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Why Figma CEO Dylan Field is optimistic about AI and the future of design

The leader of design toolmaker Figma on life after the failed Adobe deal and what comes next in a live interview from SXSW.

Nilay Patel
Wes Davis
Wes Davis
Google Drive on the web goes to the dark (mode) side.

You may find that your Google Drive account has Dark mode on the web now — I have it on just one of mine, so far.

If Google has blessed you with the update, you’ll get a “New! Dark mode” prompt at login. After, the option lives under the gear icon > Settings > General > Appearance. Check the gallery below for more.

A screenshot of the Google Drive Dark mode notification.
A screenshot of Google Drive in Dark mode.
Screenshot of the new “Appearance” options for light and dark mode.
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Be careful when you Drive in the dark.
Screenshot: Wes Davis / The Verge
Wes Davis
Wes Davis
Would you like to play a game?

Screenshots posted by App researcher Nima Owji show that LinkedIn is testing games, with companies ranked on how well their employees do. TechCrunch published some official screenshots supplied by LinkedIn, which confirmed the games.

Pour one out for the first team that gets berated by their boss over their company’s Crossclimb score.

Adi Robertson
Adi Robertson
Bad news for Cohost.

The Twitter/X alternative’s latest financial update is dire: it may run out of money in April after losing contact with a single person who’s provided its funding so far. While the operators lay out backup plans like crowdfunding, the site’s future seems uncertain to say the least.

March 2024 Financial Update

[cohost dot org on cohost]

David Pierce
David Pierce
Google seems to be aggressively de-listing spammy search results.

Search VP Pandu Nayak told me the other day Google is dead serious about enforcing its policies against content designed to game search results. Looks like that’s already happening:

Many SEOs and site owners are saying their sites are no longer showing in the Google Search index, even for a site command, after receiving the manual actions.

Google helped make the web a mess. Now it has to fix it.

Jon Porter
Jon Porter
Major porn sites aren’t taking the EU’s new moderation rules lying down.

Pornhub and Xvideos, two porn sites designated as “very large online platforms” last December, are challenging their Digital Services Act obligations, Politico reports. Pornhub isn’t happy about its VLOP status, and it and Xvideos are asking for a pause on rules requiring them to publish a library of the ads on their services. The DSA is focused on content moderation, and fighting illegal and harmful content.

Guest host Hank Green makes Nilay Patel explain why websites have a future

On this special episode of Decoder, Complexly co-founder and YouTuber Hank Green turns the tables on Nilay Patel.

Nilay Patel