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Dylan Field gestures with his arms while speaking

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

Latest Stories

The beauty founder who built a business on QVC is ready as America discovers a new love for live shopping

Newsletters The beauty founder who built a business on QVC is ready as America discovers a new love for live shopping

By Emma HinchliffeMay 7, 2026

Stripe CEO Patrick Collison says a wave of token theft is wreaking havoc on the AI economy

Cybersecurity Stripe CEO Patrick Collison says a wave of token theft is wreaking havoc on the AI economy

By Jeff John RobertsMay 7, 2026

Two Americas, one drive-thru: Welcome to fast food’s contradictory, split-screen economy

Economy Two Americas, one drive-thru: Welcome to fast food’s contradictory, split-screen economy

By Nick LichtenbergMay 7, 2026

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Arts & Entertainment Gen Z just broke the streaming model: A majority subscribe, binge, and cancel over and over, study finds

By Jake AngeloMay 7, 2026

Anthropic’s SpaceX compute deal comes as AI data center backlash grows—fueled by both real grievances and conspiracy theories

Newsletters Anthropic’s SpaceX compute deal comes as AI data center backlash grows—fueled by both real grievances and conspiracy theories

By Sharon GoldmanMay 7, 2026

The American Dream is moving to the Midwest—Michigan and Wisconsin beat the coasts for the hottest housing markets, Redfin finds

Real Estate The American Dream is moving to the Midwest—Michigan and Wisconsin beat the coasts for the hottest housing markets, Redfin finds

By Sydney LakeMay 7, 2026

Retail McDonald’s posts better-than-expected first quarter sales. But higher gas prices threaten demand

By The Associated Press and Dee-Ann DurbinMay 7, 2026

Airbnb cofounder and CEO Brian Chesky

Success Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky warns two types of people won’t survive the AI era: ‘pure people managers’ and workers who resist change

By Emma BurleighMay 7, 2026

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The 2017 New Yorker TechFest

Design Thinking Apple’s Jony Ive Designed a $150,000 Ring Made Entirely Out of Diamonds

By Emily PriceNovember 12, 2018

Tech Nintendo’s New Patent Describes A Joyfully Weird Multi-Touchscreen Game System
By David Z. MorrisApril 15, 2018

The 2019 Porsche Panamera Gets a Goldilocks Trim

Design Thinking The 2019 Porsche Panamera Gets a Goldilocks Trim

By Jaclyn TropNovember 1, 2018

McLaren’s New $2.25 Million Hypercar Sold Out Before It Was Even Announced

Design Thinking McLaren’s New $2.25 Million Hypercar Sold Out Before It Was Even Announced

By Jaclyn TropOctober 26, 2018

How Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs Plans to Transform Toronto’s Waterfront—And Deal With Critics

Tech How Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs Plans to Transform Toronto’s Waterfront—And Deal With Critics

By Erika FryOctober 17, 2018

How the Last Air-Cooled Porsche 911 Came to Be

Design Thinking How the Last Air-Cooled Porsche 911 Came to Be

By Jaclyn TropOctober 1, 2018

BMW’s Vision iNext Concept Forgoes Screens for ‘Smart Fabric’

Design Thinking BMW’s Vision iNext Concept Forgoes Screens for ‘Smart Fabric’

By Jaclyn TropSeptember 21, 2018

Design Thinking Google’s New London Office Is Going to Have Gender-Neutral Bathrooms
By Hallie DetrickMarch 26, 2018

CEO of Uber Dara Khosrowshahi Addresses The TechCrunch Distrupt Conference

Design Thinking Less Is More? Uber’s New Logo Is Just Its Name

By Grace DobushSeptember 13, 2018

The Ocean Cleanup

Design Thinking A Giant Tube Is Heading Out to Sea to Clean Up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

By Hallie DetrickSeptember 11, 2018

A smartwatch with qualcomm's new chip set.

