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• AT&T suffers another major data breach, this one affecting 'nearly all' wireless customers

  12-07-2024 20:45 via zdnet.com
  
  For the second time in three months, AT&T customers have their personal information exposed. Here's what you should do.
  
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• 80+ Best Free After Effects Templates in 2026

  18-09-2026 22:14 via speckyboy.com
  
  After Effects gives motion designers a huge amount of creative control, but building every animation from an empty composition is not always practical. A well-made template provides the structure, timing, and technical setup, leaving you to concentrate on the details that make the project your own.
  The templates in this collection cover many common production needs, including titles, logo reveals, slideshows, video openers, intros, lower thirds, animated typefaces, and icons. Some provide a comp
  
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• AI Can Build Your UI. Now Figma Can Tell It When It Screwed Up.

  18-09-2026 18:39 via webdesignerdepot.com
  AI can now build a UI in seconds, but that doesn't mean it built the UI you actually designed. A new Applitools integration turns Figma designs into visual baselines, automatically catching the subtle differences AI coding agents leave behind before they make it into production.
  
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• 25 Places Designers Can Still Find Free, Non-AI Images for Commercial Use

  17-09-2026 19:00 via webdesignerdepot.com
  AI images are taking over stock libraries, but the human-made web isn't dead yet. We found 25 places where designers can still find incredible free, real photography, art, and imagery for commercial use.
  
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• Chrome Can Now Measure Exactly How Obnoxious Your Website’s Ads Are

  17-09-2026 17:00 via webdesignerdepot.com
  Chrome can now measure exactly how obnoxious a website’s ads are, from how much of your screen they swallow to how much data and CPU time they burn. Those ad-stuffed websites can finally be measured, and the results are public.
  
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• Cloudflare Just Gave AI Training Bots the Middle Finger

  16-09-2026 19:18 via webdesignerdepot.com
  Cloudflare just gave website owners a new weapon against AI crawlers: keep the search traffic, block the AI training. After years of watching bots consume the web’s content, publishers finally have an easier way to tell AI companies where to go.
  
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• Today, WordPress Ended a 16-Year Tradition… Meet Ipsum!

  16-09-2026 18:51 via webdesignerdepot.com
  After 16 years, WordPress just killed one of its most recognizable traditions. The predictable “Twenty Something” default themes are history, and their replacement, Ipsum, signals a surprisingly different vision for what WordPress thinks a modern website should start with.
  
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• Adobe Is Turning Photoshop Elements Into a Much Smarter Photoshop Lite

  16-09-2026 16:26 via webdesignerdepot.com
  Photoshop Elements is getting a serious AI upgrade, with Generative Expand, AI upscaling and a new assistant that helps you edit simply by describing what you want.
  
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• Apple’s Foldable iPhone Has a Left-Handed Problem

  15-09-2026 16:30 via webdesignerdepot.com
  Apple moved key controls to the side of its new foldable iPhone to make them easier to reach — but easier for whom? The decision raises a surprisingly big UX question that every web and interface designer should be thinking about.
  
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• Figma Is Turning Designers Into Plugin Makers

  14-09-2026 17:30 via webdesignerdepot.com
  Figma is turning a wild idea into reality: instead of searching for the perfect plugin, you can just ask AI to build it. If this catches on, designers may stop choosing the tools in their software—and start inventing them on demand.
  
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• Are Browser-Based Apps Enough for Web Designers?

  13-09-2026 21:09 via speckyboy.com
  
  Setting up a new computer is something I look forward to (make fun of me if you want). There’s something about reading the specs and knowing you have a more capable tool at your disposal. It feels like I’m improving myself as much as my business.
  Historically, part of this ritual includes installing a ton of apps. I add the requisite Adobe design tools, the Microsoft Office suite for productivity, and a host of other software. Apps for email, FTP, media conversion, and a local web se
  
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• After 53 Years at Monotype, She Got the Ultimate Retirement Gift: Her Own Font

  11-09-2026 17:14 via webdesignerdepot.com
  After 53 years working with type, Pat Lightizer got the ultimate retirement gift: her own font.
  
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• 20+ Best Free Fonts Perfect for Art Deco-Inspired Designs

  11-09-2026 09:15 via speckyboy.com
  
  The Art Deco aesthetic has been part of the design world for over a century. It’s glamorous, decadent, and has incredible staying power. We still see it in use across a full spectrum of media.
  Implementing the style can be as simple as using an Art Deco font. Both serif and sans-serif variants offer a classic look. They’re a fit for any project that requires a touch of elegance.
  Are you looking for the perfect Art Deco font? You’ve come to the right place! We’ve searched
  
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• TikTok Is Quietly Putting Web Apps Inside Its App

  10-09-2026 19:33 via webdesignerdepot.com
  TikTok isn’t just hosting videos anymore—it’s quietly letting web-based experiences live inside the app. TikTok Minis could blur the line between social network, browser, and app platform, and web designers should be paying attention.
  
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• Google Is Testing a Search Bar That Works Outside Chrome

  10-09-2026 18:00 via webdesignerdepot.com
  Google is quietly testing a way to bring Search outside Chrome and directly on top of whatever app you’re using. It’s called Project Loom, and this little floating search box could hint at a much bigger future where Google follows you around your desktop.
  
