User reactions have been mixed since Apple introduced Liquid Glass, a design language featuring a transparent texture, across its entire product line in the 2025 update cycle. While some say the appearance of iOS 26 has become familiar over time, Mac users are pointing to macOS Tahoe's menu icons as a bigger problem. Nikki Tonsky, known as a software engineer and designer, [in a blog post titled 'It's hard to justify Tahoe icons'] [… ]
Lenovo unveiled cross-device AI Qira at CES 2026. Lenovo announced Lenovo Qira and Motorola Qira at CES 2026, held in Las Vegas, USA, on January 6, 2026. Qira is personalized ambient intelligence designed to provide consistent intelligence across various devices, including PCs, tablets, smartphones, and wearables. It works by understanding context at a system level, tracking user actions, and offering assistance when needed, all without the need to open a separate app. […]
Google announced that it will be implementing a number of Gemini-based features in Gmail, transforming the inbox into a personalized, proactive assistant. Google explained that Gmail currently has 3 billion users. While it has previously offered features like Smart Reply and AI-powered spam blocking, the company believes that with email traffic reaching record levels, the burden of searching and organizing has grown. The key to this update is AI Overview. When you open a long, threaded email, Gmail will now display a conversational […]
OpenAI has unveiled ChatGPT Health, a new service designed to help people securely manage and understand their personal health information. ChatGPT Health connects personal medical records and wellness data with ChatGPT's intelligence to provide a more systematic understanding of health. Health and wellness is already one of ChatGPT's most popular areas. According to OpenAI, over 230 million users worldwide use ChatGPT every week […]
Files, a third-party file explorer app for Windows, has incorporated PowerToys' Peek feature. Starting with Files 4.0.24, users can quickly preview files by selecting an item and pressing the Spacebar without opening a separate app. Distribution began in late December 2025, between Christmas and the New Year. Peek aims to function similarly to Quick Look in macOS Finder. It is designed to display a preview window as an overlay to avoid interrupting the workflow. [… ]
Telegram has announced its first update of 2026. This update highlights the broader adoption of the Liquid Glass interface on iOS and the addition of AI summaries to channel posts and Instant View pages. Telegram emphasized that all features are designed to maximize privacy and protect user data. AI summaries instantly condense long channel posts, allowing users to see key content without having to read the entire post.
MetroCard, the symbol of New York subway and bus payments, has concluded an era spanning over 30 years. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced that starting January 1, 2026, new MetroCards will no longer be available for purchase or top-up. The final sales and top-ups ended on December 31, 2025, and fare payments will completely transition to a One Metro New York (OMNY) based tap system. MetroCard was officially introduced in 1994, replacing tokens. The action of swiping the card's magnetic strip at the correct speed and angle [… ]
X's chatbot, Grok, is facing criticism for sexually distorting photos of women and children. It is pointed out that Grok's image editing features, introduced on X, were being abused on a large scale to produce composite images that appear to depict undressed women. Grok stated via an X post that it had confirmed a loophole in its safeguards and is urgently working to fix it. It also added that images sexually exploiting children are illegal and prohibited. The problem is that in late December last year, image editing [… ] on Grok
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri publicly addressed the key challenges facing the platform as he looks toward a future where AI-generated content becomes part of everyday life. In a recent thread, he stated that it is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish between AI-generated images and actual captured content. Mosseri explained that social media platforms will face pressure to identify and label AI-generated content. Initially, major platforms will be able to respond relatively well [… ]
Instagram has unveiled a new feature that allows users to visually check and manually adjust its recommendation algorithm. Instagram announced that it will first apply "Your Algorithm" to the Reels tab on December 10, 2025. Based on the premise that recommendations should change as interests shift, the company explained that it utilizes artificial intelligence to summarize individual topics of interest and enables users to adjust them. The feature appears when watching Reels, in the upper right corner of the screen, along with two [… ] hearts.
Google is experimenting with a feature to change Gmail addresses. Users will be able to change the beginning of their existing @gmail.com address, retaining their existing email, photos, and other Google service data. However, the change instructions are currently only available on the Hindi support page, suggesting the initial rollout will likely be in India or Hindi-speaking countries. The English page states that Gmail addresses are typically not changeable […]
Naver announced on the 26th that it plans to introduce "Lounge," a new open community service where users can freely communicate on various topics and view the latest trends at a glance. Lounge is scheduled for an official launch on January 28 next year, and Naver is recruiting 500 official supporters, known as "Lounge Mates," to promote the service during its initial phase. Lounge leverages the operational [… ] that Naver has accumulated over more than 20 years of operating various UGC services, such as Knowledge iN, Blogs, and Cafes.
