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WhatsApp is now rolling out support for video and voice calls through its web app, bringing support for calls to your computer and other devices. The WhatsApp web app is a handy way to access your ...

Google Meet on Android may soon gain speech translation, according to a recent APK teardown. The feature, currently limited to web app, could help users join multilingual meetings more easily from ...

Disney has confirmed that Disney+ and Hulu will be merged into one streaming app before the end of 2026, although the exact rollout date has remained a moving target. Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger ...

Disney’s popular streaming service Hulu is ending its run as a separate app in 2026, with the company planning to put all of Hulu’s shows and movies into its Disney+ app instead. The exact day when ...

A preliminary injunction in federal court cited the First Amendment, handing a win to tech companies like Apple and Google. By Ryan Mac Ryan Mac reports on technology. A federal judge on Tuesday ...

Google is bringing its experimental mini app maker, Opal, to Gemini on the web. The tool allows you to build AI-powered apps using natural language prompts. Google is bringing Opal, its tool for ...

RIP to Facebook Messenger’s desktop app. The native app for Mac and Windows is no longer available to users as of today, December 15, 2025, and existing users are being directed to the Facebook ...

What if building a fully functional app was as simple as sketching out your idea and letting technology handle the rest? With the launch of Google’s Firebase Studio, that vision is now a reality. This ...

Why it matters: JavaScript was officially unveiled in 1995 and now powers the overwhelming majority of the modern web, as well as countless server and desktop projects. The language is one of the core ...

Thirty years ago today, Netscape Communications and Sun Microsystems issued a joint press release announcing JavaScript, an object scripting language designed for creating interactive web applications ...

The web-based App Store browser Apple introduced Tuesday had some rookie mistakes in its implementation, which has led to the front-end source code getting published on GitHub. The result is a set of ...