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Google rolls back Pixel’s controversial At a Glance change in Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-20 05:22:18

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google has restored colorful weather icons to Pixel’s At a Glance widget in Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3. The earlier all-white icon design faced criticism for reducing readability. The update also includes larger weather text and various other Pixel improvements. Google is walking back a recent design change in the Pixel Launcher’s At a Glance widget. With the Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3 update, colorful weather icons are returning after the company briefly switche

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Samsung’s eye-catching Theme Park update teaches Apple how to do a glass UI right

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-21 09:24:04

Joe Hindy / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has rolled out a new update for the Theme Park Good Lock module. The update tweaks the UI, adds a new “Effects” menu, and fixes minor bugs. The Effects menu offers five options to customize the look of your icons. If you’re a fan of customization, the Theme Park module in Good Lock can help get your Galaxy phone looking just the way you want it. From changing the colors of keycaps to adjusting the shape of icons, there is no shortage of ways to giv

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Taiwan Semi is speeding up U.S. chip production due to demand, CEO says

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2025-07-21 14:57:13

Signage for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) at it's fabrication plant in Phoenix, Arizona, US, on Monday, March 3, 2025. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company CEO C.C. Wei on Thursday said the company is seeing "strong interest" from its leading U.S. customers and is working to speed up its volume production schedule by several quarters. TSMC is the world's largest contract chip manufacturer, and the company has pledged to invest a total of $165 billion in advanced semic

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US probes imports on drones and a raw material used in chips and solar panels

engadget.com Unknown 2025-07-26 14:15:46

The Department of Commerce has opened national security investigations into imports of drones and polysilicon , a raw material used in chips and solar panels. Among other things, officials are looking into "predatory trade practices" and the capacity of other countries to "weaponize their control over supplies" of drones, drone parts and polysilicon, as well as derivatives of each. The DoC commenced the investigations on July 1, but has only just disclosed them publicly. The probes could lead t

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Google’s At a Glance weather icons are getting a controversial minimalist makeover

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-08 22:27:33

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Android 16 QPR1 beta users are noticing a change to the weather at a glance icon. The icon now appears flat and colorless. This change is happening in QPR1 beta only, not stable Android 16. If you’re an Android 16 QPR1 beta user and noticed that At a Glance looks a little different lately, you’re not alone. Google has rolled out an update to the weather icons that appears to have users divided. At a Glance, which appears at the top of the Pixel Launcher,

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macOS Icon History

news.ycombinator.com Https 2025-08-09 05:25:41

With macOS 26, Apple has announced a dramatically new look to their UI: Liquid Glass. Solid material icon elements give way to softer, shinier, glassier icons. The rounded rectangle became slightly more rounded, and Apple eliminated the ability for icon elements to extend beyond the icon rectangle (as seen in the current icons for GarageBand, Photo Booth, Dictionary, etc.). With this release being one of the most dramatic visual overhauls of macOS's design, I wanted to begin a collection chroni

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New Gemini icon comes to Android and iPhone

9to5mac.com Abner Li 2025-08-10 18:08:25

Updates this week to the Gemini app on Android and iPhone introduce a new app icon that adopts the four Google colors. The new four-color logo takes after every other Google icon. It’s still predominantly blue at the right, while the other points are red, yellow, and green. There’s also a nice gradient at center-left like the current ‘G’ icon. The four points are rounded and not as sharp as before for a friendlier look. At small sizes, like on your homescreen, it means the icon doesn’t fade ou

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More assorted notes on Liquid Glass

news.ycombinator.com Riccardo Mori 2025-08-15 17:18:22

Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been trying to make sense of Apple’s latest user-interface redesign — Apple calls it Liquid Glass — that will affect all their platforms in the next iteration of their respective OS versions. But it’s hard to make sense of it when, after checking Apple’s own guidance, I’m mostly left with the feeling that at Apple they’re making things up as they go. If you’ve been following me on Mastodon, you’ll be already familiar with a lot of what follows. I just wanted