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• Firefox Is Getting Its Biggest Redesign in Years. Then Mozilla Got Cold Feet.

  09-09-2026 20:24 via webdesignerdepot.com
  Firefox is getting its biggest makeover in years—but Mozilla has already backed away from some of its boldest ideas. Project Nova reveals what happens when modern design trends, millions of opinionated users, and the internet’s unstoppable obsession with rounded corners collide.
  
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• Meta Just Launched an AI That Uses Websites for You. That Could Be a Big Deal for Web Designers

  09-09-2026 17:12 via webdesignerdepot.com
  Your website’s next visitor might not be human. Meta’s new Muse agent can navigate sites, fill out forms and take action for you—and it could force web designers to rethink exactly who they’re designing for.
  
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• Adobe Has a Secret New Design Tool—and You Can Apply to Test It

  08-09-2026 22:24 via webdesignerdepot.com
  Adobe is quietly testing a mysterious new web-based design tool called Project Oasis—and designers can apply to get inside. Details are scarce, the beta is under NDA, and Adobe isn’t showing much yet… which only makes us want in more.
  
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• The Ampersand Is Nearly 2,000 Years Old — And Designers Still Can’t Agree How It Should Look

  08-09-2026 20:49 via webdesignerdepot.com
  The ampersand is nearly 2,000 years old. yet designers still can’t agree on what it should look like. From ancient Roman *et* to hundreds of wildly different & designs, the story behind typography’s favorite squiggle is stranger than you might expect.
  
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• Canva Is Quietly Publishing Nearly 1 Million Websites a Month

  08-09-2026 14:02 via webdesignerdepot.com
  Canva isn't just for presentations and social posts anymore. Nearly 1 million websites are now being published through Canva every month—and with 100+ new Visual Suite updates, web designers may want to start paying attention.
  
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• Instagram’s New Logo Has a Legibility Problem

  07-09-2026 14:47 via webdesignerdepot.com
  Instagram just redesigned its iconic wordmark—but there’s a problem: a surprising number of people think it says “Instagzam.” The controversy offers a perfect lesson in what happens when brand personality collides with one of design’s most basic rules: people still need to be able to read it.
  
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• 20+ Best Free Lightroom Mobile Presets for Photographers

  04-09-2026 13:19 via speckyboy.com
  
  Lightroom Mobile is widely recognized as the leading photo editing application for photographers on the go. Suitable for both experienced and inexperienced photographers alike, it offers a suite of tools for easy photo editing directly from your mobile device.
  Presets in Lightroom Mobile are pre-configured settings you can apply to your photographs with a single tap. They adjust multiple aspects of a photo at once, including exposure, color balance, contrast, and saturation. Presets help maintai
  
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• Can You Really Replicate Your Favorite SaaS With AI?

  02-09-2026 20:29 via speckyboy.com
  
  There’s something about AI that tends to make us humans bolder – especially when it comes to code. The tool does all the heavy lifting for us, leading to more ambitious projects. Even solo developers are using it to build things that required a dedicated team a few years ago. It feels like having a secret weapon that’s ready to help at a moment’s notice.
  That has led some seasoned (and not-so-seasoned) developers to go for the ultimate prize: replicating their favorite Sa
  
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• Why Tech Companies Hid the “Log Out” Button (And How to Win It Back)

  01-09-2026 14:33 via webdesignerdepot.com
  Ever noticed that signing in takes one tap, but logging feels like solving a puzzle?That's not bad design. It's a business strategy. The modern internet has quietly turned "leave" into the hardest button to find—and most people never realized it was happening.
  
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• The 10 most popular products ZDNET readers bought this month (including lots of phone cases)

  31-08-2026 20:59 via zdnet.com
  
  From phone cases to antivirus software, these are the top tech gadgets and useful items our readers actually purchased in August.
  
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• I wore two sub-$300 sports watches for weeks - both are excellent but one lasts way longer

  31-08-2026 20:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Not into the chunky sports watches? The Garmin Forerunner 170 and Coros Pace 4 are ultralight devices for athletes with smaller wrists. Here's how they compare.
  
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• I wore Coros and Garmin's sub-$300 sports watches - both are excellent, but one lasts longer

  31-08-2026 20:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Not into the chunky sports watches? The Garmin Forerunner 170 and Coros Pace 4 are ultralight devices for athletes with smaller wrists. Here's how they compare.
  
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• How an $80 accessory turned my tablet from mouse pad to productivity powerhouse

  31-08-2026 20:57 via zdnet.com
  
  I never realized how revolutionary a simple stand could be. And the Satechi OntheGo Foldable Stand Hub does so much more than hold my tablet.
  
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• The best early Labor Day 2026 Garmin watch deals: Gear up for marathon training for less

  31-08-2026 20:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Fall marathon training season is here: Save up to $310 on early Labor Day 2026 Garmin watch deals, including the tested Forerunner 165, Instinct 3, and Fenix 8.
  
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• We found the best Labor Day 2026 streaming deals (including a $20 Fire Stick)

  31-08-2026 20:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Labor Day deals are already making this a great time to buy a streaming device, and these prices are hard to beat.
  
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