Web Creation
GoDaddy Launches Tools for Agencies and Creators
GoDaddy announced a U.S.-based agency program offering qualified leads, commissions, and premium tools for partners.
Figma Expands into Web Creation
Figma has launched Sites and Make, tools that let users build websites and web apps without code. Sites converts designs into live sites with layout presets and animations. Make turns text prompts into interactive prototypes or apps, which can be edited visually or via chat and published as live previews.
Webflow Launches a Full-Stack App Hosting Product
Webflow Cloud, enables teams to deploy full-stack apps like Next.js and Astro natively alongside their sites. The platform combines visual development with backend hosting, giving developers more flexibility without leaving the Webflow ecosystem.
WordPress.com Launches AI Site Generator
WordPress.com, owned by Automattic, released an AI-powered tool that turns text prompts into fully designed, editable websites. The generator includes 30 free prompt examples, with full access available through a paid hosting plan.
Framer Launches Creator Micro 2 and Product Updates
Framer introduced Creator Micro 2, a physical keyboard for designers with programmable controls. Other updates include new localization APIs, improved code preview, and CMS enhancements.
Commerce & Servicers
Shopify Ends $1M Developer Exemption
Shopify will replace its annual $1M exemption for app developers with a one-time lifetime exemption. Once a developer earns over $1M in total revenue, a 15% revenue share will apply going forward. Shopify says the change will help fund improvements to app tools and integrations.
Perplexity Updates AI Shopping with 1-Click Buy
Perplexity has updated Buy with Pro, its 2024 tool that lets U.S. Pro users buy from Amazon, Best Buy, and Shopify directly in search with free shipping. New features include visual search, product summaries, and AI-powered recommendations.
OpenAI and Shopify Bring eCommerce to ChatGPT
ChatGPT users can now browse, compare, and buy products through natural conversation. The new shopping feature uses Shopify’s seller network and OpenAI’s technology to streamline discovery and conversion, aiming to cut friction in the buyer journey.
Design & Creation
Canva Unveils Visual Suite 2.0 with AI Tools
At Canva Create 2025, Canva unveiled a unified design and productivity platform with new tools including Canva Sheets, Magic Charts, Canva Code for creating no-code interactive components, Canva AI (a conversational assistant), and Magic Studio at Scale for bulk, on-brand content generation.
Figma Adds AI-Powered Drawing and Image Editing
Figma’s new Edit Image tool lets users modify backgrounds, move objects, and adjust visuals using text prompts, with a model picker offering GPT-Image, Gemini Imagen 3, and Titan V2. It also introduced Draw, a freehand tool that converts sketches into clean shapes or illustrations.
AI & Creator Tools
Godaddy Targets Creators with Updated Link in Bio Product
Launched “Show in Bio”, a free link-in-bio tool to sell and promote products on social media, no website needed. It includes product listings, payments, and WhatsApp chat, replacing their simpler version retired in Jan 2025