A New The Next Input: Redesign, New AI Hubs, Member Features and More
The Next Input has received a major update, and this one goes far beyond a fresh coat of paint.
What started as a clean AI news and discovery platform has now been rebuilt into something with a clearer identity, a stronger structure and a more focused reading experience. The goal was simple: make The Next Input feel less like another AI startup template and more like a warm, editorial magazine for people who want to follow the fast-moving world of artificial intelligence without getting lost in noise, hype or endless dashboards.
The old visual language is gone. No more purple gradients, glassmorphism, tiny text, glowing surfaces or decorative blur effects. The new design is built from the ground up around calm typography, generous spacing and a warm cream magazine feel. Headlines now use Fraunces, body text is handled by Inter, metadata gets a clean technical touch with JetBrains Mono, and forest green is used as the only accent colour.
The result is a quieter, more confident interface. Less “look at me”, more “come read this”.
The homepage has also been redesigned with a mosaic layout, using mixed tile sizes instead of a predictable uniform grid. This gives featured stories, updates and sources more room to breathe. The masthead is sticky, clean and functional, with dropdown menus that use subtle brand-coloured dots for each source. Small details, but they help the site feel organised without becoming visually loud.
A big part of this update is the introduction of dedicated AI source hubs.
The Next Input now features nine major AI sources, each with their own page. Every hub includes a company profile, a portrait of key people behind the technology, and tabs for the latest articles and videos. The full lineup now includes OpenAI, Anthropic with Claude, Google with Gemini, Microsoft with Copilot, Apple Intelligence, Suno, Midjourney, DeepSeek and, newly added, xAI with Grok.
This makes it easier to follow one specific company, model or ecosystem without having to scroll through everything at once. If you only want to keep up with OpenAI, Gemini, Claude or Midjourney, you now have a clear place to start.
The site also has several new sections that help turn The Next Input into more than just a feed.
The new timeline page lets you browse all articles by date. The subscriptions page gives an overview of AI product pricing. The ecosystem page maps out the broader AI landscape. The app page highlights AI apps worth knowing. The how-to-ai section focuses on practical guides around images, music, writing and vibe coding. There is also a status page for outages and availability, plus a community page showing the newest members, latest comments and most saved articles.
Another important step is the new member layer.
Visitors can now create an account, verify their email and optionally enable two-factor authentication. Members can save articles, leave comments, manage their profile and update their account settings. Comments appear instantly, and saved articles can be toggled without reloading the page. It is a small interaction, but it makes the site feel much more alive.
Behind the scenes, a lot has changed too.
The Next Input now includes a newsletter system with preference management and digest emails. The admin panel has been expanded with audience insights, sync controls, import health monitoring and a full community management section for members and comments. The site originally supported both Dutch and English, but that has now been cleaned up completely. From this update forward, The Next Input is English-only throughout.
All of this brings the platform closer to what it was meant to become: a compact, focused and practical way to follow AI.
Not just as breaking news. Not just as tool listings. But as a clear signal in a space that moves faster every week.
The Next Input is growing into a place for people who want to understand what is happening in AI, which tools matter, how they can be used and where the next shift might come from.
A new design. New sources. New hubs. New member features. A stronger foundation.
And most importantly: a clearer next input.