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Labubus to burkinis: V&A unveils updated 21st-century design galleries

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Labubus to burkinis: V&A unveils updated 21st-century design galleries

Museum’s revitalised galleries bring together 250 objects to show how design shapes modern life

9 months ago

AI startups want to crack open the recipe book in Big Food's test kitchens

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AI startups want to crack open the recipe book in Big Food's test kitchens

From Frank's RedHot to Hellmann's, AI already changed what we taste, but greater success in test kitchens will be harder for artificial intelligence to create.

9 months ago

‘I cut out one little house at a time’: the trucker who spent decades building a tiny replica of NYC

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‘I cut out one little house at a time’: the trucker who spent decades building a tiny replica of NYC

Queens-born Joe Macken’s hyperrealistic model, made with wood, cardboard and glue, is now on view at the Museum of the City of New York

9 months ago

This Valentine's Day, people are betting through prediction markets, wagering money on love

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This Valentine's Day, people are betting through prediction markets, wagering money on love

February 14, 2026 / 8:00 AM EST / CBS News

9 months ago

This Is What It Looks Like When Nothing Matters

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This Is What It Looks Like When Nothing Matters

More and more, it seems, I pull to refresh a feed or open up a new browser tab and encounter something that makes me feel as if I’ve sustained a head injury.

9 months ago

‘The bear feels comfortable and uncomfortable. It’s a bittersweet moment’: Iñigo Jerez Quintana’s best phone picture

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‘The bear feels comfortable and uncomfortable. It’s a bittersweet moment’: Iñigo Jerez Quintana’s best phone picture

Capturing things that mix the strange with the beautiful helped the Spanish graphic designer recover from a blue period

9 months ago

‘There’s only one bed’, ‘fake dating’ and ‘opposites attract’: how tropes took over romance

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‘There’s only one bed’, ‘fake dating’ and ‘opposites attract’: how tropes took over romance

They’re all over blurbs and social media, but do these bite-size labels lead to formulaic fiction? Plus the classics reimagined for a modern reader

9 months ago

Are Petrarch’s Love Poems Your Perfect Valentine’s Day Gift?

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Are Petrarch’s Love Poems Your Perfect Valentine’s Day Gift?

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9 months ago

Given the toxicity of social media, a moral question now faces all of us: is it still ethical to use it?

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Given the toxicity of social media, a moral question now faces all of us: is it still ethical to use it?

With so many platforms rife with racism, misogyny and far-right rhetoric, there must be a point where decent people walk away

9 months ago

Amazon ends Flock partnership after backlash over Super Bowl ad

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Amazon ends Flock partnership after backlash over Super Bowl ad

Updated on: February 13, 2026 / 8:12 PM EST / CBS News

9 months ago

Why is the U.S. government exploring using high-energy lasers near the southern border?

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Why is the U.S. government exploring using high-energy lasers near the southern border?

Updated on: February 13, 2026 / 7:27 PM EST / CBS News

9 months ago

Elon Musk's xAI faces threat of NAACP lawsuit over air pollution from Mississippi data center

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Elon Musk's xAI faces threat of NAACP lawsuit over air pollution from Mississippi data center

Law firms representing the NAACP sent xAI a notice of intent to sue over alleged Clean Air Act violations in Mississippi.

9 months ago