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Android users can finally edit messages sent to iPhones, but there’s a catch

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-11 10:13:02

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google is finally starting to roll out the ability for Android users to edit RCS messages sent to iPhones, a feature previously unavailable cross-platform. Made possible by the new Universal Profile 3.0 specification, users can long-press a sent message to edit and resend it within a 15-minute window. The feature is in limited testing and isn’t perfect yet, as edited texts currently appear as a new message on iPhones and iPhones can’t edit messages sent t

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Threads gets its own DMs as app distances itself from Instagram

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2026-02-11 05:00:00

Instagram Threads is rolling out users’ most-requested feature to date: the ability to message people directly, without having to switch to another app, like Instagram. The company said direct messages (DMs) will begin rolling out to users globally beginning on Tuesday, alongside a new visual element called highlighter. The latter will emphasize interesting perspectives and conversations, Meta says, starting with Trending Topics. At launch, Threads DMs offer a basic set of features. They’ll su

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You Can Finally Use This Very Basic Threads Feature

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-11 23:00:05

Better late than never? Threads, Meta's answer to X (formerly Twitter) and Bluesky, was launched almost two years ago in July 2023, and saw immediate rapid signups after piggybacking off Instagram's user base. Despite being around for that long, it's just now giving us the ability to direct message other users. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg teased the new feature earlier this month as it was rolling out in beta. "We're starting to test DMs on Threads. If you get access to this -- slide through!" Zuc

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Two years later, Meta is making DMs on Threads official

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-12 05:00:56

Meta announced just a couple weeks ago that it would finally start testing a dedicated inbox for direct messages on Threads. Now, it's making the feature official and rolling out DMs to everyone. As with the earlier test, the update will add a messaging tab to the Threads app where users can access the inbox and exchange DMs with mutuals. Meta says that initially people will only be able to send messages to users who already follow them or mutual followers from Instagram, though it plans to rol

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Remark raises $16M to build out human-powered expert models for e-commerce

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2026-02-12 05:00:00

Startups working on AI-powered e-commerce tools often rely on external data or user signals to build and improve their models. However, a company called Remark is taking a different approach by letting thousands of human experts chat with users while they are purchasing items, and then using that knowledge to train models. Remark also makes those experts “available” all the time by having their AI-powered persona answer questions. Remark said that this resulted in a 10% net revenue gain for par

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Can Sensing Be Safe? Designing Privacy-Aware Wireless Systems

computer.org Laurel Tweed 2026-02-12 08:00:22

Introduction From fitness trackers to smart speakers, mobile sensing has quietly become ubiquitous, embedding itself into our daily lives. These devices are capable of monitoring motion, detecting presence, identifying user activities, and even inferring health conditions, sometimes without any user interaction. As these applications grow and become central to smart environments, a critical question arises: Can sensing systems be designed to be both safe and ethical? While mobile and wearable

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Threads launches its own DM inbox, as app moves further away from Instagram

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2026-02-12 10:59:00

Instagram Threads is rolling out users’ most-requested feature to date: the ability to message people directly, without having to switch to another app, like Instagram. The company said direct messages (DMs) will begin rolling out to users globally beginning on Tuesday, alongside a new visual element called highlighter. The latter will emphasize interesting perspectives and conversations, Meta says, starting with Trending Topics. At launch, Threads DMs offer a basic set of features. They’ll su

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Musk's X appoints 'king of virality' in bid to draw in younger users

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-02-12 20:09:46

Musk's X appoints 'king of virality' in bid to draw in younger users 52 minutes ago Share Save Share Save Getty Images Elon Musk has appointed a product developer responsible for several successful youth-focused social media apps to a senior role at X. Nikita Bier has been made X's head of product three years after publicly suggesting on the platform - then known as Twitter - that it should employ him. "I've officially posted my way to the top," he wrote in a post on X announcing the role. X

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First-Class Models: The Missing Productivity Revolution

news.ycombinator.com Guyren Howe 2026-02-09 08:48:11

TL;DR: First-class models with branching and merging capabilities represent an almost entirely unused enormous productivity and expressiveness unlock in programming and computer systems. The Current State: Well-Designed Systems, Constrained Users Imagine you’re building an accounting system from scratch. You’d design it properly: a normalized database schema, algebraically defined operations for debits and credits, account reconciliation, and comparison functions. You’d implement data-only, in

