Redesigning constantly doesn’t make your product better. It makes it harder to use and easier to forget.In many startups, there’s an unsettling ritual: every month brings a redesign, a new feature set, or a completely reinvented flow. It’s like product teams believe that if nothing changes, nothing is improving.But this constant churn isn’t innovation. More often, it’s anxiety disguised as iteration. And far from making your product better, it may be killing it slowly.Featuritis: the silent disease of modern product designOriginally coined by Alan Cooper, the term describes the compulsive addition of new features under the false belief that more equals better. Teams keep launching, tweaking, and adding. The roadmap turns into a crowded highway of ideas, none of which are allowed to mature.This behavior isn’t new. In HCI, it’s known as Featuritis (or creeping featurism), a pattern that leads to bloated systems disguised as progress.Visual example of a featuritis (source)You’re not building a stronger product. You’re building a bloated one.The result? A busy roadmap, stressed teams, and a product that’s harder to maintain, harder to use, and harder to love.There are some good case studies on how very basic functionality can end up broken because of this..The illusion of progress: why more doesn’t mean betterIn fast-paced environments, doing more feels like winning. Shipping fast becomes a badge of honor. But quantity ≠ impact.Great UX isn’t about how much you add. It’s about how little you need to add to make something useful, delightful, and memorable.When adding more features feels like progress, but leads nowhere.Ask yourself:How many features are used daily by your core users?When was the last time you removed something from your product?Do you measure usage, or just output?Too often, teams celebrate shipping without checking if anything actually lands.The hidden cost of unused functionalityEvery new feature comes with a hidden bill:Design timeDevelopment timeQA testingDocumentationSupport overheadMaintenance debtThese features don’t just consume resources; they also add sunk costs to your product, making it harder to remove them later, even if they fail.Low usage, high cost. A silent product tax.Worse, unused features clutter the interface and compete for the user’s attention. They dilute the core value of the product. They make everything feel heavier.Every unused feature is a lost resource. A tax on clarity. A distraction from what matters.The confused user: from intuitive to overwhelmingWhen your product changes every month, your users have to constantly relearn it. That’s not iteration, it’s erosion.Simplicity is what makes people feel confident. Familiarity builds trust. And trust drives retention.When too many features get in the way.If your product feels different every time they open it, don’t be surprised when they stop opening it altogether.So what should you do instead?Consistency isn’t stagnation. It’s a strategy.Here’s what teams with clarity do:Listen before you build ✅ Not all user requests are worth turning into features.Prioritize with data, not opinions ✅Well-formed decisions bring greater impact and fewer mistakes.Iterate with intent ✅Change with purpose, not pressure.Establish a product vision ✅ Without one, everything feels urgent (and nothing truly is).This is the hierarchy great teams follow:Start with the vision, end with the UI.Products like Linear, Notion, or Figma haven’t won because they change constantly. They’ve won because they improve with surgical precision, guided by purpose.Build less. Mean more.In the race to grow, many teams forget this:You’re not just building features. You’re shaping perception.Every decision you make (what you launch, remove, or keep consistent) shapes how users perceive your product.If you build with intention, they’ll trust it.If you change too often, they’ll leave it.So next time someone says “Let’s redesign this,” pause and ask:Is this better, or just newer?Have you ever felt pressure to change your product constantly just to look like you’re making progress?I’d love to hear how you or your team handle this kind of mindset → 💬Don’t change your app every month was originally published in UX Collective on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

