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- Google’s new gradient icon design is coming to more appsby Terrence O’Brien (The Verge) on 26 April 2026 at 18:34
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
- Prime Video drops full trailer for Spider-Noirby Jennifer Ouellette (Ars Technica - All content) on 26 April 2026 at 17:20
It's "a detective story, but the detective happens to also have spider powers.”—EP Chris Miller
- Trump turns the WHCD shooting into a pitch for the White House ballroomby Tina Nguyen (The Verge) on 26 April 2026 at 16:18
Within hours of an armed gunman's attempt to enter the White House Correspondents Dinner, attended by top administration officials and hundreds of journalists, President Donald Trump did what he does best: use the assassination attempt to defend his ballroom project. During a White House press conference just hours after he and several cabinet members were
- Tomora’s Come Closer is an ecstatic love letter to 90s dance musicby Terrence O’Brien (The Verge) on 26 April 2026 at 16:00
Before Coachella, Tomora wasn't on my radar at all. It's actually only by chance that I stumbled upon them - I opened the wrong stream because my TV was lagging like a MFer. I paused for a few moments, entranced by the two ethereal Nordic women banging on giant drums to a techno beat. I
- Skylight’s 15-inch smart calendar is down to its lowest price to dateby Sheena Vasani (The Verge) on 26 April 2026 at 14:05
When you’re juggling more than just your own calendar, staying organized can be overwhelming. Fortunately, the Skylight Calendar 2 can help simplify things by syncing multiple calendars in a single spot, and now through May 7th, it’s available directly from Skylight for $259.99 ($40 off), its best price to date. Skylight’s 15-inch smart calendar improves
- After three months on Linux, I don’t miss Windows at allby Nathan Edwards (The Verge) on 26 April 2026 at 13:00
In January I finally made good on my threat/promise to install Linux on my desktop. I wanted to see how far I could get using a Linux PC as my main computer without doing a bunch of research beforehand or troubleshooting afterwards. Since then I have booted into Windows exactly twice: once to scan a
- The plan to quietly kill Coyote v. Acme blew up in David Zaslav’s faceby Charles Pulliam-Moore (The Verge) on 26 April 2026 at 12:00
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on Hollywood trends and streaming culture, follow Charles Pulliam-Moore. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes on Sundays at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started Under David Zaslav's leadership, WBD got very
- New robotic control software avoids jamming their jointsby Jacek Krywko (Ars Technica - All content) on 26 April 2026 at 11:09
Software lets robots learn from each other even if they have different hardware.
- Trump fires the entire National Science Boardby Terrence O’Brien (The Verge) on 25 April 2026 at 19:20
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
- An influx of used EVs could drive down pricesby Terrence O’Brien (The Verge) on 25 April 2026 at 18:25
Part of what has held back electric cars has been the cost. But an influx of used vehicles over the next three years could bring prices down dramatically. In 2025, just 123,000 leases on EVs expired. That is expected to more than double to 300,000 in 2026, and double again to 600,000 in 2027 and











