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Back in April, we learned that WhatsApp was developing a feature that would let its Android users back up their WhatsApp chats on its own encrypted cloud storage. Now we hear that the Meta-owned company is testing this feature on iOS as well. This revelation comes from the folks at WABetaInfo, who discovered this development on beta version 26.28.10.16 of WhatsApp for iOS. Right now, Android users can back up their chats to Google Drive, while iOS users can back up theirs to iCloud. This new feature allows Android and iOS users to choose between Google Drive/iCloud and WhatsApp’s cloud…

A vulnerability in RabbitMQ could allow attackers to obtain the broker’s confidential OAuth secret, potentially posing a serious threat to enterprises, according to cybersecurity firm Miggo. RabbitMQ is a popular open source message broker that routes, buffers, and distributes messages, enabling asynchronous communication between applications. Tracked as CVE-2026-5721 (CVSS score of 8.7), the security defect impacts an open management endpoint that returns the OAuth secret to anyone, without authentication. The bug was discovered in an obsolete endpoint in RabbitMQ’s management web interface, and could be triggered in configurations where the administrator had set up the broker’s confidential password for identity…

Drone ship maker Saronic’s next-generation 180-foot (≈55 m) Marauder medium unmanned surface vessel (MUSV) entered the water for trials in 2026. It represents a major leap in size and capability. It has a payload of up to 150 metric tons. New containerized weapon payloads will be used on the Marauder. One potential configurations would carry multiple missile launchers (systems like Anduril Barracuda). One drone ship could carry around 128 long-range cruise missiles (hundreds of miles range, significantly more explosive power than Hellfires per missile). A single Marauder could theoretically deliver more strike capacity than a traditional cruiser in certain scenarios,…

The writing has been on the wall for months, but this week may finally bring the moment of truth. If the latest rumors prove accurate, OnePlus could be about to shut down its global operations, bringing one of Android’s most recognizable brands to an abrupt end. OnePlus started off as an independent brand. Then, in the past few years, Oppo’s influence over it grew from an open secret for those in the know to a very obvious fact. OnePlus’ transition into oblivion may be finalized later this week, according to a new report from a usually reliable source. Oppo and…

If you keep getting the Select an app to open this file popup in Windows 11, the error is usually associated with missing file associations, corrupted system files, or background processes trying to access files without assigned handlers. However, fixing the issue isn’t as complicated as it might sound. Here are several effective methods to […] This article Select an app to open this file keeps popping up in Windows 11; How to disable it? first appeared on TheWindowsClub.com.

Andy Walker / Android AuthorityTL;DR Android Auto is testing a redesigned dashboard media card with centered album art and a blurred background. The new layout can add extra controls, such as like, shuffle, and repeat, depending on the music app. Whether these additional buttons appear depends on the head unit’s display. Google announced a broad Android Auto makeover at I/O 2026, and some of those changes are now beginning to reach drivers. For example, just today we saw that Google Maps’ new Immersive Navigation interface appears to be slowly rolling out, bringing 3D buildings and clearer road features to the…

Jesse McGraw isn’t a hacker; at least, not by his own definition. He accepts he was a hacker, and a blackhat hacker, and that he still retains the mindset of a hacker. But he is no longer a hacker, he says. Early days He realized he was a hacker while in high school. “My one and only friend was a hacker, and I had never seen anything like what he did.” Before then, McGraw had thought computers were just something used for word processing; a tool that could be used for its intended purpose. Then he saw this person programming…

NASA astronaut Anil Menon poses in a spacesuit for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas on Jan. 8, 2026. Menon will launch aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft to the International Space Station on Tuesday, July 14, accompanied by cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, where they will join the Expedition 74 crew advancing scientific research. During his stay on the station, Menon will conduct scientific research and technology demonstrations aimed at advancing human space exploration and benefiting life on Earth. Learn more about the launch, including where and when to watch. Image credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz

Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. TeraBox built its name on 1TB of free cloud storage, which is still the headline pitch. What’s changed is everything sitting next to the storage. An AI Presentation Maker, an essay writer, a scanner, a transcriber, and a research tool called Deep Research are now baked into the same free account I’ve used for years.Until recently, TeraBox functioned more like a toolkit than a dedicated AI assistant. Many of…

Automatic updates are often seamless and generally recommended, until one breaks your setup while you sleep. That was my experience with Watchtower. It was reliable right until a routine overnight pull left one of my containers in a restart loop. I spent the entire morning fixing it. However, the long-term fix was a small scheduler I built using OliveTin that updates only when I trigger it. I haven’t had the same midnight crisis with updates ever since. Automatic updates weren’t my friend The real problem was losing control, not bad software Afam Onyimadu / MUO I loved Watchtower because it…