Welsh startup Space Forge has raised $30mn to advance its first commercial in-orbit manufacturing satellite, ForgeStar-2. The NATO Innovation Fund led the funding round, the largest Series A financing in UK space tech history. Space Forge’s demonstrator — the ForgeStar-1 — is set to launch from the US on a SpaceX rocket this year. The oven-sized satellite will then harness the conditions of space to produce “supermaterials” that are impossible to make on Earth. Joshua Western, Space Forge’s CEO and co-founder, compared the technology to a sourdough starter — a small but potent base for growing something much bigger. “Our satellites utilise the zero-gravity, ultra-cold, vacuum environment of space to produce tiny crystals of a higher quality than could ever be made otherwise,” Western explained.  View all speakers Once returned to Earth, the crystal “seeds” can be used to grow larger crystals that form the basis of ultra-efficient computer chips, which could power everything from data centres to telecoms networks. Space Forge says these semiconductors could halve the time it takes to charge an EV. The technology could also be used to make new metal alloys or pharmaceutical drugs.   At least, that’s the long-term vision — but Space Forge hasn’t yet made its materials in space, and ForgeStar-1 won’t be coming back to Earth. Instead, the satellite will be intentionally burned up in the atmosphere.   Sensors on board, however, will enable the team to measure whether the crystal-forming process was a success. The first mission aims to validate the startup’s key technologies in preparation for the launch of ForgeStar-2.   Designed to be reusable, ForgeStar-2 will be equipped with a heat shield called Pridwen that will protect its precious payload from the intense heat and pressure of re-entry. That could enable it to make regular trips to space and deliver new seeds back to labs on Earth.    Space Forge predicts its crystal seeds could be worth up to £45mn ($60mn) per kg, which would easily cover the costs of launch. The company also claims that the power-saving gains of its semiconductors in technologies like EVs will offset the carbon emitted when launching the satellite.  Space Forge will use the fresh funding to accelerate the development of ForgeStar-2. As hinted by NATO’s participation in the round, the company’s technology could also have potential applications in security and defence. It may enhance European security by enabling the production of advanced materials for defence systems and reducing reliance on foreign suppliers for critical components. Chris O’Connor, partner at NATO Innovation Fund, said Space Forge would advance Europe’s access to space, supply chain independence, and long-term resiliency.  “We look forward to working with the Space Forge team to leverage their technological breakthroughs in order to secure the future of NATO nations,” he said. Update (11:10AM CET, May 14, 2025): This article previously stated that ForgeStar-1 was Space Forge’s first demonstrator. However, the first was actually ForgeStar-0, which was destroyed following the failed launch of Virgin Orbit from Spaceport Cornwall in 2023.

The day has finally arrived for those hoping to get in on shares of crypto and stock trading firm eToro Group Ltd. The fintech company is holing its initial public offering, with its shares expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Wednesday after a monthslong delay. Here’s what you need to know about eToro’s IPO. What is eToro? eToro is a brokerage company. The fintech firm’s official name is eToro Group Ltd., and it offers a trading platform for people to buy and sell stocks, cryptocurrencies, and other assets. In the financial services space, eToro’s more traditional competitors are the likes of Charles Schwab, Fidelity, and Vanguard. However, because eToro is a digital-first company, it more closely resembles other digital-first trading platforms like Robinhood. But eToro has some differentiating features that set it apart from other trading platforms. The platform is perhaps most well-known for its “CopyTrader” feature, which allows eToro users to follow other traders and mimic their trades. The idea behind this feature is that it could help novice traders invest more successfully by replicating the moves of more seasoned investors. Despite going public now, eToro has actually been around for a while. The company was originally founded in 2007. It is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, and has offices around the globe. eToro has a long history of attempted public offerings Today is the first time that eToro has gone public, but it’s not the first time the company has tried to. As noted by CNBC, the company originally tried to go public via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in 2022. SPACs were all the rage in the early pandemic years, but by 2022, they had started to wane as equity markets took a fall. Then in March of this year, eToro announced its intention to go public again—this time via a traditional initial public offering (IPO). While eToro at the time did not give a date for its IPO, it was assumed that it would happen relatively quickly. But eToro’s IPO announcement at the end of March couldn’t have been more badly timed. It was announced little more than a week before President Donald Trump announced his disastrous Liberation Day tariffs, which sent stock markets around the world tumbling.  In April, eToro chose to delay its IPO. However, in early May, as Trump’s trade war stance had begun to soften, Bloomberg reported that eToro was once again on the cusp of launching its IPO.  And now it’s doing just that. eToro by the numbers On May 5, eToro filed an updated Form F-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This form is little changed from the earlier F-1 the company filed in March. In the F-1, eToro reported the following metrics as of December 31, 2024: A global footprint that spreads across 75 countries. Approximately 3.5 million Funded Accounts. Net Contribution of $787 million (up 41% from $557 million in 2023). Total Commission of $931 million (up 46% from $639 million in 2023). Net income of $192 million (up 1,161% from $15 million in 2023). Adjusted EBITDA of $304 million (up 159% from $187 million in 2023). As noted by CNBC, eToro makes its money by charging fees on associated trading transactions, including buy and sell orders, withdrawals, and currency conversions. When is eToro’s IPO? eToro’s priced its shares on Tuesday. It is expected to begin publicly trading today (Wednesday, May 14, 2025). What is eToro’s stock ticker? eToro’s stock ticker is “ETOR.” What exchange will eToro shares trade on? eToro shares will trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. What is the IPO share price of ETOR? The IPO price of ETOR shares is $52, according to a company press release. This exceeds the high end that eToro originally said it was going to sell its shares for.  In its F-1 filing, the company said it had planned to sell its shares between $46 and $50 apiece. The higher IPO price suggests that eToro believes there is more substantial demand for its shares than originally thought. How many ETOR shares are available in its IPO? In total, eToro’s IPO offered 11,923,018 Class A common shares for sale.  Nearly six million shares were sold directly by eToro, with most sold by existing eToro shareholders. How much did eToro raise in its IPO? Though roughly 11.9 million shares were available under eToro’s IPO, the company will not receive the proceeds for half of them, because existing private shareholders are selling those shares. That leaves 5,961,509 from which eToro profited. Selling those 5.9 million shares for $52 each netted eToro around $310 million. How much is eToro worth? At its $52 IPO price, CNBC says eToro now has a market cap of approximately $4.2 billion.

