deal to buy Boost Mobile or use its network for Starlink mobile services, reports The Washington Post.

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