WhatsApp is taking on Partiful with expanded Events feature

WhatsApp is launching a new Events feature. The home for plans and scheduling can be found under the Events section of the WhatsApp settings menu. From that hub, you'll be able to see a list of all your past and upcoming…

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Instagram brings Edits to desktop to take on CapCut

The desktop version is designed for more complex video-editing projects that benefit from a larger screen, mouse, and keyboard, the company says. The move puts Edits in more direct competition with ByteDance’s CapCut…

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6 of the best deals from the Samsung Black Friday sale — up to £300 off the Galaxy Z Fold 8, Galaxy S26, Buds 4 Pro, Micro-LED TVs, and more

With some strong discounts and big trade-in savings available, here are the offers that I think are worth considering if you're looking to upgrade. • Browse the full Samsung Black Friday sale If there's one deal that has…

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Investigation into 'major fish kill' after pollution incident

The pollution caused the death of brown and migratory sea trout in the Gransha, Ballystockart and Inler (also known as Enler) Rivers. Glenn McKibbin, the secretary of Inler Angling Club, said about 1,000 fish were killed…

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It’s a bumper year for wild mushrooms – here’s what you could find in the woods today

Already many can be seen covering tree roots and shady spots. Mushrooms are the part of certain fungi that you see above ground. The rest of it is either underground or within a tree trunk. All mushrooms are part of a…

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What the US midterms result means for the Ukraine war

This has implications both at home and possibly abroad, including for US policy towards Ukraine; an issue that was hardly mentioned during the campaigns. But even if Ukraine did not figure much in the election, the…

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Aina’s smart ring has a screen, a joystick and a mic so you can talk to AI agents

The $399 ring has a speaker so you can take calls using it as well. The startup, which raised $5.5 million in July , is positioning the ring as a controller of sorts for both AI and non-AI apps. The company previously…

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Imagine newsletter: the power of plankton

In a world without plankton, I wouldn’t get stung by jellyfish when swimming in the sea. But my friend’s fish and chip shop would go bust. There’d be big climate implications too. Plankton, meaning “drifter” in Greek…

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Anthropic’s compute costs rose to 58% of revenue last quarter, filing shows

Compute took 58% of revenue in the third quarter, up from 48%. TechCrunch’s Russell Brandom found the figures in Anthropic’s amended IPO filing . Revenue rose to $17bn, from $11.6bn the quarter before, as we reported on…

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DreamHost admits major cyberattack saw hackers steal customer data and access inboxes

In a copy of a data breach notification letter sent to affected organizations, DreamHost said that roughly two weeks ago it discovered unauthorized third-party access to the server that runs its web-based File manager at…

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