Latest news View all A version of this story originally appeared on Aug. 22, 2016. In July 2018, Airbus Defense & Space announced... Play the Pentagon-Funded Video Game That Predates ‘Pong’ This story originally appeared on July 27, 2014. Before Call of Duty, before Mario and even before Pong…

(Getty Images/Ringer illustration) In early 2016, the day before the State of the Union, the White House joined Snapchat in a promotional social media blitz. Alongside photos of the Oval Office and the Obamas’ two Portuguese water dogs, the account posted a late-night pic of a White House corridor…

2016 was a strong year for good television. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver had one of its most vital and poignant seasons. Donald Glover made a timely, funny and honest sitcom about race in America with Atlanta . Netflix ushered in one of the most intriguing and, well, strangest new series with…

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald J. Trump said on Thursday that the United States should greatly “expand its nuclear capability,” appearing to suggest an end to decades of efforts by presidents of both parties to reduce the role of nuclear weapons in American defenses and strategy. Mr.…

Sexism and homophobia are forever tied to the Beasties’ debut—30 years on, so is their maturity and repentance L ast month marked the 30th anniversary of the Beastie Boys’ debut record, Licensed to Ill , one of the most famous and influential albums in hip-hop history. As the anniversary approached,…

Prototyping has gone from a buzzword to an actual part of the process in agencies and creative studios. We started our own digital studio over a year ago with the idea to create prototypes for every project. During this year we have worked with various brands like Electrolux , Hilliards , Sony and…

iOS said, “Ok clarity, let’s not be friends anymore.” The iOS lockscreen has been pretty straightforward for years since its inception in 2007 but now it is not as obvious as it used to be. There are a few reasons why this is happening. Before we go any further, here’s what this post is about: It is…

In 2005, in the midst of a career of traveling around the world to help set up elections in some of the most challenging places on earth – Afghanistan, Burma, Egypt, Lebanon, South Africa, Sudan and Yemen, among others – my Danish colleague, Jorgen Elklit, and I designed the first comprehensive…

Last week, after a wait of almost a decade, the world’s most popular video game series, Super Mario Bros., finally came to the world’s most popular video game machine: the iPhone. Nintendo’s Super Mario Run went immediately to the top of the App Store charts, above mainstays like Facebook, Snapchat,…

Design is a rather broad and vague term. When someone says “I’m a designer,” it is not immediately clear what they actually do day to day. There are a number of different responsibilities encompassed by the umbrella term designer. Design-related roles exist in a range of areas from industrial design…

Investing in user experience is a good start. Understanding how to make the most from that investment takes time. The good news is that UX, in the majority of cases, is an iterative process. There’s almost always room for improvement in a product, website or service. The approach that your business…

Mayberry Machiavellis . That was the sharp and memorable term coined by John DiIulio in 2002 to describe those staff in the George W. Bush White House who imagined themselves cunning—but actually bungled everything. There needs to be an update for the would-be grand strategists of the Trump era.…

One of the best aspects of the NES Classic — the detail that feels the most refreshing — is that you can plug it into the wall or a powered USB port, plug the HDMI cable into your television and everything works. You will be playing games in under 30 seconds. That’s an advantage no other “smart”…

Concerns are mounting about how the cars behave in dense urban environments, particularly in San Francisco, where there are an estimated 82,000 bike trips each day on over 200 miles of cycling lanes.Photograph: Alamy Uber has admitted that there is a “problem” with the way autonomous vehicles cross…

I run a creative business. In fact, I make entertainment. One of the most common discussions I face on social media is the idea that I should not put politics into my work, and that I should not use my platform to talk about politics. I should not talk about politics because my purpose is to…

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Lawyers argued that Hulk Hogan, though a public figure, was a character portrayed by Terry Bollea, a private individual. Illustration by Oliver Munday / Source: Andrew H. Walker / Getty (man); Vladimir Godnik/Getty (scales) When Hulk Hogan faced off in court against the Web site Gawker, earlier this…

In September 1898, the Empress of Austria—on holiday in Geneva, Switzerland—was stabbed and murdered by an Italian anarchist. The killing stunned Europe. Forty years later, the novelist Rebecca West still recalled her shock at the news. She explained her surge of emotion to a puzzled housemaid:…

RALEIGH, N.C. — There have been four years of civil disobedience, reputation-bruising boycotts over bathroom access, and legal battles over voting laws and gerrymanders. The election for governor, fraught with Republican challenges, took a month to settle. But if anyone here thought that the…

Turkey and Russia , whose up-and-down relationship has helped shape the Syrian war and its related crises, shared a new trauma on Monday after an off-duty Turkish police officer assassinated Russia’s ambassador . The killing of Andrey G. Karlov in Ankara caused global alarm and raised questions…

Many people are reacting to the rise of Trumpism and nativist movements in Europe by reading history — specifically, the history of the 1930s. And they are right to do so. It takes willful blindness not to see the parallels between the rise of fascism and our current political nightmare. But the…

