9to5google

Google, Apple start testing encrypted RCS on Android and iOS 26.4

Google and Apple today announced that testing of encrypted RCS messaging between Android and iPhone is now underway. Part of the RCS Universal Profile from the GSMA, messages between Android and iOS ...
Android Authority

Google confirms new Downloads backup feature for Android: Here's how it'll work

Google is finally rolling out Drive’s new local file backup feature for Android devices. We’ve been tracking the feature for months and can tell you exactly how it would work. Android will use Google ...
9to5google

Android getting new ‘local file backup’ feature via Google Drive

According to the latest release notes for Google Play services, Android phones will be getting a “new local file backup feature” powered by Google Drive. “Local file backup” sounds like a ...
MacRumors

Apple Begins Testing End-to-End Encryption for RCS Messages in iOS 26.4 Beta

Apple is testing secure messaging between Android and iOS devices with iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, and macOS Tahoe 26.4. The updates introduce end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages, a security ...
TechCrunch

TikTok launches an opt-in Local Feed in the US leveraging users’ precise location

TikTok on Wednesday announced the launch of a new “Local Feed” in the U.S. version of the app, which displays content related to travel, news, events, shopping, and dining near the user’s current ...
19 Action News

‘Cleveland’ appears 798 times in Epstein files, including mentions of Browns, Clinic, local school

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has released thousands and thousands of documents in the Jeffrey Epstein files. When you search, the word “Cleveland” comes up 798 times.
ZDNet

7 apps I use to lock down, encrypt, and store my private files - and most are free

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...
Ars Technica

How to encrypt your PC’s disk without giving the keys to Microsoft

In early 2025, Forbes reports, investigators at the FBI served Microsoft with a warrant seeking the BitLocker encryption recovery keys for several laptops it believed held evidence of fraud in Guam’s ...
TechCrunch

Microsoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects’ laptops: Reports

Microsoft provided the FBI with the recovery keys to unlock encrypted data on the hard drives of three laptops as part of a federal investigation, Forbes reported on Friday. Many modern Windows ...
New Scientist

End-to-end encryption: Best ideas of the century

We all keep secrets. Whether you are trying to protect messages to loved ones, company accounts or vital state intelligence, the technology that allows you peace of mind in our increasingly online ...
TechSpot

Windows users keep losing files to OneDrive, and many don't know why

Cutting corners: When Windows users suddenly discover that their files have vanished from their desktops after interacting with OneDrive, the issue often stems from how Microsoft's cloud service ...
Forbes

Direct File Is Gone. Here’s How You Can Still File Your Taxes For Free

The IRS shut down its direct filing program for 2026, but Free File, Fillable Forms, MilTax, and some private tools remain—if you know where to look. Here’s how to navigate the free options still ...