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In a new joint status report filed with Judge James Donato, Apple said it is still waiting on documents from Jon Prosser and wants to depose Michael Ramacciotti again over inconsistencies in his testimony. Both defendants pushed back, disputing Apple's characterization of their cooperation in the lawsuit Apple filed in July 2025 over leaked iOS 26 features.
A team of physicists successfully created quantum entanglement between a beam of light and a small glass bead, linking the two so that measurements on one correlate with measurements on the other. The achievement extends entanglement, normally demonstrated between subatomic particles like photons, to a macroscopic mechanical object.
WhatsApp has begun integrating its Liquid Glass aesthetic into the app’s video player, featuring a translucent progress bar and refreshed controls. The update is part of a broader rollout of the Liquid Glass design across various app sections, including the iPad and Mac versions, but remains limited to some users. The new interface aims to create a more immersive experience consistent with the overall Liquid Glass theme introduced since iOS 26.
iOS 27.2 beta 3 introduces several design changes to Apple's Books app, including new progress bars to track reading location and a redesigned bottom-right menu using Liquid Glass styling. The bookmark button has moved out of that menu into a standalone icon in the upper-right, while the 'X' button shifted to the upper-left and the 'Back' button moved to a larger position in the lower-left.
Apple released iOS 27.2 beta 3 to developers, a build that rolls out a redesigned Apple Music logo with a bolder typeface and lowercase 'm'. The update also contains unreleased code referencing per-app controls for Messages' suggested actions, plus Liquid Glass design changes and a new progress bar in Apple Books. A companion macOS 27.2 beta 3 includes further hints at touch-interaction support ahead of an expected touchscreen MacBook Pro.
After ending its partnership with Subway due to unprofitable unit economics, Hero Bread pivoted to a direct-to-consumer model and expanded its retail footprint. The company, founded in 2019, now reports $54 million in yearly revenue and has increased its retail locations from 4,000 to 10,000 stores, including Target. CEO YuChiang Cheng, who took over in November 2023, has led the company through a significant growth phase, securing over $68.5 million in total funding.
A McKinsey partner publicly questioned on LinkedIn whether the 'glass cliff' phenomenon—where women are more likely to be appointed CEO during a company crisis—actually exists. The exchange occurred under a post by author Julia Carreon, who was promoting her new book addressing this and related issues facing female leaders.
Apple has released version 7.0 of its Apple Music beta for Android, introducing a new floating, translucent navigation bar and redesigned artist pages with large artwork. The update also moves artist bios behind a single tap on an 'i' icon next to the play button, rather than requiring users to scroll to the bottom of the page. The changes were first spotted by user Sumanta Das on X and confirmed by Android Authority through the beta program.
Apple has released a 7.0 beta of Apple Music for Android that introduces a Liquid Glass-inspired redesign, including a floating translucent bottom bar and mini-player, revamped top bars, artist pages with cover-matched backgrounds, a reorganized Settings page, and edge-to-edge status and navigation bars. The update also aligns Apple Music's Android version numbering with iOS 27, continuing a scheme started in the prior release.
Tom's Hardware reviewed iBuyPower's Slate gaming desktop, priced at $1,999, which pairs an Nvidia RTX 5070 GPU with an AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D CPU, a 360mm liquid cooler, and a tempered-glass RGB chassis. The unit also ships with included gaming peripherals rather than the bare-bones extras typical of the price tier.
Apple's iOS 27 update adds new sharing controls to the Find My app, letting users set custom time limits for location sharing or hide their location from individual contacts without triggering a notification. The app also gets a Liquid Glass redesign with a new tab bar, more detailed location info on the main screen, and updated icons, plus changes for cellular Apple Watch users sharing location.
Intel has published a patent, filed in 2022, for integrating MicroLEDs directly into a CPU package using a glass substrate with through-glass vias connected to the die for power and signal routing. The filing describes multi-colored LEDs that could light up wording on the processor, either as an aesthetic feature or to indicate specific operations the chip is performing.