A group of tech companies including Microsoft today filed an amicus brief in a case brought by WhatsApp against NSO Group. The brief outlines how private-sector offensive actors (PSOAs) such… Read More
The United Nations on Wednesday called for an investigation into the alleged hacking of Jeff Bezos’ phone in 2018, with an emphasis on the “possible involvement” of Saudi crown prince… Read More
The Guardian published an extraordinary report Tuesday that details how Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman personally hacked the phone of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in 2018. The hacking reportedly… Read More
Many of us pay a monthly or annual fee for Netflix, Spotify, Amazon Prime and other online services. So why not pay for Facebook? The concept is resurfacing amid the… Read More
European regulators levied a fine against Facebook of $110 million euros — or $122 million U.S. — for providing “misleading information” related to the social network’s acquisition of WhatsApp in… Read More
What’s up with WhatsApp? With more than 1 billion users across the globe, the app is by far the world’s most popular messaging tool. WhatsApp allows users to send text messages,… Read More
If you’re a Pinterest prodigy, Twitch talent, or just someone who’d like to chat about your favorite apps, then we want to hear from you. We’re looking for tech-savvy teens and… Read More
Twitter, Facebook and other social media came to the rescue again after today’s terror bombings in Brussels – so much so that Belgian authorities urged citizens to use those channels… Read More
Choosing the right brand name can be a make-it or break-it experience for a lot of startups. Finding something that defines your brand, gives homage to your core message and… Read More
Facebook’s popularity among the 13- to 17-year-old set dropped once again this year, according to a new report by Frank N. Magid Associates Inc. out yesterday. Users, or “people,” in… Read More
Facebook said this morning it has completed its acquisition of messaging app WhatsApp in a filing with the SEC today. The social networking company shocked the world earlier this year when it… Read More
Craig McCaw’s Teledesic raised hundreds of millions of dollars in the 1990s to build low-orbiting satellites that could deliver high-speed Internet to those below. The idea fizzled, despite the involvement… Read More
Some scoffed when Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg claimed this week that the $19 billion purchase price for WhatsApp was a bargain. And while it represents the biggest M&A deal of… Read More
Investors seemed to like what Mark Zuckerberg had to say during the Facebook CEO’s keynote at the Mobile World Congress on Monday. Facebook’s stock is up nearly four percent today… Read More
Seattle-based Glympse has partnered with ChatON to enable its users to share their location with a friend through the Samsung-owned messaging platform. The announcement is being made today — or… Read More
Just days after being acquired by Facebook for $19 billion, WhatsApp suffered an outage Saturday afternoon and has been down for the past few hours. Given the fact that today’s… Read More
The big news out of the tech world on Tuesday was Facebook’s $19 billion purchase of the WhatsApp messaging service. The acquisition is Facebook’s biggest by far, giving the social network a wildly-popular app… Read More
I woke up this morning thinking about WhatsApp. Not so much about the mouth-dropping $19 billion price tag that Facebook put on the five-year-old Santa Clara, Calif.-based startup, the biggest… Read More
Facebook announced this afternoon that it will pay $16 billion for WhatsApp, a free messaging application that lets users tap into their phone’s Internet connection to avoid paying hefty text… Read More
Facebook announced today it is acquiring the popular WhatsApp messaging service for $12 billion in stock and $4 billion in cash. The deal also includes $3 billion in restricted stock units for WhatsApp’s… Read More
WhatsApp might not be as widely known as Twitter, but it is definitely just as popular in terms of users. At Nokia World today, the mobile messaging startup announced that… Read More
