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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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RetailStarbucks 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
InvestingA 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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EconomyMore 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 FinanceUBS 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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SuccessAs 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
NewslettersJane 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
SuccessCostco 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-SuiteBoos, 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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Big Tech’s coronavirus “contact tracing” apps will only work if users buy in
NewslettersBig Tech’s coronavirus “contact tracing” apps will only work if users buy in
By Clay ChandlerApril 14, 2020
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    Newsletters‘Greenwashing’ Isn’t Enough. Fashion Designers Must Do More
    By Clay ChandlerDecember 17, 2019
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Design ThinkingHow can business battle the coronavirus? A call for new ideas
By Clay ChandlerApril 9, 2020
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NewslettersFortified pantries and a plastic comeback: Predictions on post-pandemic design
By Clay ChandlerApril 7, 2020
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NewslettersConsortiums and collaborations: Design companies team up to fight the coronavirus
By Tony ChambersMarch 31, 2020
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Health‘It’ll never be fast enough’: 5 questions for a ventilator manufacturer
By Maria AspanMarch 31, 2020
Making Masks For Coronavirus Workers
Design ThinkingWith nano-diamonds and salt, researchers race to design a face mask that kills the coronavirus
By Eamon BarrettMarch 29, 2020
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    NewslettersThe Most Important Attribute for Architects in the Modern Age
    By Clay ChandlerDecember 10, 2019
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NewslettersThere’s a global sprint to design thousands of ventilators
By Clay ChandlerMarch 24, 2020
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RetailWill coronavirus finally get Americans to embrace the bidet?
By Nicole Gull McElroyMarch 22, 2020
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NewslettersThe user experience of ‘teleworking’ evolves with the times
By Clay ChandlerMarch 17, 2020
The greatest designs of modern times
MagazineThe greatest designs of modern times
By Daniel BentleyMarch 16, 2020
The new Land Rover Defender is a case study in modernizing classic design
NewslettersThe new Land Rover Defender is a case study in modernizing classic design
By Clay ChandlerMarch 10, 2020
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    Design ThinkingThe Sound of Silence: Why Automakers Are Changing the Noise That Electric Vehicles (Don’t) Make
    By Jennifer AlseverDecember 8, 2019
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TechAfter folding phone screens, get ready for unrolling displays
By Aaron PressmanMarch 5, 2020
Why running a healthy studio is its own design challenge
NewslettersWhy running a healthy studio is its own design challenge
By Tony ChambersMarch 3, 2020
Only a third of CEOs can explain what their company’s lead designers actually do
NewslettersOnly a third of CEOs can explain what their company’s lead designers actually do
By Clay ChandlerFebruary 25, 2020
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NewslettersAre smart cities a dumb idea?
By Clay ChandlerFebruary 18, 2020
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Magazine5 big ideas for fixing global cities’ most daunting challenges
By Lydia Belanger and Emma HinchliffeFebruary 17, 2020
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NewslettersTrump’s architectural vision for Washington, D.C. looks like Ancient Rome
By Clay ChandlerFebruary 11, 2020
What it took for Stockholm’s popular photography museum to make it in New York City
LifestyleWhat it took for Stockholm’s popular photography museum to make it in New York City
By Anna Ben Yehuda RahmananFebruary 6, 2020
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Newsletters“Make room to break the rules,” and other lessons from Paul Smith
By Tony ChambersFebruary 4, 2020
Should your company take design more seriously?
Design ThinkingShould your company take design more seriously?
By Nate BergFebruary 3, 2020
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NewslettersThe coronavirus problem could be solved with design thinking
By Clay ChandlerJanuary 28, 2020
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NewslettersA tale of two books: How app-makers hooked us, and how we might resist
By Clay ChandlerJanuary 21, 2020
Fortune gets a bold redesign, with user experience in mind
NewslettersFortune gets a bold redesign, with user experience in mind
By Clay ChandlerJanuary 14, 2020
This Specialty Pencil Shop Charms Everyone From Creative Professionals to Stationery Lovers
LifestyleThis Specialty Pencil Shop Charms Everyone From Creative Professionals to Stationery Lovers
By Anna Ben Yehuda RahmananJanuary 8, 2020
The skytrain rides past the Rain Vortex at the Jewel Changi Airport, Singapore
NewslettersThe case for designing beautiful airports: It’s about the experience
By Clay ChandlerJanuary 7, 2020
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NewslettersThe luminaries—past and present—reimagining the modern office
By Margaret RhodesDecember 30, 2019
The design firm responsible for familiar signage at transit hubs around the world
LifestyleThe design firm responsible for familiar signage at transit hubs around the world
By Anna Ben Yehuda RahmananDecember 30, 2019
These books will help you understand the relationship between human and machine
MagazineThese books will help you understand the relationship between human and machine
By Clay ChandlerDecember 28, 2019
Why Is This Artist Plastering His Face on Buildings All Over Paris and Beyond?
LifestyleWhy Is This Artist Plastering His Face on Buildings All Over Paris and Beyond?
By Anna Ben Yehuda RahmananDecember 26, 2019
This Fashion Institute of Technology Photographer Finds Art in Mathematicians’ Chalkboards
LifestyleThis Fashion Institute of Technology Photographer Finds Art in Mathematicians’ Chalkboards
By Anna Ben Yehuda RahmananDecember 23, 2019
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