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Figma
Figma ·

6 designs that reimagine how we interact with software

From a multiplayer embroidery sampler to a photo booth that works across time zones, this year's Make-a-thon winners offer new ways to connect, reflect, and play through software.

Penpot
Penpot ·

How to deploy Penpot with Docker: A Technical, Step-by-Step Guide

Step-by-step guide to deploying Penpot with Docker. Covers installation, configuration, version management, backups, HTTPS setup, and authentication for self-hosted instances.

Figma
Figma ·

Figma's next-generation data caching platform

Scalability and reliability gaps in our Redis platform were a growing threat to Figma's site availability. This is the story of how we built FigCache, a foundational technology that underpins a reimagined internal platform for ephemeral data.

Cursor
Cursor ·

Cursor ships new in-house frontier coding model

Cursor's Composer 2 runs on a new proprietary model priced at $0.50–$1.50/M input tokens by speed tier. A meaningful strategic shift: building its own model layer rather than wrapping third-party APIs.

Framer
Framer ·

Framer adds Static Files hosting

Framer sites can now serve arbitrary files at custom paths — verification tokens, manifests, .well-known routes. Removes a common friction point for teams using Framer for production sites with third-party integrations.

Penpot
Penpot ·

6 benefits of design tokens for enterprise teams

Design tokens eliminate inconsistency and speed up designer-developer collaboration. Explore 6 benefits that make them essential for enterprise design systems.

Figma
Figma ·

Agents, meet the Figma canvas

Starting today, you can use AI agents to design directly on the Figma canvas. And with skills, you can guide agents with context about your team’s decisions and intent.

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Paper
Paper ·

Paper now lets you snapshot a live URL and paste it into the canvas as fully editable layers — built from the real HTML/CSS, not a screenshot.

Agentation
Agentation ·

New Layout Mode lets you rearrange and resize existing elements, add components, and get structured design feedback from the agent — all directly in the browser.

Spline
Spline ·

Spline ships Omma, a new product built on top of its 3D engine. Details still emerging but positions Spline further into interactive/generative territory.

Locale
Locale ·

Locale — preview local fonts in the browser

A clean browser tool from Josh Puckett for auditioning locally installed fonts. Size and weight sliders, grid/list view, italic toggle, custom backgrounds, and a logo upload mode. No accounts, no uploads — your fonts stay on your machine.

Google Stitch
Google Stitch ·

Google Stitch gets infinite AI canvas, voice design, and MCP server

Google Labs updated Stitch with an infinite AI canvas, voice commands, and vibe design — a mode for starting from abstract ideas rather than wireframes. The tool now generates up to five screens at once and ships an MCP server for connecting AI coding tools like Cursor and Gemini CLI directly to your canvas.

Spline
Spline ·

Spline brings 3D shapes to its 2D Hana canvas

Spline's Hana canvas can now convert any 2D vector shape into a lit, material-aware 3D object in a single step — depth, rotation, and environment maps included — while the original shape stays fully editable in real time.

Lovable
Lovable ·

Lovable expands beyond apps — now handles data analysis, docs, and multi-format files

Lovable announced it can now run deep analysis on your data, generate professional documents (pitch decks, invoices, reports), and process any file format — spreadsheets, PDFs, videos — all within the same conversation you use to build your product.

Cursor
Cursor ·

Cursor launches Composer 2, its own frontier coding model

Cursor shipped Composer 2, a code-focused model trained in-house that benchmarks above Claude Opus 4.6 on Terminal-Bench 2.0 and is priced at $0.50M input / $2.50M output — reducing the IDE's dependence on OpenAI and Anthropic for its core capabilities.

Google Stitch
Google Stitch ·

Stitch relaunches as AI-native vibe design platform

Google overhauled Stitch into an infinite canvas you design by talking to. Voice Canvas, DESIGN.md for portable brand rules, Agent Manager for parallel directions, and an MCP server connecting to Cursor, Claude, and AI Studio.

Google Stitch
Google Stitch ·

Stitch SDK: generate UI screens programmatically

A developer SDK for Stitch — feed it a text prompt and get back HTML and a screenshot. Useful for rapid prototyping pipelines, bulk UI generation, or integrating Stitch into your own tools.

