Is Meta opening WhatsApp to rival AI chatbots just to avoid tougher EU action? Here's what happenedMeta has offered rival AI chatbots limited free access to WhatsApp in Europe, with charges to be implemented after a usage threshold is met...
21 May, 2026, 05.43 AM IST
25-year-old earning ₹1L/month asked to take ₹92 lakh loan for parents’ property deal; family expects flat value to soar in 5 years; sparks debt trap concernsA 25-year-old earning ₹1 lakh a month has sparked debate online after revealing how his parents want him to become the primary borrower for...
18 May, 2026, 05.58 PM IST
CBSE topper Bhavya Ranjan, who got perfect 100 in four subjects, shares her unique success formula: 'Instead of overthinking...'CBSE topper: Bhavya Ranjan, a humanities national topper, achieved 499 out of 500 in her Class 12 CBSE exams. Her success story highlights ...
15 May, 2026, 10.37 PM IST
What is Signal and is it secure?Russia-linked hackers are targeting Signal users. These attacks exploit user trust through phishing. They trick people into revealing accou...
26 Apr, 2026, 11.21 AM IST
WhatsApp unveils supervised accounts for kids below 13; here’s how to set it upWhatsApp has launched parent-managed accounts for children under 13, introducing built-in restrictions and locked privacy settings for enha...
13 Mar, 2026, 02.49 PM IST
WhatsApp launches parent-managed accounts for pre-teens amid safety concernsWhatsApp is introducing parent-managed accounts for children under 13. This move comes amid growing global worries about social media's imp...
11 Mar, 2026, 08.35 PM IST
WhatsApp’s new feature: Users may soon be able to logout without losing chatsWhatsApp is developing a logout feature, discovered in a recent beta update, that will allow users to temporarily leave the app without del...
29 May, 2025, 06.45 PM IST
WhatsApp launches new feature to silence incoming calls from unknown callersWhatsApp said the ‘Silence Unknown Callers’ feature will give the users more privacy and control of their incoming calls.
21 Jun, 2023, 12.29 PM IST
WhatsApp experiences outage , netizens flood Twitter with memesNetizens coped with the tech glitch through some good ol' humour.
25 Oct, 2022, 04.07 PM IST
WhatsApp will soon allow 32 people in group voice call, larger file sharing up to 1GBAt present, only eight people can be added in a group voice call using the mobile app.
15 Apr, 2022, 03.03 PM IST
ETtech Explained: Government rules on WhatsApp & the controversy around itWhatsApp has taken the Government of India to court, saying that India’s new IT rules violate the right to privacy of Indian users and call...
28 May, 2021, 05.20 PM IST
WhatsApp says Facebook doesn’t have access to UPI transactions dataThe UPI-enabled payments are subject to a separate WhatsApp India Payments Privacy Policy, which hasn't changed, the messaging service says...
28 Jan, 2021, 06.59 PM IST
View: WhatsApp spyware episode should be a wake-up call for IndiaIndia holds for around a fourth of WhatsApp’s global 1.5 bn accounts. The security hole has made many fearful.
02 Nov, 2019, 12.08 PM IST
WhatsApp Payments hit office hurdleWhatsApp has been testing its payments service in India and is close the permitted number of 1 million users.
01 Aug, 2018, 08.44 AM IST
Ready to declare that we never shared data with anybody: WhatsApp to Supreme CourtOpening the arguments for WhatsApp, senior counsel KK Venugopal said its services were subject to regulatory control.
17 May, 2017, 01.01 AM IST
Hello there! WhatsApp is calling India on videoWith 160 million monthly active users in India, the messaging service launches latest feature here.
16 Nov, 2016, 07.42 AM IST
A step-by-step guide on how not to share your WhatsApp data with FacebookIn the blog post, the company said that it will explore ways for businesses to send messages using its platform over the next several month...
26 Aug, 2016, 04.46 PM IST