iPhone and Android users will soon be able to send encrypted RCS messages to each other

March 14, 2025

Text messages sent between iPhones and Android devices will soon benefit from end-to-end encryption (E2EE), after the GSM Association (GSMA) yesterday published new specifications for the Rich Communication Services (RCS) protocol that include support for cross-platform E2EE. RCS is a longstanding effort to enable SMS-style cross-platform communications with richer features, such as group messaging, typing […]

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The Download: HIV prevention shots, and fixing a broken sex doll

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This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. This annual shot might protect against HIV infections Every year, my colleagues and I put together a list of what we think are the top 10 breakthrough technologies of that year. When it…

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