What you need to know

• A tipster reportedly discovered Google Photos’ expected Material 3 Expressive redesign in a recent version’s code.
• The discovery isn’t complete; however, it seems Google will alter the design of its Memory cards with a heart-shaped cutout and lean more on your Material You colors.
• After I/O 2025’s keynote, Google dropped Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1 for Pixels, bringing a massive look at Material 3 Expressive.

If you’ve been keeping up with I/O 2025, you’d know Google is working on a new Android redesign, and some new code might’ve shown it off for one app.

In a recent Google Photos version deep dive by tipster AssembleDebug (Android Authority), the expected Material 3 Expressive redesign was reportedly found. One of the major changes concerns how Google Photos displays your most recent Memories. There’s a new, colorful card at the beginning of the carousel, encouraging users to “make a new memory” for a holiday or perhaps another significant event.

The same rectangular design remains for these cards; however, these cards no longer fully display a preview image. Instead, the tipster claims Google will display these cards with a heart-shaped cutout. Inside is a glimpse of the Memory with its title outside of the heart at the top.

The coloring of Google Photos leans against your device’s current Material theme for its loading animations and bottom bar.

The tipster states that while Google’s code suggests its expected “Expressive” redesign has progressed, there’s still more. The post claims the Photos app should receive a “floating bottom bar” and “rounded image preview.” The latter will also reportedly come with a slight collage-style redesign to display your pictures.

Android 16’s getting Expressive

Considering Google still has more to do, when users can expect this is still up in the air. Either the company will roll this redesign out separately, or it will tie into its major Android 16 release.

Right after Google wrapped up I/O 2025 yesterday (May 20), Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1 appeared for Pixel owners. While the QPR release holds a few platform features and bug fixes, the biggest hot topic was the introduction of Material 3 Expressive, Google’s new design language. Google says Expressive will be more vibrant and “engaging on an emotional level.”

Much of Android 16’s UI will change how users interact with it. The notification shade gets a revamp while the quick toggle section gains more room for 12 or more icons. Google also states Gmail will receive a major design overhaul, bringing it more in line with the rest of its Expressive plans.

If you’re looking for a round-up, the biggest announcements from I/O 2025 include even more Gemini AI and Android XR. The company put a spotlight on Gemini 2.5 and its major improvements, which Google says will make the model its “most intelligent” one yet. Gemini 2.5 is receiving upgrades courtesy of Deep Think and Flash. On the other hand, Google Search and Project Astra will more closely work together for better live/visual multimodal searches.

Plus: Nigeria wants $80B, Binance says lol no

GM. Woke up, checked the charts, and blended my feelings into a smoothie of denial.

But before we get into today’s squeeze, quick heads-up

Things are gonna be a bit different this week – today’s issue is shorter… and so will tomorrow’s and Friday’s be.

Also, the juicer’s taking a break on Thursday, so there’ll be no squeeze at all.

(I know, heartbreaking… please don’t throw fruit. We still love you.)

Now…

Market flavor today

Crypto Market Cap: $2.54T 0.47% (24H)
Name		Price	24H	7D
	Bitcoin BTC	$78,783.16	0.78%	-6.88%
	Ethereum ETH	$1,535.69	-1.23%	-18.79%
	XRP XRP	$1.91	2.01%	-11.56%
	BNB BNB	$561.08	1.37%	-8.66%

Memecoin harvest

If dopamine was a chart, these memecoins would be maxed out:

Data as of 09:00 AM EST.

Check out these memecoins and plenty more here.

News drops

Here’s some stuff your group chat should be talking about today:

Did the feds meet Satoshi?

A lawyer from the US is suing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) because he thinks they’re hiding the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto.

Apparently, a DHS agent admitted that her team interviewed four people involved in Bitcoin’s creation – and the lawyer wants proof the meeting happened.

Full story here

Clean-up on scam aisle

Australian regulators are gonna shut down 95 crypto scam companies. A review showed that only 3 of them had any actual assets, while the rest were mostly fronts for pig butchering schemes.

In total, nearly 1,500 people across 14 countries lost over $35M to these scams. Ouch.

Full story here

Binance said “don’t @ me”

Back in February, Nigeria’s tax agency sued Binance, saying the exchange owed $2B in taxes and should pay almost $80B more in damages for allegedly hurting the local economy.

But Binance is fighting back: the exchange’s lawyers said the way they were served legal papers – by email – wasn’t allowed, since the company’s based outside Nigeria.

The court paused the case until April 30 so the tax agency can reply.

Full story here

AI, fake ads, and $20M gone

Six people in Spain got arrested for using AI and deepfake ads to scam over 200 people out of $20M through fake crypto investments.

Oh, and btw, these scammers had the audacity to come back for round two: they pretended to be Europol agents and told victims they could get their money back… after paying a fee.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice… JAIL, idk?

Full story here

Someone’s cashing out MELANIA

Bubblemaps flagged something sketchy: over $30M in MELANIA memecoins were moved and partly sold.

The team and the token’s creator, Hayden Davis, haven’t said a thing about it.

Full story here

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