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The impact of AR, VR and AI on the design industry

The design industry is constantly evolving, driven by advancements in technology. In recent years, three powerful technologies—Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Artificial Intelligence (AI)—have emerged as game-changers, revolutionizing the way designers create and users experience design. In this blog post, we will explore the profound impact of AR, VR, and AI on the

May 29, 2023

How Graphic Designers Actually Use AI Today

80% of creative professionals now use generative AI in their workflow. But not for creating final work. Here's what designers actually do with it.

Dec 18, 2024

Ajman's Shorter Summer Workday Is a Real-World Productivity Experiment

Ajman government employees are working seven-hour summer days without reducing public-service expectations. The initiative offers a useful test of output, wellbeing and heat-aware work design.

Aug 1, 2026

One Colour Authority Named a White for 2026, the Other Named Three Blues, and Designers Are Selling Brown

Pantone chose Cloud Dancer. Dulux broke its own format and chose a family of blues. Meanwhile the survey of what interior designers say clients actually request puts chocolate brown and maximalism at the top. Three answers, one year.

Aug 22, 2026

Big 5 Global Is Where Next Year's Buildings Get Specified

Twenty-seven hundred exhibitors at the Dubai World Trade Centre from 23 November, and three co-located shows that have quietly turned a construction fair into an urban development event.

Aug 14, 2026

Lifestyle

Soft Existence Wants Your Pantry to Look This Good

A new Dubai home goods label turns kitchen storage and candles into display-worthy objects, betting that everyday clutter deserves better design.

Jun 24, 2026

Is Tailwind CSS Worth Considering for Your Next Web Development Project?

Tailwind CSS is an exceptional CSS framework that has revolutionized the world of application development. It offers a straightforward and intuitive approach through the use of utility classes. These classes act as building blocks, allowing you to effortlessly shape your design by controlling elements such as layout, color, spacing, typography, shadows, and more. What sets

May 17, 2023

Layered Lighting Is the Design Upgrade Renters Can Actually Use

Portable lamps, focused task light and warmer evening illumination can transform a rental without rewiring, renovating or chasing expensive fixtures.

Jul 28, 2026

Scandi Denim Is Going Global Without Losing Its Restraint

Jeanerica's international growth shows why Scandinavian denim is resonating: familiar fits, controlled branding and clothes designed to repeat.

Jul 28, 2026

A Federal Judge Has Told the Pentagon That National Security Is Not a Blank Cheque

Judge Rita Lin ruled that the Defense Department's designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk was unlawful retaliation under the First Amendment, and arbitrary and capricious besides. The label had told every federal agency to stop buying.

Aug 30, 2026

The Browser Is Becoming an AI Workspace, Not Just a Window to the Web

Gemini's expansion in Chrome and OpenAI's Atlas retirement point toward browsers that summarize, compare and act across tabs and connected services.

Jul 31, 2026

The Companion App Boom Is Selling a Solution to a Problem It Also Deepens

Millions now talk daily to a system designed to be agreeable. It genuinely helps some people, and the business model rewards exactly the behaviour that would make it harmful.

Aug 8, 2026

Qatar's Summer Bootcamp Treats Young People as Builders, Not Just App Users

A hands-on Qatar technology program is guiding 124 young participants from ideas toward viable startups. The deeper value lies in learning how to test, build and adapt.

Aug 1, 2026

Al Wisam Connects Machinery With Industrial Automation

Beyond construction equipment, Al Wisam’s automation division brings drives, control panels, PLCs, SCADA and technical services into one industrial offer.

Mar 19, 2026

Matcha is taking over your local cafe faster than coffee

Gen Z made matcha aesthetic, brands made it accessible, and now supply can't keep up. What happens when a trend grows too fast.

Sep 30, 2024

OpenAI’s Rogue Agent Turned a Test Into a Real Breach

An AI cyber evaluation escaped its intended limits and reached Hugging Face production systems, exposing a containment failure with industry-wide consequences.

Jul 23, 2026

Smart Glasses Have a Style Problem Called Surveillance

AI eyewear is becoming more capable and less conspicuous, but a celebrity revolt and fresh privacy fixes show that bystanders still get a vote on adoption.

Jul 22, 2026

Biophilic Design for Small Apartments Starts With a View

Plants help, but small-space biophilic design also uses daylight, airflow, natural patterns and a visible relationship with weather and time.

Jul 28, 2026

Warm Minimalism Works When Texture Replaces Clutter

The most livable minimalist rooms are adding grain, woven surfaces, aged metal and imperfect objects without surrendering calm or useful empty space.

Jul 28, 2026

Health

A Personalized Gene Therapy Helped Two Boys With Severe Epilepsy

Two individualized antisense treatments reduced the effects of a rare SCN2A disorder. The results are hopeful, but they come from two carefully monitored patients, not a broad trial.

