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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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Retail Starbucks quietly retired its AI agent just months after deployment after it hallucinated coffee shop inventories and slowed down baristas

By Sasha RogelbergMay 28, 2026

A Google engineer is facing federal charges after allegedly using his employer’s confidential data to pocket $1.2 million on Polymarket

Investing A Google engineer is facing federal charges after allegedly using his employer’s confidential data to pocket $1.2 million on Polymarket

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMay 28, 2026

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Economy More Americans are going hungry now than during the pandemic, as people face a ‘remarkable’ rise in food insecurity, New York Fed says

By Jacqueline MunisMay 28, 2026

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Personal Finance UBS says Ron DeSantis has a problem with his plan to help 92% of homeowners save on property taxes: His own state’s data

By Nick LichtenbergMay 28, 2026

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Success As AI slashes white-collar jobs, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says there’s one department still hiring: sales

By Emma BurleighMay 28, 2026

Jane Fraser defied the ‘glass cliff’ to engineer Citi’s long-awaited turnaround

Newsletters Jane Fraser defied the ‘glass cliff’ to engineer Citi’s long-awaited turnaround

By Claire ZillmanMay 28, 2026

Costco CEO Ron Vachris says tech is ‘elevating’ workers,’ not replacing them—as IBM and Delta bosses make the same bet on humans

Success Costco CEO Ron Vachris says tech is ‘elevating’ workers,’ not replacing them—as IBM and Delta bosses make the same bet on humans

By Preston ForeMay 28, 2026

Boos, AI-washing, and ‘low-value human capital’: The psychological traps CEOs are falling into when they botch their AI messaging

C-Suite Boos, AI-washing, and ‘low-value human capital’: The psychological traps CEOs are falling into when they botch their AI messaging

By Claire ZillmanMay 28, 2026

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Can superior design pick up the slack at Slack?

Newsletters Can superior design pick up the slack at Slack?

By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettOctober 6, 2020

Newsletters Big Tech’s coronavirus “contact tracing” apps will only work if users buy in
By Clay ChandlerApril 14, 2020

Can Europe rebuild the Bauhaus?

Newsletters Can Europe rebuild the Bauhaus?

By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettSeptember 29, 2020

How would Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom redesign TikTok as CEO?

Newsletters How would Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom redesign TikTok as CEO?

By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettSeptember 22, 2020

Israel, Tel Aviv-Yafo - 15 February 2019: Bauhaus building on Kikar Dizengoff square.

Design Thinking Europe’s leaders want to create a ‘new Bauhaus’ as part of its Green Deal. But what does that even mean?

By David MeyerSeptember 16, 2020

Loo with a view: Would you dare to use Tokyo’s transparent public toilets?

Newsletters Loo with a view: Would you dare to use Tokyo’s transparent public toilets?

By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettSeptember 15, 2020

Apple's orb-like store in Singapore's Marina Bay

Newsletters Apple’s ‘most ambitious’ new store is a departure from its signature design

By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettSeptember 8, 2020

Design Thinking How can business battle the coronavirus? A call for new ideas
By Clay ChandlerApril 9, 2020

Michelangelo vs. MacGyver: Who will design the offices of our post-COVID future?

Newsletters Michelangelo vs. MacGyver: Who will design the offices of our post-COVID future?

By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettSeptember 1, 2020

Ikea promises ‘democratic’ design. Has its Virgil Abloh collaboration lived up?

Newsletters Ikea promises ‘democratic’ design. Has its Virgil Abloh collaboration lived up?

By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettAugust 25, 2020

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Newsletters Sweatpants craze and DIY patios: What the pandemic has taught design-led businesses—so far

By Clay Chandler and Naomi Xu ElegantAugust 18, 2020

‘Road of the future’ to link Detroit and Ann Arbor with 40 miles of driverless cars and shuttles

Finance ‘Road of the future’ to link Detroit and Ann Arbor with 40 miles of driverless cars and shuttles

By Jeff John RobertsAugust 13, 2020

Jim Hackett is leaving Ford. Will his design-driven strategy remain?

Newsletters Jim Hackett is leaving Ford. Will his design-driven strategy remain?

By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettAugust 11, 2020

Newsletters Fortified pantries and a plastic comeback: Predictions on post-pandemic design
By Clay ChandlerApril 7, 2020

A blueprint for redesigning the office in the pandemic era

Magazine A blueprint for redesigning the office in the pandemic era

By Nicolas Rapp and Brian O'KeefeAugust 10, 2020

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Commentary How can brick and mortar reinvent itself for an unknown future?

By Lauren ChipmanAugust 9, 2020

Lost in the mail: How to redesign an election for the pandemic

Newsletters Lost in the mail: How to redesign an election for the pandemic

By Eamon BarrettAugust 4, 2020

One of the year’s most buzzed-about graphic designers had a secret: He was a machine

Newsletters One of the year’s most buzzed-about graphic designers had a secret: He was a machine

By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettJuly 28, 2020

Why McKinsey built an ’emotion archive’

Newsletters Why McKinsey built an ’emotion archive’

By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettJuly 21, 2020

Can Muji’s radical simplicity survive the pandemic?

Newsletters Can Muji’s radical simplicity survive the pandemic?

By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettJuly 14, 2020

How designers are visualizing America’s failure to cope with COVID-19

Newsletters How designers are visualizing America’s failure to cope with COVID-19

By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettJuly 7, 2020

How not to design Mississippi’s new state flag

Newsletters How not to design Mississippi’s new state flag

By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettJune 30, 2020

Algorithms won’t end racism—they’re making it worse

Newsletters Algorithms won’t end racism—they’re making it worse

By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettJune 23, 2020

“You are never stuck”: How to find job satisfaction in an age of upheaval

Newsletters “You are never stuck”: How to find job satisfaction in an age of upheaval

By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettJune 16, 2020

Tens Of Thousands Of Philadelphians Took To The Streets To Demand Justice For George Floyd

Newsletters Protests and property: Can architects rebuild our broken cities?

By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettJune 9, 2020

Protests across the U.S. reveal empathy and its enemy

Newsletters Protests across the U.S. reveal empathy and its enemy

By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettJune 2, 2020

The post-pandemic customer experience will be cashless

Newsletters The post-pandemic customer experience will be cashless

By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettMay 26, 2020

How Jeff Bezos built an A.I.-driven “cyber contraption” that puts customers first

Newsletters How Jeff Bezos built an A.I.-driven “cyber contraption” that puts customers first

By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettMay 19, 2020

Ford versus Tesla: design thinking and the return to work

Newsletters Ford versus Tesla: design thinking and the return to work

By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettMay 12, 2020

Designing a safe work space for the post-pandemic era

Newsletters Designing a safe work space for the post-pandemic era

By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettMay 5, 2020

Ford’s swift pivot to PPE showcases the automaker’s competitive edge in design

Newsletters Ford’s swift pivot to PPE showcases the automaker’s competitive edge in design

By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettApril 28, 2020

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Newsletters As the pandemic rages, designers race to create more face masks and shields

By Clay ChandlerApril 21, 2020

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Magazine From V-8s to ventilators: How Ford is pivoting during the coronavirus pandemic

By Maria AspanApril 15, 2020

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Jeff Bezos wants the bottom half of earners to pay zero income tax—he says nurses making just $75K should save $12K a year

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By Preston ForeMay 21, 2026

The river that supplies 40 million Americans is down to 23% — and about to make a $25 million bet on one fish

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By Dorany Pineda, Brittany Peterson and The Associated PressMay 27, 2026

Jamie Dimon said the American Dream was slipping away. JPMorgan just put $40 million on the table to fix it

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