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Google Pixel prepares new icon theming options using AI

Google Pixel prepares new icon theming options using AI

Through evidence spotted in the latest Android Canary release, it looks like Google is preparing a new Pixel feature that would let users theme their homescreen icons using AI as well as their own custom styles. As it stands today, Google Pixel owners have a few choices for customizing the icons on their homescreen. You can use Google’s “Themed Icons” …

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U.S. military X-37B spaceplane prepares for eighth mission 

U.S. military X-37B spaceplane prepares for eighth mission 

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force announced a launch window for the next mission of the X-37B reusable spaceplane. The eighth flight of the Boeing-built plane, officially designated Orbital Test Vehicle-8 (OTV-8), is scheduled to lift off no earlier than August 21 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. To continue reading this article: Register now …

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Microsoft prepares Copilot for GPT-5 with a new Smart mode

Microsoft prepares Copilot for GPT-5 with a new Smart mode

Recent developments around GPT-5 suggest that Microsoft is laying the groundwork for its launch, which is now anticipated in early August. Code changes in Microsoft Copilot point to a new “Smart” mode, joining the existing options like Quick Response, Think Deeper, and Deep Research. This new mode carries a label referencing GPT-5, with a description indicating it leverages GPT-5’s ability …

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OpenAI prepares to launch GPT-5 in August

OpenAI prepares to launch GPT-5 in August

Earlier this year, I heard that Microsoft engineers were preparing server capacity for OpenAI’s next-generation GPT-5 model, arriving as soon as late May. After some additional testing and delays, sources familiar with OpenAI’s plans tell me that GPT-5 is now expected to launch as early as next month. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently revealed on X that “we are releasing …

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Thune prepares senators to work first August weekend – Axios

Thune prepares senators to work first August weekend  Axios Senate GOP faces tough call over Trump’s demand to cancel recess  The Hill ‘All the options’: GOP eyes cutting August recess to move dozens of Trump nominees stalled by Dems  Fox News Trump to Hill Republicans: I Will Make Your Summer Hell  The Bulwark Lawmakers typically get a month off for ‘August recess.’ Trump wants …

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The FBI prepares to leave Washington DC headquarters – but may end up back where it started

The FBI prepares to leave Washington DC headquarters – but may end up back where it started

Facebook Tweet Email Link Few people hated the looks of the Washington headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation more than the man it was named after. J. Edgar Hoover “thought the architecture of that particular building was the greatest monstrosity ever constructed in the history of Washington,” then-Sen. Ernest Hollings said on the day the longtime director of the …

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Live updates: House prepares to advance cuts on public broadcasting and foreign aid

Live updates: House prepares to advance cuts on public broadcasting and foreign aid

The House is expected to approve President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion in already appropriated funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid Thursday evening. The White House had described the rescissions package as a test case and said that if Congress went along, more would come. The House’s approval would mark the first time in decades …

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Senate GOP prepares to move first funding package – Politico

Senate GOP prepares to move first funding package  Politico Senate Republicans salvage FBI funding bill after bypassing Trump rebuke  Politico GOP senators appear to have deal to allow FBI to stay in DC  The Hill FBI Headquarters Fight Holds Up FY 26 Funding Bill  FEDmanager Fight over new FBI headquarters site stalls government funding bill  NBC News Source link

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Google prepares ‘At a Glance’ update for Pixel with sports scores

Google prepares ‘At a Glance’ update for Pixel with sports scores

Google appears to be working on a new and fairly major update to its “At a Glance” feature on Pixel which will deliver new cards for sports scores, birthday reminders, and potentially even more. Hidden behind the scenes of the first Android Canary release, new At a Glance changes are in the works in one of the biggest updates we’ve …

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