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Brazil’s antitrust watchdog says Apple must face penalties over NFC restrictions

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-02-13 00:04:39

Apple’s week is off to a rough start. First, Proton filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. Almost simultaneously, a judge in New Jersey rejected Apple’s attempt to dismiss a federal antitrust case. And on Monday night, things got a little worse: CADE, Brazil’s antitrust watchdog, formally recommended that Apple be sanctioned for restricting access to the iPhone’s NFC chip and forcing developers to use Apple Pay. In its ruling, CADE’s General Superintendence said Apple’s behavior creates “art

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Google Keep no longer supports the Apple Watch

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-13 00:30:12

Google has rolled out the latest version of Keep and, as 9to5Google has noticed, it no longer supports the Apple Watch. Its iTunes listing now only shows what the note-taking app would look like for iPhones and iPads. Google made its Keep app compatible with Apple Watches back in 2019 when its apps made a return on the wearable after over a year of absence. It hasn't had a meaningful update for the device since then, but it worked just fine. Users who rely on Keep across iOS and Android for, sa

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Microsoft Offers Free Windows 10 Extended Security Updates, but There's a Catch

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-13 09:30:03

Microsoft is closing the door on Windows 10 in October 2025, and will be ceasing security support for that operating system unless users pay $30 for a one-year extended security update. On June 24, with less than four months on the clock until support expires, Microsoft has added a free option. Users need to turn on cloud backup and connect it to their OneDrive account. The ability to get free updates on Windows 10 is a pretty big deal because it is still the most widely used Windows OS, accoun

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Tinder’s mandatory facial recognition check comes to the US

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2026-02-13 09:10:31

Tinder is trialing mandatory facial recognition security features in the US to verify profiles and crack down on impersonation and fake accounts. New users in California are now required to provide a biometric “Face Check” scan to confirm their face matches their profile photos for the dating service, Axios reported on Monday. The Face Check feature involves taking a short video selfie that’s used to match biometric indicators and prove that the Tinder user isn’t a bot using artificially genera

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Are AI subscriptions worth it? Most people don't seem to think so, according to this study

zdnet.com Tiernan Ray 2026-02-13 06:00:00

Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Artificial intelligence (AI) has reached a tipping point. People have adopted AI at an unprecedented scale, with almost two billion users worldwide, according to an estimate by the US venture capital firm Menlo Ventures. Also: ChatGPT was downloaded 30 million times last month - but its user base data is more shocking And yet, very little money is being made, perhaps only $12 billion annually, with most of that figure accounted for by OpenAI. (Disclosure: Ziff Davis,

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Apple surveys Vision Pro users and asks about Meta’s Ray-Bans

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-02-13 15:38:13

Apple is surveying Vision Pro owners, and some of the questions go beyond the device’s comfort or resolution. In addition to features like Guest Mode, and which accessories people actually use, Apple wants to know what its users see in rival products (even in categories where it doesn’t compete yet). Apple is already exploring ways to compete in the smart glasses market As reported by MacRumors, Apple is asking Vision Pro users whether they also own products like the Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest P

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If you're using Microsoft Authenticator to store your passwords, don't

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-13 14:58:42

Microsoft Authenticator is sunsetting its ability to store your passwords. This month, the service stopped allowing users to add or import new passwords. Beginning in July 2025, users will no longer be able to use autofill with Authenticator, and in August 2025, passwords will no longer be available at all. Payment information stored in Authenticator will be deleted after July, and after the following month, all unsaved generated passwords will be deleted. Passkeys will still be supported in Aut

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Instagram now lets you share Spotify songs with sound to Stories

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2026-02-14 10:48:24

Instagram announced Monday that it’s finally adding the ability for users to listen to previews of songs that they’ve shared from Spotify to Stories. While Instagram has long allowed users to share Spotify songs to their Stories, it would do so without sound, and simply provide a link to the song on the streaming platform. Now, when a user posts a song to their Story, viewers will be able to listen to a preview of the song right within Instagram. The small change, yet notable change makes it e