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Framer
Framer ·

Framer adds custom A/B test distribution and extended analytics

Framer shipped a batch of analytics improvements: custom distribution for A/B tests (useful for rolling out to a smaller audience first), folder organisation in the sidebar, filtering by tracking IDs, CMS page A/B testing, and extended history on Pro plans.

v0
v0 ·

v0 gets a dedicated diff view for reviewing code changes

v0 now shows code changes file by file with line addition and deletion counts, making it easier to review exactly what each generation changed in your codebase.

Penpot
Penpot ·

Penpot vs. Figma: Which design platform is right for enterprise teams?

Compare Penpot and Figma on the criteria enterprise teams care about most: data sovereignty, pricing predictability, developer integration, and long-term scalability.

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Affinity Suite
Affinity Suite ·

Affinity 3.1: Convert to Curves, Live Tone Blend Groups, Light UI

First meaningful update since Canva relaunched the suite for free. Convert to Curves turns pixel selections into editable vectors, Live Tone Blend Groups add non-destructive compositing, and Light UI mode is finally available.

Sketch
Sketch ·

Sketch ships local MCP server and 2026.1 beta

Sketch quietly launched a local MCP server — connect Claude, Codex, or any MCP-compatible tool to your designs for code generation and design queries. Off by default, local only, so you control what gets access. The 2026.1 beta also lands with 150+ improvements: selection colours, a smarter eyedropper that picks up colour variables, and a redesigned workspace invite flow.

Tokens Studio
Tokens Studio ·

Tokens Studio 2.11.2 adds Studio platform sign-in to the Figma plugin

Version 2.11.2 adds a Subscription tab that lets you log in with your Studio platform account directly from the plugin, laying groundwork for consolidated account management.

Replit
Replit ·

Replit launches Agent 4 with design canvas and parallel agents

Replit shipped Agent 4 alongside a $400M Series D at a $9B valuation. The new Design Canvas lets anyone generate and iterate on UI visually, while parallel agents handle auth, DB, backend, and frontend simultaneously.

v0
v0 ·

You can now try Opus 4.6 fast mode (in research preview) in v0.2.5x faster than standard Opus. 50% off for the next week.Claude (@claudeai)Our teams have been building with a 2.5x-faster version of Claude Opus 4.6.We’re now making it available as an early experiment via Claude Code and our API.— https://x.com/claudeai/status/2020207322124132504— v0 (@v0) Feb 7, 2026

v0
v0 ·

Start building at v0.app— v0 (@v0) Feb 6, 2026

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Claude Code
Claude Code ·

Finding 1: The longer models reason, the more incoherent they become. This holds across every task and model we tested—whether we measure reasoning tokens, agent actions, or optimizer steps. x.com

Codex
Codex ·

The Codex app is here. Let’s dig in. Join @romainhuet, @dkundel, @embirico, @thsottiaux, and @ajambrosino to talk about your skills, automations, and how Codex changes how software gets built. Reply with your questions. We might answer them live. x.co x.com

Codex
Codex ·

We’re excited to launch the Codex app, a command center for building with agents. It gives you a focused space to manage multiple agents at once, run work in parallel, and collaborate with agents over long-running tasks. openai.com/codex x.com

Codex
Codex ·

The Codex app is available starting today on macOS, with Windows coming soon. For a limited time, Codex is available through ChatGPT Free and Go subscriptions—and we’re doubling rate limits for Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, and Edu users—across th x.com

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Rive
Rive ·

🔴 Winners announced live TODAY at 11am PST x.com

Framer
Framer ·

Read the full story with Clémence Guillemot, designer at 27b ↓ framer.com/stories/i-d/ x.com

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LottieFiles
LottieFiles ·

Before adding motion: Easy to miss. After adding motion: Impossible to ignore. x.com

LottieFiles
LottieFiles ·

Tutorial: Turn static UI into interactive animation. 👀 Watch how using @figma + Lottie Creator can create UI interactions with no code needed. Learn now ▶️ lottie.link/interactions-f… x.com

Replit
Replit ·

Apparently this person runs a VC firm. Imagine getting a 23andme test for “due diligence.” x.com

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Supernova
Supernova ·

Supernova adds support for Figma extended collections in multi-brand systems

Supernova updated its Figma Variables sync plugin to support extended collections, where a parent collection holds base tokens and each brand extends it with overrides. One change to the parent propagates everywhere, making multi-brand design systems significantly easier to manage.

