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Ground Breakers: Coal delivers Glencore stunning 800% lift

Ground Breakers: Coal delivers Glencore stunning 800% lift

Outwardly Glencore, one of the world’s largest producers and traders of thermal coal, is circumspect about the future of the commodity, commonly referred to as the world’s dirtiest fuel.

A crushing energy crisis, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and years of underinvestment in new coal supply have seen the commodity surge to record highs of in and around US$400/t.

Asked about whether it would consider reversing its position on running down its coal production along with net zero targets by 2050 on an earnings call yesterday, CEO Gary Nagle said the company remained aligned with the positions of global governments.

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“We will not divert from our plan to responsibly run down our coal business. We made a commitment to our stakeholders, we made a commitment to the world. It’s right for the world and we will continue down that path,” he said.

“It’s not negotiable. I mean, in an extreme event that all the governments of the world come together and say, we’re putting a pause on (responding to) climate change, and we need energy security and please produce more coal … yes, we would.

“I think that’s very unlikely to happen.”

Inwardly Glencore’s traders are probably running around the halls of its Swiss offices singing “coal, coal, coal, coal” the way Vikings lovingly sing about spam in the world of Monty Python.

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Coal’s magic run

For Glencore coal’s magic 2022 run has translated into a stunning 800%+ lift in earnings per share from US0.10c to US0.92c in the first half of 2022, with coal sales the backbone of a jump of 119% in adjusted first half EBITDA to US$18.9b.

Coal earnings rose like a phoenix from the CO2-emitting ashes, climbing from US$912m in the first half of 2021 to US$8.9b in the first half of 2022.

Energy trading (up 344%) was also the biggest contributor to a 104% earnings lift in Glencore’s marketing division to US$3.7b.

Metals and mining fell 17% as prices for hard commodities fell off.

Margins in Glencore’s coal operations rose a staggering 760% in the past year to US$160.8b. At spot levels, it will generate US$20b in earnings in 2022 at a margin of US$165/t.

Glencore will pay US$4.5 billion back to shareholders including a US$3 billion share buyback, taking its capital returns for 2022 to around US$8.5b.

Sheesh.

Glencore expects spot adjusted EBITDA of over US$32 billion in 2022, against US$21.3b in 2021.

Rio man joins newest lithium miner

Like many in the lithium game, Core Lithium (ASX:CXO) has gone from a tiddler to a significant mining stock in a short time, rising 301.56% over the past year to a market cap of $2.22 billion.

The company is poised to be the next hard rock miner to enter production with its Finniss mine in the NT due to open in December.

Core has been without a leader for a while since the surprise resignation of MD Stephen Biggins a few months ago.

It is up 6.2% today though after rectifying that, with Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) executive Gareth Manderson stepping into the void as CEO.

Manderson has been at Rio for 22 years where he was most recently the general manager of sustaining capital, running projects spending $1.6ba year across its Pilbara iron ore network.

“I have been impressed by what the Core team have achieved to date and I am delighted to be given the opportunity to lead Core at this vital time in the company’s growth,” Manderson said.

“With construction of Stage 1 of the Finniss Lithium Project nearing completion and the pending export of lithium, I look forward to leading Core and working with my colleagues across the business to ensure that we maintain strong safety, operational and financial performance.”

Core chairman Greg English said there were synergies with Core’s upcoming spodumene operations, which is 25km from the Darwin CBD and port.

Spodumene prices are around record highs, fetching over US$6000/t on spot markets.

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Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness Notebook Introduced, Original Story to feature characters from Made in Abyss

Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness Notebook Introduced, Original Story to feature characters from Made in Abyss


By sceditor on August 4, 2022 6:00 PM




Spike Chunsoft, Inc. today released new details on the game’s Notebook that logs information on the original characters, relics, primeval creatures, and more.

The 3D Action RPG arrives on PlayStation®4, Nintendo Switch™, and Steam® on September 2, 2022, in North America and Europe.

Original Story features Characters from Made in Abyss
In “DEEP IN ABYSS” mode, many characters from Made in Abyss appear as the story unfolds. The main character who becomes a Cave Raider grows with the help of more experienced Cave Raiders from the orphanage Nat, Shiggy, as well as help from Black Whistle Hablog and others. These familiar characters from Made in Abyss appear in the main story or are sometimes shown as having a connection to the protagonist in side quests.