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Auth for B2B SaaS: it's not like auth for consumer software

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-14 23:06:14

Auth for business software (B2B) shouldn’t look the same as auth for consumer software (B2C). In many cases, it actually can’t work the same way. I’ll cover three important buckets of differences between B2B auth and B2C auth: Logical isolation and tenancy models Priorities and trade-offs Protocols and features By the way – let’s use auth loosely here and let it subsume related stuff like user management. Similarly, let’s just imagine away the vague grey area between consumers and businesses

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Tinder is mandating face checks for California residents

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-15 05:34:41

Tinder is requiring new users in California to verify their identities by using facial recognition, according to a report by Axios . The policy goes into effect today as a test program. The obvious reason behind this is to make sure people are who they say they are. Dating apps, after all, are a haven for scammers . The platform's Face Check feature prompts users to make a short video selfie. The face scan confirms the identity of the user by matching biometric indicators with profile photos. I

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Cursor launches a web app to manage AI coding agents

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2026-02-15 05:00:00

The company behind Cursor, the viral AI coding editor, launched a web app on Monday that allows users to manage a network of coding agents directly from their browser. The launch marks Cursor’s next big step beyond its integrated development environment (IDE), the core product developers use to access its tools. While Anysphere, the company behind Cursor, initially offered only this AI-powered IDE, the company has made a concerted effort to put its products in more places, and develop more agen

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AI has 2 billion users, but only 3% pay

zdnet.com Tiernan Ray 2026-02-15 09:47:48

Weiquan Lin/Getty Artificial intelligence (AI) has reached a tipping point. People have adopted AI at an unprecedented scale, with almost two billion users worldwide, according to an estimate by the US venture capital firm Menlo Ventures. Also: ChatGPT was downloaded 30 million times last month - but its user base data is more shocking And yet, very little money is being made, perhaps only $12 billion annually, with most of that figure accounted for by OpenAI. (Disclosure: Ziff Davis, ZDNET'

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Breaking: One UI 8 beta 3 starts rolling out for the Galaxy S25 series

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-16 03:37:16

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has begun rolling out the third One UI 8 beta for the Galaxy S25 series. The third beta is available to users in the UK, Germany, and South Korea, but we expect users in the US to get the update soon. Samsung has been churning out One UI 8 beta releases at a good speed. Galaxy S25 users have already tasted Android 16 with One UI 8 Beta 1 and Beta 2, and they now get to enjoy One UI 8 Beta 3. The third One UI 8 beta build for the Galaxy S25 series

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Spotify will let users personalize the genre of Discover Weekly playlists

theverge.com Mia Sato 2026-02-16 05:00:00

Spotify is adding new personalization features to Discover Weekly, the popular and influential playlist streamed by millions of users. The regularly updated playlist will now have buttons for genres like pop, R&B, and funk at the top, allowing users to tell Spotify what they want more of. The Discover Weekly playlist is one of the more noteworthy things Spotify has introduced: the company says songs on the playlist have been streamed more than 100 billion times. The weekly mixtape — generated v

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Spotify revamps its Discover Weekly playlist after 10 years

techcrunch.com Amanda Silberling 2026-02-16 05:00:00

Spotify’s Discover Weekly playlist, which shares new listening recommendations every Monday, is getting an update. Ten years after the debut of Discover Weekly (yes, we feel old, too), Spotify Premium users will see new controls at the top of the playlist, which allow them to push their recommendations toward certain genres. So, if you mostly listen to 80s rock, but you’re starting to develop a soft spot for K-pop, you can select different genre filters to push the algorithmic curation in the r

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US lawmakers call for federal probe into OnePlus

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-16 06:00:28

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Two US lawmakers have asked the Commerce Department to investigate OnePlus phones for potential security risks. Their concern is based on an analysis shared by an unnamed firm suggesting that OnePlus may be collecting and sending sensitive user data to servers in China without user consent. US lawmakers have reportedly requested the Commerce Department to investigate whether OnePlus phones sold in the country pose security risks. The request reportedly co

