Syd Mead, blade runner, alien and futuristic designer, dies at the age of 86
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Syd Mead, blade runner, alien and futuristic designer, dies at the age of 86

ByDianna Clary

Industrial designer and artist Syd Mead died at the age of 86 as a result of lymphoma cancer, as Polygon can confirm. Mead is best known as a conceptual artist in science fiction films like Blade Runner. After working in the automotive industry for some time, Mead worked as a production illustrator for Star Trek:…

Futuristic hotels for business travelers in China and Japan
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Futuristic hotels for business travelers in China and Japan

ByLawrence Cole

Multilingual robots, AI dinosaurs, holographs, mood lighting and more are some of the features found in hotels in China and Japan. Comparison of AI in China and the US. Tonya Hall sits down with Kai-Fu Lee, CEO of Sinovation Ventures, to talk about what AI can and cannot do. After a stay at a Henn…

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