WhatsApp’s latest feature makes your messages even more private

WhatsApp’s latest feature makes your messages even more private

WhatsApp announced on Wednesday it’s launching a new feature that will allow users to add an extra layer of privacy to chats. The new “Advanced Chat Privacy” setting prevents you and the people you’re chatting with from exporting chats and auto-downloading media to their phone. The setting also prevents users from mentioning Meta AI in … Read more

Wallpaper Wednesday: Android wallpapers 2025-04-23

Wallpaper Wednesday: Android wallpapers 2025-04-23

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday! In this weekly roundup, we’ll give you a handful of Android wallpapers you can download and use on your phone, tablet, or even your laptop/PC. The images will come from folks here at Android Authority as well as our readers. All are free to use and … Read more

California Is About To Run Out of License Plate Numbers

California Is About To Run Out of License Plate Numbers

California is projected to run out of its current license plate number format by the end of 2025, prompting a transition to a new sequence that flips the current structure. The new format will consist of three numbers, three letters, and one number and will debut soon. The Drive reports: The current system for non-commercial … Read more

Apple Hit With €500M Fine as EU Enforces Digital Markets Act

Apple Hit With €500M Fine as EU Enforces Digital Markets Act

The European Commission has fined Apple 500 million euros ($570 million) and Meta 200 million euros ($230 million) for violating the Digital Markets Act (DMA), in the first penalties ever issued under the new EU tech regulation. Apple was penalized for restricting app developers from informing users about alternative payment options outside the App Store. … Read more

Gmail Will Help You Manage All Your Email Newsletters & Spam

Gmail Will Help You Manage All Your Email Newsletters & Spam

Summary Gmail is rolling out a new “Manage subscriptions” hub for easier email unsubscribing. The hub shows a list of frequent senders as potential subscriptions with an “Unsubscribe” button. After unsubscribing, it may take a few days for senders to stop emails, so be patient. I have a huge problem with my Gmail account. It’s … Read more

High Schoolers’ AI-Enabled Device Deters Drunk Driving

High Schoolers’ AI-Enabled Device Deters Drunk Driving

Accidents happen, but not all of them are inevitable. Drunk driving is one of the deadliest and most preventable causes of roadway fatalities. In 2022 alone, more than 13,000 people died in alcohol-related vehicular crashes in the United States, accounting for nearly a third of all traffic deaths, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety … Read more

$42.1 million poured into startup offering energy-efficient solutions for costly and unwieldy operational data and AI workloads

.1 million poured into startup offering energy-efficient solutions for costly and unwieldy operational data and AI workloads

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Hyperscale data warehouse vendor Ocient announced today that it has raised $42.1 million as the second extension of its series B funding to accelerate the development and delivery of energy-efficient solutions for costly and unwieldy operational … Read more