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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’
Waymo experimenting with a generative AI frontier model, but exec says LiDAR and radar sensors important to self-driving safety ‘under all conditions’
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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Putin presides over Russia’s Victory Day parade without tanks, missiles and other heavy equipment due to threat of Ukrainian long-range drones
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By The Associated PressMay 9, 2026
Bahrain, which hosts the U.S. Navy’s Mideast HQ, arrests dozens with alleged links to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard
PoliticsBahrain, which hosts the U.S. Navy’s Mideast HQ, arrests dozens with alleged links to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard
By Adam Schreck, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressMay 9, 2026
Pedestrian who jumped Denver airport fence dies after being hit by Frontier Airlines plane, sparking an engine fire and forcing passengers to evacuate
North AmericaPedestrian who jumped Denver airport fence dies after being hit by Frontier Airlines plane, sparking an engine fire and forcing passengers to evacuate
By The Associated PressMay 9, 2026
As hantavirus outbreak unfolds, the CDC is missing in action, experts say. ‘I’m very sorry to say that we are not prepared’
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By Mike Stobbe and The Associated PressMay 9, 2026
UFO files show Buzz Aldrin saw a ‘sizeable’ object close to the moon and a ‘fairly bright light source’ that the Apollo 11 crew felt could be a laser
InnovationUFO files show Buzz Aldrin saw a ‘sizeable’ object close to the moon and a ‘fairly bright light source’ that the Apollo 11 crew felt could be a laser
By Seung Min Kim, Collin Binkley and The Associated PressMay 9, 2026
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SuccessBefore the McLaren CEO got a $50 million payday from his team’s F1 championship, he was a high-school dropout who got his start on Wheel of Fortune
By Sasha RogelbergMay 9, 2026
‘Employers are increasingly turning to degree and GPA’ in hiring: Recruiters retreat from ‘talent is everywhere,’ double down on top colleges
Future of Work‘Employers are increasingly turning to degree and GPA’ in hiring: Recruiters retreat from ‘talent is everywhere,’ double down on top colleges
By Jake AngeloMay 9, 2026
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LawHow Jeffrey Epstein leveraged a prestigious U.N.-affiliated nonprofit—and the Gates Foundation—to control women and keep them in his orbit
By Jessica MathewsMay 9, 2026
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One Company’s Quest to Make Recycling ‘Sexy’
Design ThinkingOne Company’s Quest to Make Recycling ‘Sexy’
By Timothy McDonaldMarch 14, 2019
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    Design ThinkingRare Peter Blake Labeled Whisky Expected to Fetch Close to $1 Million at Auction
    By Hallie DetrickFebruary 26, 2019
SAP chief design officer Maricel Cabahug at the 2019 Fortune Brainstorm Design conference in Singapore.
Design ThinkingA.I. Could Help Us Be More Human
By Eamon BarrettMarch 14, 2019
Healthcare Has a Design Problem, but There’s a Remedy
Design ThinkingHealthcare Has a Design Problem, but There’s a Remedy
By Jamie O'BrienMarch 14, 2019
How to Design a Smarter Nation
Design ThinkingHow to Design a Smarter Nation
By Robert HornMarch 14, 2019
A Glimpse of the Future of Automotive Design
Design ThinkingA Glimpse of the Future of Automotive Design
By TF Chan and WallpaperMarch 14, 2019
Fortune's Clay Chandler with author Maria Giudice, Justin Maguire of Salesforce, Nalini Kotamraju of Salesforce, and Harry West of Invisible Design at the 2019 Fortune Brainstorm Design conference in Singapore.
Design ThinkingBig Companies Need to Be Better Design Leaders. Here’s Why
By Timothy McDonaldMarch 13, 2019
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    TechData Sheet—What’s Next for the Guy Who Told Mark Zuckerberg Not to Drop Out of Harvard
    By Aaron PressmanFebruary 21, 2019
Fortune CEO Alan Murray with Rod Farmer and Kim Müller of McKinsey & Co. at the 2019 Fortune Brainstorm Design conference in Singapore.
Design ThinkingHow to Scale a Design-Focused Business
By Jamie O'BrienMarch 13, 2019
Emerging Technologies Have Too Much Potential to be Feared
Design ThinkingEmerging Technologies Have Too Much Potential to be Feared
By Robert HornMarch 13, 2019
Helle Søholt, founding partner and CEO of Gehl, at the 2019 Fortune Brainstorm Design conference in Singapore.
CommentaryTech Designers Have a ‘Moral Obligation’ to Help the Environment, But They’re Not
By Clay ChandlerMarch 7, 2019
Mark Wee, executive director of the DesignSingapore Council, speaking at the 2019 Fortune Brainstorm Design conference in Singapore.
TechData Sheet—Tech Designers Have a ‘Moral Obligation’ to Help the Environment, But They’re Not
By Aaron Pressman and Clay ChandlerMarch 7, 2019
Can Design Help Prevent Electronic Waste From Ending Up in a Landfill?
Design ThinkingCan Design Help Prevent Electronic Waste From Ending Up in a Landfill?
