It's issue #279 of DNT Weekly and as per usual the week has been eventful. Here's what we've been reading of late.
Apple’s hotly anticipated event was full of news about updates to the AirPods, Apple Watch, iPhones, and more. But during the presentation, which was considerably shorter than usual at just an hour and 15 minutes, there was one notable buzzword missing from a good chunk of the fanfare: AI. Read about it here.
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World’s first telepathy device lets people communicate without speaking
‘Revolutionary breakthrough’ could allow for smartphone-free Google searches.
"A practical guide to harnessing AI for design work"
Most designers are grappling with how best to use AI in their creative process. House 337's Matt Sanders suggests a simple method to ensure it's used to its full potential, and responsibly.
“Generalists are always perfect candidates for starting a studio”
Dreaming of running your own creative studio but unsure if you should gain more experience first? Katie Cadwell on how to trust your timing and grow through doing.
The internal communication manual
There are no communication challenges, only business challenges.
Increase conversion with dynamic UX
A pricing page built in Lovable that adapts based on who’s visiting.
UX metaphors help users learn new interfaces by transferring knowledge from familiar concepts. They bridge designers’ conceptual models with users’ mental models through analogical reasoning, mapping multiple attributes between source and target domains. Metaphors reduce cognitive load and accelerate understanding.
✨ Product find of the week
Poke - Your proactive AI assistant
Poke is an AI assistant that lives fully inside iMessage and integrates seamlessly with your email, calendar, and web accounts. The company aims to solve a major problem faced by users of existing AI assistants: a lack of real context about the user’s day-to-day life.
📰 In other news
An ultra-fast sequencing technology
Enteromix, Russia's cancer vaccine achieves 100% efficacy in clinical trials
Computer chips, with a side of forever chemicals
Geoengineering will not save humankind from climate change
Special mentions this week
Game-changing US air conditioner cuts peak demand 90%
Balancing curiosity with positioning
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