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Uber acquires electric bike-sharing service Jump
Uber has acquired electric bike-sharing service Jump, in a bid to further expand the modes of transportation available to its users. More about Uber acquires electric bike-sharing service Jump
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Apple now operating on 100 per cent renewable energy
Renewable energy is now used to power all of Apple's retail stores, offices and data centres in 43 countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, China and India. More about Apple now operating on 100 per cent renewable energy
Architecture
Selldorf Architects unveils major renovation and expansion plans for New York's Frick museum
Selldorf Architects has revealed plans for a renovation and expansion of the Frick Collection museum in New York City. More about Selldorf Architects unveils major renovation and expansion plans for New York's Frick museum
Design
Levi's sues Kenzo for trade mark infringement over use of red pocket tab
Levi's has accused French fashion brand Kenzo of copying the famous red tabs of its jeans. More about Levi's sues Kenzo for trade mark infringement over use of red pocket tab
Dezeen Awards
Es Devlin and Asif Khan join Dezeen Awards judging panel
Stephen Burks, Es Devlin, Asif Khan and Morag Myerscough have joined the panel of judges for the inaugural Dezeen Awards, which is accepting entries until 30 June 2018. More about Es Devlin and Asif Khan join Dezeen Awards judging panel
Design
Range Rover Velar named World Car Design of the Year
Land Rover's Range Rover Velar has been named "the most beautiful car on the planet" at the 2018 World Car Awards. More about Range Rover Velar named World Car Design of the Year
Architecture
Kengo Kuma designs Japan's first Ace Hotel
The Ace Hotel chain is opening its first Japanese outpost in Kyoto this winter, in a former telephone exchange building overhauled by Kengo Kuma. More about Kengo Kuma designs Japan's first Ace Hotel
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AI experts condemn development of "killer robots" in South Korea
More than 50 leading academics working in the field of robotics have called for a boycott of a South Korean university, over concerns about its partnership with a defence company to develop autonomous arms. More about AI experts condemn development of "killer robots" in South Korea
This week on Dezeen
This week, British architecture firms unveiled their gender pay gap figures
This week, the gender pay gap was in the spotlight as architecture firms including Zaha Hadid Architects and Hawkins\Brown joined 10,000 companies with 250 or more employees across the UK to publish salary data.
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Architecture
Studio Libeskind designs angular housing for over 60s in Brooklyn
Daniel Libeskind's architecture firm has revealed it design for a faceted affordable housing block for seniors in Brooklyn's Bed-Stuy neighbourhood. More about Studio Libeskind designs angular housing for over 60s in Brooklyn
Design
Afrofuturism is "creating a different narrative for Africa" say creatives
The success of the movie Black Panther and its afrofuturist aesthetic has put Africa in the spotlight as a growing force in design, technology and fashion, according to designers from the continent. More about Afrofuturism is "creating a different narrative for Africa" say creatives
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Swedish government introduces new benchmarks for architecture and design
The Swedish government has introduced new architecture and design targets to make Sweden a more "sustainable, equal and less segregated society". More about Swedish government introduces new benchmarks for architecture and design
Architecture
UK's biggest architecture firms reveal gender-pay disparity
Hawkins\Brown has emerged as the only one of the UK's largest architecture practices with a gender pay gap better than the country average. More about UK's biggest architecture firms reveal gender-pay disparity
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Dezeen Weekly now has 250,000 weekly newsletter subscribers!
We now have a quarter of a million subscribers to the Dezeen Weekly newsletter, which offers a roundup of the week's highlights. Thanks to everyone that signed up! More about Dezeen Weekly now has 250,000 weekly newsletter subscribers!
Architecture
Suspected murderer Peter Madsen worked on BIG's smoke-ring-blowing power plant
The Danish inventor on trial for committing murder aboard his self-built submarine helped Bjarke Ingels Group develop the distinctive smoke-ring-blowing chimney of its Copenhagen power plant, Dezeen has learned. More about Suspected murderer Peter Madsen worked on BIG's smoke-ring-blowing power plant
Architecture
First visuals revealed of spherical London arena designed by Populous
The first images of Populous' MSG Sphere music and esports arena, which is planned for a site near the Olympic Park in east London, have been released. More about First visuals revealed of spherical London arena designed by Populous
Technology
Apple engineer killed in Tesla car operating in driverless mode
Electric car company Tesla has confirmed that a recent fatal crash involving one of its vehicles occurred while the car was in autopilot mode. More about Apple engineer killed in Tesla car operating in driverless mode
Design
Jaguar reveals driverless I-Pace cars for Google's Waymo project
Jaguar is set to design and engineer a driverless fleet of its electric I-Pace vehicles for Waymo, Google's autonomous car spin-off. More about Jaguar reveals driverless I-Pace cars for Google's Waymo project
Architecture
Zaha Hadid Architects reveals gender pay gap in staff salaries
Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed that it pays women 19.6 per cent less than men, based on the median of its staff salaries. More about Zaha Hadid Architects reveals gender pay gap in staff salaries
Architecture
Modernist bank to be razed for Gehry's Sunset Strip development
Los Angeles officials have approved plans to demolish a mid-century-modern bank by architect Kurt Meyer in order to build Frank Gehry's mixed-use complex on the city's Sunset Strip. More about Modernist bank to be razed for Gehry's Sunset Strip development