Apple has partnered with neurotechnology company Synchron to develop products including iPhones and iPads that will be controlled using brain implants.
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Google has quietly updated its logo, debuting a soft-focus version of the G icon first introduced by the tech company in 2015. More about Google's G logo receives first makeover in 10 years
Brooklyn company Airco has teamed up with design studio Mythology to create a New York concept shop featuring a freeze-dried sandwich, space gear and a motorbike to showcase different aspects of carbon conversion technology. More about Airco creates pop-up store with futuristic pumping station to promote carbon conversion
Visitors to the Venice Architecture Biennale can drink coffee made from the city's canal water in a Golden Lion-winning intervention by US practice Diller Scofidio + Renfro. More about Diller Scofidio + Renfro serves up canal water coffee at Venice Architecture Biennale
Technology company Donut Lab has created a range of doughnut-shaped motors that fit directly inside a vehicle's wheels and enhance performance by removing the need for traditional powertrain systems. More about Donut Lab's circular motors fit inside tyres for "out of this world" performance
Crank windows, plastic composite body panels and no radio feature in the first vehicle from automaker Slate, which aims to make a desirable truck in the US that's as cheap as possible. More about Slate strips out tech for "radically customisable and affordable" electric truck only available in grey
Bird Buddy has created a compact, AI-powered camera that detects the movement of insects and birds and then turns its footage into a narrated "BBC Earth-style" mini documentary, part of the Wonder Blocks smart-garden system. More about Petal camera uses AI to produce nature documentaries of personal backyards
The data centre expansion required to support artificial intelligence is expected to keep fossil fuels in use for longer, a new report by think tank BloombergNEF has found. More about AI-fuelled data centre demand will set back energy transition
Cornell researchers have developed a pair of small robots powered by mycelium designed for use in agriculture and space exploration. More about "Biohybrid" robots controlled by mushrooms move in response to light
The first 3D-printed store by coffeehouse chain Starbucks is nearing completion in Brownsville, Texas, featuring exposed layered walls overlaid with the brand's signage. More about First 3D-printed Starbucks nears completion in Texas
Earth Day this year is focused on shifting from fossil fuels to renewable energy but the concept of the energy transition is deeply flawed, writes Jean-Baptiste Fressoz. More about "There has never been a true 'transition' away from coal, oil – or even wood"
Dutch designer Arno Hoogland has developed a technique for transforming MDF panels into walls and furniture with hypnotic 3D textures. More about Arno Hoogland builds "temple of the future" from robotically carved MDF
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Casalgrande Padana has published an array of products on Dezeen, including tiles from its Terrae collection and a newly-released table. More about Tiles and tables by Casalgrande Padana are found on Dezeen Showroom
Japanese creative studio Konel has developed a sleepwear concept that uses embedded sound and lighting to promote sleep based on the wearer's biometric data. More about Konel's nap-inducing robe incorporates music and lighting to lull wearer to sleep
Rather than being a threat to designers, artificial intelligence will enable them to design "faster and better" say Blond founder James Melia and Harry's head of design Ryan Dougherty in this video Dezeen produced about their Double Vision exhibition in Milan. More about Artificial intelligence "is not going to take designers' jobs" according to Blond and Harry's Milan design week exhibition
This video highlights the design stories behind the latest ASUS products, which were exhibited at Dezeen and technology brand ASUS's Design You Can Feel showcase at Milan design week. More about ASUS showcases the "design thinking" behind its latest laptops in Milan
A team of researchers from Northwestern University has developed a "carbon-negative" artificial sand that could replace conventional sand in concrete while storing CO2. More about Researchers develop artificial sand for concrete that can sequester CO2
Copenhagen design studio SAGA has completed a four-bedroom astronaut training facility for the European Space Agency that will be used to train American and European space professionals for habitation on the moon. More about SAGA completes astronaut training habitat to simulate life on the moon
Google has worked with artist Lachlan Turczan at Milan design week to present an immersive installation of mist and lasers that allows visitors to move light as though sweeping back curtains. More about Lachlan Turczan makes "the invisible visible" for Google Milan installation
A team of researchers at Cornell University led by designer Jenny Sabin is developing a flexible solar material called HelioSkin that is integrated with sun-tracking capabilities similar to the biomechanics of sunflowers. More about Cornell researchers are developing flexible "sun-tracking" material