Baidu's Apollo Go robotaxi service is making its debut in Europe later this year, according to The Wall Street Journal. The Chinese company is reportedly negotiating with Switzerland’s PostAuto, a Swiss Post subsidiary that offers rural bus services throughout the country, to start testing Apollo Go in Switzerland. To be able to test its technology in Switzerland before the year ends, Baidu is setting up a local entity in the coming months.  Back in March, the company announced that it was deploying 100 fully autonomous cars in Dubai, with plans to expand its fleet to 1,000 vehicles in the city by 2028. It's also expanding its trials in Hong Kong and reportedly has plans to test its vehicles in Turkey in the future. Baidu launched Apollo Go in all "first-tier" Chinese cities, including Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai, in 2022. As The Journal notes, Baidu, like its Chinese competitors, is likely looking to expand in Europe instead of the US, because Chinese companies could be subject to more scrutiny in the country.  One of the companies Baidu will be competing with in Europe is Uber, which signed a deal with Chinese self-driving startup Momenta earlier this month. Uber and Momenta are launching robotaxi services in the continent sometime in 2026. When Baidu does start testing its vehicles its Switzerland, they'll most likely have drivers behind the wheel before the company progresses to fully driverless trials. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/transportation/baidu-could-start-testing-its-apollo-go-robotaxi-service-in-europe-this-year-123054998.html?src=rss

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Early RTX 5060 store listings show depressing prices of the upcoming GPU mid-ranger Taras Buria Neowin @TarasBuria · May 14, 2025 07:16 EDT Nvidia is launching its most affordable RTX 50 graphics card on May 19, and the model is already engulfed in controversy. To add insult to injury, early store listings show rather depressing price tags for OC variants from board manufacturers, making the already less-than-appealing graphics card even more repulsive. X user @momomo_us spotted a bunch of RTX 5060 listings on Best Buy with price tags ranging from $339.99 to $409.99. OC Editions (cards with slightly better clocks than the standard models) cost from $80 to $109 more than the MSRP, which is $299. This brings the RTX 5060 with its 8GB of VRAM to the same level as the RTX 5060 Ti with 16GB of video memory. That is quite a premium to pay for one or two hundred extra MHz on the core out of the box. Best Buy has already removed those listings, and chances are that the prices were temporary placeholders (unlikely). Also worth noting is that not all manufacturers are asking that much. PNY, for one, listed its OC RTX 5060 for $299, as Nvidia intended. However, there is no guarantee that the price will remain the same after the launch on May 19. The RTX 5060 was announced to a lukewarm reaction right from the get-go. Most users mocked Nvidia for offering 8GB of memory in 2025, and benchmarks showed that modern gaming on an 8GB GPU is not easy. Later, Nvidia added fuel to the flame by setting the review and driver embargo on the launch day, May 19. It coincides with Computex in Taiwan, which means plenty of reviewers attending the venue will not be able to publish their reviews on the launch day. This led to many believing that Nvidia is pulling it under the rug in hopes that budget-conscious gamers will pull the trigger on the card without independent reviews, which are not expected to be very flattering. For reference, according to Valve, Nvidia's 60-series graphics cards are the most popular GPUs on Steam. Tags Report a problem with article Follow @NeowinFeed

