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Steve Jobs asked the CEO of Louis Vuitton for advice when designing the retail experience at the very first Apple Store

When it comes to the retail experience, Apple sits atop the mountain for customer experience alongside luxury fashion brands like Louis Vuitton.Now, a new report from Fortune gives us an insight into how Steve Jobs consulted with Louis Vuitton’s CEO Bernard Arnault before opening the first-ever Apple Store in McLean, Virginia.According to the article, Jobs turned to Arnault to help make Apple’s retail experience as similar to a luxury flagship store as possible despite his peers saying it was “completely crazy.”The first…

Forget the M3 and A17 Pro, Apple might already be designing chips using TSMC’s 2nm fabrication process

Apple's latest Mac and iPhone chips might be its most capable yet using TSMC's 3nm manufacturing process, but the company might already be hard at work on the next generation of silicon according to a new report. However, the source of the leak isn't one that we're familiar with although it was later shared by the reputable @Tech_Reve account on X. With that in mind it's important to remember that none of this is confirmed and won't be for some time yet. However, it's still worth exploring given the potential timeline…

Designing and Deploying a Machine Learning Python Application (Part 2)

You don’t have to be Atlas to get your model into the cloudImage by MidjourneyNow that we have our trained Detectron2 model (see Part 1), let’s deploy it as a part of an application to provide its inferencing abilities to others.Even though Part 1 and 2 of this series use Detectron2 for Object Detection, no matter the machine learning library you are using (Detectron, Yolo, PyTorch, Tensorflow, etc) and no matter your use case (Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Deep Learning, etc), various topics discussed…

How I Manufactured and Sold Electronic Badges – Part 1: Designing and Prototyping the Board

Too Long; Didn't ReadI figured I’d get started with something simple, something I could test the waters of not just PCB assembly but also e-commerce. My plan was to come up with a small item that I could realistically design and submit for manufacture in less than a day, then hopefully sell reasonably easily on a marketplace like Etsy. I was expecting the design and manufacturing side of things to be the hard part and listing the product on Etsy to be easy, but it was very much the other way around as you will see if…

Designing AI-Driven Software Engineering Teams

Gen AI is about to disrupt the way we develop applications today. Learn how it will impact tech teams and what we can do about itSource: DALL-E, and the author’s imaginationIntroductionWelcome to 2024! Change is in the air. Do you feel it?Human ingenuity within the world of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) has taken us further than we could have ever imagined. These innovations guarantee to upheave the existing software engineering profession as we know it.New, AI-native companies will rise up and threaten…

Designing the “Perfect” Meal To Feed Long-Term Space Travelers

Researchers have developed an optimal “space meal” for astronauts on extended missions, focusing on a nutrient-rich vegetarian salad. The meal balances astronauts’ increased nutritional needs in space with sustainable growth and minimal resource usage. Credit: SciTechDaily.comResearchers have created a vegetarian salad as the ideal space meal for male astronauts, balancing nutrition and sustainability. The meal, tested positively on Earth, could be a key component in long-term space missions.Imagine blasting off on a…

7 best practices Apple recommends when designing for VisionOS

Jason Hiner/ZDNETAs the calendar turns from 2023 to 2024, Apple is getting closer to releasing its shockingly expensive and entirely experimental Vision Pro headset. Just this week, Apple announced that the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max can capture spatial video for the Vision Pro.You could say that Apple's vision of artificial reality is getting closer to real reality. And yes, I am pretty proud of that sentence. Also: I tried Apple Vision Pro and it's far ahead of where I expectedRecently, Apple also started to…

Designing for Users: Web and UI/UX Trends

The digital landscape changes constantly, and web design and UI/UX trends are at the forefront of this dynamic transformation. As we enter 2024, designers push boundaries, embrace innovation, and redefine user experiences. Web and user experience (UI/UX) design has seen rapid changes and innovations in recent years. As technology evolves and user behaviors shift, designers must keep up with the latest trends to create visually appealing websites and apps that are easy to use and tailored to users' needs. We will see some…

iPhone Messages app: Creating custom stickers to designing Memoji, know how to master it

Using the Messages app on your iPhone has never been more fun, thanks to the expressive world of stickers. From creating custom Live Stickers to designing your own Memoji, discover the art of personal expression, just check out this brief guide and jump into the exciting world of stickers on your iPhone Messages app. To start decorating your messages with stickers, open the Messages app on your iPhone. Whether you're starting a new message or continuing a conversation, you'll find the Apps button at the bottom of the…

Designing cities for 21st-century weather

Population exposures to four climate extremes in different climate regions at the beginning (BOC) and the end (EOC) of the 21st century, and effects of 21st-century climate change versus urban land expansion on such exposures. Credit: Nature Communications (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42084-x Weather extremes, such as heat waves and torrential rainfalls, are becoming more frequent and more intense across the United States…