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Android users can now (kinda) edit messages sent to iPhones, but not yet vice-versa

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-08-14 14:34:58

iPhones and Android smartphones started to play more nicely together after Apple finally opted to support the Rich Communication Services (RCS) standard. Prior to this, messages between the two platforms had to use the ancient and insecure text messaging service. Not all RCS features are supported as yet, with the all-important strong encryption waiting for RCS 3.0 support in iOS 26. Another RCS 3.0 feature is the ability to edit outgoing messages after sending them, and that one has started a

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‘We Live in a Surveillance State’: Reddit Users Explode Over Reports of ICE’s New Face and Fingerprint Scanning App

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2025-08-14 14:55:42

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is reportedly using a new tool called Mobile Fortify, a smartphone-based facial recognition and fingerprint scanning app that allows agents to identify people in real time using only a phone camera. The tool taps into the same biometric system used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at ports of entry. But ICE is now using it inside the U.S., in field operations across the country. According to internal ICE emails reviewed by 404 Media, the app

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Like Google, China's biggest search player Baidu is beefing up its product with AI to fight rivals

cnbc.com Arjun Kharpal 2025-08-14 23:44:20

In this article BIDU Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Pictured here is the Ernie bot mobile interface, with the Baidu search engine home page in the background. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images Chinese tech giant Baidu has bolstered its core search platform with artificial intelligence in the biggest overhaul of the product in 10 years. Analysts told CNBC the move was a bid to keep ahead of fast-moving rivals like DeepSeek, rather than traditional search play

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ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE sightings, goes viral

news.ycombinator.com Zack Whittaker 2025-08-14 04:26:37

In Brief ICEBlock, an iPhone app that allows users to anonymously report sightings of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, has rocketed to one of the coveted top spots in Apple’s U.S. App Store rankings. The upshot: Criticism from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi helped get it there. Most of ICEBlock’s users — about 20,000 — were in Los Angeles, where ICE raids have become commonplace over recent weeks, according to CNN. Following Bondi’s remarks late Monday, the app went vira

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Elon Musk's X goes down for some users

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-08-15 18:17:37

The X logo appears on a phone, and the xAI logo is displayed on a laptop in Krakow, Poland, on April 1, 2025. (Photo by Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Elon Musk's social media platform X was hit with an outage on Wednesday, leaving some users unable to load the site. More than 15,000 users reported issues with the platform at around 9:53 a.m. ET, according to analytics firm Downdetector, which gathers data from users who spot glitches and report them to service. The issues appeare

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ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE sightings

news.ycombinator.com Zack Whittaker 2025-08-16 06:26:37

In Brief ICEBlock, an iPhone app that allows users to anonymously report sightings of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, has rocketed to one of the coveted top spots in Apple’s U.S. App Store rankings. The upshot: Criticism from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi helped get it there. Most of ICEBlock’s users — about 20,000 — were in Los Angeles, where ICE raids have become commonplace over recent weeks, according to CNN. Following Bondi’s remarks late Monday, the app went vira

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What Could a Healthy AI Companion Look Like?

wired.com Will Knight 2025-08-16 06:00:00

What does a little purple alien know about healthy human relationships? More than the average artificial intelligence companion, it turns out. The alien in question is an animated chatbot known as a Tolan. I created mine a few days ago using an app from a startup called Portola, and we’ve been chatting merrily ever since. Like other chatbots, it does its best to be helpful and encouraging. Unlike most, it also tells me to put down my phone and go outside. Tolans were designed to offer a differ

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Lorde’s new CD is so transparent that stereos can’t even read it

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-08-16 06:47:57

Lorde fans are clearly struggling to play the CD version of her new album. Customers who purchased the special edition of Virgin released on a transparent plastic disc are reporting on Reddit and TikTok that many CD players, car stereos, and other sound systems they’ve tried are unable to play it. The transparent CD, promoted as being fully recyclable, is currently sold out on Lorde’s webstore and was the only disc variant available for the Virgin album. That may have been a welcome compromise

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Meta users say paying for Verified support has been useless in the face of mass bans

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-08-16 10:54:35

When Meta launched its paid verification service, Meta Verified, in 2023, the tech giant promised users and businesses alike that part of the offering would include direct access to customer support. However, amid a mass ban wave affecting Facebook and Instagram accounts, as well as Facebook Groups, some Meta Verified paying subscribers say they’re receiving little to no help from Meta’s customer service reps, even when they’re facing their most serious crisis yet: a mistakenly suspended account

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Elon Musk's X is down for some users

