In late 2025, Google started rolling out new icons with a gradient design. Now it seems the new look is coming to the rest of Google’s apps. 9to5Google got its hands on images of the new icons that ditch the uniform circle design that tries to cram in every color of the Google logo. In…
DeepSeek has introduced two new open-weight models in preview: DeepSeek V4, a mixture-of-experts model with 284 billion parameters and 13 billion active parameters, and DeepSeek V4-Pro, a 1.6 trillion parameter model with 49 billion active parameters. Both are available for download on Hugging Face as well as through DeepSeek’s API and web service. V4-Pro was…
X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has officially launched the XChat app, a standalone messaging application designed specifically for iPhone and iPad for the recently announced XChat feature. Released on April 24, 2026, the app aims to provide a dedicated, high-performance environment for private conversations, separating the platform’s direct messaging functionality from…
Multiple sources are reporting that the Trump administration has dismissed the entire National Science Board (NSB). The NSB advises the president and Congress on the National Science Foundation (NSF), which has already been funding research at historically low levels and has seen significant delays in doling out that funding. The NSF has been fundamental in…
Google is planning to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic, the AI company behind the Claude models, according to Bloomberg. The investment will happen in two stages and is contingent on Anthropic reaching specific development milestones. The first part of the deal involves a $10 billion cash commitment, which values Anthropic at $350 billion….
Windows users will no longer be forced to run automatic updates in the middle of a game or a busy day. Microsoft is rolling out some long-awaited changes to Windows Update to users on its Dev and Experimental Windows Insider channels, including the ability to indefinitely delay updates up to 35 days at a time….
Honor has officially launched an updated version of its flagship tablet, the MagicPad 3 Pro 12.3, in China. This new iteration introduces significant hardware changes compared to the 13.3-inch model released in October 2025, prioritizing a superior display and an ultra-slim profile over raw screen real estate. Display and Design Overhaul The most notable upgrade…
A “Re-Newed” Flip 7 will run you $40 extra.
Google says a fix is in the works, but we don’t have a timeline yet.
GPT‑5.5 aims to handle longer and messier prompts more effectively.