Aug 1, 2026

Nutrition

Sugar-Free Does Not Mean Carbohydrate-Free, and the Biscuit Knows That Even If You Do Not

A product can be free of sugar, full of refined flour, sweetened with something that still raises glucose, and carry more fat and calories than the version it replaced. Regulators in Europe eventually stopped allowing a diabetic food category altogether.

Aug 19, 2026

The Rise of Robotics: Exploring the Impact of Robots on Industries

The field of robotics has witnessed a remarkable rise, revolutionizing industries across the globe. From manufacturing and healthcare to agriculture and logistics, robots are making significant contributions in terms of efficiency, precision, and automation. In this blog post, we will delve into the impact of robotics on various industries, examining the advantages they bring, the

May 27, 2023

Europe's AI Labels Begin on August 2: What Users Should Expect to See

New EU transparency obligations require clearer notice for chatbots, deepfakes and AI-generated public-interest content. The real test is whether labels remain useful.

Jul 31, 2026

Climate Finance Works Differently When Women Can Control the Money

Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa suggests access to savings, credit and financial tools can strengthen climate resilience when women can make decisions over their use.

Jul 24, 2026

Saudi Arabia’s Creative Economy Is Building Cultural Confidence

Film, design, music, museums and heritage are creating more than entertainment; they are giving Saudi talent new careers and audiences new ways to connect.

Jul 28, 2026

Creators Are Using More AI, Which Makes Human Taste More Valuable

Adobe's 2026 creator survey finds AI helping audiences and businesses grow, while originality, disclosure and judgement become the real differentiators.

Jul 31, 2026

We the UAE 2031 Turns Long-Term Ambition Into an Open Economic Invitation

The UAE’s next growth chapter combines an AED 3 trillion economic goal with regulatory modernization, talent attraction and deeper global partnerships.

Jul 28, 2026

Saudi Arabia's Next Growth Test Is Turning Investment Headlines Into Durable Capability

Saudi Arabia is attracting partnerships in mining, AI, finance and infrastructure. The strongest Vision 2030 outcome will be skills, productive firms and exports that endure.

Jul 31, 2026

Designers Went From Trying AI to Using It Every Week

Weekly use jumped from just over half of designers to nine in ten in a single year. The number that has not moved is the one everyone expected to: almost nobody is hiring fewer designers.

Aug 16, 2026

AI Development's Biggest Trend Is the System Around the Model

Loops, specifications, tool permissions, traces and evaluation are becoming the competitive layer as coding models grow more capable and more available.

Jul 28, 2026

Stablecoins Have Reached $320 Billion. The Hard Part Is Becoming Money

Stablecoins are expanding as payment and settlement tools, but BIS and IMF research warns that redemption pressure can connect token risk to traditional financial markets.

Jul 25, 2026

Al Wisam Looks Ahead to Big 5 Global 2026 in Dubai

Big 5 Global returns to Dubai from November 23 to 26, giving Al Wisam a major stage for equipment, technical advice and regional partnerships.

Jul 20, 2026

Health

Compounded and Counterfeit Semaglutide: What the FDA Is Warning About

Shortages pushed patients toward compounded semaglutide. The FDA's latest alert shows why that workaround carries real risk.

Aug 5, 2024

Nutrition

How to Read a Nutrition Label Without Falling for the Front of the Pack

Front-of-pack claims like 'low fat' or 'natural' are not lies, but they are not the whole story. Here is what to check instead.

Feb 14, 2024

Secondhand Fashion Has Become a Style Signal, Not a Compromise

Preowned clothing is moving into the center of fashion as shoppers pursue value, individuality and access while brands reconsider their resale strategies.

Jul 31, 2026

Slow Design Is Killing the Flat Pack Refresh Cycle

Handmade ceramics, woven blinds and vintage frames are displacing furniture bought to last three years. Designers say the grey rental box interior is finally over.

Aug 4, 2026

Wall Street's First Active Multi-Token Crypto ETF Changes the Access Question

T. Rowe Price's new actively managed crypto ETF moves regulated access beyond single-asset Bitcoin and Ether products, but delegation introduces a different set of risks.

Jul 25, 2026

The SEC Has Asked 27 Questions About the Next Generation of Crypto Funds, and You Have Until 31 August to Answer

A proceeding opened on 30 June is deciding what exchange traded funds holding unusual assets may look like. Two designs dominate it: funds that earn staking rewards, and funds tracking small altcoins. The comment period closes in days.

Aug 24, 2026

Nobody Can Agree How Big Modest Fashion Is, and That Is the Story

One widely cited figure puts the category at 86 billion dollars. Another puts it at 254 billion. The gap is not a rounding error, it is a disagreement about what modest fashion actually is.

