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This touchscreen mouse is my over-engineering nightmare

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Who’s asking for this? | Image: Turtle Beach Turtle Beach's latest collection of PC peripherals are so focused around touchscreen displays that the company even slapped one on a gaming mouse. The $160 wireless Command Series MC7 features a 2.25-inch touch display bar on the left side of the mouse, which seems to be located in just the right position for users to worry about accidentally hitting it with their thumbs. The display bar is designed to function like a built-in Stream Deck , allowing users to assign customizable commands for macros, apps, and OBS controls. It also brings to mind the infamous MacBook Pro Touch Bar , which was easy to accidentally hit while typing until the feat … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/918919/turtle-beach-mc7-gaming-mouse-touchscreen-command-series
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Google’s new gradient icon design is coming to more apps

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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 general, the looks are softer. Corners are rounder, the gradients gently transition from almost pastel to the more saturated Google primary colors. We've already seen this new design language show in updated versions of the Google G logo , as well as Gemini, Photos, and Maps. According to 9to5, this represents the presence of AI-powered features. The new ico … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/tech/918852/googles-new-gradient-icon-design-is-coming-to-more-apps
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Tomora’s Come Closer is an ecstatic love letter to 90s dance music

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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 made a mental note to check them out the following weekend, because Drain was the priority (especially since the Sonora stage wasn't streaming on weekend two). It was only later that I would find out that Tomora is a collaboration between Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora and Tom Rowlands, one-half of the Chemical Brothers. Suffice it to say, they were incr … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/918826/tomora-come-closer-review-90s-dance-music
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After three months on Linux, I don’t miss Windows at all

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Some relevant reading. 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 multipage document that wasn't scanning right in Linux, and once to print a photo for my kids' school on extremely short notice. There's a reason it's taken me three months to write the next installment in my Linux diary: nothing has gone horribly wrong. It didn't take long for my Linux install to stop feeling new and exciting and start feeling … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/tech/918797/switched-to-linux-dont-miss-windows
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The plan to quietly kill Coyote v. Acme blew up in David Zaslav’s face

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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 into the practice of shelving its own nearly completed projects in order to cash in on subsequent tax write-offs . To help deal with its looming debt and operating costs , the studio killed Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah's live-action Batgirl feature and the Scoob! Holiday Haunt movie from Michael Kurinsky … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/column/918079/david-zaslav-warner-bros-discovery-coyote-v-acme-batgirl-tax-writeoffs
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Trump fires the entire National Science Board

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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 helping develop technology used in MRIs, cellphones, and it even helped get Duolingo get off the ground. In a statement, Zoe Lofgren , the ranking Democrat on the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, said: "This is the latest stupid move made by a president who continues to … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/science/918769/trump-fires-the-entire-national-science-board
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An influx of used EVs could drive down prices

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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 660,000 in 2028, according to Cox Automotive . Most leased vehicles end up entering the used market. This means more than a million used EVs could become available over the next few years, making them far more accessible. The vast majority of cars sold in the US are used - some 76 percent as of 2024, according to Consumer Affairs . A large part of th … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/tech/918765/an-influx-of-used-evs-could-drive-down-prices
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