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Figma is getting crushed in its post-IPO earnings debut; CEO Dylan Field is focused on AI’s long-term power to ‘raise the ceiling’

In an interview with Fortune, the cofounder and chief executive of the newly public Figma discussed the increasingly interconnected future of design and AI.

By Allie GarfinkleSeptember 3, 2025
Waymo experimenting with a generative AI frontier model, but exec says LiDAR and radar sensors important to self-driving safety ‘under all conditions’
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By Jessica MathewsAugust 15, 2025
Harvard researcher unearths data airlines don’t want you to notice: Three-hour flight delays are 4x more common now than 30 years ago
Harvard researcher unearths data airlines don’t want you to notice: Three-hour flight delays are 4x more common now than 30 years ago
By Eva RoytburgAugust 14, 2025
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Architecture today is driving AI ‘towards the direction that you’ve already preconceived in your mind’
By Ian MountMay 9, 2025
Tech industry insiders share their picks for the next startups who will ride the IPO wave after Figma’s blockbuster debut
Tech industry insiders share their picks for the next startups who will ride the IPO wave after Figma’s blockbuster debut
By Alexandra SternlichtAugust 4, 2025
Inside the rise of Whatnot, the wildly-entertaining, FOMO-inducing, $5 billion shopping app you’ve never heard of
Inside the rise of Whatnot, the wildly-entertaining, FOMO-inducing, $5 billion shopping app you’ve never heard of
By Jason Del ReyJune 16, 2025
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AI will spur more hiring, not less, as it enables more ‘ingenuity per person,’ says Adobe’s Scott Belsky
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    By Nicole Gull McElroyApril 12, 2022
Design leaders are viewing their profession with a bit more humility: ‘Not that many businesses are so fluid that they need constant reinvention’
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By Lionel LimDecember 12, 2023
AI can now turn a rough sketch of a skyscraper into a detailed rendering in a matter of minutes. A leading architect demonstrates how
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By Fortune EditorsDecember 7, 2023
PepsiCo’s top designer thinks design is now a competitive advantage: ‘Create something extraordinary’ or ‘somebody else will do it’
ConferencesPepsiCo’s top designer thinks design is now a competitive advantage: ‘Create something extraordinary’ or ‘somebody else will do it’
By Lionel LimDecember 6, 2023
Macau, the world’s biggest gambling hub, needs a ‘completely new perspective,’ says MGM China’s Pansy Ho—and she thinks art is the path forward
ConferencesMacau, the world’s biggest gambling hub, needs a ‘completely new perspective,’ says MGM China’s Pansy Ho—and she thinks art is the path forward
By Lionel LimDecember 6, 2023
Christie’s Asia president doesn’t think AI artists are stealing work: ‘Do we know any artist that has created a painting fully isolated?’
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By Lionel LimDecember 6, 2023
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    By Nicole Gull McElroyMarch 29, 2022
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By Prarthana PrakashDecember 5, 2023
The thinker behind circular design says we’re talking about carbon the wrong way: People ‘want to know what to do, what not to do’
ConferencesThe thinker behind circular design says we’re talking about carbon the wrong way: People ‘want to know what to do, what not to do’
By Lionel LimDecember 1, 2023
Japan’s new tallest skyscraper is also fat—sprawling enough to fit the mixed-use demands of post-COVID city life
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By Nicholas GordonNovember 23, 2023
Rejecting the season-to-season model is why Lululemon can keep innovating, says CEO Calvin McDonald
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By Lionel LimNovember 20, 2023
IKEA focuses on the little things when localizing products to new markets—like mattress stiffness
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By Nicholas GordonNovember 16, 2023
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The architect behind Shanghai’s stylish shopping district and Soldier Field’s controversial redesign wants to end the ’50 Shades of Grey’ in today’s cities
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By Nicholas GordonNovember 9, 2023
Can design save the world? A new ‘Burning Man’-like alliance of companies such as PepsiCo and Microsoft is giving it a shot
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By Nicholas GordonOctober 30, 2023
The graphic depicts the Firefly 1 model next to the Firefly 2 model, both showing the generated result of the prompt, "A women emerges from an explosion of marshmallows."
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By Rachyl JonesOctober 10, 2023
Design co-CEOs explain how office spaces should adapt to the needs of hybrid workers and the planet
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By Andrew NuscaMarch 29, 2023
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By Phil WahbaFebruary 17, 2023
35-year-old Canva founder Melanie Perkins got rejected by 100 VCs. Now her $26 billion design startup is ready to take on Microsoft and Google
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By Emma HinchliffeOctober 4, 2022
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By Chris MorrisJuly 13, 2022
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By Bernhard WarnerJuly 5, 2022
How century-old brand Whirlpool is leveraging design to map out its next 100 years
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By Nicole Gull McElroyJune 21, 2022
Design can solve problems—or be the root of them. Two design leaders share best practices to avoid this trap
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By Carmela ChirinosMay 26, 2022
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By Phil WahbaMay 25, 2022
How MillerKnoll’s Diversity in Design collective offers community, opportunity, and equity for Black designers
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By Nicole Gull McElroyMay 24, 2022
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By Nicole Gull McElroyMay 10, 2022
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By Nicole Gull McElroyApril 26, 2022
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By Dan Wallace-BrewsterApril 18, 2022
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