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Meta is planning to drop its native WhatsApp Windows app in favor of a web wrapper version instead, just months after introducing a native iPad app. The latest beta version of WhatsApp on Windows includes the major changes, with Meta noting it has “updated how WhatsApp beta looks and works.” Behind the scenes it’s a big change to WhatsApp on …

AI-generated iPhone Fold image Apple reportedly plans to launch the first foldable iPhone next year, and a new report says that it might have a bigger battery than many of the current top foldable phones. Despite foldable phones making their debut seven years ago, Apple still doesn’t have one in its lineup. That’s typical of Apple, which is cautious about …

South Korea’s space ambitions keep growing. The nation wants to build a moon base by 2025, The Korea Times reported on Thursday (July 17), citing a long-term exploration road map that the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) laid out that same day during a hearing at the National Research Foundation of Korea in Daejeon. That road map “outlines five core missions, …

Here’s our comprehensive guide on how to complete every encounter in the new Desert Perpetual raid in Destiny 2. Desert Perpetual is the newest raid added to Destiny 2 as part of the Edge of Fate expansion. The Contest Mode version of the raid launched today (July 19, 2025), available for the first 48 hours, with Normal Mode unlocking as …

AI is killing the web – can anything save it?  Hacker News AI is killing the web. Can anything save it?  The Economist Why AI is moving from chatbots to the browser  The Verge Let the internet die: a case for starting over  Medium 2025.29: What It Takes to Change the Web  Stratechery by Ben Thompson Source link

Compute power is a big draw for top talent, but not just in the world of AI. Priscilla Chan, Mark Zuckerberg’s wife and the cofounder of the couple’s philanthropic organization, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, spoke about the appeal of massive GPU clusters for biology researchers during a recent episode of Ashlee Vance’s “Core Memory” podcast. “The other thing researchers really …

Apple announced the next big iPhone software back in June, set to go on general release this fall. If you’re keen to try iOS 26, it’s about to become available in the first public beta. Here’s what’s happening. Apple iOS 26 coming soon Apple Apple announced in June that the release of iOS 26 would first appear as developer betas …

Developer Bungie has stated that it did not deliberately add what players are calling “stealth nerfs” to the latest Destiny 2 expansion, The Edge of Fate. Launched on July 19, 2025, The Edge of Fate is one of the most consequential Destiny 2 expansions in some time, as it reworks the game in multiple key ways. Ever since the conclusion …

Stop Killing Games has ignited a movement spanning the entire gaming and esports industry, with interest resurging in July 2025 following controversial statements made by Pirate Software and Ubisoft’s CEO, Yves Guillemot. On July 20 2025, the initiative’s EU petition reached its goal of 1.4 million signatures, pushing its progress forward. Here’s a recap and analysis of the situation. Stop …

AI is being used in all kinds of creative sectors, from design to video editing and VFX, but game design seems to be one of the fields where the tech has been taken up most quickly and with most enthusiasm. I’d already heard from developers that the use of AI tools was becoming widespread, but I’m still surprised by just …