Top storyTech·17 Jun
In a big year for horror, Widow’s Bay still stands apart
The Apple TV series Widow's Bay distinguishes itself in a strong year for horror by expertly blending genuine scares with dark comedy, while also paying tribute to the genre.
The Verge
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Stories from Wednesday, 17 June 2026
UX & Thinking
UX Collective
ThinkingA2UI under the hood: Designing for the new era of radically adaptive UI
Designers are creating radically adaptive UI with A2UI technology for a new era of user interfaces.
17 Jun
UX & Thinking
UX Collective
ThinkingWhile everyone talks about AI, design is gaining power
Design is gaining power amidst widespread discussion of artificial intelligence.
17 Jun
UX & Thinking
UX Collective
ThinkingThe board is not the game
AI products often have various components but lack an overarching design that ties them together into a cohesive user experience.
15 Jun
UX & Thinking
UX Collective
ThinkingThe autonomy dial: a pattern toolkit for designing human control over AI
Designers can use the autonomy dial pattern toolkit to set AI autonomy levels and implement human oversight controls.
15 Jun
UX & Thinking
UX Collective
ThinkingNo, design is not dead. Neither is engineering or product.
Design, engineering, and product development are not obsolete fields.
15 Jun
Lenny's Newsletter
Product🎙️ How I AI: Claude Fable 5 review & How Braintrust uses AI agents, evals, and CI to ship better software
A review of Claude Fable 5, Anthropic's new Mythos-class model, finds it excels in vision tasks and complex technical problems but struggles with design, concise writing, and multi-agent orchestration.
15 Jun8 min read
Editor's pick
In Toy Story 5, the problem really is these damn phones (and tablets)
Toy Story 5 explores how technology can hurt us through its portrayal of a child's relationship with screens.
The Verge
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