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Canva’s big layoffs say a lot about the AI design landscape

The AI design giant Canva just announced the first-ever major round of layoffs in its 13-year history. As part of the restructuring, 1,271 people—around 22% of the company’s overall staff—will either be laid off, asked to change roles, or relocate to the company’s headquarters in Sydney, Australia. News of the layoffs was announced on November 3 (a perfect day to bury some bad news) in a press release from Canva cofounder and CEO Melanie Perkins. In the note, Perkins explains that the layoffs are part of a larger plan to make Canva’s teams more agile and less siloed, including by folding produ

Fast Company Design · EN

This map shows just how big Democrats won the midterms

The 2026 election was a total political reset from 2024, with many states that voted for President Donald Trump last time swinging to the left and giving Democrats control of the next Congress. A pair of maps shows through arrows just how dramatic the change in just two years really was. To communicate the shift in vote margin from one party to another from the most two recent elections, The New York Times has used an election results map with arrows that show the shift in each individual county where most votes are now counted. Blue arrows to the left show a trend towards Democrats compared t

Fast Company Design · EN

A Magnetic-Footed Spider-Bot That Can Climb and Weld

The Diden Spider is a robot that has magnetic feet and can weld. Developed by South Korea's Diden Robotics, the four-legged 'bot uses electric pulses to switch its magnetic feet on and off; once attached to a surface, they draw no power. The robot was developed to tackle welding tasks in tricky places in a shipbuilding environment; it can stick to floors, walls and ceilings. It avoids the need to hoist a worker and their gear up into position. It can also navigate tricky obstacles en route to its welding task: Additionally, the company says it can be used for inspection. Diden is currently run

Core77 · EN

A Table that Goes from Round to Square

This transforming table is by Polish company Bauhausly . Its signature trick is that it goes from round to square: Beneath you can see the concealed hinges that make it work. It's possible the design isn't original; the company, a startup, does not identify a designer or person behind the company, and only says they manufacture in Vietnam.

Core77 · EN

Inaugural Walker Design Triennial features flesh-like speakers and post-apocalyptic scenes

A set of speakers with flesh-like exteriors was among the conceptual design work shown at the first Walker Design Triennial in Minneapolis, The post Inaugural Walker Design Triennial features flesh-like speakers and post-apocalyptic scenes appeared first on Dezeen .

Dezeen · EN

Lapalma presents a cross-section of its catalogue on Dezeen Showroom

From colour palettes and modular seating to outdoor furniture and tables, Italian brand Lapalma has listed a selection of its most recent products on our Showroom section. The brand collaborated with architect and designer Raffaella Mangiarotti on a new palette of colourways that can be applied across its offering of products. Nine new shades join seven […] The post Lapalma presents a cross-section of its catalogue on Dezeen Showroom appeared first on Dezeen .

Dezeen · EN

Ontario house by Brian O'Brian takes cues from farm buildings

Brian O'Brian has completed a rural weekend house in Ontario that features a slanted, corrugated-metal facade and an angled roof covered with greenery The post Ontario house by Brian O'Brian takes cues from farm buildings appeared first on Dezeen .

Dezeen · EN

Jailbreaking a car’s navigation system just to change the time

Rasmus Moorats bought a 2014 Renault Latitude and the previous owner asked whether he wanted a “navigation map SD card” with it. They mentioned that the car apparently needs this SD card just to change the time on the clock, but I didn’t really find that believable – not that they were lying to me, […]

Adafruit Blog · EN

Hidden WiFi network support 🕳️🛜🥷 Adafruit IO WipperSnapper 1.0.0 Beta 134 Released!

