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January 20, 1:08 pm

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News & Trends

ChatGPT Go is Now Available Worldwide, But Free and Go Users Will Soon See Ads (2 minute read)

OpenAI has expanded ChatGPT Go, its $8/month subscription tier, to worldwide availability and announced plans to introduce ads for free and Go users starting in the US. Ads will appear at the bottom of responses for relevant products or services, with exceptions for sensitive topics like health and politics. ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise subscriptions will remain ad-free, with Plus offering advanced features at $20/month.
Matthew McConaughey Trademarks Himself to Fight AI Misuse (1 minute read)

Matthew McConaughey has secured eight trademarks from the US Patent and Trademark Office covering his voice and likeness, including video clips and audio of his famous "Alright, alright, alright" line. The trademarks are designed to prevent AI applications and users from creating unauthorized simulations of his voice or appearance. McConaughey stated he wants to establish clear ownership boundaries requiring consent and attribution in an AI-driven world.
iPhone 18 Pro selfie camera and Dynamic Island may be positioned on the left (2 minute read)

Reports suggest the iPhone 18 Pro may switch to a punch-hole selfie camera with Face ID hidden under the display, possibly moving the camera from the center to the top-left corner. This would likely shift the Dynamic Island left as wellβ€”since it's considered too useful to dropβ€”and it could still look balanced if it spans the full screen width.
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Opinions & Tutorials

Everything I Know About Running UX Audits (24 minute read)

A UX specialist with two years of auditing experience for global brands shares comprehensive lessons on conducting UX audits. They cover key lessons, including recognizing when audits apply, communicating effectively with stakeholders, grounding recommendations in data, and selecting appropriate research tools while remaining tool-agnostic. Additional guidance includes systematically examining elements from usability to conversion optimization, delivering findings through clear visual presentations scheduled strategically after report delivery, and avoiding common pitfalls.
Apple's Design Philosophy and the Role of a UI/UX Design Agency in Product-Market Fit (4 minute read)

Product-market fit requires deep user understanding and continuous iteration rather than assumptions. UI/UX design agencies bridge the gap between business goals and user behavior through structured research, usability testing, and pattern identification that reveals friction points. These agencies enable ongoing refinement by translating inconsistent user feedback into actionable insights, helping teams adapt as markets and expectations evolve.
When tools pretend to be people (6 minute read)

AI interfaces are deliberately designed to feel humanβ€”using conversation, memory, first-person language, and emotional toneβ€”which encourages people to treat tools like thinking agents and outsource judgment to them. This blurring of boundaries leads to over-trust, dependency, and real harm. Designers should make limits visible by removing human-like cues, showing uncertainty, breaking false intimacy, and clearly framing outputs as generated text, not authority.
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Launches & Tools

EvilCharts (Website)

A Tailwind CSS and React library of beautiful chart components that are easy to use and customize.
Design Stunning App Screenshots in Seconds (Website)

Create stunning visuals for iOS and Android. Translate to 100+ languages with AI.
Create High-performing Ad Creatives with AI (Website)

Nextify is a one-stop platform to create high-performing ad creatives β€” from idea to ready-to-launch video β€” powered by AI.
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Miscellaneous

The new Honda logo is a delightful throwback (3 minute read)

Honda has officially confirmed its new, flatter β€œH” logo will roll out on EV models launching from 2027 onward. Replacing the old metallic, skeuomorphic style, the redesign is meant to signal a fresh start for Honda's next-generation EVs, echoing its 1961 logo with sharper lines and symbolizing innovation and a new direction.
Apple drops to 7th in US patent rankings for 2025 as grants fall 11%, per report (2 minute read)

Apple dropped to seventh place in US patent rankings in 2025 after receiving 2,722 patent grants, an 11.6% decline from 2024. This continues Apple's downward trend in patent volume as overall US patent activity also decreased.
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Quick Links

BMW's Designworks Studio Uses AI to Design for the Future (5 minute read)

BMW's Designworks studio in Santa Monica uses AI as a "world-building collaborator" to envision future environments before designing products for them, rather than using AI to design vehicles directly.
How to Reframe Negative Feedback Without Losing Confidence in Yourself (27 minute read)

Negative feedback triggers defensive reactions because people conflate their work with their self-worth, but reframing it as objective data about outputβ€”not personal valueβ€”enables professionals to extract valuable insights while maintaining confidence.

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