PC Gamer

We used to be a society (with a good Windows Task Manager icon)

The latest Windows 11 Task Manager icon takes Microsoft's modern amorphous blob aesthetic to its (il)logical limit. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
The Verge

Microsoft is turning Windows into an ‘agentic OS,’ starting with the taskbar

AI agents on the taskbar, Copilot in the File Explorer, and much more. AI agents on the taskbar, Copilot in the File Explorer, and much more. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been ...
Gold Derby

‘Task’ creator Brad Ingelsby on crafting a ‘collision course’ between stars Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelphrey in the HBO series

For Brad Ingelsby, the Emmy-nominated creator of Task on HBO, the characters in his acclaimed series come first. The plot is “secondary.” Whereas Mare of Easttown was a whodunit and Task a ...
csis.org

Pentagon Announces a New Counternarcotics Task Force in the Caribbean

As part of the growing force posture in the Caribbean, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the Department of Defense’s formation of a Counternarcotics Task Force, to be led by the U.S. Marine ...
Slate

HBO’s Latest Crime Hit Was Unlike Any Other. Its Creator Explains How He Pulled It Off.

This article contains spoilers for Task. When Brad Ingelsby, creator of HBO’s 2021 hit crime drama Mare of Easttown, sat down to do his next series, he knew he wanted to return to the same ...
Android Authority

This upcoming Google Maps feature could make virtual exploration easier, and here's a look

Google Maps could soon add a new “Aerial” button to Street View. The Aerial button will allow for a quick and seamless transition to Satellite View and back. The Aerial button even remembers the ...
Lifehacker

iOS 26's Moving App Icons Made Me Feel Dizzy, so I Turned Them Off

Did you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding Lifehacker as a preferred source for tech news. If you’re anything like me, ...
GameSpot

Xbox Controllers Are Getting This Small But Important Change On Windows 11

Microsoft is testing a new way to access Task View on Windows 11 with an Xbox controller. By long pressing the Xbox button on a PC, Task View will appear, allowing users to switch between say a game ...
The Boston Globe

In HBO’s ‘Task,’ a gripping return to crime and loneliness in Delaware County

On the surface, “Task” might look like something you’ve seen before. It’s a crime story set in Delaware County, Pa., much like the 2021 HBO series “Mare of Easttown.” It’s about a couple of guys who ...
NPR

'Task' is a new, compelling crime drama from the creator of 'Mare of Easttown'

Mare of Easttown, which starred Kate Winslet as a small-town Pennsylvania police detective, was a terrific crime drama. As much a character study as a detective story, it made the most of both its ...
IndieWire

‘Task’ Review: Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelphrey’s Kindhearted HBO Crime Drama Will Bring You to Tears

"Mare of Easttown" creator Brad Ingelsby tells another powerful police story set in Delaware County, this time split between two tortured fathers: a foundering FBI agent and his equally untethered ...