Articles about whatsapp

Meta cuts nearly 1,400 jobs in Seattle area, 20% of local workforce, in sweeping AI revamp

A new state filing shows Meta is eliminating nearly 1,400 positions across its Seattle, Bellevue and Redmond offices, about 20% of its local workforce, as part of a companywide restructuring impacting 8,000 jobs. Read More

Microsoft files amicus brief with other tech giants in case against ‘dangerous’ NSO Group

A group of tech companies including Microsoft today filed an amicus brief in a case brought by WhatsApp against NSO… Read More

Jeff Bezos phone hack: U.N. calls for ‘immediate investigation’ into Saudi crown prince’s involvement

The United Nations on Wednesday called for an investigation into the alleged hacking of Jeff Bezos’ phone in 2018, with… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ phone reportedly hacked in 2018 by Saudi crown prince via WhatsApp

The Guardian published an extraordinary report Tuesday that details how Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman personally hacked the phone… Read More

Should we pay for Facebook? ‘Something needs to change’ to resolve data privacy tension

Many of us pay a monthly or annual fee for Netflix, Spotify, Amazon Prime and other online services. So why… Read More

European regulators hit Facebook with $122M fine for ‘misleading information’ in WhatsApp buy

European regulators levied a fine against Facebook of $110 million euros — or $122 million U.S. — for providing “misleading… Read More

Generation App: Why Facebook’s WhatsApp is the world’s most powerful messaging platform

What’s up with WhatsApp? With more than 1 billion users across the globe, the app is by far the world’s most… Read More

Casting call: GeekWire is looking for millennials to talk Pinterest, Twitch, Postmates, and more

If you’re a Pinterest prodigy, Twitch talent, or just someone who’d like to chat about your favorite apps, then we… Read More

#JeSuisBruxelles: Social media take leading role after Brussels bombings

Twitter, Facebook and other social media came to the rescue again after today’s terror bombings in Brussels – so much… Read More

Snapchat, WhatsApp, Expedia and Amazon: What 15 tech brands could have been called

Choosing the right brand name can be a make-it or break-it experience for a lot of startups. Finding something that… Read More

The ‘in’ crowd: Twitter and Instagram use up, Facebook down with teens

Facebook’s popularity among the 13- to 17-year-old set dropped once again this year, according to a new report by Frank… Read More

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Facebook finishes $19B WhatsApp acquisition, founder Jan Koum to join board

Facebook said this morning it has completed its acquisition of messaging app WhatsApp in a filing with the SEC today. The social… Read More

Teledesic 2.0? Facebook looking to buy solar-powered drone maker Titan to deliver Internet access from the skies

Craig McCaw’s Teledesic raised hundreds of millions of dollars in the 1990s to build low-orbiting satellites that could deliver high-speed… Read More

These charts show why Facebook may not have overpaid for WhatsApp

Some scoffed when Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg claimed this week that the $19 billion purchase price for WhatsApp was a… Read More

Facebook shares up 4% as Zuckerberg explains why they paid $19B for WhatsApp

Investors seemed to like what Mark Zuckerberg had to say during the Facebook CEO’s keynote at the Mobile World Congress… Read More

Glympse adds Foursquare-like location sharing to Samsung messaging app

Seattle-based Glympse has partnered with ChatON to enable its users to share their location with a friend through the Samsung-owned… Read More

WhatsDown: The best tweets poking fun at WhatsApp’s server malfunction

Just days after being acquired by Facebook for $19 billion, WhatsApp suffered an outage Saturday afternoon and has been down… Read More

WhatsApp: What’s that? College students say ‘whatever’ to Facebook’s new $19B app

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… Read More

Why Seattle needs a WhatsApp

I woke up this morning thinking about WhatsApp. Not so much about the mouth-dropping $19 billion price tag that Facebook… Read More

WhatTheApp? Why Facebook would spend $16 billion on an app with no advertising

Facebook announced this afternoon that it will pay $16 billion for WhatsApp, a free messaging application that lets users tap… Read More

Facebook buys WhatsApp messaging service for $16 billion

Facebook announced today it is acquiring the popular WhatsApp messaging service for $12 billion in stock and $4 billion in cash. The… Read More

WhatsApp has more monthly active users (350M) than Twitter

WhatsApp might not be as widely known as Twitter, but it is definitely just as popular in terms of users.… Read More