Back in March, we showcased Mesh Match, David Liebard's advanced mesh registration tool for Maya. Since then, the developer has made significant progress, launching a dedicated website, releasing full documentation, and announcing that the Mesh Match for Maya 2023, 2024, and 2025 on both Windows and Linux will be publicly available before the end of this month.In case you missed it, Mesh Match brings mesh registration capabilities to Autodesk Maya, a feature that has never been natively available. It enables precise alignment of meshes that share similar overall structures, even when their topologies differ in vertex count or order. Mesh Match can also retarget deformations and transform matrices between models, whether or not they have identical topologies, while accurately considering local curvature and scale variations.Mesh Match is powered by a high-performance C++ deformer plug-in, with a Qt-based user interface that gives users intuitive access to its features and manages the overall workflow. For those looking to integrate it into custom pipelines, an API is also available to automate tasks.To help users get started, Mesh Match offers in-depth documentation, tutorial videos, example scenes, and access to a dedicated Discord server for community support and discussion. You can also try the beta for free through the Discord.Check out Mesh Match site here and join our 80 Level Talent platform and our new Discord server, follow us on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Telegram, TikTok, and Threads, where we share breakdowns, the latest news, awesome artworks, and more.

Work-Bench, whose portfolio includes unicorns Spring Health and Socure, just raised a $160 million Fund IV to quadruple down on backing companies in New York City. The firm announced the raise in a blog post on Monday, saying the latest fund will support seed-stage founders building enterprise software. Checks will range from $2 million to $4 million, and the team is looking specifically for companies building in AI, cybersecurity, developer tools, and enterprise applications.  Jonathan Lehr, the firm’s co-founder, told TechCrunch that the company hopes to invest in 23-25 companies out of Fund IV. He said that this was the smoothest fundraise yet for his firm, owing to the fact that Work-Bench has stayed “disciplined” since launching in 2013, “which matters more than ever in today’s AI frenzied environment.”

Nobody expected lunar mining to begin with a robot that looks like a cross between a road trencher and a sandbox toy, but that’s what Interlune and Vermeer have built. Designed to dig up moon dust and extract helium-3, this machine isn’t a sketch on a napkin. It’s a functional prototype being tested on Earth right now, aiming to harvest a gas that could change both energy and computing as we know them. Helium-3 is rare on Earth but relatively abundant on the moon. That’s thanks to billions of years of solar wind bombarding the lunar surface, which lacks a magnetic field to deflect particles. Interlune’s machine drills down about three meters into the regolith, the loose soil covering the moon, where concentrations of helium-3 are likely highest. It can process up to 100 metric tons of regolith per hour and extract helium-3 using a chemical separation system engineered for lunar conditions. Designer: Interlune The payoff is steep. Each kilogram of helium-3 is expected to fetch $20 million. That’s partly because it could fuel advanced nuclear fusion reactors without producing radioactive waste. It also plays a key role in cooling quantum computers to ultra-low temperatures, using dilution refrigeration that only works with helium-3. As the quantum industry grows, the demand for this gas will only rise. Interlune has already secured two major clients. One is the U.S. Department of Energy. The other is Maybell Quantum, a company that sees helium-3 as critical to scaling quantum computing infrastructure. Maybell’s CEO has said every quantum system they deploy needs to get extremely cold, and helium-3 is the only way to do that reliably. The company’s plan rolls out in three stages. First comes Crescent Moon, a mission launching later this year to scan the lunar south pole for helium-3-rich regions using hyperspectral imaging. Then Prospect Moon will land a prototype on-site to confirm those deposits and test extraction tech. The final step, Harvest Moon, aims to complete full-scale operations and return the extracted gas to Earth by 2029. Interlune won’t be shipping rocks back home. Only the refined helium-3 will make the trip, which keeps launch costs in check and makes the business model viable. The concept is elegant in its simplicity, grounded in heavy machinery and actual contracts rather than theoretical promise.The post Lunar Harvester plans to tap into the Moon’s Helium-3 Reserves to accelerate Quantum Computing first appeared on Yanko Design.