How to make the case for design systems
Building support for design systems by framing their benefits for reluctant designers, engineers, and PMs
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Use Google Search like it’s 1998 to mark its 25th birthday
This website takes you to the time when Google was just an infant
The dawn of self-aware software
Windows 11’s new Copilot may not be magical, but the idea of using AI to teach software how to use itself is worth exploring.
Can you melt eggs? Quora’s AI says “yes,” and Google is sharing the result
Incorrect AI-generated answers are forming a feedback loop of misinformation online.
Firefox 118 is out with auto web translation, video effects, fonts improvements, and more
Firefox 118 is now available for all users in the Release Channel. The latest feature update introduces several important changes, such as automated web content translation with local processing, font improvements, video effects support in Google Meet, and add-on suggestions for Firefox Suggest users in the United States. There are also traditional security fixes to make your browsing experience safer.
macOS Sonoma Review: Small moves
macOS Sonoma is an update that feels small—but in all the best ways. Upgrading it won’t change how you look at your Mac, at least not at first. This means that if you’re desperate for change to longstanding features of macOS, you will not find what you’re looking for in macOS Sonoma. I suspect, however, that most Mac users just want incremental improvements without disruptive changes. Slow and steady wins…
Five Takeaways from my Microsoft Design Internship
From September to December 2022, I had an opportunity to do an internship at Microsoft as a Visual User Experience Designer with the Nuance Customer Engagement R&D team. In this article, I would like to share key takeaways that I have learned from being a part of a fantastic team.
25 fun facts about Google offices and data centers
From our AI research center in Ghana to our beehives in the Googleplex, take a tour of our offices and data centers around the world.
State of HTML 2023
This year, Lea Verou took on the formidable task of leading the design of this brand new survey, from content to UX and beyond.
Tech companies try to take AI image generators mainstream with better protections against misuse
Artificial intelligence tools that can conjure whimsical artwork or realistic-looking images from written commands started wowing the public last year. But most people don’t actually use them at work or home. That could change as leading tech companies are competing to take text-to-image generators mainstream by integrating them into Adobe Photoshop, YouTube and other familiar tools.
