Figma adds code layers, support for animations, more AI features in new update

Figma’s update adds a new code layer, support for motion and shaders, and the ability to create custom plug-ins for various tasks using AI.

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Figma adds an AI assistant to its collaborative canvas

Figma’s new AI assistant will be first available on Figma Design

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Dessn raises $6M for its production focused design tool

A new startup called Dessn has raised $6M to build AI-powered design tools that work directly with production codebases.

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Anthropic CPO leaves Figma’s board after reports he will offer a competing product

Krieger’s departure and any forthcoming design tools will be another data point for investors who fear the SaaSpocalypse — that the largest AI labs will come to dominate software businesses, a thesis that has rocked public markets at times this year.

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Figma partners with OpenAI to bake in support for Codex

Figma is integrating OpenAI’s coding assistant Codex a week after it announced a similar integration with Anthropic’s Claude Code.

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Node-based design tool Flora raises $42M from Redpoint Ventures

Flora’s node-based design tool is being used by companies like Pentagram and Lionsgate.

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