People are increasing "chatfishing," using AI apps to generate texts to their romantic interests. Sometimes they'll slip up ...
Apple has released the second developer beta of iOS 27. Here's a look at the biggest new features, including "Write with Siri ...
With the second beta of iOS 27, Apple added support for replying to a specific message in an RCS conversation with an Android ...
With the new Workspace icons fully rolled out, Google is now tweaking how Chat appears in the Android status bar to look less like Messages. The homescreen icons are pretty distinguished in terms of ...
The Poke app will give Siri even more competition, as it lets you send emails, set reminders, generate images, and more, right from the Apple Messages app. Following its public launch in March 2026, ...
Poke, a startup that turns using AI agents into something as simple as sending a text message, has become the first AI agent approved to run on Apple’s Messages for Business platform. Previously, the ...
Google Messages is working on new support for custom chat wallpapers. In addition to the still wallpapers we’ve seen, it also appears this mode will support GIF animations. We’re also getting a first ...
The wife of Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate in Maine, told the campaign he had sent sexual messages to other women. By Katie Glueck and Lisa Lerer Graham Platner’s insurgent bid for Senate in ...
One of the many benefits of using iMessage is that you know your conversations are always end-to-end encrypted. That level of security has never previously extended to green bubble conversations. But ...
Recently a friend apologized to me for not being more active in one of our group chats. This isn’t a high-stakes thread—just a daily mix of media gossip, memes, and the occasional plan to meet up for ...
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