Tag Archives: Rip

RIP, Microsoft Lens, a simple little app that’s getting replaced by AI

RIP, Microsoft Lens, a simple little app that’s getting replaced by AI

Sometimes it’s nice to have a simple app that does one thing well without a lot of fuss. Microsoft Lens was that type of app: a mobile document scanner that turned paper documents, business cards, receipts, and anything else into easily readable digital files. Now that app is being discontinued, Microsoft says, as it directs its users to its Copilot …

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RIP to the Macintosh HD hard drive icon, 2000–2025

RIP to the Macintosh HD hard drive icon, 2000–2025

That version of the icon persisted through the Apple Silicon-era Big Sur redesign and was still with us in the first public beta build for macOS 26 Tahoe that Apple released last week. The new beta also updates the icons for external drives (orange, with a USB-C connector on top), network shares (blue, with a globe on top), and removable …

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Opponents rip Texas GOP scheme to redraw map at first hearing: “I got screaming mad”

Opponents rip Texas GOP scheme to redraw map at first hearing: “I got screaming mad”

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Speaking to two dozen state lawmakers, a packed hearing room, two overflow rooms and a robust virtual waiting room, Texans condemned the Legislature’s plan to redraw the state’s congressional map at the House redistricting committee’s first public meeting …

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Severe thunderstorm watch: Storms explode, will they rip through Twin Cities? – Bring Me The News

Severe thunderstorm watch: Storms explode, will they rip through Twin Cities?  Bring Me The News FORECAST FIRST ALERT FOR TWIN CITIES FOR +100 DEGREE HEAT INDEX TODAY AND STRONG T-STORMS TONIGHT.  5 EYEWITNESS NEWS Steamy stretch with rounds of strong storms Sunday and Monday  MPR News Severe Storm Risk Overnight, Dangerous Heat Monday  National Weather Service (.gov) Dangerous heat today, severe storms possible later …

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RIP Julian LeFay, The Father Of The Elder Scrolls

RIP Julian LeFay, The Father Of The Elder Scrolls

Julian LeFay, known as the Father of The Elder Scrolls, died yesterday at 59. The developer best known for his early work on Bethesda’s seminal fantasy series was most recently part of OnceLost Games, a studio he co-founded to develop open-world action RPG The Wayward Realms. It was announced last week that LeFay, who had terminal cancer, was stepping down …

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Malcolm-Jamal Warner Drowned in Area Known for Rip Currents – The New York Times

Malcolm-Jamal Warner Drowned in Area Known for Rip Currents  The New York Times Bill Cosby mourns Malcolm-Jamal Warner after sudden death, says they ‘spoke all the time’ after show ended  Fox News Why Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s death has hit the Black community so deeply  CNN Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Who Played Son Theo on The Cosby Show , Dies at 54 After Drowning on Family Trip  People.com …

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