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‘Familiar’ WhatsApp Scam Resurfaces
A familiar WhatsApp scam has reappeared in order to try and trick people into supplying their bank details to cyber...
NBC News Launches New Broadcast On Snapchat
The program "Stay Tuned," produced by a 30-person team, resembles a regular news broadcast in that it is presented by a...
Ads Heading For Messenger Home Screens Globally
Facebook on Tuesday said that advertisements will begin popping up on Messenger home screens globally after promising...
Snapchat Map Update Raises Child Safety Worries
An update to Snapchat that shows publicly posted images on a searchable map has raised safety concerns among parents....
WhatsApp Rises As A Major Force In News Media
WhatsApp is becoming one of the prevailing ways people discover and discuss news, according to a study. But use of the...
Facebook Gives Bots Ability To Negotiate, Compromise
Facebook's artificial intelligence researchers announced Wednesday they had broken new ground by giving automated...
Snapchat Spectacles, Which Take Photos and Video, Launch In the UK and Europe
Snapchat Spectacles, sunglasses which also capture photographs and video, are going on sale in the UK. Snap Inc, the...
Playboy Model Gets Probation In Body-Shaming Case
A Playboy model who secretly took a picture of a naked 70-year-old woman at a gym and posted it on social media with a...
Snapchat Leads Augmented Reality Gains
Augmented reality is seeing strong gains among Americans thanks to social networks like Snapchat, Instagram and...
Russia Blocks China’s Biggest Messaging App
Moscow's communications regulator has added WeChat to its list of prohibited websites, according to Russian state news...
China’s Tencent ‘deeply Sorry’ For Russia WeChat Block
Chinese internet giant Tencent said Saturday it was "deeply sorry" its messaging app WeChat was blocked in Russia,...
Four Things Worth Your Attention On Facebook F8
Facebook’s annual developers’ event, held this year in San Jose, is the social network’s chance to bring together...
6 Things You Have Forgotten How To Do Because of Your Phone
You can virtually do anything and everything with your smartphone. This has made some of us forget how to do certain...
WhatsApp Brings Back ‘text Status’ It Replaced With ‘stories’
WatsApp users have two options now, the text status as well as the video stories The Snapchatification of everything...
WhatsApp Brings Back Text Status It Replaced With Stories
The Snapchatification of everything has resulted in backlash for WhatsApp, prompting it to revive its text Status...
WhatsApp Brings Back Text Status It Replaced With Stories
The Snapchatification of everything has resulted in backlash for WhatsApp, prompting it to revive its text Status...
Security Flaw Found In WhatsApp, Telegram
Hundreds of millions of users of the web versions of WhatsApp and Telegram messengers were put at risk by a serious...
Security Flaw Found In WhatsApp, Telegram
A computer security firm on Wednesday revealed a flaw that could let hackers break into WhatsApp or Telegram messaging...
The ‘robot Lawyer’ Giving Free Legal Advice To Refugees
A technology initially used to fight traffic fines is now helping refugees with legal claims. When Joshua Browder...