It's issue #277 of DNT Weekly and as per usual the week has been eventful. Here's what we've been reading of late.
Instead of the usual California stage presentation with slides and specs, this year’s Google event - 'Made by Google', went full late-night show vibes. Think less keynote, more variety show and you can catch up on all the announcements here. Read about it here.
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“How vision became the most overlooked design problem”
Motto's Ashleigh Hansberger explains why knowing what a company stands for, and where it wants to go, is the key to creating any sort of meaningful design.
Visual literacy: looking is not seeing
Further readings on questioning and understanding the images that shape reality.
“The ability to test and learn is great for growth”
Looking to expand your creative horizons whilst holding down a full-time role? Shanice Mears guides international talent looking to creatively grow that doesn’t compromise their visa requirements in this week’s Creative Career Conundrums.
The global car reckoning is here. Far too many auto companies don’t have a plan
How are the CEOs of Ford, BYD, Lamborghini, Polestar, and more planning to survive the hellscape that is the current automotive world? We asked them.
The billion-dollar game built in a dorm room
Counter-Strike changed first-person shooters forever with its deliberate team-based combat. Twenty-five years after the game’s official release, one of its college creators reflects.
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s rBio uses virtual cells to train AI, bypassing lab work
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announced Thursday the launch of rBio, the first artificial intelligence model trained to reason about cellular biology using virtual simulations rather than requiring expensive laboratory experiments — a breakthrough that could dramatically accelerate biomedical research and drug discovery.
✨ Product find of the week
Toolfolio - All the tools you need in one place
Toolfolio helps you find the best tools for productivity, creativity, and design. You can explore solutions for startups, social media, AI, and more to optimize your workflow.
📰 In other news
Can GST reforms be a shield against US tariffs?
SpaceX has built the machine to build the machine. But what about the machine?
Consumers like misspelled brand names as long as they make sense, research shows
Kitchen Cosmo is a "playful and intentional" AI appliance that generates recipes based on leftovers
Special mentions this week
Why shop? In Maine, the library of things has it all (almost)
Sam Altman on GPT-6: ‘People want memory’
Scientists make 'superfood' that could save honeybees
And that's the lot! Thanks for checking out what we had to share with you this week, we shall catch up with you next Wednesday. Incase you aren't subscribed to the newsletter, you could subscribe here.
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