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Instagram

Instagram for TV is coming to more users and is experimenting with longer-form content

Meta has announced plans for its Instagram for TV app that will see the platform spreading to Samsung TVs, adding to the…

Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson · Jun 22
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Article

Crypto Clipper uses USB drives and Tor to steal wallet data

Microsoft Threat Intelligence and Microsoft Defender Experts have identified a Windows cryptocurrency clipper campaign that has affected users since February 2026. The…

Camila Nogueira · Jun 22
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ad-free YouTube

YouTube has a new interface for its mobile app

YouTube has unveiled an updated and streamlined version of its mobile interface. It is part of a move that not only changes…

Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson · Jun 22
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Meta

WhatsApp is making it easier to see who is online

WhatsApp is making changing to the Android version of its mobile app that will finally bring it in line with just about…

Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson · Jun 21
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Android

Google details its plans for its Android developer verification program

Google’s Android developer verification program is not exactly new – it was introduced last year, in fact – but now the company…

Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson · Jun 21
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Article

Midjourney jumps from AI images to full-body medical scanning hardware

Midjourney, the AI lab best known for AI image generation, has announced an unexpected health care project: an underwater, full-body ultrasound scanner…

Camila Nogueira · Jun 20
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Android

Android Switch makes it easy to switch from iOS to Android

Switching operating systems has always been a bit of a complicated process, regardless of whether you are talking about desktop or mobile…

Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson · Jun 20
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Apple

Tim Cook says price rises are on the way for Apple customers

The rising price of memory cannot not have escaped the attention of anyone who is in anyway involved in the world of…

Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson · Jun 20
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Instagram

Instagram finally lets you give carousel images individual captions

Meta has announced a new option for Instagram which users have been practically begging for – the ability to use multiple captions…

Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson · Jun 20
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Microsoft

Microsoft confirms that Windows 11 26H2 is the next big update

It has been widely expected to be the case, but now Microsoft has confirmed it – the next big annual update for…

Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson · Jun 20
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Google

Google Calendar is getting more color options for better organization

For many people Google Calendar is absolutely indispensable – but it is not without its limitations. One of the most common complaints…

Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson · Jun 19
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Microsoft

Microsoft confirms Recycle Bin prompt errors are caused by recent Windows update

A recent update for Windows has resulted in users of Windows 10, Windows 11 and Windows Server seeing strange confirmation messages when…

Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson · Jun 19
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Article

Justice Department asks court to dismiss NAACP pollution suit over xAI turbines

The Justice Department has asked a federal judge in Mississippi to intervene in and dismiss a Clean Air Act lawsuit against Elon…

Camila Nogueira · Jun 19
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Article

US order forces Anthropic to pull Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 offline

Anthropic says it disabled Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 after receiving a US government export control directive late Friday. In…

Camila Nogueira · Jun 18
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Meta

A new Android widget will make WhatsApp voice messaging easier than ever

For many people, voice messages are the only way to use WhatsApp. Aware of this, Meta is working on a new home…

Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson · Jun 17
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