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Windows 11 Explores Adjustable Taskbar and Resizable Start Menu

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 test will allow you to reposition the taskbar and change the size of the Start menu. The update, which is rolling out to Windows 11 Insiders in the Experimental channel, lets you place the taskbar on the bottom, top, left, or right side of the screen. Microsoft first teased its movable […]

WhatsApp Broadens Release of Liquid Glass Feature for iOS Users

### Liquid Glass Begins More Extensive Rollout on WhatsApp

Following months of limited trials, WhatsApp is broadening the availability of its Liquid Glass redesign to a wider audience. This update comes after an initial launch last October, which brought the Liquid Glass look to a select group of iOS users, primarily impacting the bottom navigation bar of the app and specific aspects of the Chats tab layout.

Since the first testing phase, Meta has been diligently refining the Liquid Glass design across different user interface (UI) components. This encompasses changes to the voice message player, in-chat layout, message reactions, and contextual menus. Recently, some users have started reporting via social media platforms, especially X, that they are now encountering the updated interface on their devices.

The current rollout features the Liquid Glass redesign in the bottom navigation bar, several in-chat components, and the upper navigation bar of the main Chats interface. However, not all UI elements have adopted the new design at this stage. For example, the voice message player and the message reactions menu still display the previous design. Nonetheless, it is expected that Meta will persist in applying the Liquid Glass aesthetic to additional features in the app soon.

User responses to the redesign have varied, with some showing excitement for the fresh appearance while others have reacted less favorably to the change. As the rollout continues, users are encouraged to provide their feedback, particularly regarding the visibility of the Liquid Glass navigation bar on their devices.

In conclusion, the Liquid Glass redesign signifies a notable advancement in WhatsApp’s ongoing objective to refresh its user interface, with further updates anticipated as the company works to enhance the design throughout the app.

ArXiv to Ban Researchers Uploading Poor Quality AI Papers

ArXiv, a popular platform for preprint academic research, is taking a new step to attempt to reduce the volume of papers that include AI slop. If a paper has “incontrovertible evidence that the authors did not check the results of LLM generation,” such as hallucinated references or “meta-comments” left by an LLM, authors will be […]

Save States Finally Coming to the Analogue 3D

Analogue has released a new firmware update for its Analogue 3D console that adds the Memories save state feature. Memories, which was first introduced with its handheld Analogue Pocket, allows you to save at any moment and resume from that exact spot later on, rather than having to reach a specific point in a game […]

OpenAI Continues Executive Restructuring to Dominate AI Agent Competition

OpenAI announced yet another reorganization Friday, consolidating certain areas and making company president Greg Brockman the official lead of all things product. In a memo viewed by The Verge, Brockman wrote that since OpenAI’s product strategy for this year is to go all-in on AI agents, the company is combining its products to “invest in […]