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YouTube told The Verge it is not experimenting with hiding the dislike button from regular users, despite earlier screenshots on X showing the button tucked into a three-dot menu. The company clarified that a new UI change moving the dislike button applies only to the view creators see on their own uploaded videos.
Apple shipped macOS Tahoe with icons added to every menu item by default, a design choice that drew criticism. In the upcoming release referred to as Golden Gate, Apple has removed that default, and its updated Human Interface Guidelines now cite Tahoe's all-icon menus as an example of what not to do, according to John Gruber's reporting from June.
Noodles & Company ran a limited-time ramen promotion that brought in more than 156,000 new guests. The struggling fast-casual chain now plans to add ramen to its permanent menu as a result.
In-N-Out has reached roughly $2 billion in annual sales despite sticking to a stripped-down menu, a strategy that runs counter to the industry trend of expanding offerings. The chain has instead leaned on its secret, off-menu items as a key draw for customers.
Costco's chief financial officer confirmed on a late-September earnings call that a fan-favorite food court menu item is returning. The announcement came during the company's quarterly earnings discussion rather than a dedicated food court update.
Nightwatch is a macOS menu-bar application that informs users when the night sky is clear enough for astrophotography and observation. It offers forecasts, target planning, and event alerts, supporting astronomers in scheduling their sessions effectively. The app displays detailed information including constellations, dark sky sites, horizon obstructions, and upcoming celestial events.
A tech guide outlines specific Windows 11 settings menus where users can turn off promotional content, including Start menu app recommendations, lock screen tips, search highlights, and personalized offers found under Settings > Recommendations & offers. It also suggests adjusting notification settings to remove 'Suggested' items and checking Installed Apps for manufacturer bloatware that can be uninstalled.
Apple's support guidance explains how MacBook power states differ: a full shutdown closes all apps, clears RAM and stops power draw, while sleep and restart preserve more system state. Shutting down via the Apple menu includes a one-minute cancellable countdown and an option to reopen previous windows, and holding Option skips that countdown. Holding the Touch ID or power button for several seconds forces an unresponsive system to shut down, though this risks losing unsaved work.
Google Messages is widely rolling out a redesigned long-press menu to users on the stable app, moving action items like Reply, Forward, Copy, Star, Delete and Info into a floating list near the selected message instead of a top toolbar. The update also adds selective text copying, letting users drag selection handles to copy only part of a message rather than the whole thing. The feature had previously been available only to beta testers since August, and reports suggest it now appears on both Pixel and Samsung devices.
Raymond Chen recounts that Windows 7 added a right-click context menu to the classic vertical scroll bar, including a 'Scroll Here' option letting users jump directly to a clicked position instead of dragging the thumb. A lesser-known companion shortcut, holding Shift while clicking the scroll bar, does the same thing. He notes that most modern app frameworks have replaced native Win32 scroll bars with custom ones that only partially preserve these features: Chromium-based apps support Shift+click but not the context menu, WPF supports both, and WinUI supports neither.
McDonald's has begun a limited test showing third-party brand advertisements on digital drive-thru menu boards after customers place their orders, according to Bloomberg. The ads appear during the wait period before customers receive their food, and the pilot is currently confined to company-owned restaurants.
Megi Endeladze, co-owner of Penny's Coffee Shop in Buffalo, New York, used ChatGPT to design a printed menu poster after the barista who usually hand-drew chalkboard signs moved away. She spent about $350 on printing and framing, then posted the result to Instagram, where customers quickly criticized the shop for relying on AI-generated artwork instead of human design.