WhatsApp is Meta’s (then Facebook’s) most expensive purchase to date, with nearly $20 billion paid in 2014. It’s also the most difficult one to monetize. The app is free, and everything in it is end-to-end encrypted. Placing personalized ads based on user-generated content and interests isn’t possible. But Meta is looking to place ads inside…
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X (formerly known as Twitter) now has three different subscription plans. Tech. Entertainment. Science. Your inbox. Sign up for the most interesting tech & entertainment news out there. By signing up, I agree to the Terms of Use and have reviewed the Privacy Notice. The company has been rumored to be releasing more tiers for…
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Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, has used its latest quartly earnings call to discuss how it is differentiating its Threads platform. The company posted revenue of $34.1bn for the third quarter of 2023. “We had a good quarter for our community and business,” said Mark Zuckerberg, Meta founder and CEO. “I’m…
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After a report said Apple was planning to announce generative AI features later next year with iOS 18, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is corroborating that with the possible costs and how Apple is trying to catch up with other tech companies. Tech. Entertainment. Science. Your inbox. Sign up for the most interesting tech & entertainment news…
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The key security feature of WhatsApp is that you need a phone number to log into the chat app. Your phone number is what authenticates you as a user. That makes account takeovers more complicated than someone guessing your username and password. Also, it makes it impossible to sign up for WhatsApp without a phone…
WhatsApp will let you use two accounts at once on the same smartphone Read More »
UK Apple Store workers organising for better working conditions have said the company is actively trying to prevent staff from exercising their right to join a union. In February 2023, Apple’s Glasgow store became the first of its 40 UK-based locations to unionise, after workers gained formal union recognition from the company, while staff at…
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One of the most commonly cited reasons that women avoid joining the technology sector is because of a lack of visible and accessible role models available to help them to envisage their path to the top. These roles models are important, no matter their position on the career ladder, and each year, Computer Weekly’s list…
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Glen Schofield, founder of Striking Distance Studios and director of its first game, The Callisto Protocol, has announced he is departing the company. Schofield is perhaps best known as the co-creator of the Dead Space franchise and the co-founder of Call of Duty developer Sledgehammer Games. Steve Papoutsis, who previously served as chief development officer…
The Callisto Protocol Director Glen Schofield Leaves Studio, Steve Papoutsis Named CEO Read More »
The Online Safety Bill is set to become law after peers passed the controversial legislation that places new duties on social media and technology companies to protect children and other users from harmful and illegal content. The bill, which the government says will make the UK the safest place online, places obligations on technology companies,…
Home secretary Suella Braverman is stepping up pressure on Meta over its plans to roll out end-to-end encrypted message services on Facebook and Instagram. The government claims that plans by the social media company to introduce encrypted messaging services will have a “catastrophic impact” on the ability of police to detect and prosecute child sexual…
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