As you progress to deeper layers, you may visit facilities where a White Whistle (the highest rank) resides, such as the Seeker Camp in the second layer of the Abyss, and the frontline base in the fifth layer of the Abyss There are also quests that involve the current White Whistles, Ozen and Bondrewd.

Aim to Complete your Notebook
The Notebook, which is carried by the main character, records a variety of information, including people met, relics obtained in the Abyss, and primeval creatures encountered. Primeval creatures can be recorded in the notebook by observing them through a monocular. Be cautious while using the monocular, as the field of view is limited, so it is necessary to get somewhat close to observe them.

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Addison Rae removes Instagram photo of ‘blasphemous’ Adidas bikini

Addison Rae removes Instagram photo of 'blasphemous' Adidas bikini

Addison Rae is courting controversy with her latest swimsuit snap.

As reported by Page Sixthe 21-year-old TikTok sensation shared a now-deleted Instagram photo of herself in Praying’s $A143 Holy Trinity Bikini, the top of which is printed with “Father” on one side and “Son” on the other.

While the image only captured Rae’s top half, the bottoms of the scandalous suit, which was created in collaboration with Adidas, reads “Holy Spirit” across the crotch.

While the He’s All That star’s famous friends gushed over the look – photographer Mark “The Cobrasnake” Hunter called it a “home run”, while Canadian singer Tate McRae wrote, “oh my god addison” – many commenters expressed their disapproval of the daring swim style.

“Nah this disrespectful to Jesus. Sad what y’all do for money,” one person wrote, while another added, “This is not okay! BLASPHEMY!”

“Is nobody gonna talk about this disrespecting religions,” a third wrote, while a fourth deemed the bikini “so messed up”.

Last weekend, Christina Aguilera posed on Instagram in the French version of the two-piece – printed with “Pere”, “Fils” and “Esprit Saint” – cheekily captioning her video, “A religious experience”.

The pop star’s post didn’t draw the same criticism as Rae’s, however; perhaps things got lost in translation?

A favorite of young stars including Olivia Rodrigo, Halsey and Maddison Beer in addition to Rae, Praying offers cheeky styles inspired by Y2K nostalgia. Popular pieces include a crop top that labels its wearer “God’s Favorite” and a shoulder bag that commemorates Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s decade-long love.

Rae has had a rough few weeks, following Page Six’s exclusive reveal that her 46-year-old father, Monty Lopez, allegedly “misled” a 25-year-old woman into a five-month affair.

Since then, she has canceled press appearances, and said she’s been “struggling” to process the news.

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Andrew Johns slams Josh Schuster’s fitness as Manly Sea Eagles season hangs in balance

Josh Schuster was a popular candidate by many to make the leap into NRL superstardom in 2022 – but the Manly young gun has failed to kick on after a breakout 2021 season.

After playing one game in 2020, Schuster was a key cog in the Manly machine on their run to a preliminary final last season, with plenty of highlight reel plays along the way.

The 20-year-old was one of seven players who missed last week’s game due to an objection to wearing the Pride jersey, but while others have returned to the fold, Schuster was only named 18th man by Des Hasler for Friday night’s must-win clash against Parramatta.

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Attitude and application have been Schuster’s enemy in 2022, with Andrew Johns putting it bluntly.

“He’s not fit – he’s too big,” Johns said on Wide World of Sports’ freddy and the eighth.

“I think if you sat down Josh, he’d admit he’s too big. He came back from the off-season, by all accounts, put a lot of kilos on.”

Johns has been a huge fan of Schuster in the past, going as far as to name him an 18th man in a hypothetical Origin side last year.

But this isn’t the first time in 2022 that the Newcastle legend has spoken about Schuster’s fitness, expressing similar concerns back in May.

NSW coach Brad Fittler was equally perplexed as to the back rower’s conditioning.

“Getting fit’s the easy part,” Fittler added.

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“Especially now – you’re at training six hours a day.”

