It's issue #318 of DNT Weekly and as per usual the week has been eventful. Here's what we've been reading of late.
Today, Canvs turns 11. From ambitious ideas to meaningful products and lasting partnerships, it's been a journey of constant evolution. A big thank you to everyone who has been a part of it. While milestones are a great moment to reflect on how far we've come, they're also a reminder of how much there is still to explore. We are excited for what lies ahead.
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While AI usage has surged, most designers still don’t have a set of go-to tools
While the individual tools are becoming more capable, the stack itself is becoming less stable. Nearly half of designers say they're still searching for their go-to tools.
Engineering values and principles that matter for 2026 and beyond that will help individuals and organizations move faster.
Microsoft’s Project Solara is an OS for AI agent gadgets
The company showed off two devices at Build: a desk concept and a badge concept.
Writer, developer & "fun Cassandra" on why everything is changing (but not how you think)
Paul Ford the writer, developer, and co-founder of the tech agency Aboard who saw Claude Code drop last November and immediately understood it was going to change everything.
Apps were built for a world where software couldn’t understand you. That world is over.
Diffs, a new way to review pull requests inside Linear.
✨ Product find of the week
Agentation - Visual feedback. For agents.
Agentation turns UI annotations into structured context that AI coding agents can understand and act on. Click any element, add a note, and paste the output into Claude Code, Codex, or any AI tool.
📰 In other news
“Make your work as easy to find as possible”
You never stop cultivating taste
Fable 5 is becoming the best coding model in the world
The solution might be cancelling my AI subscription
Special mentions this week
Essential books for product builders
How Coca-Cola uses AI to manage marketing spend
China is training a robot future — one folded shirt at a time
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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