Edition: 2026-08-03

Daily Digest - 2026-08-03

Total articles in digest: 7

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Helllllooooo!

Why it's relevant: matches terms: web, debugging; fits Developers category
Summary:
- 🍑 "You can't suppress the things that make us human.
- It's pointless to try." - Meryl Streep Helllllooooo!
- Mine was WILDLY busy at work, and this weekend was a welcome brain break.

The web's biggest hand curated directory of apps and experiments that simulate desktop operating systems.

Why it's relevant: matches terms: web; fits Design category
Summary:
- The web's biggest hand curated directory of apps and experiments that simulate desktop operating systems.

As Google incorporates more artificial intelligence into search, people are spending more time on Google.

Why it's relevant: matches terms: web; fits Design category
Summary:
- As Google incorporates more artificial intelligence into search, people are spending more time on Google.

Happy August folks.

Why it's relevant: matches terms: web; fits Developers category
Summary:
- Louisiana is celebrating the approach of Fall by gradually increasing the temperatures to roughly that of the surface of the sun.
- Last night we saw the new Spider-Man, which was really good, although not as fantastic as "No Way Home".
- The point of these posts is for me to share content from other folks, but I'll remind folks of my Youtube channel.

AWS Morning Brief for the week of August 3rd, with Corey Quinn.

Why it's relevant: matches terms: aws, cloud; fits IT category
Summary:
- The latest in AWS news, sprinkled with snark.
- Posts about AWS come out over sixty times a day.
- We filter through it all to find the hidden gems, the community contributions--the stuff worth hearing about!

From treating code as a proposal to turning handoffs into conversations, here's how we shaped a new way of working to ship nested folders.

Why it's relevant: fits Design category
Summary:
- From treating code as a proposal to turning handoffs into conversations, here's how we shaped a new way of working to ship nested folders.
- Share Code, craft, and the making of nested folders Hero illustration by Sebastian Cestaro Today, we’re excited to introduce nested folders, a long-requested feature that helps growing teams keep their files organized as they scale content and tackle complex projects.
- Nested folders may sound like a straightforward quality-of-life improvement, but building them required rethinking Figma’s underlying content and permissions model from the ground up—everything from the file browser and admin controls to sharing, permissions, and core infrastructure.

A survey of 604 tech and design professionals found that “UX” remains the default name for our field, while alternative names remain fragmented.

Why it's relevant: fits Design category
Summary:
- Many UX practitioners are questioning how the field should describe itself.
- Amid UX layoffs, tighter budgets, and ongoing pressure to prove the value of UX work, some have wondered whether the terms “UX” or “user experience” still serve the field well, or whether a new label might better communicate the work’s relevance and impact.
- To understand which terms resonate, we asked tech and design professionals to name the field in their own words.