Schuster had been touted as the successor to Kieran Foran in the No.6 jersey at Brookvale, with the veteran heading to the Gold Coast next year.

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But Johns insists that Schuster needs to be careful with his future, both on and off the field, if he wants to reach his full potential.

“Being a pro doesn’t mean being a pro at training – it’s living it,” Johns said.

“What you eat, what you don’t eat, what you drink, what you don’t drink – getting your sleep, getting your life in order. Treating your body well, treating your injuries.”

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Taiwan’s trade with China is far bigger than its trade with the US

Taiwan's trade with China is far bigger than its trade with the US

Aerial photograph of shipping containers at the harbor in Keelung, Taiwan. Data show that Taiwan depends more on China for trade than it does on the US

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BEIJING — Data show that Taiwan depends more on China for trade than it does on the US, even if US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi threw her weight behind Taiwan this week in a high-profile visit.

Taiwan came under military and economic pressure from Beijing this week, after the democratically self-ruled island allowed the visit of Pelosi — the highest-ranking US official to set foot on Taiwan in 25 years.

The visit came despite warnings from China, which considers Taiwan part of its territory and maintains the island should have no right to conduct foreign relations. The US recognizes Beijing as the sole legal government of China, while maintaining unofficial relations with Taiwan.

Still, Taiwan’s business and economic ties with mainland China and Hong Kong have grown so large that the region is by far the island’s largest trading partner.

Many large Taiwanese companies in high-tech industries such the world’s biggest chipmaker — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., or TSMC. — operate factories in mainland China.

Last year, mainland China and Hong Kong accounted for 42% of Taiwan’s exports, while the US had a 15% share, according to official Taiwan data accessed through Wind Information.

In all, Taiwan exported $188.91 billion in goods to mainland China and Hong Kong in 2021. More than half were electronic parts, followed by optical equipment, according to Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance.

Taiwan’s exports to Southeast Asia were even greater than those to the US — at $70.25 billion to the region, versus $65.7 billion to the US, the data showed.

As a source of Taiwan’s imports, mainland China and Hong Kong again ranked first with a 22% share. The US only had a 10% share, ranking behind Japan, Europe and Southeast Asia.

Growing trade with mainland China

In recent years, Taiwan has bought an increasing amount of products from mainland China, and vice versa.

Over the last five years, Taiwan’s imports from mainland China have arisen by about 87% versus 44% growth in imports from the US

Taiwan’s exports to mainland China grew by 71% between 2016 and 2021. But exports to the US nearly doubled, growing by 97%.

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The importance of pressurized rooms in healthcare

The importance of pressurized rooms in healthcare

Pressurized rooms have a critical role to play in healthcare environments by protecting both patients and staff from infection and disease.

The global outbreak of COVID-19 has changed the way we interact with each other, how we conduct business and manage staff, how we travel and react to our environment, but most importantly, the way we handle and control it in our daily lives.

Within the medical industry, and in particular hospitals and medical rooms, it has become vitally important to protect patients and keep employees safe from disease and infection. Positive and negative pressure rooms are an essential part of controlling and enabling a safe environment for all.

Positive pressure rooms

Positive pressure rooms maintain a higher pressure inside a treatment area than its surrounding environment. This allows air containing any airborne particles, germs and other contaminants to be filtered out of the room. It also prevents these contaminants in surrounding environments to enter the room. In a medical setting, a ‘protective environment’, which is a positive pressure room, keeps patients within these rooms safe from infections and disease.

Positive pressure rooms are helpful when treating patients with compromised immune systems as any harmful element will essentially be filtered out. Vitro fertilization labs and operating theaters are some of the other settings where positive pressure rooms are required.

Negative pressure rooms

A negative pressure room uses lower air pressure and allows air from outside into the segregated environment, essentially trapping and keeping potentially harmful particles within the room. This is especially important when it comes to protecting those outside from exposure to patients with infectious conditions (AIIR) such as COVID-19.

Both positive and negative pressure rooms are a necessary part of medical and research environments to assist in the prevention and spread of infectious contaminants.

