WhatsApp

WhatsApp Messenger, WhatsApp, is a cross-platform messaging and Voice over IP service owned by Facebook, Inc. Users can send text messages, voice messages, make voice and video calls, and share images, documents, user locations, and other media.

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Payments Can Make Or Break The Platform Economy

Payments Can Make Or Break The Platform Economy
Payments Can Make Or Break The Platform Economy
June 21, 2019  |  Platform Payments

The workplace is evolving and becoming increasingly global and gig-oriented. Roughly three-fourths (73 percent) of U.S. offices will employ remote workers by 2023. While remote...

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Libra Wallet Won’t Launch In Certain Markets
Libra Wallet Won’t Launch In Certain Markets
June 20, 2019  |  Facebook / Meta

Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency and Calibra digital wallet won’t be available in certain markets. The social media giant shared its plans for both projects, which aim...

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India Wants WhatsApp To Make Messages Traceable
India Wants WhatsApp To Make Messages Traceable
June 18, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

India is asking messaging service WhatsApp to put a digital fingerprint on every message sent by the service, but without breaking the encryption, according to...

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Facebook Plans ‘GlobalCoin’ Digital Payment Push
Facebook Plans ‘GlobalCoin’ Digital Payment Push
May 24, 2019  |  Facebook / Meta

Here comes GlobalCoin. That’s the name of digital payments system that Facebook plans to deploy in “about a dozen counties by the first quarter of...

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WhatsApp Used By Attackers To Install Spyware On Phones
WhatsApp Used By Attackers To Install Spyware On Phones
May 14, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

Hackers found a way to use messaging app WhatsApp to install spyware onto phones. The Financial Times reported that a vulnerability in the popular app...

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Facebook Responds To Co-founder’s Call For Breakup
Facebook Responds To Co-founder’s Call For Breakup
May 09, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

Facebook has responded to Co-founder Chris Hughes’ New York Times op-ed piece written on Thursday (May 9) calling for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to...

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Facebook Co-Founder Says FTC Should Break It Up
Facebook Co-Founder Says FTC Should Break It Up
May 09, 2019  |  Facebook / Meta

Facebook Co-Founder Chris Hughes issued a scathing rebuke of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, calling on the government to break up the social media giant. In...

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Facebook Picks London As WhatsApp Payments Hub
Facebook Picks London As WhatsApp Payments Hub
May 08, 2019  |  Facebook / Meta

Facebook has chosen London as the payments hub for WhatsApp. According to the Financial Times, the app will hire about 100 people. While most of...

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