After testing earlier this year, Google is now widely rolling out a Material 3 redesign of Gmail on iPhone and iPad.  While the design language is widely available in Google’s Android and web apps, iOS adoption has been much slower.  In Gmail, it starts with a pill-shaped search bar replacing the rounded rectangle. The bottom bar, if you have the integrated Google Chat and/or Meet experience enabled, identifies your current tab with another pill instead of highlighting the icon. Old vs. new The “Compose” button is now a rounded rectangle. Blue is used as the accent color throughout the application, with red being mostly retired.  Gmail’s navigation drawer with your folders and labels is unchanged. In the message view, one tweak sees the three-dot overflow icon go horizontal. This “refreshed look and feel” is meant to match the Android and web experience. We’re seeing this Material 3 redesign rolled out with version 6.0.250413 of Gmail for iPhone and iPad. Overall, it is a pretty straightforward modernization. On iOS, Material 3 is available in Google Chat, Home, Maps, Meet, Photos, and Search. Meanwhile, Google Calendar, which is an app using the previous design language, for iOS is getting the ability to “create and modify birthday events.” Once available, creating a new event reveals “Birthday” as an option alongside “Event” and “Task.” This is not yet widely rolled out.  More on Gmail: Add 9to5Google to your Google News feed.  FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.You’re reading 9to5Google — experts who break news about Google and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Google on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Don’t know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel

Can a Hail Mary to stave off climate change by dimming the Sun work? Scientists in the UK are poised to find out. The Telegraph reports that the British government is expected to greenlight a bevy of solar geoengineering experiments in the coming weeks, which will explore techniques ranging from injecting aerosols into the atmosphere to brightening clouds to reflect sunlight.The experiments will be funded to the tune of roughly $66.5 million by the Advanced Research and Invention Agency, making the UK one of the biggest funders of solar geoengineering research in the world, according to the Guardian. This stands in contrast to the US, where a number of high-profile solar geoengineering experiments have been shut down while some states consider banning future attempts. Such dramatic measures to respond to climate change remain extremely controversial in the scientific community — for good reason — but as we race towards critical warming tipping points past which the effects of climate change are believed to be irreversible, some argue that we should be exploring all our options. "The uncomfortable truth is that our current warming trajectory makes a number of such tipping points distinctly possible over the next century," Mark Symes, programmer director for ARIA told the Guardian. "This has driven increased interest in approaches that might actively cool the world in a short time frame in order to avoid those tipping points. Having spoken to hundreds of researchers, we reached the conclusion that a critical missing part of our understanding was real world, physical data."The leading proposed method for reducing our planet's dose of solar radiation is through stratospheric aerosol injection, which involves releasing massive amounts of small particles — the most popular candidate being sulfur dioxide — into the atmosphere, where they would reflect some sunlight back into space.Another known as marine cloud brightening proposes we enhance nature's greatest source of shade, clouds, by spraying them with sea salt aerosols that promote water droplet formation to make them denser and bounce back more sunlight. The flip side of that is a more fringe technique called cirrus cloud thinning, which suggests thinning the high-altitude clouds because they trap more sunlight than they reflect.As easy as it is to imagine any of these going catastrophically wrong — not to mention their potential to distract from the fact that we must dramatically curb greenhouse gas emissions — there is some real-world evidence suggesting that these measures could work, according to Jim Haywood, a professor of atmospheric science at the University of Exeter. Scientists have observed how the gigantic clouds of sulfur released by volcanic eruptions have led to global temperature drops — evidence in favor of aerosol injection — and similarly how the ashy plumes brightened clouds while also increasing their size — ditto cloud brightening. Additional research has shown that a sharp dropoff in shipping fumes