Apps

At last, Apple’s Messages app will support RCS and scheduling texts

The biggest updates coming to Apple’s iMessage and its Messages app in iOS 18 aren’t its AI emoji, Genmoji, or even the ability to send texts via satellite. It’s the ability to finally, finally schedule messages to send at a later date and time, as well as support for RCS, the next-gen messaging standard and […]

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Without Apple Intelligence, iOS 18 beta feels like a TV show that’s waiting for the finale

At this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple divided the keynote into two parts: regular OS updates and an introduction to the company’s AI features. Apple is drawing a line between these two sections because Apple Intelligence features will become available this fall. It means that those features likely won’t be there with the 18.0 release;

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YouTube Music is testing an AI-generated radio feature and adding a song recognition tool

YouTube Music is introducing two new ways to boost song discovery on its platform. YouTube announced on Monday that it’s experimenting with an AI-generated conversational radio feature, and rolling out a new Shazam-like tool to help users discover the name of a song by singing, humming or playing parts of it. The new AI-generated conversational

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Wikipedia’s mobile website finally gets a dark mode — here’s how to turn it on

Half a decade ago, a ton of apps started to implement a dark mode. This included YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Hulu and WhatsApp. Apple and Google began offering a systemwide dark theme for their mobile operating systems in 2018. However, Wikipedia has finally caught up and has started implementing dark mode for its mobile website in

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EU’s AI Act gets published in bloc’s Official Journal, starting clock on legal deadlines

The full and final text of the EU AI Act, the European Union’s landmark risk-based regulation for applications of artificial intelligence, has been published in the bloc’s Official Journal. In 20 days’ time, on August 1, the new law will come into force and in 24 months — so by mid-2026 — its provisions will

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Photo-sharing startup Retro spots Google Photos copying its idea and design

You know you’ve made it as a startup when the big tech companies start ripping you off. That appears to be the case with Retro, the popular photo-sharing app that’s gained a following among those who appreciate the ability to share photos and videos more privately with friends and family. The company was recently caught

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