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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 …

A child porn tip from a messaging application lead to state police charging an Irwin man, according to the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office. Joshua David Ward, 34, faces 10 counts of dissemination of child sexual abuse material, possession of child sexual abuse material and criminal use of a communication facility. The tip came from Kik, a free messaging app …

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 90, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, hope you’re staying cool, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I have been watching The Bear’s fourth season, preparing for the deluge of Qi2.2 wireless chargers, pondering how …

Nintendo’s Switch 2 Gets a Killer Ape App With ‘Donkey Kong Bananza’  Bloomberg.com Donkey Kong Bananza Review  IGN Ask the Developer Vol. 19: Donkey Kong Bananza — Part 1  Nintendo Donkey Kong Bananza Review: Like Mario and Zelda Smashed Together on Switch 2  CNET There’s a Lot to Dig in Donkey Kong Bananza  The New York Times Source link

A new Apple-backed study, in collaboration with Aalto University in Finland, introduces ILuvUI: a vision-language model trained to understand mobile app interfaces from screenshots and from natural language conversations. Here’s what that means, and how they did it. ILuvUI: an AI that outperformed the model it was based on In the paper, ILuvUI: Instruction-tuned LangUage-Vision modeling of UIs from Machine …

Apple made several exciting car-related announcements at WWDC last month. In addition to showing off some great new CarPlay features, the company shared that car keys will soon be supported by 13 new vehicle brands inside the Apple Wallet app. Here’s what’s coming. Apple Wallet’s car key feature is expanding In Apple’s quest to replace the physical wallet with its …

Apple’s Reminders app is getting a fresh Liquid Glass look in iOS 26, plus a handful of other new features. One standout addition enables you to create new reminders faster than ever, here’s how it works. ‘New Reminder’ control in iOS 26 enables fast task creation without opening the app I’ve tried many task managers over the years, and while …

I like Windows 11 a lot less than I liked Windows 10—and that was before it started advertising to me incessantly and filling up every nook and cranny of the experience with “AI” I neither wanted nor asked for. But one of the oldest annoyances is that it still demands I use Microsoft’s Edge browser and Bing search for everything, …

Neighborhood social app Nextdoor is launching a redesigned version of its service that it’s calling the “new Nextdoor.” The app is adding local news, real-time alerts, and an AI-powered feature called “Faves” that’s designed for discovering local businesses and spots. Nextdoor has also updated its overall design to look more contemporary.  Launched 15 years ago, Nextdoor has long served as …

Starbucks launches new ‘secret menu’ items in app  NewsNation It’s Official. The Secret Menu is Here.  Starbucks Coffee Starbucks secret menu is now legit and in the coffee giant’s app  Axios Starbucks reveals “secret” menu in coffee chain’s app. Here’s what you’ll find.  CBS News Starbucks reveals Secret Menu plus a new $25K drink contest  USA Today Source link