due to international regulations ironically caused a spike in global temperatures. But how scientists interpret that result is a glass half-empty half-full situation. On the one hand, it suggests that deliberately releasing aerosols could help measurably cool our planet. On the other, critics argue that it's a foreboding example of how solar geoengineering could go wrong by leading to a "termination shock," in which the planet rapidly heats up again the moment we stop releasing aerosols."At the moment, all of these ideas need to remain on the table, because otherwise climate change in the coming decades could be extremely damaging," Haywood told the Guardian. "Recent global temperatures have been a real wake-up call."More on climate change: Scientists Activate Facility to Suck Carbon Directly Out of the OceanShare This Article

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What we've been playing - engine musings, staying the course, and a tinge of sadness A few of the things that have us hooked this week. Image credit: Eurogamer/Bethesda Game Studios Feature by Tom Orry Editorial Director, Gamer Network Additional contributions by Tom Phillips, and Victoria Kennedy Published on April 26, 2025 26th April Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we've been playing. This week, Tom P has been loving his time in Cyrodiil, Victoria has been playing with dragons, and Tom O has been mostly just wandering about. Content warning: The Split Fiction section below talks about losing a beloved pet and the feelings of sadness and grief that go along with it. What have you been playing? Catch up with the older editions of this column in our What We've Been Playing archive. The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, Xbox Series X To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Watch on YouTube Bethesda has been a little vague over exactly how its creaky old engine has been plugged into (or wallpapered over by) the new Unreal Engine 5-powered remake of Oblivion, but from the moment of that first cinematic pan around Emperor Patrick Stewart's castle I was thinking: thank goodness it has. Of course, this is an older and (despite its lovely new lick of paint) simpler game than something like Starfield or Fallout 4. But, returning to Cyrodiil and creeping through its sewers blasting lovely 4K rats, things also just seem to work. Reaching daylight on the ray-traced shores outside the prison, seeing a mudcrab and it not be flying backwards in mid-air... it got me wondering. Alongside filling a handy gap in Bethesda's release schedule as we all wait another five years for a proper new Elder Scrolls, is this version of Oblivion something of a test? To see if things work smoother in Unreal Engine, and act as a template for further projects in future - be that more ports, or all-new games. As I explore The Gold Coast, and as the game seems to be landing successfully with old and new fans alike, I wonder if we might have seen the end of that old engine for good. -Tom P Avowed, Xbox Series X Image credit: Digital Foundry I really wanted to jump into the Oblivion Remaster, but I know that if I leave Avowed for a considerable amount of time I won't go back to it. I'll lose track of what's going on and inevitably lose interest. So, no Oblivion for me, not yet anyway. I'm currently wandering around a farm operated by reanimated corpses, which isn't something I expected to be doing, and also smashing up a lot of mushroom men. As I think I've said many times in this regular column already, I just love exploring the world. Give me a small opening in a cave that leads to a vast underground cavern, and I'm happy. Put some strange goings on in there, perhaps some kind of arcane magic, and boom, my evening is tip top. -Tom O Split Fiction, Xbox Series X Image credit: Hazelight I, like many, have been playing Split Fiction. I won't talk at length about how brilliant it is, you know all that already. The co-op shenanigans are of course great, and I have had a lot of fun making my way through the game's sci-fi and fantasy worlds, trolling my co-player at every available opportunity. That's all I really have to say about that. What I will talk about further, though, is one particular chapter which I found surprisingly affecting. It was the chapter where Mio and Zoe are joined by two dragons. These dragons start off as eggs, and as things progress they eventually evolve to become fully grown and very competent beasts (I am using the word beast affectionately, here). At the end of April, I had to put down my dog The Captain, after he was diagnosed with cancer. He had been off his food for a few days, and I took him to the vet just thinking perhaps he had a stomach bug that needed some antibiotics