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    South Africans must stop using their social media passwords for bank accounts — Armata Security

    South Africans must stop using their social media passwords for bank accounts — Armata Security Armata Cyber Security head of technology and innovation Richard Frost has warned that many South Africans are using the same passwords for social media and banking, putting their bank accounts at...
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    Meta rolling out AI subscriptions

    Meta rolling out AI subscriptions Meta Platforms is selling consumer subscriptions to its Meta AI chatbot for the first time, a key step toward building a business that would help offset hundreds of billions of dollars in artificial intelligence investments by the company. The new...
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    Meta Platforms shares plummet with more AI spending on the cards

    Meta Platforms shares plummet with more AI spending on the cards Meta Platforms shares plunged the most in six months after the company raised its spending outlook for the year. The move reignited fears that the historic levels of investment that chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg is...
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    Expert worried about future of end-to-end encryption on WhatsApp

    Expert worried about future of end-to-end encryption on WhatsApp Social media giant Meta Platforms has announced it will remove end-to-end encryption for direct messages (DMs) on its Instagram app, and a university professor said he is worried WhatsApp is next. From 8 May 2026, Instagram...
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    Meta's 2Africa cable has a big problem in Iran

    Meta's 2Africa cable has a big problem in Iran Meta Platforms has paused part of a massive effort to expand Internet service across Africa as the war in the Middle East freezes activity in the region. The disruption comes less than six months after Meta acknowledged that another section of...
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    Meta Platforms ignoring illegal gambling ads — UK watchdog

    Meta Platforms ignoring illegal gambling ads — UK watchdog Meta Platforms is turning a blind eye to illegal gambling sites that advertise on Facebook and Instagram, according to the UK’s Gambling Commission. The regulator has been checking Meta’s searchable ad library for operators that don’t...
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    Meta slashing Reality Labs jobs

    Meta slashing Reality Labs jobs Meta Platforms is beginning to cut more than 1,000 jobs from the company’s Reality Labs division, part of a plan to redirect resources from virtual reality and metaverse products toward AI wearables and phone features. Affected employees will be notified of the...
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    Developments in GovChat case against WhatsApp and Facebook abuse of dominance case

    Developments in GovChat case against WhatsApp and Facebook abuse of dominance case The Competition Tribunal has issued rulings in a series of interlocutory applications in an alleged abuse of dominance case between South African chat platform GovChat and WhatsApp owner Meta Platforms. GovChat...
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    WhatsApp in hot water with the EU

    WhatsApp in hot water with the EU Meta Platforms risks a temporary European Union ban on the rollout of new policies over how its AI features in WhatsApp, after being hit by the latest probe into Big Tech’s alleged dominance on the continent. Teresa Ribera, the EU’s antitrust chief, said...
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    Red Sea problems delay multiple submarine cable rollouts

    Red Sea problems delay multiple submarine cable rollouts Multiple subsea Internet cables slated to run through the Red Sea are yet to be completed as planned, as political tensions and heightened security threats have made the route more dangerous and complicated for commercial vessels. Meta...
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    Meta launches Ray-Ban smart glasses with built-in display

    Meta launches Ray-Ban smart glasses with built-in display Meta Platforms Inc., seeking to turn its smart glasses lineup into a must-have product, on Wednesday unveiled its first version with a built-in screen. The latest model, the $799 (R13,400) Meta Ray-Ban Display, features a screen in the...
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    Former WhatsApp employee accuses company of serious cybersecurity missteps

    Former WhatsApp employee accuses company of serious cybersecurity missteps A former employee at Meta Platforms Inc.’s WhatsApp filed a federal lawsuit Monday alleging he repeatedly raised cybersecurity concerns about the messaging app with his superiors but was ignored and retaliated against...
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    Musk tried to enlist Zuckerberg for OpenAI buyout

    Musk tried to enlist Zuckerberg for OpenAI buyout Elon Musk tried to enlist Mark Zuckerberg for his unsolicited bid to buy OpenAI this year, the startup said in a court filing. OpenAI said Musk identified Zuckerberg, the chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., as one of the people with...
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    6 new WhatsApp features in the works

    6 new WhatsApp features in the works South African WhatsApp users can expect a wealth of new features to launch on the online messaging app in the coming months. The Meta Platforms-owned app is immensely popular in South Africa, with an estimated 29 to 30 million users, according to analysis...
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    How WhatsApp hacking works

    How WhatsApp hacking works While WhatsApp promises end-to-end encryption for all communications over the platform, attackers can still trick users into giving them the information needed to hijack their accounts. WhatsApp’s security and privacy are in the spotlight after Iranian state...
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    Meta launches Oakley smart glasses with 3K resolution

    Meta launches Oakley smart glasses with 3K resolution Meta Platforms Inc. is going up-market with its surprise hit smart glasses, rolling out new models with Oakley that are aimed at athletes and include improved video recording. The company on Friday launched new models based on Oakley’s HSTN...
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    WhatsApp launches iPad app

    WhatsApp launches iPad app Meta Platforms Inc.’s WhatsApp released an iPad-specific version of its popular messaging app, belatedly offering a larger-format experience to users with Apple Inc. tablets. The optimised app, available now, allows for a two-column layout and supports iPadOS...
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    Threads starts rolling out ads

    Threads starts rolling out ads Meta Platforms Inc. will show advertising on social network Threads for the first time, opening up a new revenue stream for the company and increasing competition for Elon Musk’s X. The ads will come from a “handful of brands” and appear only in the US and Japan...
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    Meta fined another R4.8 billion over data breach

    Meta fined another R4.8 billion over data breach Ireland’s data protection commission fined Meta Platforms Inc.’s Irish arm €251 million (R) following two inquiries into a personal data breach that it said impacted 29 million users worldwide. The breach was reported by Meta Platforms Ireland...
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    Meta's plan to kill smartphones

    Meta's plan to kill smartphones Meta supremo Mark Zuckerberg unveiled Orion smart glasses, a new augmented reality (AR) prototype, at the annual Meta Connect developer conference. Ten years in the making, and still not expected on high streets until 2027, these will be a new way to meld the...
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