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Intel knows you miss sports. Its new app lets you geek out on how athletes soar

Intel Studios and ‘Sport Science’ star John Brenkus go beyond a TV show to create a new app, ‘Soul & Science,’ featuring NBA star Aaron Gordon, Olympic champ Kerri Walsh Jennings, and more.

Intel knows you miss sports. Its new app lets you geek out on how athletes soar

This magical interface will let you copy and paste the real world into your computer

Wowza.

This magical interface will let you copy and paste the real world into your computer

Unleash your inner Damien Hirst with Snapchat’s new filter

And if you like it, maybe donate some money to a good cause.

Unleash your inner Damien Hirst with Snapchat’s new filter

If you sneak Ikea furniture into a museum, is it art?

Maybe?

If you sneak Ikea furniture into a museum, is it art?

This simple design solves one of the biggest problems in UX

HTC debuts two concept headsets that signal a huge sea change in virtual and augmented reality, with an idea stolen from something as simple as sunglasses.

This simple design solves one of the biggest problems in UX

A workaround for Pearl Jam fans who want to stream ‘Superblood Wolfmoon’ without a real moon

Pearl Jam wants you to point your smartphone at the moon, but a picture of the moon will do.

A workaround for Pearl Jam fans who want to stream ‘Superblood Wolfmoon’ without a real moon

This short video perfectly captures the nightmare of late capitalism

It’s a world where Amazon and architecture have ruined everything.

This short video perfectly captures the nightmare of late capitalism

In the home of the future, every surface is an interface

A UX magician maps a VR world over his apartment to create an entirely new interactive environment. Could your home be next?

In the home of the future, every surface is an interface

Exclusive: Inside the design of Microsoft’s HoloLens 2

Microsoft’s latest mixed-reality headset is shipping today. Here’s the story behind making it.

Exclusive: Inside the design of Microsoft’s HoloLens 2

Did the world really need the ‘Mona Lisa’ in 3D VR?

Nothing makes a fledging technology look sillier than when it attempts to modernize a timeless masterpiece.

Did the world really need the ‘Mona Lisa’ in 3D VR?

The most important announcement Google didn’t mention at its keynote

Its ambitious Daydream project is dead.

The most important announcement Google didn’t mention at its keynote

The biggest hurdle in Ikea’s quest to become a tech company might be Ikea itself

The company’s augmented reality app is getting new features, but you still can’t buy furniture from it.

The biggest hurdle in Ikea’s quest to become a tech company might be Ikea itself

Inside the Weather Channel’s quest to reinvent storm chasing

Six years ago, the channel’s graphics team began to experiment with rendering engines and AR. By 2020, the company wants 80% of its broadcasts to include these immersive virtual storms.

Inside the Weather Channel’s quest to reinvent storm chasing

Snap’s secret weapon speaks

Bobby Murphy, Snap’s notoriously secretive CTO, shares his vision of the future of augmented reality in this exclusive Fast Company interview.

Snap’s secret weapon speaks

A first look at Minecraft Earth, Microsoft’s new attempt to bring gaming to the real world

Microsoft’s hotly anticipated AR version of Minecraft is here. Move over, Pokémon Go.

A first look at Minecraft Earth, Microsoft’s new attempt to bring gaming to the real world

This dystopian film was supposed to critique today’s tech. Instead, Silicon Valley loved it

‘Sight’ rocked the internet in 2012. Now its creators are back for a sequel.

This dystopian film was supposed to critique today’s tech. Instead, Silicon Valley loved it

This street mural was inspired by overworked designers

And their messy digital file-keeping practices.

This street mural was inspired by overworked designers

Nike’s new Snapchat Lens lets you (virtually) wear the U.S. women’s soccer kit

For today only, American fans can get hyped for the Women’s World Cup by trying on–and buying–the new kit through Snapchat.

Nike’s new Snapchat Lens lets you (virtually) wear the U.S. women’s soccer kit

This new AR app puts women back in the history books

Up to 89% of history textbook references are devoted to men, so “Lessons in Herstory” aims to restore women’s standing in the American story.

This new AR app puts women back in the history books

How the iPhone’s next 3D camera signals phase two in the AR race

An upcoming rear 3D depth camera will open up lots of feature possibilities from AR to social media to gaming.

How the iPhone’s next 3D camera signals phase two in the AR race

Impact

A living wage doesn’t just benefit workers. It benefits businesses and society, too

Should the federal government spend more money on conducting elections?

This cargo ship from 1909 is starting to make zero-emissions deliveries again

News

Domino’s ‘Stranger Things’ app reveals the mind-flaying stakes of the attention arms race

The neuroscience behind money and power: How socioeconomic status can literally shape your brain

eBay opens a sneaker store in Los Angeles

Co.Design

The hidden cost of new homes

This Japanese designer turned discarded fishing containers into groovy furniture

What will the ‘de-Arching’ of McDonald’s in Russia actually look like?

Work Life

A psychologist explains why negativity dominates your daily thoughts, and what to do about it

The workplace reckoning in the wake of the Great Resignation

The 3 pillars of a happier and more productive workforce