Author: Geek Planet

If you’ve checked your iPhone storage only to find that WhatsApp is quietly squatting on several gigabytes, the platform is now testing a smarter way to clean up chats and reclaim some space. According to the latest WABetaInfo report, the Meta-owned instant messaging platform is developing a new feature called the “Advanced chat clearing tool,” which lets users delete selected items, such as starred messages or media files, with ease, while also providing an estimate of how much storage they’ll free up. Why clearing WhatsApp chats has been frustrating until now Until now, the platform has allowed users to either…

The Chinese smartphone manufacturer has launched two new smartphones in its native market — the OnePlus Turbo 6 and the Turbo 6V — both of which feature a gargantuan 9,000 mAh battery. In a market where phones over $1,000 feature 5,000 mAh batteries, the OnePlus smartphones set new endurance benchmarks. Let me give you some context. Samsung’s $1,049.99 Galaxy S25 Ultra features a 5,000 mAh battery (and the Galaxy S26 Ultra isn’t expected to have any significant improvements in that area). The $1,199 iPhone 17 Pro Max (eSIM variant) sports a 5,088 mAh cell. When midrange phones outlast premium flagships…

Ricardo Salinas, the billionaire owner of Mexican conglomerate Grupo Salinas, revealed in a recent interview that he has allocated 70% of his investment portfolio to bitcoin and bitcoin-related assets. The prominent bitcoin advocate disclosed that the remaining 30% of his portfolio consists of gold and shares in his own companies. He stated, “I don’t have a single bond, and I don’t have any other stocks except my own.” Salinas, whose net worth is estimated at $4.8 billion, has significantly increased his bitcoin exposure from 10% in 2020. The billionaire has been a vocal supporter of bitcoin, and he plans to…

In the thick of the final quarter of the year, TikTok is on the hunt for new U.S. business for its Shop e-commerce arm.The short-form video platform is offering “limited-time perks” – up to $6,000 in coupons – for new sellers to join the platform and start selling this month, according to an email shared with Digiday. Similar to its Black Friday offerings, TikTok seems to have gamified the process through “missions” to encourage and motivate sellers to sell – and sellers find out what they are once they sign up. As part of the perk, new joiners can enjoy:…

This article is republished from National Review with the permission of the author. In 2020, the Federal Constitutional Court, Germany’s highest judicial body, conjured a fundamental right to commit suicide, to assist, and be assisted therein. The ruling called suicide a “self-determined death” — i.e., death on demand — regardless of the reason, and perhaps even, age of the person who wants to die, as the court ruled that the right to suicide “is guaranteed in all stages of a person’s existence.” Youth is a stage of a person’s existence. (Estonia’s highest court recently issued a similar ruling, while requiring competence.) Now, famous German identical…

A new study by Kapwing says that a huge volume of videos circulating on YouTube are brainrot content and ‘AI slop’: a catch-all term for low-quality, AI-generated content designed to farm views rather than offer real value. Kapwing’s researchers tested this by creating a new YouTube account and tracking the first 500 videos recommended by the platform. Out of those, 104 videos, roughly 21%, were classified as AI slop, while 165 videos, about 33%, fell into a broader “brainrot” category. Brainrot includes repetitive, bizarre, or hypnotic clips that are easy to watch but lack substance. Together, the findings suggest that…

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick revealed in an interview on Tuesday that President Donald Trump plans to announce a bitcoin strategic reserve later this week. Speaking to independent news outlet The Pavlovic Today, Lutnick stated that the President “definitely thinks there’s a bitcoin strategic reserve” and will unveil plans for it during the White House’s inaugural crypto summit on Friday. Lutnick hinted that bitcoin would have a “unique status” compared to other cryptocurrencies under the reserve framework. “Bitcoin is one thing, and then the other currencies, the other crypto tokens, I think, will be treated differently—positively, but differently,” he remarked. The…

On Wednesday, November 19, powerhouses of the education freedom movement took the stage together at COSM 2025 in Scottsdale, Arizona, to discuss educating the future technology workforce. Former Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, Discovery Institute Senior Fellow and Director of the American Center for Transforming Education Keri D. Ingraham, and Love Your School founder and school choice advocate Jenny Clark addressed the COSM 2025 attendees. Sandra Watson, President and CEO of the Arizona Commerce Authority, opened the program. Ingraham then introduced former Governor Ducey, highlighting his groundbreaking success in implementing statewide school choice during his tenure. Arizona became the gold standard…

On Tuesday, March 4, 2025, the Williamson County Republican Party held its convention at the Franklin Marriott, located in the heart of Williamson County, Tennessee. At the event, “bona fide” Republicans (those who voted in the last three out of four Republican primaries) voted for the future of their party’s local leadership, with the two sides in the contest — Elevate and the Williamson County Conservatives — each offering a slate of eight candidates. The final results of the vote were committed in (added to) Bitcoin block 886,370 using Simple Proof’s Immutable Proof service, an automated service that employs the…

Starbucks has poached a senior manager from E.l.f. Cosmetics as part of its ongoing quest to re-energize the Starbucks brand through cultural collaborations. Neiv Toledano has joined Starbucks as its senior marketing manager of fashion and beauty. While Starbucks has always had employees who have worked on collaborations, including in the fashion and beauty spaces, this is a first-of-its-kind dedicated role and a signal that Starbucks is placing a bigger premium on these types of partnerships. At E.l.f., Toledano worked on collaborations with buzzy brands like Stanley and Liquid Death. In a LinkedIn post, Toledano said she’ll be “combining my greatest passions to drive…