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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.

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Inside the rise of Whatnot, the wildly-entertaining, FOMO-inducing, $5 billion shopping app you’ve never heard of
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EnergyPhilippine president declares state of emergency due to “imminent danger of a critically low energy supply”
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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
Design ThinkingRare Peter Blake Labeled Whisky Expected to Fetch Close to $1 Million at Auction
By Hallie DetrickFebruary 26, 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
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TechData Sheet—Why It’s Time to Radically Redesign the Smartphone
By Aaron PressmanFebruary 19, 2019
MagazineWhat’s the Secret to Great Design? Finding the Right Verb. (Really.)
By Clifton LeafFebruary 19, 2019
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Design ThinkingAutomakers Debut SUV Facelifts at the Chicago Auto Show
By Jaclyn TropFebruary 17, 2019
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By Tim Brown with Barry KatzFebruary 15, 2019
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By Spencer BaileyFebruary 15, 2019
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By Brian Raftery and Brian RafteryFebruary 13, 2019
Design ThinkingPorsche to Offer Free Charging on Its First Fully Electric Vehicle
By Jaclyn TropJanuary 29, 2019
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AIPostmates’ Autonomous Delivery Bot Wants to Be Part of the Community
By Eamon BarrettJanuary 28, 2019
Design ThinkingElon Musk Wants to Build a New Particle Collider for CERN
By Hallie DetrickJanuary 22, 2019
Design ThinkingThe Top Reveals from the 2019 Detroit Auto Show
By Jaclyn TropJanuary 19, 2019
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Design ThinkingA Man on a Mission to Make Humanity ‘Future Proof’
By Eamon BarrettJanuary 19, 2019
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Design ThinkingBanksy’s ‘Season’s Greetings’ Mural Discovered on a Garage Sells for Six Figures
By Grace DobushJanuary 18, 2019
Design ThinkingMercedes-Benz’s Van of the Future Delivers People and Cargo
By Jaclyn TropJanuary 17, 2019
Cadillac furthered its recent product blitz today with the revea
Design ThinkingCadillac Reveals Its First Fully Electric Vehicle
By Jaclyn TropJanuary 14, 2019
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By Sheila MarikarJanuary 11, 2019
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Design ThinkingThe First Crop of Luxury Crossover EVs from Mercedes, BMW, and Audi Wants to Fit In
By Jaclyn TropJanuary 9, 2019
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Design ThinkingScientists Plan to Genetically Engineer a Spicy Tomato
By Chris MorrisJanuary 9, 2019
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Design ThinkingMastercard Drops Its Name From Company Logo
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Design ThinkingWilliams-Sonoma Is Suing Amazon, Claims Amazon Copied Its West Elm Furniture Designs
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Design ThinkingThis Former NASA Engineer Just Spent Six Months Designing the Glitter Bomb of Nightmares
By Hallie DetrickDecember 18, 2018
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By Clay ChandlerDecember 5, 2018
Arts & EntertainmentThe Most Dazzling Concept Cars From the Los Angeles Auto Show
By Jaclyn TropNovember 28, 2018
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Design ThinkingThe New Porsche 911 and a Jeep Truck: The Hottest Reveals From the Los Angeles Auto Show
By Jaclyn TropNovember 28, 2018
Design ThinkingLexus Expands Its High-Performance F Line
By Jaclyn TropNovember 27, 2018
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Design ThinkingScientists’ Long Wait to Redefine the Kilogram Is Finally Over
By Lucas LaursenNovember 16, 2018
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Design ThinkingDavid Hockney Painting Fetches Record $90.3 Million At Christie’s
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Design ThinkingRalph Lauren Is the First American Fashion Designer to Receive an Honorary Knighthood From Queen Elizabeth II
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