Tech Qualcomm’s New Chip Opens the Door to Smartwatches Without the Biggest Smartwatch Annoyance

By Aaron PressmanSeptember 10, 2018

Young people are working in an open office space, which is a

Design Thinking The Open Office Concept: Science Still Can’t Decide If It’s Good For Us

By Grace DobushAugust 21, 2018

Lockheed Martin Is Working on a ‘Space RV’ for NASA

Design Thinking Lockheed Martin Is Working on a ‘Space RV’ for NASA

By Emily PriceAugust 20, 2018

Tech Forget Flamethrowers, Elon Musk Is Now Hawking ‘Boring’ LEGO Rocks
By Hallie DetrickMarch 26, 2018

Low Angle View Of Suspension Bridge Against Sky

Design Thinking A Suicide Net Is Quietly Being Added to the Golden Gate Bridge. Here’s Why It’s So Controversial

By Brittany ShootAugust 15, 2018

Airlander 10 Takes To Skies For First Time Since Crash

Design Thinking Airlander 10: 5 Interesting Things About the World’s Longest Aircraft

By Emily PriceAugust 7, 2018

Panorama of the urban skyline including the CN Tower. Point

Design Thinking Why Google’s Toronto ‘Smart City’ Project Is Running Into Hefty Local Resistance

By Alice TozerAugust 2, 2018

A skyscraper featuring a waterfall in Guiyang, China.

Design Thinking This Chinese Skyscraper Has a 350-Foot Waterfall Cascading Down Its Side

By Kevin KelleherJuly 23, 2018

Volkswagen Races to Put ‘Dieselgate’ in the Rear View

Design Thinking Volkswagen Races to Put ‘Dieselgate’ in the Rear View

By Vivienne WaltJuly 23, 2018

Fortune Brainstorm Tech 2018

Tech Google’s Design Guru: ‘People Think Fashion Is Frivolous. It’s Not.’

By Robert HackettJuly 16, 2018

Robert Gregory, 49, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, demonstrates his iBot, a high-tech wheelchair that improves mobility for the disabled, in his backyard

Tech Data Sheet—Why Most Wheelchairs Can’t Climb Stairs

By Aaron Pressman and Adam LashinskyJuly 2, 2018

The Acorns debit card, designed by Ammunition.

Design Thinking The Latest Must-Have for Millennials? Fancy Debit Cards

By Jeff John RobertsJuly 1, 2018

The Container Store Next Generation Store entrance.

Retail The Container Store Reveals New Tech Savvy Store Design

By Carson KesslerJune 28, 2018

Ford Announces Its Plans For Detroit's Historic Michigan Central Station

Real Estate Ford Returns to Its Ancestral Home With Purchase of Detroit Landmark

By Daniel BentleyJune 22, 2018

A customer walks into a clothing retailer J.Crew store in Manhattan, New York

Retail J.Crew Names New Design Chief to Turnaround Struggling Brand

By Phil WahbaJune 19, 2018

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Design Thinking Parents Get $132,000 Bill for Statue That Fell On Their Son

By David Z. MorrisJune 16, 2018

Design entrepreneur Yves Behar

Tech Data Sheet—How to Calm a Crying Baby? By Design

By Aaron Pressman and Andrew NuscaJune 14, 2018

Happiest Baby's Snoo, an AI-powered robot for infants designed by Fuseproject's Yves Béhar.

Design Thinking How Do You Calm a Crying Baby? With a Little AI, and Lots of Design

By Andrew NuscaJune 14, 2018

McDonald's Officially Unveils Its New Headquarters In Chicago

Design Thinking McDonald’s New Chicago Headquarters Is Officially Open. Why It Moved Back to the City After 47 Years

By Hallie DetrickJune 5, 2018

3x1-JOE+DOUCET

Retail Behold the New Jeans Design Tailored to ’21st Century Life’

By Don ReisingerMay 22, 2018

Welcome to the New Fortune.com

Design Thinking Welcome to the New Fortune.com

By Andrew NuscaMay 8, 2018

Tesla Solar Powerwall Home Depot

Tech Tesla Finally Filed a Patent for Its Solar Roof Tiles. Here’s How They Work

By Hallie DetrickMay 8, 2018

Wider Image: NYSE - Up Close and in Detail

Design Thinking Your Next Pair of Sneakers Could Be Made From Recycled Gum

By Don ReisingerApril 24, 2018

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Mark Zuckerberg once gave a Facebook engineer startup advice at 2 a.m. while 'hanging out with all the interns'—she quit and raised millions after

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