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WhatsApp has started rolling out its new username feature, reports WABetaInfo. Some users who reserved their username have started receiving a notification that their username is active, and that they can now use it to send and receive messages to other users without revealing their phone number.
When someone creates a username, WhatsApp will notify people who already have an active chat with that person. WhatsApp has no directory of usernames to browse, and no username discovery suggestions, so people w
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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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Google software engineer Fabien Sanglard meticulously listed the computer hardware and software used in the first Jurassic Park film. He even added details for each device, turning the film into something of a computer museum. Read more ›
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Было девять утра четверга, и Мартин Пикард наблюдал, как его кровь утекает по шлангу капельницы из руки в отверстие в стене. Он сидел на односпальной кровати в тесной комнатке, расположенной на расстоянии меньше ширины плеча от раковины из нержавеющей стали и фарфорового унитаза. Каждый час в течение 24 часов, в том числе во время сна, медсестра отводила кровь из его руки исследовательской группе, работавшей в соседней комнате; в каждый момент... Read more ›
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Leonidas' DOG Mode client challenges Bitcoin's default relay policies, reopening a philosophical debate over censorship, free markets and who really governs the network. Read more ›
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The T1 Pro looks great, but it struggled to deliver a clean shave and often snagged painfully. Read more ›
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The original lawsuit was filed in 2023 and claimed Twitter hosted thousands of cases of copyright infringement. Read more ›
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The Buc-ee's gas station chain is well known for being massive, and offering more than most grocery stores. Are there any smaller Buc-ee's gas stations? Read more ›
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Now, if you want to, you can use Google's 3D emoji in your own creations. The company shared some details about how it went about designing the little pictograms and why, as part of World Emoji Day on Friday. Things you might not necessarily worry about in a 2D illustration suddenly become very important when […] Read more ›
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The Xiaomi Mix Fold 5 is coming; we know that much for sure. In fact, it could arrive sooner rather than later, with many rumors speculating an August 2026 release timeframe. The device is already certified in China seemingly before any of the Xiaomi 18 family of devices, which is a good sign for a potential early release. Also, unlike the Xiaomi 18 family, the Mix Fold 5 does not... Read more ›
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Launched in 2006, NASA's New Horizons probe flew by the planet Pluto in 2015. But this week it "awakened from its longest sleep ever," reports CNN. It's now 5.9 billion miles (9.5 billion kilometers) from Earth... NASA's New Horizons spacecraft went into a planned hibernation mode on August 7, 2025, and woke up on June 23 using commands stored on its main computer. The mission's flight controllers at the Johns... Read more ›
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Though some of these vehicles have seen facelifts, they remain longtime examples of the same generation. Read more ›
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Across TV, games, and potentially movies pretty soon, everything's truly coming up X-Men these days. Read more ›
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As a local in Newport, Rhode Island, living in a popular New England city that attracts tourists year-round comes with challenges and surprises. Read more ›
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All the ways to watch Argentina vs England live streams – including for FREE – for the Nations Championship 2026 Round 3 game in Santiago del Estero. Read more ›
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Уже давно весьма огорчаюсь тем, что в моём любимом Gpick отвалилась пипетка с тех пор, как KDE со своей Плазмой прочно переехали на Wayland. Если раньше я ещё мирился с GTK-шностью Gpick (про KDE, плазму и вяленого — поручик, молчать!), то теперь совсем взгрустнулось… Читать далее Read more ›
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Уже 18 частей с 2022 года я веду дневник разработки авторитарного сервера для 2D MMO RPG — игры с открытым бесшовным миром, где сотни игроков и существ живут в реальном времени. В прошлой части ИИ впервые получил «руки»: начал собирать игровую механику из одного текстового описания. Оставалась витрина, которую я обещал, — как в эту игру попадают анимированные персонажи. Об этом — восемнадцатая часть. Читать далее Read more ›
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Washington views Brazil’s promotion of non-dollar payment channels, including Pix and the growth of stablecoins, as a potential threat to dollar-based trade, even as dollar-linked stablecoins account for about 90% of Brazil's crypto transactions. Read more ›
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Yang Zhilin is the CEO and founder of Moonshot AI, a Chinese startup that developed Kimi K3. The Kimi K3 model raised eyebrows in Silicon Valley. Read more ›
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Apple's stores will be rolling out Back to School promotional materials this week, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. This suggests that the offer will begin in the next few days. Last year, college students and educational staff could receive a free accessory like AirPods 4 or an Apple Pencil Pro with the purchase of a qualifying Mac or iPad model. The Back to School offer is in addition to the... Read more ›
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Amazon today has the AirPods Pro 3 available for $199.99, down from $249.00. This is the best price we've seen on the AirPods Pro 3 since Prime Day ended last month, coming in around $20 higher when compared to that all-time low price. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which... Read more ›
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According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple will be releasing a regular M6 chip, but it has no plans to offer higher-end M6 Pro and M6 Max chips. In his Power On newsletter today, he said the reason for this break in tradition is AI. "Apple had been planning major neural-processing upgrades for the M7 family and ultimately decided those improvements were important enough to justify accelerating the next generation rather... Read more ›
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The first public betas of iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate, and more will be released this week, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. This aligns with Apple's promised July timeframe. If you have an iPhone 15 Pro or newer, the key new feature is Siri AI, but there is a waitlist if you want to try it.Related Roundups: iOS 27, iPadOS 27This article, "iOS 27 Public Beta Reportedly Available This Week"... Read more ›
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Two new Apple Pencil models are in development for release alongside next-generation iPad Pro models next year, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Specifically, he said new versions of the lower-end Apple Pencil with a USB-C port and the higher-end Apple Pencil Pro are in the works. Apple is working to satisfy upcoming EU requirements related to making batteries more replaceable, leading Gurman to believe that the new Apple Pencil models... Read more ›
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Apple's M7 Ultra chip coming in 2028 is designed to support up to 1.5TB of unified memory, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. However, whether such a configuration is offered may depend on the state of the ongoing memory chip shortage. In 2019, Apple released an Intel-based Mac Pro with up to 1.5TB RAM.This article, "Apple's M7 Ultra Chip Designed to Match a 2019 Mac Pro Feat" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss... Read more ›
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In 2022, Apple began rolling out Tap to Pay on iPhone, a system that allows small business owners and other merchants to accept contactless payments on an iPhone, with no point-of-sale hardware required. The feature allows customers to pay by simply tapping their iPhone or Apple Watch, credit card or debit card, or other contactless payment option on the merchant's iPhone. Payment is securely completed using NFC, like Apple Pay.... Read more ›
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Apple faced pressure from the White House to use Intel's chipmaking plants while it was negotiating relief from semiconductor tariffs last summer, reports The Wall Street Journal ($). In August 2025, Apple CEO Tim Cook was in Washington to lobby the Trump administration to drop its proposed 100 percent tariff on semiconductor imports – a levy that would have raised costs across Apple's product line. Apple reportedly secured an exemption... Read more ›
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Google today announced that Waze is getting a handful of new features, including some Gemini-powered personalization enhancements for Conversational Reporting. Conversational Reporting already uses Gemini when users report traffic incidents like slowdowns, but now you can use it to suggest map updates like road closures or outdated addresses. Saying something like "The road is closed here" will prompt Waze to send the information to local map editors, who then verify... Read more ›
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Remember that new feature Meta announced last week that lets people use public Instagram posts and reels to generate AI content? It didn't last long. Meta pulled the feature from Instagram late on Friday, following widespread criticism over privacy concerns. "Our intent was to provide a useful creative tool and to give people control over whether their public content could be referenced in this way," Meta said in a statement.... Read more ›
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