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Apple HomeView Preview: A Shared Screen Gets Personal
Apple’s new household display makes the transition between shared and personal experiences a concrete design test.
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Apple TV 4K Preview: Voice Discovery Faces a Screen Test
Apple’s confirmed November launch makes voice-led entertainment discovery a concrete product-experience evaluation.
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Facebook Your Algorithm Turns Preferences Into Design
Facebook is adding conversational feedback to recommendations, raising questions about discoverability, correction and audience relevance.
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Adobe MAX 2026: What Creative Leaders Should Evaluate
The November conference offers confirmed AI sessions. Creative teams still need a test that reflects their own production requirements.
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Spotify Ads Beta Creators Face an Oct. 19 Deadline
The approaching cutoff concerns an existing invite-only program, not every podcast publisher on Spotify.
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EmbeddingGemma 2 Makes Asset Search a Design Decision
Google’s multimodal release creates a local retrieval option, not proof that a creative asset is approved for use.
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Facebook Tests Reels-First Home Screen in India
Facebook's limited India test puts Reels on the opening screen, shifting the design question from whether video is available to what users see first.
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Shopify Canvas Puts Store Design Into a Shared Workspace
A new visual workspace makes AI-assisted storefront design more accessible, while leaving crucial brand and production decisions with merchants.
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McLaren’s New Identity Connects Its Cars and Racing Future
A founder-inspired wordmark gives McLaren one visual system for its road cars, racing teams and expanding brand experience.
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Morphotonics’ €40M Tests the Optics Behind AI Glasses
A Dutch optics-equipment maker has new capital to expand waveguide production, but the path from prototype to everyday eyewear still runs through factory economics.