WhatsApp adds new features to protect against scams
The company announced that it took down over 6.8 million WhatsApp accounts linked to criminal scam centers targeting people around the world.
Zuckerberg: AI increased the time spent on Facebook and Instagram in Q2
Overall, Meta estimated that over 3.4 billion people used one of its "family of apps" on a daily basis.
Meta adds business voice calling to WhatsApp, explores AI-powered product reccomendations
WhatsApp is adding more AI features to its business suite. The company on Tuesday announced it’s introducing the ability for large businesses to reach customers through voice calls, which will allow the app to explore the use of AI-powered voice agents. The company is also looking into using AI to recommend products to users. WhatsApp […]
Meta is adding AI-powered summaries to WhatsApp
Meta announced on Wednesday that it’s adding an AI-powered summaries feature to WhatsApp. The optional new feature uses Meta AI to summarize unread messages in a chat. This summary would only be visible to you, not others in your chat, the company notes. The feature builds on the AI technology that Meta released in April, […]
US bans WhatsApp from House of Representatives staff devices
The U.S. government has banned WhatsApp from devices used by U.S. House of Representatives staff, saying the app poses potential security risks.
WhatsApp is adding ads to the Status screen
After years of not showing any ads, WhatsApp is adding ads to Status updates.
Apple fixes new iPhone zero-day bug used in Paragon spyware hacks
The iPhone maker quietly updated a February security advisory to publicize a flaw that was used to hack at least two journalists in Europe.