Adafruit WipperSnapper Firmware 1.0.0 beta 134 has been released on GitHub. This is the latest version of WipperSnapper and a stable release. It adds support for hidden wireless networks, which refuse to broadcast their SSID name until the correct one is requested. Installing WipperSnapper Follow this learning system guide to learn how to install WipperSnapper on […]

Adafruit Blog · EN

‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ movie prop may sell for over $1 million

Laura Baisas writes in Popular Science that items from Stanley Kubrick’s personal archive are going up for auction for the first time. Equipment, props, scripts and more come directly from the Stanley Kubrick Film Archives, and they’ll be sold through Bonhams in London. The headline lot is the Star Child from 2001: A Space Odyssey […]

Adafruit Blog · EN

Googling “Zelda” today offers a glimpse of how search worked in 1998

Ryan Whitwam at Ars Technica reports that Google has hidden an Easter egg in its search results to mark the remaster of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Search for “Zelda” or “Ocarina of Time” and a normal 2026 results page loads, but an animated Master Sword sits in the lower right corner. It […]

Adafruit Blog · EN

Using a cheap DC motor to make a go-kart go

Maya Posch, writing on Hackaday, covers a build from Current Concept that tries to move a go-kart with a $1 brushed DC motor and a very big gear reduction. The trick is a 3D printed compound gearbox with a 1,243:1 ratio, which trades motor speed for torque. The kart itself was a Craigslist find that […]

Adafruit Blog · EN

Remote Mouse turns your smartphone into a handy PC remote

Ivan Franco writes at TechSpot about Remote Mouse, an app that turns a phone or tablet into a wireless mouse, keyboard and touchpad for a computer. It runs on iOS and Android, and the helper software it talks to works on Windows, macOS and Linux. Along with the basic pointer and typing, there are panels […]

Adafruit Blog · EN

NASA navigation experiment shows promise for planetary landings

Armstrong Communications reports on NASA’s site that the agency has flown a landing guidance system on a drone over Rogers Dry Lake, near NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. An Alta-X drone carrying the Safe and Precise Landing, Integrated Capabilities Evolution (SPLICE) payload ran simulated lunar descent and landing maneuvers on August 27. […]

Adafruit Blog · EN

Google Gets Nostalgic Ahead of Zelda Release

Was it all a dream? When searching for “Zelda,” inserting the Master Sword returns the Google page to the year 1998 Tomorrow, Nintendo is releasing a remake to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The original game came out in 1998 and remains the highest rated game on Metacritic. Not to be left […]

Adafruit Blog · EN

My UPS Pal Puts Your UPS on the Network

My UPS Pal uses an ESP32-S3 to turn an ordinary USB UPS into a network-connected device with remote monitoring, battery testing, and more.

Hackster.io · EN

The PeacePoti Push Locks Your Potentiometers in Place — Then Frees Them with a Simple Push

Next-generation successor to the original PeacePot aims to make accidental adjustments a thing of the past.

Hackster.io · EN

LakeShark Puts a Powerful Radio Scanner in Your Pocket

LakeShark turns ESP32-P4 development boards into pocket-sized SDR multitools for scanning radio signals, tracking aircraft, and more.

Hackster.io · EN

This Hack Makes Any Blood Pressure Monitor Smarter

Tomasz Burzy turned a cheap blood pressure monitor into a smart device using an ESP32-CAM to read its display and upload results over Wi-Fi.

Hackster.io · EN

Thermal Grizzly launches PhaseSheet PTM Pro with improved thermal conductivity — new thermal pad promises easier installation and better cooling performance

Designed for CPUs, GPUs, and other components without an integrated heat spreader, the PhaseSheet PTM Pro is reusable, electrically non-conductive, and less susceptible to the pump-out effect associated with traditional thermal paste.

Tom's Hardware · EN

Logitech G Pro X3 Superstrike Review: $200 for the illusion of a click

Logitech's G Pro X3 Superstrike is a minor but noticeable update to its revolutionary mouse — there's a new chipset and the weight has been rebalanced, so it lasts longer and feels better. And it costs $200.

Tom's Hardware · EN

Team Group CEO warns memory crisis could reach point where 'even money can't buy goods' — will get worse next year, with 'no downward trend in price whatsoever'

“How can prices fall when there’s nothing left?” Team Group CEO Chen Ching-wen said during the company's earnings call.

Tom's Hardware · EN

T-Mobile launches $90 5 Gbps fiber internet plan

T-Mobile is offering up to 5 Gbps fiber internet for less than $100/month

Tom's Hardware · EN

Nintendo ROM chip supplier Macronix quits to focus on chips for AI data centers, reports indicate

Macronix, one of Nintendo's ROM chip manufacturers, is shutting down the business to reallocate manufacturing for NOR and NAND flash chips that the AI industry demands.

Tom's Hardware · EN