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✦Rich Sutton on AI creativity and discovery✦German ruling declares Google liable for false answers in AI Overviews✦macOS Container Machines✦Google just fired a warning shot in the AI subscription price wars✦Google Chat icon tweaked to look less like Google Messages✦I tried Siri AI, and so far it actually works✦How Justin Ernest invested nearly $500M into hot startups without a traditional VC fund✦Dieter Rams avoids computers. His ten rules still fit designing for AI.✦RIP software hackathons. Long live the hardware hackathon✦Great White Sharks Have Been in the Mediterranean Sea for Millions of Years—but Sightings Are Incredibly Rare✦Congress just gave DHS another $70 billion✦The App Store is going to add subscription bundles soon✦If Claude Fable stops helping you, you'll never know✦Starlink charges $10 monthly hardware fee in move away from one-time purchases✦Apple says it may remove apps from the App Store if they don’t attract users
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UX & Thinking

36 stories curated in ux & thinking.

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What Designers Actually Struggle with on Product Teams

Designers struggle with alignment, influence, and navigating organizational complexity on product teams.

15 May·5 min read
Smashing Magazine
Thinking

Ten Data-Backed Truths Of User Experience ROI

Every extra second of friction has a measurable business cost, affecting revenue, retention, and long-term growth.

15 May·11 min read
UX & Thinking
UX Collective
Thinking

The one-dimensional pipe between two high-dimensional minds

Artificial intelligence interactions involve a one-dimensional pipe between two high-dimensional minds.

14 May
UX & Thinking
UX Collective
Thinking

AI made everyone a creator, not a designer

AI enables everyone to create, but does not necessarily make them designers.

14 May
UX & Thinking
UX Collective
Thinking

Can a typeface be safe?

Volvo's typeface is designed to enhance safety for drivers through its clarity and readability.

14 May
Smashing Magazine
Thinking

Practical Interface Patterns For AI Transparency (Part 2)

Traditional loading patterns like spinners fail in agentic AI experiences, requiring new interface patterns for transparency.

13 May·17 min read
UX & Thinking
UX Collective
Thinking

Low cortisol solution to big problems

Slowing down reveals strange details that often go unnoticed in daily life.

12 May
UX & Thinking
UX Collective
Thinking

The death of the empty state in AI products

AI products are rethinking the traditional empty state design approach.

12 May
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Thinking

Designing AI Agents: 4 Lessons from China’s Qwen Agent

Qwen's AI agent study reveals four design lessons for AI agents, including supporting discoverability and protecting user autonomy.

8 May·9 min read
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Thinking

UX Writing: FAQs from Practitioners

UX writers should aim for a 6th-8th grade reading level for general audiences to improve readability.

8 May·9 min read
Smashing Magazine
Thinking

The Architecture Of Local-First Web Development

Local-first web development prioritizes the user's device as the primary data source, differing from offline-first and cache-first approaches.

6 May·28 min read
Smashing Magazine
Thinking

Rethinking The Experience Of System Tools

Utility software design often prioritizes function over user experience, neglecting opportunities to create more engaging and human-centered interactions.

5 May·7 min read
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