Thinking Beyond the Valley and Learning to Slow Down Hi there! It’s issue #150 of DNT Weekly and as per usual the week has been eventful. Here’s what we’ve been reading of late. The AI hype bubble is the new crypto hype bubble – read all about it. Note: If you are new here, we’d…

Fusion, Design & All Things AI Hi there! It’s issue #149 of DNT Weekly and as per usual the week has been eventful. Here’s what we’ve been reading of late. On 7th March, Silicon Valley Bank tweeted, “Proud to be on @Forbes’ annual ranking of America’s Best Banks…” By 10th March, SVB’s stock price had…

Fusion, Design & All Things AI Hi there! It’s issue #148 of DNT Weekly and we would like to open by wishing all the amazing women out there, a Happy International Women’s Day! Let’s get into what we’ve been been reading this week. Three years after it was first announced, the Centre is set to…

The Major Impact and Future of Browsers Hi there! This is the eleventh edition of D&T Special, a more in-depth view of topics that interest the Canvs team. Today’s topic – Web browsers, and our changing relationships with them, along with the changing relationship of browsers with technology as a whole. Note: If you are…

AI Powered Immortality and E-Pharmacy Troubles Hi there! It’s issue #146 of DNT Weekly and as per usual the week has been eventful. Here’s what we’ve been reading of late. For as long as we’ve been around, human beings have fought against the inevitability of death. This struggle has given rise to religions that have…

Physics Defying UX & Romance Novel Design Hi there! It’s issue #145 of DNT Weekly and this week, we want to open by thanking all the people who are, in one way or the other, helping or contributing to the rescue efforts in Turkey. After a series of earthquakes struck Turkey last week, the country…

Loving & Regulating Robots Hi there! It’s issue #144 of DNT Weekly and the week has been quite eventful. Here’s what we’ve been reading. A new poll from McAfee suggests that AI-assisted missives could quickly change the nature of romantic courtship. So it becomes important to wonder, are you sure a human wrote that love…

Artists vs Algorithms Hi there! This is our tenth edition of D&T Special! We’re nearing a year of this format of D&T and we’re glad to be delivering these longer takes on our thoughts around design and tech. Now back to our regular programming. Today’s topic – How to consume the internet without the internet…

The End of Easy Money and ChatGPT Sweatshops Hi there! It’s issue #142 of DNT Weekly and the week has been quite eventful. Here’s what we’ve been reading. Rock-bottom rates were the secret engine fueling the world of the $1 billion start-up, and virtual attempts to conquer the physical world. But in 2023, reality bites.…

Artistry vs the Algorithm and AI Lawyers Hi there! It’s issue #141 of DNT Weekly and the week has been quite eventful. Here’s what we’ve been reading. AI is now fully mainstream. If you weren’t already conviced, Microsoft is in the process of buying out a huge stake in the company ($10bn investment) and is…

The chip that changed the world & AI solving loneliness Hi there! It’s issue #140 of DNT Weekly and the week has been quite eventful. Here’s what we’ve been reading. India’s payment ecosystem is set to receive updates that will propel it to become a global leader in financial tools for consumers. This year, the…

The Dire Importance of Context in Design Hi there! This is the ninth edition of D&T Special and our first in the new year! As you know, the special is a more in-depth view of topics that interest the Canvs team, but before we get into that, we wanted to share a retrospective that the…

Our Last Edition for 2022 Hi there! It’s issue #138 of DNT Weekly and this will be the last D&T edition for the year 2022. On that note we hope you and yours have a wonderful year-end. Here’s what we’ve been reading. As we close the year, let’s spend a quick moment appreciating some of…

Code Snippets That Changed the World & Text to 3D Hi there! It’s issue #137 of DNT Weekly and as per usual the week has been eventful. Here’s what we’ve been reading of late. Every year the world seems to get more digital, but at least until the metaverse takes over, our lives continue to…

Dark ChatGPT & The Chocolate Effect Hi there! It’s issue #136 of DNT Weekly and as per usual the week has been eventful. Here’s what we’ve been reading of late. OpenAI’s newly unveiled ChatGPT bot is making waves when it comes to all the amazing things it can do—from writing music to coding to generating…

Humans Hate Loss, Let’s Discuss Hi there! This is the eighth edition of D&T Special, a more in-depth view of topics that interest the Canvs team. Today’s topic – People are dreadfully fearful of loss, and how humans navigate narratives around that thought. Note: If you are new here, we’d strongly recommend subscribing to the…

Visual Delight Vs Gamification & The AI War Hi there! It’s issue #134 of DNT Weekly and as per usual the week has been eventful. Here’s what we’ve been reading of late. Like the rest of us, you also may be quite reliant on your OTT services and endless access to new kinds of medium…

Privacy, Democracy and Cryptocurrency Hi there! It’s issue #133 of DNT Weekly and as per usual the week has been eventful. Here’s what we’ve been reading of late. Regardless of the goofy exterior, Elon is putting up, the kinds of serious mass-scale political threat he could create with his strategy on Twitter is frightening. Read…

The Dark Web’s Biggest Kingpin & Pondering over Blackholes Hi there! It’s issue #131 of DNT Weekly and as per usual the week has been eventful. Here’s what we’ve been reading of late. The Ambaniverse – a term that concerns as much as it amuses the Canvs team. From food to gadgets to sports, explore…

Memory-Safe Code and Open Open AI Hi there! It’s tiring news, but newsworthy nonetheless – here’s the entire twitter saga in short, in case you have been squished under a rock. Note: If you are new here, we’d strongly recommend subscribing to the newsletter so you don’t miss out on the future updates. You can…

