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Windows 11 tests taskbar icons that scale up and down like on a Mac
Microsoft is testing out resizable taskbar icons in Windows 11 that can shrink as you open more apps or stay at a smaller size for good. The new options are included in the latest Insider Preview Beta. If you’re on the beta, under Taskbar settings > Taskbar b…
Source: The Verge
Reception: Positive
Hyundai’s Ioniq 6 redesign is a little sportier and a bit weirder
Hyundai’s Ioniq 6 electric sedan already had a polarizing “streamliner” design that only owners seem to love. Now the automaker has massaged the front a bit more for a new look for 2026. The latest Ioniq 6 has squintier daytime running lights and headlights t…
Source: The Verge
Reception: Positive
China vows retaliation after Trump's latest tariff threat
Trump said on Truth Social he would impose the new tariffs on China if Beijing did not retract a 34% retaliatory tariff on U.S. goods that it announced in response to Trump's initial salvo last Wednesday.
Source: NPR
Reception: Positive
Palmer Luckey reveals his latest texts with Elon Musk
Palmer Luckey, founder of startup Anduril, said on a podcast he hangs out at Mar-a-Lago and texts Elon Musk regularly — sometimes about pop culture.
Source: Business Insider
Reception: Neutral
iPhone users can now set WhatsApp as their default calling and texting app
You can now choose WhatsApp as your iPhone’s default app for calls and text messages, as noted by WABetaInfo. After updating WhatsApp to version 25.8.74, you’ll see the app appear as an option in your Messaging and Calling default app settings. Apple first an…
Source: The Verge
Reception: Positive
Oura brings the Ring 4 to Costco in the latest expansion to more health-focused users
Next time you're looking at deals, look Oura's way while you're at it.
Source: Android Central
Reception: Neutral
Gemini 2.5 Pro is Google's latest AI model with thinking and multimodality built-in
Gemini 2.5 Pro is here, with native support for thinking and multimodality, plus a context window that'll soon grow to two million tokens.
Source: Android Central
Reception: Neutral
Latest iOS 18.4 Beta Lets You Turn Off Privacy-Compromising Search Feature
iOS 18.4 includes a new Safari feature that puts your searches front and center, showing your recent search history whenever you open up a new Safari tab and tap into the search field. When the feature first came out in the iOS 18.4 beta, there was no op…
Source: MacRumors
Reception: Positive
OpenAI debuts new flagship AI model
OpenAI has introduced GPT-4.1, a successor to the GPT-4o multimodal artificial intelligence model launched by the company last year. During a livestream on Monday, OpenAI said GPT-4.1 is better than its GPT-4o reasoning model “on just about every dimension.” …
Source: The Verge
Reception: Negative
Why are the Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks stuck? An explainer on the latest
Arab mediators are working to reach a new Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal that would secure the release of 12 living hostages out of the 24 still believed to be held alive by Hamas in Gaza.
Source: NPR
Reception: Positive