Google Expands Universal Commerce Protocol To Canada
Google is expanding UCP-powered direct checkout in AI Mode and the Gemini app to Canadian shoppers, with a Merchant Center integration planned for next year.
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UX Collective Explores AI Impact On Designers
Everyone seems to be asking whether AI will replace UX designers. I think that’s the wrong question. Following the numbers gets you a picture but doesn’t make you an artist | Russell Pinkston In March 2025, the Computer History Museum and IEEE Spectrum staged…
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Everyone’s got a quick question
And you shouldn’t have to answer them all. Frequently asked questions in my inbox, recreated. I became the team’s search engine Every team has a person everyone reaches out to. They know where things live, why a decision went the way it did, and who to ask…
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Cassette Beasts 2002 is Pokemon in a Zone 6 suburb, with no Paddington and not a wizard in sight
A Brighton studio of Northerners, a 25-hour RPG and a free game engine. It’s set in 2002, so nobody has a smartphone.
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40 years after Andy Warhol and Keith Haring, Montreux Jazz Festival's new poster is a dream creative double act
Malika Favre and Kumkum Fernando blend music, mythology and '60s flower power.
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Smashing Conference Explores AI In Design Systems
The AI 2027 Conference is a live online day for designers and engineers on where AI stands today, what to expect in 2027, and where teams are getting it right. Smashing AI Conference originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks . You should…
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Smashing Magazine Warns Of Complexity With Modern CSS
Replacing JavaScript with a modern CSS feature can simplify a piece of code while making the wider application harder to reason about. Gabriel Shoyombo explores what happens when logic is split between CSS and JavaScript, sharing practical guidance to help…