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Chipmakers get larger tax credits in Trump’s latest ‘big beautiful bill’

cnbc.com Dylan Butts 2025-08-16 11:23:07

The latest version of U.S. President Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill" could make it cheaper for semiconductor manufacturers to build plants in the U.S. as Washington continues its efforts to strengthen its domestic chip supply chain. Under the bill, passed by the Senate Tuesday, tax credits for those semiconductor firms would rise to 35% from 25%. That's more than the 30% increase that had made it into a draft version of the bill. Companies eligible for the credits could include chipmakers

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You Can Finally Use This Very Basic Threads Feature

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-17 13:00:05

Better late than never? Threads, Meta's answer to X (formerly Twitter) and Bluesky, was launched almost two years ago in July 2023, and saw immediate rapid signups after piggybacking off Instagram's user base. Despite being around for that long, it's just now giving us the ability to direct message other users. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg teased the new feature earlier this month as it was rolling out in beta. "We're starting to test DMs on Threads. If you get access to this -- slide through!" Zuc

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ZeroRISC Gets $10M Funding, Says Open-Source Silicon Security Inevitable

news.ycombinator.com Nitin Dahad 2025-08-20 22:48:00

//php echo do_shortcode('[responsivevoice_button voice="US English Male" buttontext="Listen to Post"]') ?> There is often skepticism around the concept of open-source silicon, especially when it comes to security, according to Dominic Rizzo, CEO and founder of ZeroRISC. We had a chance to catch up with Rizzo last week as the company announced its latest funding round of $10 million, led by Fontinalis Partners (whose other portfolio companies tackle embedded automotive security, AI transformer

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Apple @ Work: LambdaTest puts Apple Silicon to work for GenAI testing with MacStadium

9to5mac.com Bradley C 2025-08-20 16:00:00

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I talked to 5 AIs about my cat, Mr. Giggles - and it says a lot about the state of chatbots

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-08-20 15:00:19

Cheglakov Eugene/Getty Many popular AIs offer a voice mode that enables you to carry on live conversations with a chatbot. Often, chatting by voice is more convenient, more natural, and more fun than trying to converse through text prompts. Plus, you can typically review a transcript of the conversation after you're done, so you still have access to the actual text. But which AIs are the best conversationalists? I tried chatting by voice with ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, Meta AI,

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I chatted with five AI bots - these made the best conversations

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-08-23 04:00:13

Lance Whitney/ZDNET Many popular AIs offer a voice mode that enables you to carry on live conversations with a chatbot. Often, chatting by voice is more convenient, more natural, and more fun than trying to converse through text prompts. Plus, you can typically review a transcript of the conversation after you're done, so you still have access to the actual text. But which AIs are the best conversationalists? I tried chatting by voice with ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, Meta AI, an

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Circle resumes its post-IPO rally after pullback, stablecoin issuer boosts Coinbase

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2025-08-24 06:58:18

In this article BTC.CM= Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jeremy Allaire, CEO and co-founder of Circle Internet Group, the issuer of one of the world's biggest stablecoins, and Circle Internet Group co-founder Sean Neville react as they ring the opening bell, on the day of the company's IPO, in New York City, U.S., June 5, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stablecoin issuer Circle resumed its rally on Thursday after a brief pullback this week. Shares were last higher by 12%, after

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MIT researchers bond gallium nitride transistors to silicon for faster next-gen wireless devices

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-08-26 18:15:00

What just happened? A team of researchers at MIT, in collaboration with Georgia Tech and the Air Force Research Laboratory, has developed a new method for integrating gallium nitride (GaN) transistors onto standard silicon chips. As the demand for faster and more efficient electronics continues to grow, this innovation represents a significant step toward bridging the gap between cutting-edge materials and mainstream technology. Gallium nitride, a semiconductor renowned for its efficiency and h

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MIT researchers bond gallium nitride transistors to silicon chips for faster next-gen devices

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-08-27 19:15:00

What just happened? A team of researchers at MIT, in collaboration with Georgia Tech and the Air Force Research Laboratory, has developed a new method for integrating gallium nitride (GaN) transistors onto standard silicon chips. As the demand for faster and more efficient electronics continues to grow, this innovation represents a significant step toward bridging the gap between cutting-edge materials and mainstream technology. Gallium nitride, a semiconductor renowned for its efficiency and h