LottieFiles
LottieFiles ·

Designer’s daily struggle be like… x.com

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Rive
Rive ·

"This project shows that Rive isn’t just for animation, it’s capable of handling complete interactive experiences with proper game architecture" x.com

Rive
Rive ·

Thanks to everyone who joined us at Rive HQ in SF last night 👋 Great convos, great people, and lots of Rive energy. Stay tuned for more Rive events coming soon 👀 x.com

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Claude Code
Claude Code ·

On December 8, the Perseverance rover safely trundled across the surface of Mars. This was the first AI-planned drive on another planet. And it was planned by Claude. x.com

Claude Code
Claude Code ·

Plugin support is available today as a research preview for all paid plans. Org-wide sharing and management is coming soon. Learn more: claude.com/blog/cowork-pl… x.com

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Paper
Paper ·

the Quartr Apple poster, made in Paper 🩵 x.com

Cursor
Cursor ·

We're proposing an open standard for tracing agent conversations to the code they generate. It's interoperable with any coding agent or interface. x.com

Dessn
Dessn ·

A user "went back to Cursor for a bit" (we were mid-migration for them) but came back reeeeaaal quick 🥰 x.com

GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot ·

Why did TypeScript work when so many languages didn't? Anders Hejlsberg, the mind behind Turbo Pascal, Delphi, C#, and TypeScript shares his thoughts and learnings. x.com

GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot ·

🇪🇺 The EU wants to boost open source with better funding and a new strategy, and they're looking for your feedback. Here's your chance to shape the future of EU tech policy. Share your opinion by February 3. Learn more.👇 x.com

Spline
Spline ·

Liquid Glass in Hana is just on another level: ✨Works in both 2D and 3D shapes 🍷Stacked Glass 🍺 Refraction controls ⚡️ Real-time Follow this thread to learn more! x.com

Zed
Zed ·

Download Zed and view the full changelog here: zed.dev/releases/stable x.com

Zed
Zed ·

Build Dev Containers from scratch in Zed (command palette > `projects: initialize dev container`) + Podmand support (via `use_podman` setting). Thanks KyleBarton! x.com

Bolt.new
Bolt.new ·

Today at 12pm PT 🎦 Join our Integrations Series w/ @picahq and learn step-by-step how to connect your Bolt project to Airtable. We’ll build a support ticket portal where users submit tickets and admins view, respond to, and update their status. You won't want t x.com

Tempo Labs
Tempo Labs ·

Figma + Cursor = Tempo It feels like a visual design platform but lives in your production React codebase. The ultimate tool for design engineers. x.com

Zed
Zed ·

Zed (@zeddotdev) on X x.com

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Subframe
Subframe ·

New in Subframe: Multiple layouts Layouts let you apply consistent navigation, footers, or containers across pages. Custom layouts unlock more page variations for your product that you can switch between with a single click. x.com

GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot ·

RT @jlengstorf: GitHub Copilot CLI (and SDK) with Cassidy Williams x.com

Tempo Labs
Tempo Labs ·

I've been tasked with training my replacement x.com

Sketch
Sketch ·

Get full control over what you share with Previews

Tags: Web App With previews in the web app, you can choose which pages or prototypes from a document to share — and keep the rest hidden. There’s no need to copy work to a clean document, or worry about clients digging through the “Rough Ideas” page. You can share a preview link with anyone to view in their browser, no Sketch account required. You can choose if previews are password protected, and also when to expire them so their links no longer work. When you set up a preview, you can choose t

Sketch
Sketch ·

Get better previews when you share in Slack

Tags: Web App With our first-party Slack integration you can connect your Workspace and see rich previews of any document or comment link you share. We already show link previews in Slack for public documents, but now you’ll see them for private documents in your Workspace once you’ve connected it. We’ve got some exciting plans to make this Slack integration even more useful, but for now, we hope you’ll enjoy seeing a little more of your documents in everyone’s favorite virtual workplace. Docume

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