Meta drops native WhatsApp app for Windows 11, RAM usage spikes massively

WhatsApp for Windows 11 has shifted to a WebView2-based version, replacing the native app and causing significantly higher RAM usage and performance concerns for users.

WhatsApp is reportedly becoming a dreaded web app again on Windows 11, with RAM usage increasing to a claimed 2 GB under the weight of all your spicy group ch…

According to Windows Latest, popular messaging service WhatsApp is downgrading its Windows 11 app to a WebView2 equivalent in ...

Couchbase enhances mobile platform with JavaScript support and peer-to-peer synchronization

Couchbase Mobile is available now. The company said it plans to continue developing features to support AI inference in edge environments.

Webflow expands beyond design with new AI tool for building full-stack web applications

No-code website development platform company Webflow Inc. today launched App Gen, a new artificial intelligence-powered code ...
The Economist

OpenAI and Anthropic v app developers: tech’s Cronos syndrome

IN THE USUALLY gossipy world of Silicon Valley, something strange is happening. It is hard to find a generative artificial-intelligence entrepreneur with a bad word to say about anyone. This may be an ...
Al Jazeera English

Apple loses landmark UK lawsuit over App Store commissions

Apple has abused its dominant position by charging app developers unfair commissions, a London tribunal has ruled, in a blow that could leave the United States tech company on the hook for hundreds of ...
The New York Times

Russia Pushes a State-Controlled ‘Super App’ by Sabotaging Its Rivals

As the Kremlin throttles WhatsApp and Telegram, the new MAX messaging app is moving Russia closer to a restricted internet without foreign technology. As the Kremlin throttles WhatsApp and Telegram, ...
maketecheasier.com

Use WhatsApp’s New In-App Translation Feature on Your iPhone

It can be difficult to communicate with others without a common language. Communicating on social media doesn’t make this easier too. The good thing is, WhatsApp rolled out a new in-app translation ...
VentureBeat

OpenAI Dev Day 2025: ChatGPT becomes the new app store — and hardware is coming

In a packed hall at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, against a backdrop of the Golden Gate Bridge, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman laid out a bold vision to remake the digital world. The company that brought ...
CBS News

Apple removes app that tracks ICE agents from its App Store, developer says

Apple has removed an app used to track Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from its App Store, with the developer saying in a social media post that it had been told by the technology ...
TechRepublic

Open-Source Android Apps at Risk Under Google’s New Decree

Open-Source Android Apps at Risk Under Google’s New Decree Your email has been sent New rules demand ID checks, app listings, and fees Open-source apps at risk Google cites a surge in malware from ...
eWeek

Best AI Tools for Receipt Management

eSpeaks host Corey Noles sits down with Qualcomm's Craig Tellalian to explore a workplace computing transformation: the rise of AI-ready PCs. Matt Hillary, VP of Security and CISO at Drata, details ...