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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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EconomyReed Hastings’s exit from $455 billion Netflix ‘had nothing to do with’ the failed Warner Bros. deal, says Ted Sarandos
By Amanda GerutApril 16, 2026
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CryptoMeet Joe McCann: the high-flying crypto trader held in Tanzania after sudden death of his influencer fiancée Ashly Robinson
By Jack KubinecApril 16, 2026
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Real EstateGen Z is carving a different path in the housing market by doing it alone
By Jake AngeloApril 16, 2026
Manycore, the first of the Hangzhou ‘Little Dragons’ to go public, pushes ‘spatial intelligence’ as the next wave of AI development
AsiaManycore, the first of the Hangzhou ‘Little Dragons’ to go public, pushes ‘spatial intelligence’ as the next wave of AI development
By Nicholas GordonApril 16, 2026
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Personal FinanceNYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani points at Ken Griffin’s $238 million penthouse on Tax Day: ‘Today we’re taxing the rich’
By Catherina GioinoApril 16, 2026
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PoliticsIran will ‘for sure’ play in World Cup, FIFA chief Infantino says
By The Associated Press and Nick LichtenbergApril 16, 2026
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LawCarnival Cruise Line ordered to pay $300,000 for serving over a dozen shots of tequila to passenger before she fell down the stairs
By David Fischer and The Associated PressApril 16, 2026
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EconomyA world going broke: IMF says America’s $39 trillion national debt is actually a global problem—and AI may be the only rescue
By Nick LichtenbergApril 16, 2026
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How Logos Became the Most Important Quarter-Inch in Business
Design ThinkingHow Logos Became the Most Important Quarter-Inch in Business
By Rob WalkerJune 16, 2017
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    Design ThinkingExclusive: IDEO Investor Kyu Acquires BEworks, a Behavioral Economics Firm
    By Andrew NuscaJanuary 9, 2017
The Fast-Fashion Trend That’s Changing How You Buy Furniture
RetailThe Fast-Fashion Trend That’s Changing How You Buy Furniture
By Erin GriffithJune 14, 2017
Why Hotel Giant Marriott Is on an Expansion Binge as It Fends Off Airbnb
LeadershipWhy Hotel Giant Marriott Is on an Expansion Binge as It Fends Off Airbnb
By Shawn TullyJune 14, 2017
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Design Thinking5 Underrated Structures Designed by Famed Architect Frank Lloyd Wright
By Aric JenkinsJune 8, 2017
Internet Addiction
RetailLight Is Probably Messing Up Your Sleep Cycle. Here’s How It Could Help Instead.
By Laura EntisJune 7, 2017
Inside Odyssey: The Decline of a College Media Empire
TechInside Odyssey: The Decline of a College Media Empire
By Laura Entis and Polina MarinovaJune 3, 2017
  • Pantone Color of Year 2017: Greenery
    RetailPantone’s Color of the Year for 2017 Is Greenery
    By Julia Zorthian and TIMEDecember 8, 2016
PepsiCo's Mauro Porcini and MoMA's Paola Antonelli with Time Inc's Clay Chandler at a Fortune Brainstorm Design dinner in New York City in May 2017.
LeadershipWant to Change the World with Design? Work for Huge Companies.
By Andrew NuscaMay 26, 2017
Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit - Day 2
TechApple Design Chief Jony Ive Adds Another Job
By Don ReisingerMay 25, 2017
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HealthWhy Design Is a Healing Art
By Clifton LeafMay 24, 2017
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TechDJI’s New Drone Is as Small as a Soda Can and Costs $500
By Jonathan VanianMay 24, 2017
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RetailCoach Thinks Outside the Bag
By Phil WahbaMay 24, 2017
  • The Outline Has a Flashy New Design But a Traditional Business Model
    TechThe Outline Has a Flashy New Design But a Traditional Business Model
    By Mathew IngramDecember 5, 2016
PepsiCo’s Chief Design Officer on the Risk That Comes With Innovation
RetailPepsiCo’s Chief Design Officer on the Risk That Comes With Innovation
By Fortune EditorsApril 6, 2017
PepsiCo’s First Chief Design Officer: People Don’t Just Buy Products Anymore
Design ThinkingPepsiCo’s First Chief Design Officer: People Don’t Just Buy Products Anymore
By Michelle TohMarch 20, 2017
Why Design Thinking Matters More in Business Than Ever
Design ThinkingWhy Design Thinking Matters More in Business Than Ever
By Michelle TohMarch 14, 2017
Meet the Dutch Designer Who’s Turning China’s Smog Into Diamonds
Design ThinkingMeet the Dutch Designer Who’s Turning China’s Smog Into Diamonds
By Michelle TohMarch 9, 2017
The Man Behind One of Hong Kong’s Most Beloved Hotels
Design ThinkingThe Man Behind One of Hong Kong’s Most Beloved Hotels
By Michelle TohMarch 8, 2017
An Ex-Jimmy Choo Designer on Why She Left the Luxury Fashion World Behind
Design ThinkingAn Ex-Jimmy Choo Designer on Why She Left the Luxury Fashion World Behind
By Michelle TohMarch 8, 2017
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LeadershipConcerned by Leaks
By Alan MurrayMarch 6, 2017
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Design ThinkingCan Design Really Drive Innovation?
By Brian O'KeefeMarch 6, 2017
Israel’s Wix Buys Online Design Community, Raises Outlook
TechIsrael’s Wix Buys Online Design Community, Raises Outlook
By ReutersFebruary 23, 2017
The finalists of the 2017 Mies van der Rohe Award includes Bandol-based Rudy Ricciotti, for his Rivesaltes Memorial Museum in France.
Design ThinkingFive Finalists for 2017 Mies van der Rohe Award Announced
By Harriet Thorpe and WallpaperFebruary 16, 2017
This Is the Best Ikea Product of All Time, According to the Company’s Head of Design
RetailThis Is the Best Ikea Product of All Time, According to the Company’s Head of Design
By Aric JenkinsFebruary 14, 2017
Santiago Calatrava has conceived the huge, multi-faceted Peninsula Place in Greenwich, London.
RetailPeninsula Place Heralds Santiago Calatrava’s First Major UK Project
By Clare Dowdy and WallpaperFebruary 13, 2017
This Sequoia-Backed Fashion Startup Wants Designers to Make Clothes That Fit All Women
MPWThis Sequoia-Backed Fashion Startup Wants Designers to Make Clothes That Fit All Women
By Valentina ZaryaFebruary 10, 2017
The Apple Campus 2 is seen under construction in Cupertino
TechApple Seeks Design Perfection at New ‘Spaceship’ Campus
By ReutersFebruary 7, 2017
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TechApple Paid a Price For Not Overhauling iPhone 7 Design
By Aaron PressmanFebruary 2, 2017
This App Lets You Redesign Your Apartment Using Snapchat-Like Filters
Design ThinkingThis App Lets You Redesign Your Apartment Using Snapchat-Like Filters
By Polina MarinovaFebruary 1, 2017
Microsoft Unveils New Devices Powered By Windows 10
TechMicrosoft Designs a Phone-Tablet You Can Fold Like Origami
By Robert HackettJanuary 17, 2017
How This Gaming Startup Got 100 Million People to Download Its Apps
Design ThinkingHow This Gaming Startup Got 100 Million People to Download Its Apps
By Fortune EditorsJanuary 13, 2017
Inside The International Astronautical Congress
TechTesla Poached a Prominent Apple Product Designer
By Don ReisingerJanuary 11, 2017
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