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Brother printer hack puts thousands of users at risk of remote takeover

techspot.com Daniel Sims 2026-02-15 16:01:00

TL;DR: Hackers have cracked Brother's method of generating default admin passwords for hundreds of its printers, scanners, and label makers, putting users who haven't changed them at risk. Additionally, researchers found seven other serious vulnerabilities affecting Brother and other brands. Users should visit company websites for security advisories and update their firmware. Security researchers at Rapid7 recently reported eight vulnerabilities affecting over 689 printers, scanners, and label

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Android 16 will alert users to possible Stingray surveillance, fake cell towers

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2026-02-15 17:37:00

Why it matters: As Android 16's new security features roll out with the next generation of smartphones, users will, for the first time, have a tool to detect invisible digital surveillance. Whether this prompts broader reforms in how such technology is used and regulated remains to be seen. Still, the feature reflects a growing awareness of the need to protect personal privacy in the mobile age. An upcoming Android update will introduce a warning system to help users detect one of the most elus

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At 20 years old, Reddit is defending its data and fighting AI with AI

cnbc.com Jonathan Vanian 2026-02-15 16:00:01

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman stands on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) after ringing a bell on the floor setting the share price at $47 in its initial public offering (IPO) on March 21, 2024 in New York City. For 20 years, Reddit has pitched itself as "the front page of the internet." AI threatens to change that. As social media has changed over the past two decades with the shift to mobile and the more recent focus on short-form video, peers like MySpace, Digg and Flickr have fade

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Facebook test uses Meta AI to process photos you've yet to upload

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-15 18:00:21

Facebook has been showing some users a pop-up message asking them if they want to allow the social network to create collages, recaps and AI restylings using photos they've yet to upload from their camera roll. According to TechCrunch, Facebook has been showing users the message when they upload a new Story on the app. It doesn't pop up for everyone, however, since we weren't able to replicate the event. In that notification, Meta wrote that in order to create ideas for users, it'll select media

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Microsoft extends free Windows 10 security updates into 2026

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-11 03:16:34

Last fall, Microsoft announced that individuals who wanted to keep using Windows 10 past its official end-of-support date could do so by opting into the company's Extended Security Update (ESU) program at a cost of $30 per PC. That payment would get users a single year of additional security updates. Today, less than four months before that October 14, 2025, cutoff, Microsoft is announcing additional options for people who can't or don't want to pay that fee. Individuals who want to pay $30 for

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Latest Tech News

Android users can finally edit messages sent to iPhones, but there’s a catch

Threads gets its own DMs as app distances itself from Instagram

You Can Finally Use This Very Basic Threads Feature

Two years later, Meta is making DMs on Threads official

Remark raises $16M to build out human-powered expert models for e-commerce

Can Sensing Be Safe? Designing Privacy-Aware Wireless Systems

Threads launches its own DM inbox, as app moves further away from Instagram

Musk's X appoints 'king of virality' in bid to draw in younger users

First-Class Models: The Missing Productivity Revolution

Brazil’s antitrust watchdog says Apple must face penalties over NFC restrictions

Google Keep no longer supports the Apple Watch

Microsoft Offers Free Windows 10 Extended Security Updates, but There's a Catch

Tinder’s mandatory facial recognition check comes to the US

Are AI subscriptions worth it? Most people don't seem to think so, according to this study

Apple surveys Vision Pro users and asks about Meta’s Ray-Bans

If you're using Microsoft Authenticator to store your passwords, don't

Instagram now lets you share Spotify songs with sound to Stories

Auth for B2B SaaS: it's not like auth for consumer software

Tinder is mandating face checks for California residents

Cursor launches a web app to manage AI coding agents

AI has 2 billion users, but only 3% pay

Breaking: One UI 8 beta 3 starts rolling out for the Galaxy S25 series

Spotify will let users personalize the genre of Discover Weekly playlists

Spotify revamps its Discover Weekly playlist after 10 years

US lawmakers call for federal probe into OnePlus

Brother printer hack puts thousands of users at risk of remote takeover

Android 16 will alert users to possible Stingray surveillance, fake cell towers

At 20 years old, Reddit is defending its data and fighting AI with AI

Facebook test uses Meta AI to process photos you've yet to upload

Microsoft extends free Windows 10 security updates into 2026

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