to help clear it up. However, the vet found a tumour, and one that was too big to remove safely. I was heartbroken, and still am. But, what has all this got to do with Split Fiction and its dragon chapter? Well essentially, I became more emotionally attached to my dragon companion than I expected, because I kept thinking of it as The Captain. The Captain was by my side when I went through some of the hardest times of my life, and he was a constant source of reassurance and love during our 13 years together. And if I was ever being attacked by a whopping great big and very fierce dragon enemy like Mio and Zoe in Split Fiction, I know he would have absolutely had my back. When I said goodbye to my dragon at the end of that chapter, a dragon I had nurtured from a tiny little thing in need of my protection before it grew into an incredible and confident creature, I cried. I am actually crying a bit now. -Victoria

You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games here The Fortnite unban wave has just begun! Cheaters who were banned for more than a year were given a second chance to play the game. At the same time, Epic Games has increased penalties for cheaters, which will result in more bans in the future. In this article, we will reveal everything you need to know about the unban wave. Contrary to popular belief, only a small group of Fortnite players was given a chance. Many players who received lifetime bans have remained banned, and the bans for cheat sellers haven’t been lifted either. Fortnite cheaters were given a second chance, but there’s a twist Earlier this year, Epic Games announced that cheaters who’d been banned for over a year would be unbanned in April. The unban wave has finally begun, and those cheaters can now return to the game. However, they will be on a tight leash, as another offense may result in a lifetime ban. While cheaters with these bans were given a second chance, the unban wave doesn’t affect cheat sellers nor those who received lifetime bans outside of cheating. Furthermore, players who cheated in tournaments will not be allowed to participate in them. The latest Fortnite unban wave has brought back a small group of players. Image by VideoGamer While this decision by Epic is quite controversial, the truth is that it likely won’t affect the gameplay. Not only does the unban wave affect a small group of Fortnite players, but many of them have no intention of returning to the game. Furthermore, the game developer now has stricter penalties for cheating. The Fortnite creator still takes cheating seriously, and you can easily report cheaters in the game. Furthermore, you can contact Epic Games if you have any other questions or more proof that someone is cheating. Fortnite Platform(s): Android, iOS, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X Genre(s): Action, Massively Multiplayer, Shooter 9 VideoGamer Related Topics Fortnite Subscribe to our newsletters! By subscribing, you agree to our Privacy Policy and may receive occasional deal communications; you can unsubscribe anytime. Share

In a matter of a few seconds, it sucked up dirt and debris without issue, and Baker said the combination tool was great for “cleaning around my baseboards, but the crevice tool is another great included attachment for dusting and getting in narrow areas.” Emptying the canister is a breeze, too: With just a single release button, you can dump all that unwanted debris (aforementioned litter, Cheerios, etc.) into the trash. Run time is about 50 minutes, and the vacuum reaches up to seven inches into tight as well as narrow spaces as small as half an inch.Photo: Charlotte CollinsPhoto: Charlotte CollinsDyson WashG1 Wet CleanerSpecsRun time: 35 minutesCapacity: 0.2 gallonsSize: 8.8"L x 11.8"W x 44.8"HWeight: 10.5 poundsNoise Level: 78 dBThe WashG1 packs a punch, washing over 3,100 square feet of hard flooring on just one tank of water, with up to 35 minutes of run time. It removes wet and dry debris without needing suction, and the head is covered in highly absorbent microfiber, with two motorized rollers to simultaneously remove spills, debris, hair and dried-on stains.Digital features editor Charlotte Collins found it extremely useful post-move. “Everything is a total mess, so to tackle my laminate tile kitchen floor that was all scuffed up from movers, I did a pass over it with this,” she says. “It’s a really intuitive product; a diagram included on the packaging essentially conveys exactly what you need to know with respect to how to fill the water compartment and get the vacuum started. I used the max suction mode to test its strength and it’s a lightweight enough machine so it’s easy to maneuver.” Like the V15, the LCD screen lets you know how many particles