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  1. Jan

    WhatsApp launches Communities - rolling out over several months

    WhatsApp launches massive update to Groups WhatsApp has announced that it has begun rolling out Communities and that the feature will be available to everyone on the platform in the next few months. The Meta Platforms-owned instant messaging platform first unveiled the new suite of features in...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Mark Zuckerberg seen as obstacle to Meta Platforms' growth

    Mark Zuckerberg seen as obstacle to Meta Platforms' growth Mark Zuckerberg built Meta Platforms Inc. into one of the biggest companies in the world, but some investors now see him as an obstacle to the stock recovering from a historic selloff. The Facebook parent has tumbled 72% this year...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Instagram locking people out of accounts and threatening deletion for no apparent reason

    Instagram locking people out of accounts and threatening deletion for no apparent reason Numerous Instagram users have reported they were unable to access their accounts on Monday afternoon due to the platform incorrectly suspending them for community guideline violations. Instagram's South...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Zuckerberg asks investors to be patient with Meta's ballooning metaverse spend

    Zuckerberg asks investors to be patient with Meta's ballooning metaverse spend Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg asked investors for patience with the social-media giant’s swelling investments in unproven bets at an already-challenging time for digital-advertising...
  6. Jan

    South African companies squandering millions on empty metaverses

    South African companies waste millions on chasing metaverse hype Many South African companies are blowing money on the metaverse, not because of its potential, but because they fall victim to the hype. The hype started last year when Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg rebranded the company to Meta...
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  7. Jan

    WhatsApp working on big changes to Groups

    WhatsApp working on big changes to Groups WhatsApp is developing a new auto-mute feature for large groups and has added the ability to create and use avatars in the beta version of its Android app. WABetaInfo previewed the automatic muting feature for large groups in a report on Friday.
    • Jan
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  8. Jan

    Zuckerberg says WhatsApp is more secure than iMessage

    Mark Zuckerberg roasts Apple's iMessage — punts superior WhatsApp privacy and security Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg has fired shots at Apple's iMessage messaging service, claiming the platform is less private and secure than Meta-owned WhatsApp. Zuckerberg's comments came in a Facebook...
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  9. Jan

    More details about WhatsApp message editing feature emerge

    WhatsApp message editing feature in development — how it will work A new release of the WhatsApp beta for Android has revealed more details about how the popular chat platform's upcoming message editing feature will work. WABetaInfo reports that a feature preview in the latest Android beta...
  10. Jan

    Microsoft bringing Xbox Game Pass and Office apps to Quest VR headsets

    Microsoft partners with Meta to bring Xbox and Office apps to VR Meta Platforms and Microsoft are joining forces to bring Teams, Office, Windows, and Xbox to Meta's Quest virtual reality (VR) headsets. The partnership — announced at Meta Connect 2022 — will see the two companies collaborate on...
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Meta Quest Pro VR headset officially unveiled — with three times the price of Quest 2

    Meta Quest Pro VR headset officially unveiled — with three times the price of Quest 2 Meta Platforms Inc. unveiled its newest virtual-reality headset on Tuesday, a foray into the world of high-end VR devices designed to entice creators and working professionals to adopt Mark Zuckerberg’s vision...
  12. Jan

    Turnabout is fair play - TikTok copies Instagram feature

    TikTok copies Instagram with Photo Mode Popular video-sharing app TikTok is adding a new feature called Photo Mode that lets users share multiple images in one post. Posts will be featured on the user's For You page and will support adding music and captions with up to 2,200 characters.
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  13. Jan

    WhatsApp sues developer for app that stole accounts and sent spam

    Meta sues app developer that stole WhatsApp accounts to send spam messages Meta Platforms has sued a group of Chinese companies behind fake WhatsApp apps HeyMods, Highlight Mobi, and HeyWhatsApp for stealing over one million WhatsApp accounts since May 2022. Meta owns Facebook, Instagram, and...
  14. Jan

    WhatsApp Premium for businesses hits Android beta

    WhatsApp starts testing Premium subscription for businesses WhatsApp has started rolling out its Premium subscription plan for businesses in the latest beta versions of the Android and iOS apps, WABetaInfo reports. The publication first revealed that WhatsApp was working on a subscription...
  15. Jan

    Instagram cramming more ads into its app

    Instagram introducing more ads Meta Platforms will feature advertisements in more areas of its Instagram app, the company announced in a blog post. Instagram users will see ads added to the Explore feed, and Meta is also testing ads in post feeds from a user's profile.
  16. Jan

    WhatsApp starts testing blocking screenshots on view-once media

    WhatsApp rolling out screenshot blocking WhatsApp is rolling out screenshot and screen recording blocking for view-once images and videos, WABetaInfo reports. The new feature is available to WhatsApp testers on the latest Android beta version of the app, with some users reporting they can't...
  17. Jan

    TikTok tracking web activity through WebMD and Weight Watchers

    TikTok tracking activity across the web — even if you don't use the app An investigation by Consumer Reports has found that popular video-sharing app TikTok has partnered with hundreds of organisations to collect data on people as they browse the Internet. The organisations in question embed...
  18. Jan

    WhatsApp patches remote code execution vulnerabilities

    WhatsApp patches critical security flaws WhatsApp released security updates to fix two vulnerabilities in its Android and iOS apps that attackers could have exploited to execute remote code on vulnerable devices, The Hacker News reports. The more severe of the two flaws — CVE-2022-36934 with a...
  19. Jan

    Why Google and Facebook are building big undersea cables to South Africa

    International fibre bandwidth explosion in South Africa Submarine fibre cable systems landing in South Africa will help improve Internet capacity in the country while letting the big players behind them get more customers onto their apps or ecosystems. This is according to BluNOVA CEO Suveer...
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  20. Jan

    Zuckerberg announces one-tap call links for WhatsApp

    WhatsApp to add one-tap call link sharing Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that WhatsApp is introducing a new feature that lets users share a direct link to call. He specified that the call linking feature would arrive on WhatsApp this week and said the messaging platform is...
  21. Hanno Labuschagne

    The 2022 tech selloff is far from over

    The 2022 tech selloff is far from over The great tech selloff of 2022 is far from over as investors brace for earnings misses that may spur a more than 10% plunge in the Nasdaq 100. More than two-thirds of 914 respondents in the MLIV Pulse survey think profits of the technology companies will...
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