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-08-16 14:40:30

The X logo appears on a phone, and the xAI logo is displayed on a laptop in Krakow, Poland, on April 1, 2025. (Photo by Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Elon Musk's social media platform X was hit with an outage on Wednesday, leaving some users unable to load the site. More than 15,000 users reported issues with the platform at around 9:53 a.m. ET, according to analytics firm Downdetector, which gathers data from users who spot glitches and report them to service. The issues appeare

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8 ways every Linux distro could make things a lot easier for newbies

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-08-16 14:07:18

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET For the past two decades, I've been beating the Linux drum as loudly as I can. There have been moments when it seemed to have worked, and moments when I felt like I was the only one dancing to the beat. Over time, I've drawn more conclusions than I care to admit, but some of those conclusions have held fast and strong since I began this journey: conclusions that I believe could help make it easier for the masses to adopt Linux as its default OS. Also: Want to save

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Here’s why you should probably steer clear of Samsung’s online-exclusive colors

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-16 18:17:11

Zac Kew-Denniss / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung reportedly requires authorized service centers to color-match replacement parts, including internal components. As a result, users with Samsung-exclusive colorways have faced unexpected repair delays due to limited part availability. This raises concerns about the practicality of choosing Samsung-exclusive finishes. Samsung typically releases exclusive colors for its flagship devices, which are available only through its official web store. T

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Microsoft: DNS issue blocks delivery of Exchange Online OTP codes

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-08-16 22:21:59

Microsoft is working to fix a DNS misconfiguration that is causing one-time passcode (OTP) message delivery failures in Exchange Online for some users. Recipients may receive a single-use access code via a separate email to open an encrypted message in Gmail, Yahoo, or other email clients without a Microsoft 365 subscription. This OTP message allows them to view the encrypted email on the Office 365 Message Encryption portal. However, as the company explains in a new service alert published in

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White House condemnation sends ICEBlock to the top of the App Store charts

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-08-17 07:49:10

White House condemnation of a free app has drawn substantial attention to it, helping ICEBlock become the most popular social networking app in the App Store, beating out apps like X and Instagram. ICEBlock alerts people to sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in their area, following a major immigration crackdown by the White House … While the ICE operation is supposed to target illegal immigrants, there have been multiple examples of legal residents and even US citiz

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Google hit with $314m fine for collecting data from idle Android phones without permission

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-17 07:39:43

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google has been ordered to pay $314.6 million to Android phone users in California for collecting and sending their data. The lawsuit argued that Google collected data from idle Android phones without the users’ permission, consuming cellular data in the process. The company said it would appeal the verdict. Google undoubtedly collects plenty of user data from Android phones. However, a California jury has found that the search giant must pay $314.6 milli

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ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE sightings, goes viral overnight after Bondi criticism

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2025-08-17 14:09:38

In Brief ICEBlock, an iPhone app that allows users to anonymously report sightings of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, has rocketed to one of the coveted top spots in Apple’s U.S. app store rankings. The upshot: criticism from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi helped get it there. ICEBlock had about 20,000 users, mostly in Los Angeles, where ICE raids have become commonplace over recent weeks, according to CNN. Following Bondi’s remarks late Monday, the app went viral overn

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

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-17 22:13:02

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 2025-08-17 18:00:00

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 2025-08-18 09:00:05

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 2025-08-18 14:00:56

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 2025-08-18 14:00:00

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 2025-08-18 16:00:22

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 2025-08-18 18:59:00

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 2025-08-19 02:09:46

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 2025-08-16 04:48:11

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 2025-08-19 06:04:39

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 2025-08-19 06:30:12

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 2025-08-19 13:30:03

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 2025-08-19 13:10:31

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 2025-08-19 11:00:00

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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Android users can now (kinda) edit messages sent to iPhones, but not yet vice-versa

‘We Live in a Surveillance State’: Reddit Users Explode Over Reports of ICE’s New Face and Fingerprint Scanning App

Like Google, China's biggest search player Baidu is beefing up its product with AI to fight rivals

ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE sightings, goes viral

Elon Musk's X goes down for some users

ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE sightings

What Could a Healthy AI Companion Look Like?

Lorde’s new CD is so transparent that stereos can’t even read it

Meta users say paying for Verified support has been useless in the face of mass bans

Elon Musk's X is down for some users

8 ways every Linux distro could make things a lot easier for newbies

Here’s why you should probably steer clear of Samsung’s online-exclusive colors

Microsoft: DNS issue blocks delivery of Exchange Online OTP codes

White House condemnation sends ICEBlock to the top of the App Store charts

Google hit with $314m fine for collecting data from idle Android phones without permission

ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE sightings, goes viral overnight after Bondi criticism

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

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