you’re sucking up per second, as well as notifying you of run time left. A self-clean cycle flushes the system in less than 140 seconds, so it’s ready to tackle your next spills with ease.Photo: Terri WilliamsDyson V15s Detect Submarine​ Wet-Dry VacuumSpecsBattery life: 60 minutesClean water tank capacity: N/AWeight: 9 poundsDirty water tank capacity: N/ASuction power: 240AWWilliams called it like it is: most expensive, most versatile. Covering over 1000 square feet with a 300 milliliter water tank, the motorized wet roller on this vacuum picks up liquids, debris, and tough stains. She says it’s unlike most vacuums thanks to its combination of hardwood and carpeting cleaning, plus mopping functionality. The result? A versatile cleaner that you can use to vacuum all surfaces and even rugs. It has an actual dust bin, along with three cleaner heads, Williams adds of its efficiency. “The illuminated cleaner head has a soft, fluffy brush bar, and the headlight makes it easy to see debris usually missed by the human eye. The digital motorbar cleaner head can even be used on hard floors, carpets, and rugs.”Rachel FletcherRachel FletcherDyson Purifier Humidify+Cool Formaldehyde PH04SpecsNoise Level: 49dBDimensions: 12.3"D x 12.3"W x 36.3"HFilter replacements: New filters cost $80, suggested replacement every 12 monthsGermaphobes will love this one: the Humidify+Cool has a HEPA filtration system, as you’d expect, and a separate carbon filter for detecting formaldehyde (a harmful chemical found in everything from building materials to cleaning products that’s been proven to increase cancer risk and respiratory issues). Admittedly “obsessed with clean air,” commerce director Rachel Fletcher was impressed by this model, which efficiently purifies, humidifies, and cools your space, so you can articulate to your machine the exact atmosphere you want with Amazon Alexa and Apple Siri compatibility. (Or, you can control it through an app if you so desire, but maybe that’s getting too dystopian).Fletcher found that the humidity monitors, which keep your space between 30 to 50% humidity at all times, was a perfect amount, and remarked that after lighting a candle or cooking, the purifier went to work straight away on cleaning the air. Bottom line: “This is a really expensive device, coming in at more than $800, but might actually save you money in the long run if you don’t want to buy a purifier, a fan, and a humidifier individually. I’d recommend it if you have deep pockets and not a ton of challenging air pollution situations to combat on the regular.”Dyson Purifier Humidify+Cool PH03SpecsCoverage: 112 square feetRun time: Not listedSize: 12.3"D x 6.1"W x 36.33"HWeight: 17.7 poundsA one-gallon tank lasts you up to 36 hours with this mega humidifier/purifier/fan hybrid from Dyson. While initially skeptical of its price point, Harrison can confirm this model does incredible work on managing air quality and humidity levels, maintaining a cool moisture (between 30 to 50% humidity) in her room all evening while making “virtually no sound at all.” The LCD screen has a “night mode” setting for sensitive sleepers who would be perturbed by its low glow. And the white noise provided by the 90º oscillating fans is, in Harrison’s opinion, just the low-frequency sound needed for restful sleep. There are three fan settings to keep you cool, as well: fan mode for direct cooling, breeze mode to mimic a light breeze, and backward airflow mode to purify and humidify without cooling. The filter is quick and easy to change, and you’ll be notified when it’s time by the filter life notifications on the LCD screen.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his allies have raked in nearly $900,000 in trading fees over the past two days from the president’s $TRUMP cryptocurrency token, according to Chainalysis, a blockchain data company.The surge came after a Wednesday announcement in which the top 220 holders of the token were promised dinner with the president.“Have Dinner in Washington, D.C. With President Trump,” reads a message on the front page of the Trump coin’s website. The event, which is black-tie optional and hosted at the president’s private club in the Washington area, is scheduled for May 22, with a reception for the top 25 holders. A “VIP White House Tour” will take place the following day, the site says. The website also hosts an active leaderboard displaying the usernames of top buyers.The $TRUMP meme coin jumped more than 50% on the dinner news, boosting its total market value to $2.7 billion. It was met with fierce criticism from some of Trump’s political opponents, who said the move was further evidence that the president was using crypto to enrich himself. