Uber quietly pauses 5 of 7 European food-delivery launches as it chases Delivery Hero
Uber quietly pauses 5 of 7 European food-delivery launches as it chases Delivery Hero

Five months ago, Uber promised to storm five new European countries with its food-delivery app. It just quietly hit the brakes, and the reason looks a lot like a €10bn takeover. Uber has paused five of its seven planned 2026 European launches, the Fina…

How to reserve and change your WhatsApp username

WhatsApp now lets users reserve usernames ahead of the feature’s full rollout, making it possible to connect without sharing a phone number once usernames go live.

Uber’s European expansion plans may have hit a speed bump

Back in February, Uber announced ambitious plans to launch in seven new European markets in 2026 — but now five of those launches are reportedly on hold.

I let Radial menu take over my Mac, and I’m never going back

I spent a week testing Radial, a Mac app that puts your shortcuts, scripts, and automations right at your cursor, and it’s already changed how I use my Mac.

Why building AI for schools is harder than building a chatbot: inside Smartschool’s approach to exam prep
Why building AI for schools is harder than building a chatbot: inside Smartschool’s approach to exam prep

Artificial intelligence has proven that it can trawl the internet to retrieve information quickly for answering questions. But teaching students using AI is a harder task. The stakes are even higher when the goal is not just learning in school, but per…

Meta has a new app called Pocket that is absolutely nothing like the old Pocket
Meta has a new app called Pocket that is absolutely nothing like the old Pocket

Mozilla shut down the well-loved read-it-later Pocket app last year, and now Meta is launching an app called Pocket with an entirely different, AI-focused pitch: this new app lets you make and share little interactive “gizmos” built from an AI prompt, as reported by Business Insider. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is all in on AI […]

Meta quietly launches vibe-coded gaming app Pocket

Meta has quietly launched Pocket, an experimental AI app that lets users generate and share interactive mini games using text prompts.

Travel app Hopper to pay $35M in FTC settlement over ‘unfairly’ charging hidden fees

Hopper will pay $35 million to settle FTC allegations that it used deceptive “dark patterns” to hide fees and mislead travelers about the cost and benefits of services.

Popular TV-tracking app TV Time is shutting down as company focuses on AI

TV Time, the popular TV-tracking app, is shutting down on July 15 as parent company Whip Media pivots toward enterprise AI products.