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Chip stocks fall on report U.S. could terminate waivers for Taiwan Semi and others

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-09-02 06:26:22

A motorcycle is seen near a building of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which is a Taiwanese multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company, in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on April 16, 2025. Semiconductor stocks declined Friday following a report that the U.S. is weighing measures that would terminate waivers allowing some chipmakers to send American technology to China. Commerce Department official Jeffrey Kessler told Samsung Electronics , SK Hynix and Taiw

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Transparent specs at last: Why the new smartphone energy labels are a big deal

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-02 18:08:40

Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR The European Union has introduced mandatory energy efficiency labels for all smartphones and tablets sold within its region starting today, June 20, 2025. These labels provide detailed information on energy use, battery longevity, drop resistance, IP rating for dust and water resistance, and repairability scores. Complementing this rollout are ecodesign requirements mandating durable batteries, extended software support, readily available spare parts,

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I don’t buy Samsung’s excuse for not using a silicon-carbon battery in the S25 Edge

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-05 02:00:19

Ryan Haines / Android Authority Samsung just launched the Galaxy S25 Edge, and it’s probably the most polarizing Galaxy phone in years. The new phone brings an impressively thin and light design along with a 6.7-inch display. It also has the S25 Ultra’s 200MP main camera. Unfortunately, this thin and light phone comes with several compromises, such as no telephoto camera and 25W wired charging power. However, the 3,900mAh battery is the Galaxy S25 Edge’s biggest cutback. Samsung could have use

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Apple exploring generative AI to boost chip development, says hardware chief

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-05 06:27:36

Johny Srouji, Apple’s top chip executive revealed recently in a private event that the company is exploring the use of generative AI to help speed up the design process for its custom silicon. Here’s what he said, as reported by Reuters. ‘More design done in less time’ In a recent speech at an event hosted by the Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (imec) in Belgium, where he received an award, Apple SVP of Hardware Technologies said the company sees “high potential” in using AI as part of

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The hamburger-menu icon today: Is it recognizable?

news.ycombinator.com Kate Kaplan 2025-09-08 22:01:16

Summary: Hamburger menus are a more familiar pattern today than 10 years ago, but the same old best practices for hidden navigation still apply. Few icons in digital design have sparked as much debate over the last decade as the hamburger. The hamburger menu — which earned its nickname because of its abstract, stacked, hamburger-like appearance — was originally embraced as a clever way to save space on small screens by hiding the main navigation behind a single button. While this approach declu

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The Hamburger-Menu Icon Today: Is It Recognizable?

news.ycombinator.com Kate Kaplan 2025-09-09 18:01:16

Summary: Hamburger menus are a more familiar pattern today than 10 years ago, but the same old best practices for hidden navigation still apply. Few icons in digital design have sparked as much debate over the last decade as the hamburger. The hamburger menu — which earned its nickname because of its abstract, stacked, hamburger-like appearance — was originally embraced as a clever way to save space on small screens by hiding the main navigation behind a single button. While this approach declu

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Play Store search tab pops with color in latest Material 3 Expressive refresh

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-12 18:31:08

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR The Play Store is getting a taste of Google’s Material 3 Expressive design language with colorful new icons in the search tab. The new icons make search shortcuts more vibrant and easier to tell apart at a glance. The update was spotted on version 46.5.19 of the Play Store app and seems to be a server-side change. Google is rolling out a colorful and visually appealing update to the Play Store’s search tab. The tab now features colorful new icons ins

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Iconic icons to showcase your skills

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-09 23:15:07

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How to Bring Back Oddly Shaped App Icons in macOS 26 Tahoe

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-08 20:11:58

How To Bring Back Oddly Shaped App Icons in macOS 26 Tahoe June 11, 2025 macOS 26 Tahoe replaces the oddly shaped app icons that once brought joy and personality to the Dock with the familiar squircle icons from iOS. Here's what that looks like. The lovely Things icon now sits awkwardly on a glass background 😢 I strongly dislike this change. Part of the Mac’s soul was in its expressive, varied app icons, a case of character over conformity. Fortunately, there's a way to bring back the perso

