WhatsApp New Update Lets You Chat Without Sharing Your Phone Number

WhatsApp is testing usernames that could let users chat without sharing phone numbers, adding a new privacy layer now rolling ...
CNET

How to Make Sure Your Private Signal Messages Aren't Still Lurking on Your Phone

The FBI extracted unencrypted messages from an iPhone's notification database. There are ways to keep your messages safe.
Analytics Insight

iOS 26 Tips: How to Add Background in Messages App

Overview  Custom chat backgrounds in iOS 26 are not just visual upgrades; they act as functional identifiers, helping users ...

FBI Pulled Deleted Signal Messages From An iPhone Without Breaking Encryption

A digital forensics expert breaks down how the FBI recovered deleted Signal messages from an iPhone in a federal terrorism case, why Signal's encryption was not the weak link, and the one ...

New Apple Scam Hits Millions of iPhone Users Worldwide, Draining Bank Accounts

Apple warns of a new scam targeting millions of iPhone users. Learn the red flags, how it works, and how to protect your ...
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Google Messages still can't do the one thing that makes iMessage actually useful

Apple users can send iMessages without an active SIM — and it's the messaging service's best feature. Why can't Google offer ...
Sun Sentinel

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea OKs adding Trump’s name to its stretch of Commercial Blvd.

It’s official: Lauderdale-by-the-Sea has signed off on a plan to honor President Trump by putting his name on the easternmost stretch of Commercial Boulevard. It’s a proposal met with vocal opposition ...
The Daily Gazette

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea OKs adding Trump’s name to its stretch of Commercial Boulevard

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — It’s official: Lauderdale-by-the-Sea has signed off on a plan to honor President Donald Trump by putting his name on the easternmost stretch of Commercial Boulevard. It’s a ...
IGN

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Remakes Add a Swear Filter, Limiting Your Ability to Name Your Rival Something Rude

Everyone loves naming your Pokémon rival something rude, and seeing the game then continually refer to them as "ass" — or worse. Now, however, the series' new FireRed and LeafGreen re-releases have ...
Idaho State Journal

Franklin County sends out call to add names of local veterans to Preston War Memorial

PRESTON — Franklin County is updating the war memorial erected nearly 20 years ago in front of its courthouse in Preston, putting out the call for residents who can help identify veterans who should ...
Futurism

Meta Adding Facial Recognition to Its Smart Glasses That Identifies People in Real Time, Hoping the Public Is Too Distracted by Political Turmoil to Care

When Meta announced it would strip its failed VR goggles division for parts, the bet was simple: funnel that money into sleek, AI-powered smart glasses instead. Emboldened by the product’s early ...