WhatsApp’s new username feature is a big step forward for users’ privacy and security. The app, owned by Meta, announced it is rolling out a new privacy feature, so people have the option to reserve a ...

If there isn’t enough AI-generated nonsense in the world, Meta is determined to make sure there’s a bit more. The company recently released Pocket on the Google Play Store, an app that lets users ...

WhatsApp announced a significant change this week. Starting later this year, users will be able to message each other using optional, customizable usernames, a major departure from the phone ...

Once WhatsApp's username feature is launched, you'll be able to protect the privacy of your phone number for new contacts. WhatsApp is preparing to roll out usernames, a feature that lets you chat ...

WhatsApp is offering up one of the most valuable pieces of digital real estate left on the internet: the username. The Meta-owned messaging app said today that its more than 3 billion users can begin ...

WhatsApp today announced a much-awaited feature: usernames, which will allow users to share their profiles without disclosing their phone number. However, WhatsApp will still require a phone number to ...

One of WhatsApp’s most in-demand features is finally coming out of beta. Later this year, the messaging app used by over 3 billion people plans to add usernames. It’s an additional (and more ...

The experimental app, internally called “Arena,” would be independent of Facebook and Instagram. It could compete for attention with Polymarket and Kalshi, the biggest prediction markets. By Mike ...

WhatsApp head Will Cathcart will step down from his role after more than seven years, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said. Meta is tapping Kunal Shah, who founded Indian fintech startup Cred, to lead ...

AI can't sell what hotel systems can't see. Until room-level data, guest behavior, and service pricing live in one connected system, the industry's AI gains will stay stuck on the cost efficiency side ...

One of WhatsApp’s claims to fame is its end-to-end encryption (EE2E)—it implemented this most secure version of encryption early on, long before most people thought about the privacy of their messages ...