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WhatsApp tests ‘Plus’ subscription that adds stickers and more for a few bucks a month

WhatsApp users are getting some new customization features – for a price. According to WABetaInfo, Meta is rolling out a WhatsApp Plus subscription to “a limited number of users,” offering several cosmetic and quality of life perks, including exclusive stickers, different app themes, custom app icons, premium ringtones, the ability to pin up to 20 […]

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Japanese man sentenced to prison for posting spoilers

Though it’s very common for entertainment writers to describe some narrative elements of the films and shows that they’re covering, a Japanese court has determined that the practice can sometimes be tantamount to copyright infringement. Last Thursday, the Tokyo District Court ruled that 39-year-old Wataru Takeuchi was guilty of violating Japanese law that prohibits the […]

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Insta360 is putting screens on its next wireless mics to show logos or images

Insta360’s first wireless microphone kit debuted in June with small, lightweight AirTag-sized mics that were easier to wear hidden away. The new Insta360 Mic Pro, which the company is teasing during the 2026 NAB Show in Las Vegas, is instead designed to be prominently displayed. On the front of each transmitter is a round E […]

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Mercedes’ first all-electric C-Class is its sportiest one yet

The Mercedes-Benz C-Class, typically a benchmark in luxury compact sedans, now gets an all-important electric variant. The new C 400 4MATIC is built on an 800-volt architecture designed for efficiency and long-distance travel. Its estimated range is up to 762 kilometers (473 miles) on the WLTP cycle. And Mercedes boasts that it’s the “sportiest C-Class […]

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Deezer says AI song uploads have nearly overtaken human music

Deezer says it receives nearly 75,000 AI-generated song submissions to its music streaming platform each day, accounting for about 44 percent of all daily uploads, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. Despite the increase in “fraudulent” uploads, Deezer says the consumption of AI songs makes up around 1 to 3 percent of total streams, as the […]

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Fortnite developers can make AI characters now — just don’t try to date them

Following last year’s AI-powered Darth Vader in Fortnite that swore in a recreation of James Earl Jones’ voice, Epic Games is now letting Fortnite creators experiment with a new “conversations” tool to create AI-powered characters that players can talk and interact with. “Instead of authoring dialogue trees for characters in your islands, conversations transforms an […]

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Birdfy’s new 4K feeder wants to teach you about the birds it identifies

Birdfy has announced a new version of its camera-equipped metal feeder with an upgraded camera to make you feel even closer to nature while staring at your phone from the sofa. The Birdfy Feeder Metal 2 has a similar design to the original, using metal panels that animals like squirrels can’t chew through to access […]

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Humanoid ‘Lightning’ robot smashes the half-marathon record

An autonomous scarlet robot named “Lightning” finished a 13-mile race in Beijing on Sunday in just 50 minutes and 26 seconds, less than half the time of last year’s fastest robot, which took two hours and 40 minutes. As Reuters reports, Du Xiaodi, one of the engineers who developed Lightning at smartphone company Honor, said […]

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