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• Why Icon-Only Design Is Failing Users: The Case for Text Labels

  03-03-2025 14:46 via webdesignerdepot.com
  
  Icons may look sleek, but they often create confusion and increase cognitive load, especially in complex applications. Text labels, on the other hand, provide clear, unambiguous communication, making them a far superior choice for usability and accessibility in design.
  
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• Opera browser unveils AI agent that handles online tasks for you

  03-03-2025 14:10
  
  Opera has previewed a new AI agent feature that promises to complete online tasks on your behalf, based on simple, written prompts.  Want to book a flight but don’t want to spend ages comparing prices? Tell the bot your preferred flight times, seats, and budget and it’ll get to work in the background, letting you carry on with whatever it was you were doing. Once it’s done, it’ll add the item to your cart and you can proceed to pay.  Unlike existing tools like
  
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• UK autonomous driving startup Wayve rolls into Germany with new testing hub

  03-03-2025 11:19
  
  British autonomous driving startup Wayve is set to establish a testing and development hub in Germany as it prepares to deploy self-driving vehicles in Europe’s largest automotive market.  Wayve’s new hub will be built near Stuttgart, home to big name car brands including Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and Audi. Alex Kendall, co-founder and CEO of Wayve, called it the “perfect place” for the company to accelerate the development and testing of AI-powered driving technology
  
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