messaging apps

Telegram Ponders IPO as It Approaches Profitability
Telegram Ponders IPO as It Approaches Profitability
March 12, 2024  |  IPO

The owner of messaging app Telegram is reportedly considering taking the company public. In an interview with the Financial Times posted Tuesday (March 12), Pavel Durov said that his...

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Apple Blocks Third-Party Apps Using iMessage to Link Android Phones
Apple Blocks Third-Party Apps Using iMessage to Link Android Phones
December 10, 2023  |  Apple

Apple has reportedly shuttered third-party apps that let Android and iPhone users communicate via iMessage. The tech giant has “taken steps to protect our users...

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Coinbase Enables Sending Money Through Messaging and Social Media Apps
Coinbase Enables Sending Money Through Messaging and Social Media Apps
December 05, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase Wallet has added new features that aim to simplify and expedite money transfers globally. The updates allow Coinbase Wallet users to send money through any...

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WhatsApp Business Adds QR Codes, Product Catalogs
WhatsApp Business Adds QR Codes, Product Catalogs
July 09, 2020  |  Facebook

Facebook is expanding the capabilities of its WhatsApp Business messaging app, which the company says now has about 50 million users. The company said in...

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Facebook Could Face Challenge To Integrating Messaging Apps In EU
Facebook Could Face Challenge To Integrating Messaging Apps In EU
January 29, 2019  |  Regulation

Facebook could face challenges by the European Union if it integrates Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger messaging functions, reported  CNBC. The report, citing the Irish Data...

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Gab Goes Offline After PayPal, GoDaddy, Others Pull Support
Gab Goes Offline After PayPal, GoDaddy, Others Pull Support
October 29, 2018  |  Politics

Gab, the social network that had a big following among the far right, has been taken offline after GoDaddy, the domain provider, gave it 24 hours to...

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Hackers Steal Alipay Customers’ Money Via Stolen Apple IDs
Hackers Steal Alipay Customers’ Money Via Stolen Apple IDs
October 11, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Alipay, the mobile payment app, said Wednesday (October 10) that hackers stole money from accounts via stolen Apple IDs. Reuters, citing Ant Financial, the payment...

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WhatsApp Goes B2B
WhatsApp Goes B2B
January 19, 2018  |  SMBs

WhatsApp is expanding into the business market, the instant messaging and voice over internet provider (VoIP) service company announced Thursday (Jan. 18). According to reports,...

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Hackers Turn Selfies Into Spy Cams
Hackers Turn Selfies Into Spy Cams
January 19, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Hackers in Lebanon have been able to use smartphones to spy on and steal data from Android phone users in at least 21 countries. According...

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