The drone was launched by the Bowditch, an American ship, last week. Since the Pentagon demanded the return of the device, officials from the United States and China have verbally sparred over the legality of the seizure. U.S. Navy Visual News Service, via Associated Press BEIJING — The Chinese Navy…

Of 306 electors pledged to vote for Donald J. Trump 304 voted for him 2 voted for someone else Of 232 electors pledged to vote for Hillary Clinton 227 voted for her 5 voted for someone else Elector State Pledged to Voted for Hawaii Clinton Bernie Sanders Texas Trump Ron Paul Texas Trump John Kasich…

The UX of Learning UX is Broken By Dan Maccarone & Sarah Doody It’s May of 1999, the heart of the dot-com boom. I walk into my first “professional” job as an information architect (what we would call User Experience today). I was an arrogant 22-year-old who had not only been creating websites since…

Factory lights glowing in Oulu, Finland, where the unemployment rate now sits above 16 percent, more than double the national average. Credit Janne Körkkö for The New York Times By OULU, Finland — No one would confuse this frigid corner of northern Finland with Silicon Valley. Notched in low pine…

By Dan Maccarone & Sarah Doody “If I were to just see you blind, I’d think ‘Cute kid, next.’” That’s how Emily Rees , Director of Talent at The Stem , described how she normally would have reacted to Dan as a candidate for an information architect position when his resume landed on her desk in May…

How delightful details can get you into trouble When you think of delightful things, you might think of things that make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Stuffed animals. Cupcakes. Hugs. But delightful things can have negative side effects. A silly joke can offend you. A clever ad can mislead…

WASHINGTON — An extraordinary breach has emerged between President-elect Donald J. Trump and the national security establishment, with Mr. Trump mocking American intelligence assessments that Russia interfered in the election on his behalf, and top Republicans vowing investigations into Kremlin…

Design is important, but it’s not enough I read this article Andrew Wilkinson published a couple of days ago by the agency who designed the branding and original UI for Slack. Full disclosure: I’m a designer at Atlassian and have been focused on HipChat for the last few months. The views expressed…

WASHINGTON — President Obama said for the first time on Friday that he had held back from retaliating against Russia’s meddling in the presidential race for fear of inciting further hacking “that could hamper vote counting.” But he said he was weighing a mix of public and covert actions against the…

(Getty Images) On Wednesday, a brood of major tech executives — including the leaders of Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Apple, and Facebook — waltzed into Trump Tower, following in the steps of Kanye West and countless Goldman Sachs employees for a ceremonial ring-kissing. As unnerving as it was to…

Locomore Feargus O'Sullivan Dec 16, 2016 All aboard a low-price, eco-friendly, vintage train that promises an experience as much as a journey. What’s more important in your travels: speed or price? A new, crowdfunded entrant in Germany’s passenger rail scene is betting on the latter, offering…

ANYTHING India does, Venezuela can do worse. Last month, in a dramatic effort to curb corruption, India’s government cancelled all its high-denomination banknotes without warning. Since 98% of transactions in India are done in cash, commerce seized up. It is a huge mess, but India will after a while…

Photo: SIphotography/Getty Images/iStockphoto Being helpful is a nice thing and all, but it’s also exhausting — so much so, in fact, that research has shown that offering to help your co-workers too frequently can actually make you worse at your job . Even just being on the receiving end of a…

(Getty Images) Last weekend, at a party, someone brought up Last Tango in Paris . The 1972 movie had been a topic of discussion and outrage on the internet all week, since an old interview with the Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci had recently resurfaced and gone viral. In the clip , recorded in…

Fidel Castro, who towered over his Caribbean island for nearly five decades, a shaggy-bearded figure in combat fatigues whose long shadow spread across Latin America and the world, is dead at age 90. His brother Raul announced the death late Friday night. Cuban President Raul Castro announced the…

At the kickoff for his postelection victory lap in Cincinnati this month, Donald J. Trump bluntly told men, “Hate to tell you,” but women, “generally speaking, they’re better than you are.” As a feminist, I disagree. It does women, and society, no favors to grouse about female superiority as a way…

WASHINGTON — When Special Agent Adrian Hawkins of the Federal Bureau of Investigation called the Democratic National Committee in September 2015 to pass along some troubling news about its computer network, he was transferred, naturally, to the help desk. His message was brief, if alarming. At least…

No new updates Yoni Appelbaum Trump: 'I'm, Like, a Smart Person' Reuters / USA Today Sports The president-elect has a novel explanation for why he doesn’t need the daily intelligence briefings his predecessors have received. "I'm, like, a smart person," Trump told Fox News Sunday . "I don't have to…

In this modern dating world, with apps that turn looking for potential partners into a experience akin to choosing the toppings you'd like on your frozen yoghurt, it's easier than ever to be very picky about the people you're willing to rub bits with. For example, I may find it attractive if someone…