WhatsApp adds usernames without phone numbers
You won’t need a phone number to use WhatsApp from now on, as Meta’s massive messaging app finally adds support for names, not just numbers.
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How Ghost Pairing turns your WhatsApp against you
Your phone is supposed to be a safe space for two-factor, but with ghost pairing, scammers have worked out how to intercept, reading WhatsApp for crucial codes.
Instagram ends encryption for messages
Messages between people on Instagram will lose the tightest encryption they once had, though other Meta apps will keep it around.
Like everything else Meta, WhatsApp gets ads, too
Facebook has ads. Instagram has ads. And it appears WhatsApp isn’t safe, either, because it too is about to get ads.
How to opt out of Meta AI
As Meta rolls out an AI across Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp, your data becomes part of the training. So what happens when you want to opt out?
Meta AI is free for now, but may charge money soon
They say there’s no such thing as a free lunch, and that seems to be the case if you push Meta’s new AI image maker, which arrives with limits.
Meta adds AI to Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp
AI is coming to your phones, your computers, your cars, and your social experience, as Meta connects an AI chat bot to everything it makes.
Facebook’s Ray-Ban Stories glasses call on WhatsApp
Calling friends and family on WhatsApp can happen from your sunnies without needing to take out the phone.
Facebook becomes “Meta”, but it may not affect you
It may sound like an attempt to change the way people think about Facebook, but the company’s name change to “Meta” is reportedly about being bigger than one thing.
How to use video to stay in touch during self-isolation
In times of isolation, you need to know that friends and family are right around the corner. Fortunately, you don’t have to leave the house to connect.