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Steam adds Apple Silicon support and new accessibility filters

techspot.com Daniel Sims 2025-09-12 08:21:00

In brief: In recent years, accessibility features designed to assist gamers with disabilities have become increasingly common, and Steam has now taken a significant step toward supporting them. Valve has also introduced an update that allows Mac users to run the client natively on Apple Silicon devices. This comes as the number of Steam games supporting Apple's homegrown Arm processors continues to grow steadily. Users browsing Steam can now filter games in the store based on numerous accessibi

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Iconiq VCs spent two years courting Chime and the firm isn’t selling its stake

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2025-09-14 10:00:00

The VC tech world was abuzz on Thursday when neobank Chime successfully became a public company. Chime raised $864 million on a its $27 share price, which popped big, opening at $43. This wasn’t the biggest IPO of the year. CoreWeave, for instance, raised $1.5 billion in March, and its first-day market cap hit around $14 billion, too. (Its share price and valuation has soared since then). However, Chime’s cap table includes an absolute who’s who of Silicon Valley investors, many of whom are pu

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Startup aims to shrink particle accelerators to transform semiconductor manufacturing

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-09-16 19:03:00

Something to look forward to: In a modest laboratory tucked beneath the offices of Y Combinator in San Francisco, a young startup is working to upend one of the most entrenched technologies in chip manufacturing. Inversion Semiconductor, founded in 2024 by Rohan Karthik and Daniel Vega, is betting that shrinking particle accelerators down to tabletop size could unlock a new era of faster, more powerful semiconductor production. Today, the world's most advanced chips are made with extreme ultrav

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iOS 26 adds light mode icon tinting and several new ways to customize the icons on your iPhone home screen

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-09-15 03:36:30

The iPhone home screen gets a brand new look with iOS 26, thanks to a visual overhaul featuring a brand new set of icons for all of Apple’s apps, as well as glass and reflection effects throughout. There are also more ways than ever for you to customize your icons, with new tinting options and styles. Here’s everything new. On earlier versions of iOS, you could choose from Default, Dark, Automatic or Tinted icon customization styles. Tinted mode would render your icon with a highlight gradient

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Latest Tech News

Google rolls back Pixel’s controversial At a Glance change in Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3

Samsung’s eye-catching Theme Park update teaches Apple how to do a glass UI right

Taiwan Semi is speeding up U.S. chip production due to demand, CEO says

US probes imports on drones and a raw material used in chips and solar panels

Google’s At a Glance weather icons are getting a controversial minimalist makeover

macOS Icon History

New Gemini icon comes to Android and iPhone

More assorted notes on Liquid Glass

Chipmakers get larger tax credits in Trump’s latest ‘big beautiful bill’

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ZeroRISC Gets $10M Funding, Says Open-Source Silicon Security Inevitable

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I talked to 5 AIs about my cat, Mr. Giggles - and it says a lot about the state of chatbots

I chatted with five AI bots - these made the best conversations

Circle resumes its post-IPO rally after pullback, stablecoin issuer boosts Coinbase

MIT researchers bond gallium nitride transistors to silicon for faster next-gen wireless devices

MIT researchers bond gallium nitride transistors to silicon chips for faster next-gen devices

Chip stocks fall on report U.S. could terminate waivers for Taiwan Semi and others

Transparent specs at last: Why the new smartphone energy labels are a big deal

I don’t buy Samsung’s excuse for not using a silicon-carbon battery in the S25 Edge

Apple exploring generative AI to boost chip development, says hardware chief

The hamburger-menu icon today: Is it recognizable?

The Hamburger-Menu Icon Today: Is It Recognizable?

Play Store search tab pops with color in latest Material 3 Expressive refresh

Iconic icons to showcase your skills

How to Bring Back Oddly Shaped App Icons in macOS 26 Tahoe

Steam adds Apple Silicon support and new accessibility filters

Iconiq VCs spent two years courting Chime and the firm isn’t selling its stake

Startup aims to shrink particle accelerators to transform semiconductor manufacturing

iOS 26 adds light mode icon tinting and several new ways to customize the icons on your iPhone home screen

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