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Innovation: Google's Antitrust Ruling, Sustainable UX, Robot Caregiving, and Generative Design
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🔎 Google’s Antitrust Ruling: A Landmark Case Shaping Big Tech's Future
Written & edited by: 🦖 Gabi Howse
“Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly”
— Judge Amit P. Mehta
Last week, the US Dept. of Justice recommended that Google be forced to sell Chrome (and Android) to resolve their monopoly. This is a legal ruling with the potential to change the tech space forever.
🌱 Sustainable UX: Delete Your Spam Emails to Save the Earth
Written & edited by: 👽 Joelle Lee
As technology grows, its effects on the environment become more and more invisible. However, every single email in your inbox and comment made on an Instagram post, contributes to the internet’s giant carbon footprint on Earth.
How can we leverage UX to amplify sustainable practices within tech?
🧓 Caregivers from the Future: Physically Assistive Robots!
Written & edited by: 🍳 Evelyn Lui
With a growing portion of our community requiring physical assistance for daily activities, this problem calls for a larger, more prepared caregiving workforce—one that needs to leverage the technological advantages of caregiving robots.
💻 Generative Design: Resources & Inspirations
Written & edited by: № Viviana Staicu
Generative design, creative coding, algorithmic design, creative technology — all these terms can tell stories with data, and give agency for people to interact, create, and play.
Below are generative design resources that have inspired and influenced my own design practice lately.
🤔 Who’s behind the scenes?
The editors behind this week’s issue are 🦖 Gabi Howse, 👽 Joelle Lee, 🍳 Evelyn Lui, № Viviana Staicu, and 🦑 Kaitlyn Ng
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