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., a prominent Trump critic, wrote on X that the sale was “the most brazenly corrupt thing a President has ever done. Not close.”Roughly 80% of the $TRUMP token supply is controlled by the Trump Organization and affiliates, according to the project’s website. Since its launch in January, trading activity has generated about $324.5 million in trading fees for insiders, Chainalysis found. These fees are generated through the token’s built-in mechanism that routes a percentage of each trade to wallets controlled by the project — wallets that, according to the website, are linked to the coin’s creators.Meme coins, often referred to as meme tokens, are a subset of digital assets that use blockchain technology and derive their value largely from internet culture, memes and social media hype rather than from an underlying utility or asset. The originators of meme coins can make fees when their coins are bought and sold.They have grown in popularity in recent years as speculative assets, with some coins including dogecoin and fartcoin amassing total market values in excess of $1 billion.Most of the $TRUMP supply remains locked under a three-year vesting plan, with coins gradually becoming available over time. Lockups like these are meant to protect investors by preventing insiders from cashing out all at once — a scheme commonly known in the crypto world as a “rug pull.” Vesting schedules aim to give retail buyers confidence that early holders won’t overwhelm the market and tank the token’s value.Still, the dinner contest is being viewed by critics as an unusually explicit attempt to monetize presidential access.As CNBC reported Friday, Democratic Sens. Adam Schiff of California and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts are urging the U.S. Office of Government Ethics to investigate whether the promotion constitutes “pay to play” corruption.The White House did not respond to a request for comment. The company behind the meme coin also did not respond to a request for comment.Delaney Marsco, the director of ethics at the Campaign Legal Center, a nonprofit focused on campaign finance and government accountability, told NBC News the coin and dinner contest amounted to an unprecedented ethics breach — though it is unlikely to be illegal.“Criminal conflicts of interest statutes don’t apply to the president,” she said. “That has allowed him to go against decades of of norms that every modern president since Carter has adhered to, which is to divest your financial interests, rid yourself of your businesses, and kind of go in to the presidency with a clean financial slate so that no one could accuse you of manipulating policy decisions or using your position in order to enrich yourself.”“The fact that he is not barred by the law from having these financial interests like this meme coin allows him to engage in a lot of seemingly corrupt activity. It has the appearance of a pay to play, so the president is apparently selling access to himself,” Marsco added.Molly White, an independent crypto researcher, told NBC News that the leaderboard only shows top $TRUMP holders — and then only by their chosen screen name, making it difficult to identify who is paying to potentially join the dinner.Schiff and Warren have cited public reports showing that some $TRUMP investors have ties to foreign exchanges or received funds from crypto platforms banned in the U.S., including Binance.White also noted that at least one top $TRUMP owner has an account on Binance, a cryptocurrency company that doesn’t allow American users.Trump was elected with significant help from the cryptocurrency industry, which poured tens of millions of dollars into the 2024 election, outpacing corporate donations from traditional sectors like banking and oil. After opposing digital assets during his first term, Trump pivoted in 2024 to campaign as a champion of cryptocurrency, casting Democrats as hostile to innovation and as advocating for tighter regulation.The $TRUMP token itself offers no product or service, according to the project’s website. It is part of a broader push by the Trump family into digital assets, despite the market’s volatility and regulatory risks.In addition to the $TRUMP and $MELANIA meme coins, the family is backing World Liberty Financial, a decentralized finance venture that has raised $550 million across two token sales since last October. Buyers are barred from reselling their tokens and receive no share of profits — but a Trump-affiliated entity is entitled to 75% of net revenue, including token sale proceeds.Together, these projects have created new streams of revenue for Trump and his inner circle at a time when regulatory oversight of cryptocurrency has weakened sharply under his administration.