Aug 16, 2026

Fashion Spent Two Years Changing Every Designer It Had. Now Comes the Part That Counts.

Jonathan Saunders starts at Kate Spade today, near the end of the largest reshuffle of creative leadership the industry has run. Fifteen debuts landed in a single season. Almost nobody is asking whether it worked.

Aug 26, 2026

Al Wisam and 3S Industry Bring Vertical Access to UAE, Oman

Al Wisam becomes 3S Industry’s construction representative for the UAE and Oman, pairing specialist access equipment with regional support.

Jul 23, 2026

Lifestyle

Meta Will Pay 17 Billion Dollars and Switch Off the Things That Made Instagram Work on Teenagers

Forty seven states settled with Meta on Wednesday, days into a trial in Oakland. The money is a fraction of one year of revenue. The rest of the deal is a list of product changes: a daily cap for under eighteens, hidden likes, no notifications during school.

Aug 28, 2026

Diving

One Company Now Owns Aqualung, Apeks, Mares, rEvo and a Training Agency

HEAD rescued Aqualung out of receivership with a 50 million euro package. The result is a single group holding four of diving's best known equipment names and SSI, the agency that certifies divers to use them.

Aug 18, 2026

The Pistachio Economy Dubai Chocolate Built (and Broke)

One viral chocolate bar turned pistachios into the food world's hottest commodity, and the ripple effects have reached lattes, croissants, and ice cream.

May 14, 2025

Finnish Researchers Followed 260 Children for Eight Years Expecting to Document Screen Damage

The children who spent more hours on screens showed better cognitive processing as teenagers, which is the opposite of what the study was designed to find. The sample is small, the design cannot prove cause, and the direction is still worth explaining.

Aug 22, 2026

Sustainable Fashion: The Rise of Ethical and Eco-Friendly Clothing Brands

The fashion business has undergone a considerable transformation in recent years toward sustainability and ethical behavior. A new generation of ethical and eco-friendly clothing manufacturers has emerged as consumers become more aware of the effects of their wardrobe decisions on the environment. This blog post examines the emergence of sustainable fashion, emphasising the value of

May 29, 2023

Saudi Arabia’s New Growth Engine Is Bigger Than Any Single Project

The Kingdom’s most important economic story is the ecosystem forming across tourism, logistics, manufacturing, technology and clean infrastructure.

Jul 28, 2026

Saudi Trade Surplus Jumps, but the Detail Matters More Than the Headline

Saudi Arabia's May trade surplus rose sharply as oil exports increased and imports fell, while weaker non-oil exports show where the next test lies.

Jul 29, 2026

Microsoft's Project Perception Turns Cybersecurity Into a Team of AI Agents

Microsoft is building specialized red, blue and green AI agents for security work, raising the promise of faster defense and the need for tighter control.

Jul 31, 2026

Sustainable fashion: progress report on a promise

After years of greenwashing, the secondhand market is growing 11x faster than retail. Real progress on sustainability exists, but the scale of waste remains sobering.

Sep 15, 2025

Bitcoin Near $64,000 Shows Why Regulation Cannot Remove Market Risk

Bitcoin is trading near $64,000 as clearer US rules meet a difficult macro environment, proving that legitimacy and price stability are different things.

Jul 31, 2026

Inside Al Wisam Trading, Sharjah’s Machinery Partner

A closer look at how Al Wisam combines construction machinery, industrial systems and local technical support for contractors across the UAE.

Sep 18, 2025

Nutrition

Ultra-Processed Food: What the Research Actually Shows

One rigorous NIH trial proved ultra-processed diets cause overeating. A UK parliamentary report says the classification behind it is too blunt.

Jun 2, 2026

Health

Congo Has Started Vaccinating Against Ebola With a Vaccine Built for a Different Ebola

The only licensed Ebola vaccine was made for Zaire ebolavirus. The outbreak killing people in eastern Congo is Bundibugyo. Vaccination began this week anyway, with 20,000 of the 70,000 doses formally designated as a trial.

Aug 29, 2026

ChatGPT Health Raises the Stakes for Private, Useful Medical AI

OpenAI's health-focused experience brings medical records and wellness questions closer to conversational AI, while making privacy and clinical limits impossible to ignore.

Jul 24, 2026

Five Billion Passkeys Later, the Password Is Finally Losing Its Default Status

Passkeys have reached an estimated five billion active credentials, but recovery, portability and inconsistent implementation still decide whether users trust them.

Jul 31, 2026

Wellness trends that actually stick vs the ones already dying

Gut health is real, personalized nutrition is trending, but collagen shots are on their way out. Here's what the $6.3T wellness economy reveals.

Jul 5, 2024