Infection prevention is vital

The importance of infection prevention and control in healthcare settings cannot be overstated. The global Coronavirus pandemic has once again highlighted the need for adequately ventilated and controlled isolation rooms. A neutral pressure room with a positive pressure ventilated lobby creates an environment suitable for managing infectious and immuno-compromised patients. There is no doubt that air pressure stabilizers provide practical solutions and effectively manage the required air pressure differentials.

SL Hygienic ICU doors

The SL Hygienic ICU door from ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems is one of those technologies making this happen. At over two meters in width, these ICU doors offer one of the industry’s largest openings that can accommodate any emergency or hospital bed.

In addition to full integration to building control systems, the SL Hygienic ICU 521 door has the option of acoustic glass for soundproofing and passes all AS/NZ standards (4284:2008) for test pressures.

What does this mean?

Testing is important to ensure that the criteria of keeping pressure consistent are maintained, especially in a medical environment. It was required that testing be at suctions of -15 Pa and -30 Pa and a further measurement at -40 Pa was included to permit fitting a regression line for later extrapolation or interpolation. All doors are custom made to fit the purpose of the room and can be used in various industry segments.

In addition to the medical industry, SL Hygienic doors are well suited for laboratory rooms, scientific or isolated type environments as well as any building requiring high efficiency sealing both in a commercial and residential environment.

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Millions are divided over chef’s unusual way to always get crispy bacon: ‘There’s no way this works’

A top chef has shared an unusual tip that ensures his bacon is perfectly crispy every time

Foodies are divided over chef’s VERY unusual ‘secret’ for crispy bacon every time: ‘There’s no way this works’

  • A top chef shared an unusual method that ensures bacon is perfectly crispy
  • Roice Bethel was a contestant on Gordon Ramsey’s tv show ‘Next Level Chef’
  • He revealed that he always boils his bacon on a cool pan when he wants it crispy
  • ‘The meat’s muscle cooks fast but fat takes a longer time to render well,’ he said
  • Water prevents the heat from getting too high and gives the meat time to render

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A top chef has shared an unusual tip that ensures his bacon is perfectly crispy every time.

Roice Bethel, from California, was a contestant on the first season of Gordon Ramsey’s reality television show ‘Next Level Chef.’

‘If you want perfectly crispy bacon you have to boil it,’ he said in a now-viral TikTok.

‘I know that sounds like it wouldn’t work but it does.’

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A top chef has shared an unusual tip that ensures his bacon is perfectly crispy every time

A top chef has shared an unusual tip that ensures his bacon is perfectly crispy every time

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Roice explained that in order to get the perfect strip of bacon, you have to pay attention to the meat’s composition.

‘So there’s two parts to every strip of bacon,’ he said.

‘There’s the muscle, which is the dark part – and the fat, which is the light part.’

The professional chef then revealed that muscle cooks extremely quickly but fat takes a much longer time to render well.

To remedy that problem, Roice puts his strips of bacon on a cool pan and pours just enough water over it to cover the meat.

Roice puts his strips of bacon on a cool pan and pours enough water over it to cover the meat as it prevents the temperature from getting too high and gives the meat enough time to render

Roice puts his strips of bacon on a cool pan and pours enough water over it to cover the meat as it prevents the temperature from getting too high and gives the meat enough time to render

‘The water prevents the temperature from getting too high which gives the meat enough time to render out,’ he said.

Roice added, ‘And so the meat and the fat finish cooking at the same time.’

He typically flips the bacon around until the water evaporates, at which point the meat is not overcooked or burned and the fat is rendered perfectly.

Roice typically flips the bacon around until the water evaporates, at which point the meat is not overcooked or burned and the fat is rendered perfectly

Roice typically flips the bacon around until the water evaporates, at which point the meat is not overcooked or burned and the fat is rendered perfectly

Millions were taken back by this simple hack, and could not believe they were let in on this trade secret.

‘I tried this trick in the morning and it was a game changer,’ said one woman.

‘I’ve been making my bacon like this for years – and it’s the best method I’ve ever come across.’

But others were not convinced.

‘You boiled out the best part of the bacon… the flavour!’

‘If you pour water all over your bacon it isn’t going to have a taste.’

