D&T Issue 277

Hi there!

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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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.

Further readings on questioning and understanding the images that shape reality.

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.

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.

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.

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.