By Pei-Ru Keh and WallpaperMarch 7, 2019
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    TechData Sheet—Why It’s Time to Radically Redesign the Smartphone
    By Aaron PressmanFebruary 19, 2019
Focus on Better Design, Not Better Marketing
Design ThinkingFocus on Better Design, Not Better Marketing
By Timothy McDonaldMarch 6, 2019
Mark Wee, executive director of the DesignSingapore Council, speaking at the 2019 Fortune Brainstorm Design conference in Singapore.
Design ThinkingIn Singapore, ‘We Are Always Looking for Moonshots’
By Jamie O'BrienMarch 6, 2019
Google director of UX design Kat Holmes speaking at the 2019 Fortune Brainstorm Design conference in Singapore.
Design ThinkingFor Designers, Inclusion Can Be a Source of Innovation
By Robert HornMarch 6, 2019
Invisible Design principal Harry West speaking at the 2019 Fortune Brainstorm Design conference in Singapore.
Design ThinkingWhy Designers Should Study the Mundane
By Timothy McDonaldMarch 6, 2019
Doug Powell of IBM (middle) and Nathan Shedroff of Seed Vault (right) with Clay Chandler of Fortune at the 2019 Fortune Brainstorm Design conference in Singapore.
Design ThinkingIn Business, the ‘Frozen Middle’ Blocks Design Thinking. Here’s How to Fix It
By Eamon BarrettMarch 6, 2019
Architect Christian Benimana, principal of the MASS Design Group, speaking at the 2019 Fortune Brainstorm Design conference in Singapore.
Design ThinkingHey, Architects: Don’t Just Design a Project—Dignify It
By Jamie O'BrienMarch 6, 2019
'Design as an Attitude' author Alice Rawsthorn speaking at the 2019 Fortune Brainstorm Design conference in Singapore.
Design ThinkingWhy Bad Design Is Important
By TF Chan and WallpaperMarch 6, 2019
Future Shape principal Tony Fadell speaking at the 2019 Fortune Brainstorm Design conference in Singapore.
Design ThinkingTony Fadell: Want to Design for a Sustainable Future? Think Different
By Andrew NuscaMarch 6, 2019
Margaret Gould Stewart, vice president of product design at Facebook, speaking at the 2019 Fortune Brainstorm Design conference in Singapore.
Design ThinkingFacebook Exec: ‘There Is No Such Thing as Neutral Design’
By Andrew NuscaMarch 5, 2019
Artist Daan Roosegaarde of Studio Roosegaarde at the 2019 Fortune Brainstorm Design conference in Singapore.
Design ThinkingDaan Roosegaarde Wants to Create Art from Space Junk
By Jamie O'BrienMarch 5, 2019
NewDealDesign principal Gadi Amit speaking at the 2019 Fortune Brainstorm Design conference in Singapore.
Design ThinkingRobots Just Want to be Loved
By Robert HornMarch 5, 2019
Airbnb transportation director Jenny Arden (right), with Fortune's Maithreyi Seetharaman, at the 2019 Fortune Brainstorm Design conference in Singapore.
Design ThinkingTo Power Its Transportation Ambitions, Airbnb Looks to Design
By Pei-Ru Keh and WallpaperMarch 5, 2019
OMA architect Shohei Shigematsu speaking at the 2019 Fortune Brainstorm Design conference in Singapore.
Design ThinkingTokyo’s Toranomon Hills Station Tower: Shunning a ‘Bento Box’ Approach to Architecture
By TF Chan and WallpaperMarch 5, 2019
Halo Transmedia studio head Kiki Wolfkill speaking at the 2019 Fortune Brainstorm Design conference in Singapore.
Arts & EntertainmentThe Video Game Industry Is Rapidly Changing. The Solution for ‘Halo’? Stay Focused
By Eamon BarrettMarch 5, 2019
Helle Søholt, founding partner and CEO of Gehl, at the 2019 Fortune Brainstorm Design conference in Singapore.
Design ThinkingTo Design a Better City, Consider an ‘Eye-Level’ Perspective
By Timothy McDonaldMarch 5, 2019
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CommentaryHow Ford CEO Jim Hackett Impressed Designers, But Not Investors
By Adam LashinskyMarch 5, 2019
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TechData Sheet—How Ford CEO Jim Hackett Impressed Designers, But Not Investors
By Aaron Pressman and Adam LashinskyMarch 5, 2019
Maithreyi Seetharaman of Fortune, Ben Sheppard of McKinsey & Co., Jeanne Liedtka of the University of Virginia, and Jason Wild of Salesforce at the 2019 Fortune Brainstorm Design conference in Singapore.
Design ThinkingDoes Design Pay Off? Yes. (And There’s Data to Prove It.)
By Robert HornMarch 5, 2019
IDEO CEO Tim Brown (right), with Fortune's Clay Chandler, at the 2019 Fortune Brainstorm Design conference in Singapore.
Design ThinkingIDEO CEO Tim Brown: For Design, ‘Empathy Is Not the End, It’s the Means’
By Andrew NuscaMarch 5, 2019
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