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ICYMI: The week's 7 biggest tech news stories from July 4th, 2026
By Hamish Hector Published
As the USA turns 250, here's the week's biggest tech news stories from PlayStation, Valve, Garmin, WhatsApp and more.

WhatsApp denies that it has a username impersonation problem
By David Nield Published
The great WhatsApp username rush is on, but there may be problems with scammers and impersonations.

I reserved my WhatsApp username — here are 5 things you need to know
By David Nield Published
Reservations are already opening up for WhatsApp usernames, and here's what you need to bear in mind.

WhatsApp rolls out username reservations — here's how to claim yours
By Rowan Davies Published
WhatsApp is tightening the screws on its privacy with the announcement of usernames.

New WhatsApp phishing campaign allows for remote access from a single business document
By Sead Fadilpašić Published
WhatsApp users are getting shady documents from their contacts, leading to an infection.

Meta's AI Business Agent is a small and medium businesses guru – and it is now available directly through WhatsApp
By Craig Hale Published
After around two years in testing, Meta's AI Business Agent is now rolling out across WhatsApp, Instagram DMs and more.

Meta's subscription plans are the tip of a terrible pay-to-engage iceberg and may be the beginning of the end for social media as we know it
By Lance Ulanoff Published
Meta's Plus subscription plan is probably the worst thing to happen to social media since the dislike button.

WhatsApp’s secret new feature will delete texts once you’ve read them
By Alex Blake Published
WhatsApp is testing a new feature that can automatically delete messages once they’ve been read.
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