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Eagles champion opens up on Blues trade

Eagles champion opens up on Blues trade

West Coast champion Josh Kennedy will play his final AFL game this weekend.

The 34-year-old announced this week that Sunday’s match against Adelaide at Optus Stadium will be his last game for the Eagles.

Kennedy initially started his career at Carlton before moving to the West Coast in the now famous trade that saw Chris Judd join the Blues.

Since moving home to Western Australia to sign for the Eagles, Kennedy has gone on to become one of the best key forwards of the modern era and one of the West Coast’s greatest ever players.

Across his 271-game career, Kennedy has kicked 715 goals – 704 of those with West Coast – earning three All-Australian blazers, winning two Coleman Medals and seven leading goalkicker awards.

Kennedy also played a key role in West Coast’s 2018 premiership.

The former Blue and Eagles champ opened up on his highly publicized trade at the end of 2007.

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“Two years later the opportunity came up to come back home and I had two years on my contract with Carlton,” Kennedy told SEN WA Breakfast.

“West Coast wanted to be a part of the deal and ‘Juddy’ obviously requested to go to Carlton.

“It was mixed emotions. I wanted to be a one-club player. I wanted to stay at Carlton.

“But going through the week, going through the pros and cons and looking at the West Coast and where they were, it was a really good opportunity.

“I was also able to come home and be closer to family, my sisters were seven and eight at the time and was able to see them grow up and mum was only four-and-a-half hours up the road.

“It ended up being a no-brainer in the end towards the end of that week.

“I haven’t looked back since then. I’m glad that I had the opportunity to be able to play in Western Australia at a fantastic footy club.”

Kennedy is an Eagles life member and the club’s all-time leading goalkicker.

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Texas ‘Honor Killing’ Dad Yaser Said Molested Girls Years Before Allegedly Shooting Them, Mom Testifies

Texas 'Honor Killing' Dad Yaser Said Molested Girls Years Before Allegedly Shooting Them, Mom Testifies

The Texas father accused of fatally shooting his daughters in the back of his taxi in an “honor killing” allegedly sexually assaulted the two girls years prior—and then threatened to kill their mother if they didn’t recant their claims to police.

The shocking accusation against Yaser Said came during testimony by his ex-wife, Patricia Owen, in Dallas County Court on Thursday during his capital murder trial. Breaking down several times on the stand, Owens testified that her daughters, Sarah and Amina, told her in 1998 that Said had touched them.

After learning about the allegations, Owens said that she went with the daughters to the Hill County Sheriff’s Department “to make a report” before moving to another town to be near her sister. At the time, Amina would have been around 8 years old and Sarah would have been 7.

The charges were ultimately dropped after the girls recanted out of fear of their father, she said.

“He wanted me to go back to him and if I didn’t go back to him, he threatened to kill me and my family,” Owens said, adding that Said stated he wanted to kill her after she filed the charges. “He said nothing would happen to him.”

As Owens testified, Said sat emotionally across the room.

Years later, on New Year’s Day in 2008, prosecutors allege that Said shot his daughters in an “honor killing” outside Dallas after learning they had begun dating and could no longer “control them.” The grisly execution came days after Owens and her daughters de ella had escaped from Said, even successfully relocating to Oklahoma before returning to Texas after he reported them missing.

Prosecutors allege that after the murders, Said evaded authorities for 12 years, landing him on the FBI’s Most Wanted List before he was ultimately found in 2020 hiding about 40 minutes away from the crime scene in Justin, Texas. Said, 64, has pleaded not guilty to the capital murder charge for the crime that his lawyers have insisted was only pinned on him because he is Muslim.

Owens’ appearance marked the third day of testimony in the prosecution’s presentation against Said, whom they allege was “obsessed with possession and control.” That control, Owens said, included choosing where the family would live and who they would communicate with.

“She’s asking for help and she names her killer, her father, Yaser Said.”

“I have controlled what they did, who they talked to, who they could be friends with, if they—and who they—could date. And he controlled everything in his household, ”prosecutor Lauren Black said during opening statements on Tuesday.

While she left Said several times throughout their marriage, Owens said she always returned out of fear.

