Forget stickers, GIFs, and emoji reactions. Pixi is betting that the next evolution of messaging is interactive augmented ...

Google Messages is working on new support for custom chat wallpapers. In addition to the still wallpapers we’ve seen, it also appears this mode will support GIF animations. We’re also getting a first ...

With the new Workspace icons fully rolled out, Google is now tweaking how Chat appears in the Android status bar to look less like Messages. The homescreen icons are pretty distinguished in terms of ...

Pixi Garden App Allows Users To Share Intelligent, Interactive AR Characters That Create Memorable Moments ...

A college student in Michigan received a threatening response during a chat with Google's AI chatbot Gemini. In a back-and-forth conversation about the challenges and solutions for aging adults, ...

The Poke app will give Siri even more competition, as it lets you send emails, set reminders, generate images, and more, right from the Apple Messages app. Following its public launch in March 2026, ...

It’s a word ripped from Twitch streams, but it functions as a Greek chorus for an online, isolated generation. By Barrett Swanson While serving as an English professor at a small Midwestern university ...

After testing got underway last year, YouTube is now more widely rolling out a new in-app messaging system. The aim is to let people “connect over their favorite videos directly on YouTube.” Once ...

Asian travellers are broadly receptive to personalised communications from hospitality brands, but marketers risk turning them off if messages are too frequent or poorly timed, according to a new ...

Samsung Messages stops working for US users this July. Here's the fastest way to move your texts and message history to Google Messages before the cutoff. Omar Gallaga has covered technology, digital ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Shocking text messages released Thursday, penned by a fired State Police investigator and former Canton police officer, will be a “major, significant problem for the whole commonwealth” if they shake ...