WhatsApp appears to have a username feature in the works that could potentially provide people on the messaging service with an additional layer of privacy. As things stand, if someone wants to add you as a WhatsApp contact, you're required to share your phone number with them, even if they add you via the QR code method. That's how it's always worked in WhatsApp, but it looks as if Meta's developers understand that users might sometimes prefer to add certain contacts without revealing their phone number. WABetaInfo has spotted a WhatsApp username field in the latest beta Android app, allowing users to choose unique usernames for their accounts. The likelihood is that WhatsApp intends to let users reach other people…

Apple is hiring for at least a dozen new experts in generative artificial intelligence amid rumors that the company is stepping up its work on AI. The Apple job listings, first spotted by TechCrunch, seek a range of machine learning specialists "passionate about building extraordinary autonomous systems" and began appearing on April 27. The openings are for positions in the Integrated System Experience, Input Experience NLP, Machine Learning R&D, and Technology Development Group. Some of the roles, such as a Visual Generative Modeling Research Engineer, specifically involve work on "visual generative modeling to power applications across computation photography, image and video editing, 3D shape and motion reconstruction, avatar generation, and much more." Following the launch of an official ChatGPT app…

Apple CEO Tim Cook has been spotted in Cannes, attending the film festival at the same time the Martin Scorsese film "Killers of the Flower Moon" made its debut.Lily Gladstone and Leonardo DiCaprio in 'Killers of the Flower Moon'Surfacing in a video of star Leonardo DiCaprio at a festival event, Cook is seen talking to the celebrity. As a black tie affair, both men are wearing tuxedos, with DiCaprio also sporting shades. Read more...

Apple CEO Tim Cook has been spotted in Cannes, attending the film festival at the same time the Martin Scorsese film "Killers of the Flower Moon" made its debut.Lily Gladstone and Leonardo DiCaprio in 'Killers of the Flower Moon'Surfacing in a video of star Leonardo DiCaprio at a festival event, Cook is seen talking to the celebrity. As a black tie affair, both men are wearing tuxedos, with DiCaprio also sporting shades. Read more...

Apple CEO Tim Cook has been spotted in Cannes, attending the film festival at the same time the Martin Scorsese film "Killers of the Flower Moon" made its debut.Lily Gladstone and Leonardo DiCaprio in 'Killers of the Flower Moon'Surfacing in a video of star Leonardo DiCaprio at a festival event, Cook is seen talking to the celebrity. As a black tie affair, both men are wearing tuxedos, with DiCaprio also sporting shades. Read more...

Apple CEO Tim Cook has been spotted in Cannes, attending the film festival at the same time the Martin Scorsese film "Killers of the Flower Moon" made its debut.Lily Gladstone and Leonardo DiCaprio in 'Killers of the Flower Moon'Surfacing in a video of star Leonardo DiCaprio at a festival event, Cook is seen talking to the celebrity. As a black tie affair, both men are wearing tuxedos, with DiCaprio also sporting shades. Read more...