One of those times, she said, was in 1998 after her daughters accused him of abuse. After leaving for Garland, Texas, Owens said that she ultimately had to file another report with local police after Said Ella and his brother repeatedly called her and threatened harm if she did n’t obey them and return.

While she dropped the Garland charges, Owens said that in October 1998 she applied for a protective order against Said on behalf of her girls. She never went through with the protective order, however, because she and her daughters de ella “went back” to Said.

Shortly after, her daughters recanted their sexual abuse allegations to the police.

“I was scared not to go back,” she told jurors. “Yaser was abusive.”

In the weeks leading up to the murders, prosecutors allege Said had grown “angrier” after feeling he had lost control of his wife and daughters, who had been dating non-Muslim men. Owens said that while she knew about her daughter’s boyfriends, the trio kept the information from her husband out of fear of her reaction.

It wasn’t until December 2007, however, when prosecutors allege Said put a gun to Amina’s head and threatened to kill her, that the teenagers and their mother began to hatch their plan to escape shortly before Christmas.

Owens said that on Christmas Day, after Said went to work, she and her daughters escaped to Oklahoma with their clothes “in trash bags.” The next day, however, Said reported them missing to the Lewisville Police Department—forcing Owens to call an officer to insist she was “alive and well” but she was fearful of her husband.

Amina and Sarah would eventually return to the Dallas area on New Year’s Eve, after Owens said that Said and his brother repeatedly called begging her to return. She said that Said left messages that he had changed and that he would leave the house if they didn’t want him there.

The mother added that part of her decision to bring the girls back to Dallas was so Amina could finish high school and not jeopardize her college scholarship. Prosecutors allege that Said eventually lured his daughters into his taxi, where Amina was sitting in the front passenger seat and Sarah was in the back.

Owens was told “to stay home” as her husband drove around her daughters to talk. Authorities believe that the daughters were shot before 7:30 pm near the Omni Hotel. Around the time, Sarah Said called 911 twice, stressing she was “dying” after her father shot her.

“She’s asking for help and she names her killer, her father, Yaser Said,” Black said about Sarah’s 911 call.

A defense attorney for Said, however, insisted in opening arguments that his client was targeted because of his faith—and that the calls to police only indicate that Sarah was in an extreme moment of trauma. Attorney Joel Patton also repeatedly called into question Owens’ ability to answer questions, accusing prosecutors of leading her and stressing that some of the mother’s allegations of her were false.

“It is wrong for the government to generalize an entire culture, criminalize an entire culture, to fit their narrative, and to fit their objective,” Patton said on Tuesday. “The state wants to convict Yaser for being Muslim in 2008.”

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ChromeOS 104: Dark theme, Launcher, Cal widget

ChromeOS 104: Dark theme, Launcher, Cal widget

ChromeOS 104 is rolling out starting today with several big interface updates that improve how you use the operating system.

ChromeOS 104 introduce proper dark and light themes that touch every aspect of the user interface. This includes the shelf, app launcher, Files app, and the backgrounds of various settings pages. You can enable the dark theme from the second page of Quick Settings. Google also created wallpapers that “subtly shift from light to dark,” depending on the set theme.

After updating, you’ll notice that the month and day now appear to the left of the time on the shelf. Tapping opens to monthly calendar with the ability to tap a day to see all events, with an additional click opening the Google Calendar PWA. You can see other months and quickly return to “Today.”

This takes up the same size as Quick Settings, while any available alerts appear just above. Notifications from the same sender are now grouped together, while there are bigger touch targets for alert actions.

the redesigned Launcher that’s more compact and does not take up your entire screen is seeing wider availability. Additionally, some might be able to quickly search for Android apps from the Play Store with an inline rating.

Version 104 of ChromeOS introduces a more full-featured Gallery app (with a new purple icon) that can open PDFs with the ability to fill out forms, sign documents, and make text annotations, like highlights.

There’s also a new wallpaper&style application that’s accessed by right-clicking the shelf and selecting the last option. Besides the collections curated by Google, you can set wallpapers from your Google Photos library. There’s the ability to select an album and have a new background appear daily.

This experience also lets you set the device theme (auto-switching available), and Screen saver with three styles available: Slide show, Feel the breeze, and Float on by.

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