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Meta has officially commenced testing for WhatsApp Plus, a subscription-based tier of its popular messaging platform. Initially appearing in the Android beta version, this new service introduces a range of aesthetic and organizational features for a monthly fee, mirroring the premium model previously adopted by competitors like Telegram. Customization and Visual Features The core appeal of the subscription lies in its expanded personalization options. Users can move beyond the traditional […]
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An East Bay apartment complex has been bought at a price that's well below its prior value. Read more ›
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A PG&E Corp. unit has bought a San Jose building in a move to bolster the utility's South Bay operations. Read more ›
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IHCL survived the Iran war with its record run intact, but the episode was a sharp reminder that even India's biggest hotel company can't fully insulate itself from a war it has nothing to do with. Read more ›
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TikTok has launched TikTok Ad-Free in the UK, a £3.99 monthly subscription that removes ads from your feed and stops your data being used for advertising. Read more ›
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We made mistakes when we bought a house in Los Angeles. I wish we did things differently as first-time homebuyers, like having a smaller down payment. Read more ›
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Save yourself a little extra for what is essentially the exact same ink tank printer. Read more ›
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Diesel innovation in Europe produced some genuinely brilliant engines, along with a few that mechanics would rather never see again. Read more ›
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Anchorage Digital co-founder and CEO Nathan McCauley said there will be ‘increased neutrality’ from his firm on stablecoins. Read more ›
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The answer is a gigantic “hydraulic jump,” and researchers believe similar phenomena may occur on planets like Mars. Read more ›
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Gate’s CBO argues that Bloomberg’s warning of a TradFi takeover is "oversimplified," noting that global exchanges evolved past fee-only models years ago. Read more ›
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AI data centers rely on noisy equipment to function, and it is having a physical effect on local residents. Read more ›
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Satisfying AI’s ravenous appetite for power and compute has kicked off a once-in-a-generation infrastructure expansion that is also one of the most expensive in modern history. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has estimated a single gigawatt of capacity can cost as much as $50 billion. With McKinsey projecting data center demand could reach 156 GW by 2030, the total investment required could approach $7 trillion. While the need for graphics processing... Read more ›
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Gamers are still awaiting the Steam Machine's arrival, after delays due to the ongoing RAM crisis, but it looks like it may be closer after all. Read more ›
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Эта статья — выжимка боли и практики из реального проекта по переносу REST и WCF на gRPC, где моделей было больше сотни: с наследованием, дженериками, decimal, DateTime, object, nullable и совпадающими именами классов из разных пространств имён. Здесь не будет воды — только конкретные проблемы и конкретные решения. Обновлено под protoc v34.1 и dotnet 10. Читать далее Read more ›
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1964 was the height of the muscle car era, and Chevrolet offered massive 400-hp engines into every model it carried. That included family station wagons. Read more ›
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Peacock just announced the release date for the Voorhees family prequel, and it's a franchise first. Read more ›
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TikTok says it's pulling back a limited test of AI summary captions, after the feature kept making major mistakes. Read more ›
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After a Frontier Airlines plane struck a person on the runway, passengers were evacuated, but many ignored the crew and still took their bags. Read more ›
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For the first time, Google says it has spotted and stopped a zero-day exploit developed with AI. According to a report from Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), "prominent cyber crime threat actors" were planning to use the vulnerability for a "mass exploitation event" that would have allowed them to bypass two-factor authentication on an unnamed […] Read more ›
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Discord Nitro now comes with Xbox Game Pass Starter Edition, making it a more tempting option for users who spend most of their time gaming with friends. Read more ›
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WhatsApp has begun the process of removing its personalized avatar feature after data indicated that the vast majority of its global user base was not utilizing the tool. The discontinuation marks a shift in the platform’s development strategy, moving away from stylized digital personas to focus on more utility-driven updates. The removal of the avatar system is being implemented in stages. Users are currently losing access to creation and editing... Read more ›
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Continuing its annual tradition, Apple officially announced its 2026 Pride Collection on Monday, May 4. This year’s release includes a new accessory for the Apple Watch alongside dynamic digital content for the broader Apple ecosystem, all designed to celebrate LGBTQ+ diversity. New Pride Edition Sport Loop The centerpiece of the collection is the Apple Watch Pride Edition Sport Loop. This accessory features a unique design woven with 11 different colors... Read more ›
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LG Display will bring its latest OLED roadmap to Los Angeles this week, with the first public showcase of its third-generation Tandem OLED technology at SID Display Week 2026. The display industry trade show will take place May 5–7 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, with the exhibition located in the South Hall. For readers in LA, LG Display’s booth will be part of the Display Week exhibition floor, where... Read more ›
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Xiaomi has officially expanded its smart home portfolio with the international release of the H50 Pro, a high-performance robot vacuum designed to address common cleaning gaps. Initially launched in select European markets and Australia, the H50 Pro introduces several hardware refinements aimed at increasing autonomy and deep-cleaning efficiency. The standout feature of the H50 Pro is its industry-leading suction power of 15,000 Pa, allowing it to lift heavy debris and... Read more ›
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Microsoft has announced a significant update for the ASUS ROG Ally and ROG Ally X handheld consoles, introducing official optimization profiles for 28 additional titles. This expansion brings the total number of games featuring native “Default Game Profiles” to nearly 70, reflecting a monthly commitment to improving the handheld gaming experience on Windows. The primary objective of these native profiles is to bridge the gap between PC flexibility and console-like... Read more ›
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The iPhone 17 was the world’s best-selling smartphone during the first quarter of 2026, leading a market where the top 10 models captured a record 25% of total global sales. This represents the highest market concentration ever documented for a March quarter. The standard iPhone 17 model accounted for 6% of all global unit sales. It was followed closely by the iPhone 17 Pro Max and the iPhone 17 Pro,... Read more ›
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Spotify is currently developing a new bulk redownload tool designed to streamline the process of upgrading a user’s offline music library to higher-quality audio tiers. This feature specifically addresses a current limitation where users must manually delete and redownload files to transition existing offline content to lossless quality. While Spotify currently allows Premium users to select various download qualities—ranging from low (~24 kbps) to lossless (up to ~2,100 kbps)—the application... Read more ›
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Seoul staged a Star Wars-themed 2,000-drone light show at Jamsil Hangang Park on May 5, turning the Han River skyline into one of the city’s biggest family-friendly tech spectacles of the spring. Why not May 4th? May 5 is Children’s Day in South Korea, which gave the event a built-in audience of parents and kids, while the Star Wars theme added instant visual recognition. City and tourism listings had flagged... Read more ›
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A report by security researcher Alexander Hanff, known as “That Privacy Guy,” alleges that Google Chrome is automatically downloading a 4GB on-device AI model to users’ computers without prior notification or consent. This finding follows a similar report by Hanff regarding Anthropic’s Claude Desktop app, which he claims installed browser integration bridges across multiple Chromium-based browsers—including several not present on the system—without user prompting. Hanff argues that these silent modification Read more ›
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Apple’s Siri pitch is collides with a legal reality. The company has agreed to a proposed $250 million settlement in a U.S. class action that accused it of marketing advanced Apple Intelligence Siri features before they were actually ready. Court filings show the settlement motion was filed on May 5, 2026, and Apple has not admitted wrongdoing. Apple unveiled Apple Intelligence at WWDC on June 10, 2024, describing a system... Read more ›
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