Musk unveils X Chat, a messenger with encryption ‘similar to Bitcoin’

Elon Musk’s upcoming X Chat app will rival WhatsApp with peer-to-peer encryption and won’t include “hooks” for advertising.
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No-Code Sorcery: I Conjured an App Using Just My Words, and So Can You

Vibe coding lets you create an app by chatting, and it feels like magic.
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WhatsApp's New Update Lets You Encrypt Chat Backups Using Passkeys

Face, finger or lock-screen code: These passkeys are all you will need to encrypt your WhatsApp chat backups in the near future, the messaging app announced Thursday. Meta-owned WhatsApp, the most ...

WhatsApp adds passwordless chat backups on iOS and Android

WhatsApp is rolling out passkey-encrypted backups for iOS and Android devices, enabling users to encrypt their chat history ...
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Nordic brings Bluetooth Channel Sounding to open-source Android app

Nordic Semiconductor has announced support for Bluetooth Channel Sounding using its open source Android app. The nRF Toolbox ...

I ‘Vibe Coded’ an App Using AI — and Got a Working Product in Under 5 Minutes for Free. Here’s How I Did It.

The AI code assistant even gave the app a name: MoodFlow. The app was ready to publish in under five minutes, including the time it took to sign up for Lovable. Here’s a link to the published app: ...

Google Testing New App Bubbling Feature to Improve Multitasking on Android Tablets: Report

Google may roll out app bubbling for tablets with Android 16’s first Quarterly Platform Release in 2026, or possibly with ...

Android developers can now make apps using Apple's Swift

Apple's Swift programming language can now be used to develop for Android, and share code with iOS apps. Swift was launched ...

Developers Can Now Make Android Apps With Apple's Swift

The first preview release of the Swift SDK for Android was published this week, allowing developers to build Android apps in ...