Image: SEGAWith Switch 2 pre-orders going live in multiple locations this week, various game developers have used this second round of excitement to showcase their upcoming games for the new platform. This round up includes some new third-party game pre-order trailers as well as some we may have already showcased here on Nintendo Life: On this page: Round Up: Multiple Switch 2 Game Pre-Order Trailers Released Yakuza 0: Director’s Cut Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube810k "Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on June 5th! Fight through Tokyo and Osaka entertainment districts as yakuza Kazuma Kiryu and cabaret club manager Goro Majima in an epic crime drama. Experience the definitive edition of the critically acclaimed origin story enhanced for Nintendo Switch 2 with never-before-seen cutscenes, new online multiplayer mode, English voiceover, plus French, Italian, German, and Spanish text." Launches alongside the console Split Fiction Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube810k "Split Fiction is available for pre-order now on Nintendo Switch 2. Pull up a couch and get ready to jump between the many worlds of EA & Hazelight Games co-op adventure, Split Fiction!" Pre-orders opening soon Street Fighter 6 Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube810k "Street Fighter 6 Years 1-2 Fighters Edition is available now for pre-order on Nintendo Switch 2. Bringing a pawsitive attitude and capoeira style, Elena charges in to Street Fighter 6 on June 5 as the final character from Year 2! With a herd of fluid moves that will turn any opponent into prey, Elena promises each fight will be elephantastic. For players who own the standard edition of Street Fighter 6, Elena can be purchased individually with Fighter Coins or through the Year 2 Character Pass/Ultimate Pass." Update: Elena returns with new gameplay footage Update: £24.99 each at My Nintendo Store in the UK Hitman World of Assassination Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube810k "HITMAN World of Assassination - Signature Edition features all the globetrotting missions of Agent 47 including the endlessly remixable side content such as the Contracts and Freelancer modes, as well as elusive targets, live events, and other premium content!" Luigi, too Sonic X Shadow Generations Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube810k "3 Hedgehogs. 2 Epic Adventures. 1 Ultimate Collection...coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 on June 5th! Pre-orders begin today!" Update: Upgrade seemingly not available for current owners RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube810k "Raidou Kuzunoha XIV returns in RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army, coming June 19th!" Switch information also revealed Will you be pre-ordering any of these games for Switch 2? Let us know in the comments. See Also Share:0 0 Liam is a news writer and reviewer for Nintendo Life and Pure Xbox. He's been writing about games for more than 15 years and is a lifelong fan of Mario and Master Chief. Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment... Related Articles Paul Rudd Returns In An Awesome SNES-Style Switch 2 Commercial Super together! Where To Pre-Order The New Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom amiibo Update: £16.99 on My Nintendo Store in the UK Exclusive: Shin'en Talks 'Fast Fusion' On Switch 2, Reveals First-Look Trailer "This will make your hands sweaty!" Sonic X Shadow Generations Is Confirmed As A Launch Title For Switch 2 Update: Upgrade seemingly not available for current owners More Switch 2 Estimated File Sizes Seemingly Revealed Make some space for third-party offerings

In Brief Posted: 10:29 PM PDT · April 25, 2025 Image Credits:Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg / Getty Images Musk’s xAI Holdings is reportedly raising the second-largest private funding round ever Elon Musk’s xAI Holdings is in talks to raise $20 billion in fresh funding, potentially valuing the AI and social media combo at over $120 billion, according to a new Bloomberg report that says talks are in the “early stages.” If successful, the deal would be the second-largest startup funding round ever, behind only OpenAI’s $40 billion raise last month. The funding could help alleviate X’s substantial debt burden, which is costing the company a whopping $200 million monthly in servicing fees, per Bloomberg’s sources, with annual interest expenses exceeding $1.3 billion by the end of last year. A raise of this size would also showcase AI’s continued investor appeal, as well as reflect Musk’s surprising emergence as a political power player inside President Trump’s White House. Musk will likely draw from some of the same backers who’ve consistently funded his ventures, from Tesla to SpaceX, including Antonio Gracias of Valor Equity Partners and Luke Nosek of Gigafund. Gracias has even taken on a role as a lieutenant in Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. xAI didn’t respond immediately to comment. Topics AI, Elon Musk, xAI Holdings

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