Notifications Need Better Design Hi there! This is the seventh edition of D&T Special, a more in-depth view of topics that interest the Canvs team. Today’s topic – How notifications require some much needed attention. Note: If you are new here, we’d strongly recommend subscribing to the newsletter so you don’t miss out on the…

Luxury Surveillance & Telescopes on the Moon Hi there! Rishi Sunak lost to Liz Truss in September, but she resigned six weeks later. In the latest leadership contest, Mr Sunak racked up the support of his fellow MPs early, and fast. He crossed the 100 nominations he needed long before the deadline – including from…

Games, Brains & War Hi there! Mark Zuckerberg’s tech empire has a long history of using centralized systems to hurt users. Now it’s trying to join Web3. Note: If you are new here, we’d strongly recommend subscribing to the newsletter so you don’t miss out on the future updates. You can subscribe here. Games are…

Coding in a Warzone & Floating Farms Hi there! Success! NASA says DART really clocked that asteroid. Two weeks after the spacecraft collided with Dimorphos, researchers determined that it knocked the space rock 32 minutes off its old orbit. Note: If you are new here, we’d strongly recommend subscribing to the newsletter so you don’t…

Designers Need to Get Moving (with Motion Design) Hi there! This is the sixth edition of D&T Special, a more in-depth view of topics that interest the Canvs team. Today’s topic – Why motion is not just an embellishment to UI designer, but a core part of the design process. Note: If you are new…

Hunger & the Size of Infinity Hi there! Forget ‘Armageddon,’ this test will reveal how well NASA can deflect an asteroid heading for Earth. Note: If you are new here, we’d strongly recommend subscribing to the newsletter so you don’t miss out on the future updates. You can subscribe here. Do designers need flexibility training?…

Figma Sells out & India’s Battery as a Service Revolution Hi there! It’s been just under a week, and the Canvs team is still reeling. Figma has been bought out for approximately 20 billion dollars by Adobe, godspeed to all fellow product designers. Note: If you are new here, we’d strongly recommend subscribing to the…

Dynamic Island, War, Peace and Semiconductors Hi there! Remember Fyre Festival? Well Billy McFarland is out of jail and ready for his next move five years after the horrid event. Apparently, the convicted fraudster is convinced this will be quite a comeback. Note: If you are new here, we’d strongly recommend subscribing to the newsletter…

Tech: A Necessary Evil in Today’s Day? Hi there! This is the fifth edition of D&T Special, a more in-depth view of topics that interest the Canvs team. Today’s topic – Tech is a necessary evil in today’s day, and design can help ease the pain of needing this resource on a constant basis. We…

Gamifying employee engagement and the aborted moon mission Hi there! For this week’s dose of divine irony – Meta is building AI that is designed to fact-check a large mass (approx 6.5 million) articles on Wikipedia. The team has started developing building blocks for the next generation of citation tools by training neural networks to…

Fevicol’s Monopoly and Robots That Think For Themselves Hi there! Social media’s arbitrary power should worry individuals and societies alike; From Brazil’s Bolsonaro to Latin America’s struggling freelancers, the power of social media companies is affecting everyone in the region and across the globe alike. Note: If you are new here, we’d strongly recommend subscribing…

Fevicol’s Monopoly and Robots That Think For Themselves Hi there! China’s satellite tracking vessel Yuan Wang 5 on August 16 arrived at Sri Lanka’s southern Hambantota Port, despite India and the U.S. voicing concern with Colombo over the military ship’s visit. Hours after the vessel reached the Sri Lankan port, China said the “marine scientific…

Algorithmic Anxiety and The Glitch In Our Satellites Hi there! The man who created the famous turtleneck that was donned by Steve Jobs, along with a hundred other pathbreaking fashion standards, has passed away. Take a retrospective look at Issey Miyake’s life – from surviving the bombing at Hiroshima, to becoming one of the most…

Offboarding: Saying goodbye with grace Hi there! This is the fourth edition of D&T Special, a more in-depth view of topics that interest the Canvs team. Today’s topic – How to ideally say goodbye to people, because not everybody will want to stick around in your product. We hope you enjoy this new format. Note:…

Selling Shares of Yourself and Solving the Right Problems Hi there! As Zomato stock price falls to a record low, memes rise on twitter. A telling lesson in what is to expect from the coming times along with a potentially needed attitude adjustment. Note: If you are new here, we’d strongly recommend subscribing to the…

Browserstack’s incredible story and the world’s most powerful banker Hi there! ‘Big Tech’ companies might find themselves in some new trouble in India. Taking lessons from Australia, the Indian government now has plans to make Big Tech companies pay for news that is featured on their platforms to the respective publications. Note: If you are…

A New View of the Universe and Universal UI Hi there! NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has delivered the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe so far. Webb’s First Deep Field is galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, and it is teeming with thousands of galaxies – including the faintest objects ever observed in…

The Anatomy of Emotional Design Hi there! This is the third edition of D&T Special, a more in-depth view of topics that interest the Canvs team. Today’s topic – designing effectively to bring out the right emotions in users. We hope you enjoy this read. Note: If you are new here, we’d strongly recommend subscribing…

Bizarre Military Tech and From Canvas to NFT Hi there! If you’ve been trying to use Dall-E and haven’t received your access yet, here’s a minified “meme machine” version of the mind boggling experience that is generating images through text. Note: If you are new here, we’d strongly recommend subscribing to the newsletter so you…