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Canada's move to rein in AI chatbots, spurred by school shooting, faces doubts over loopholesCanada's new AI chatbot and social media regulation bill, prompted by a school shooting, faces criticism for potential loopholes and a leng...
Brazil moves to tighten platform oversight, strengthen online safetyBrazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has signed new laws to increase control over digital platforms. These measures require platfor...
Gig workers' incentives cool; YC attendees resell AI creditsHappy Tuesday! Despite a shortage of delivery workers, payouts for gig riders have increased only slightly this summer. This and more in to...
WhatsApp will stop working on some Android phones in 2026. Check which smartphones are affected and when will it happenWhatsApp will stop working on Android phones running versions older than Android 6.0 starting September 8, 2026. This means devices on Andr...
Whats(App) in a number? Usernames set to enter chat; global rollout likely in JuneWhatsApp is planning a major platform overhaul, introducing usernames and unique IDs instead of phone numbers, allowing users to send messa...
Brazil court suspends antitrust ruling against Meta over WhatsApp BusinessA Brazilian court has halted a decision by antitrust body CADE. This decision had previously prevented Meta from blocking artificial intell...
Brazil's antitrust body opens investigation into WhatsApp business toolIn a statement, CADE said that there are potential anti-competitive practices arising from the new terms regarding the access and offerin...
Meta to inform Brazilians how it uses their personal data to train AIMeta's users in Brazil will receive the warnings starting on Tuesday by email and notifications on Facebook and Instagram, and will be able...
Meta's WhatsApp launches new AI tools for businessesMeta launches first AI-driven ad targeting program on WhatsApp to boost revenue. CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveils tools for businesses at a Braz...
Brazil central bank greenlights Meta's WhatsApp merchant payment systemThe approval comes as Meta seeks to use the Brazilian market as a key test space for business messaging, an area that has assumed greater u...
Facebook rolls out new business tools across apps in social commerce pushFacebook is rolling out new ways for businesses to find and chat with potential customers on its apps—Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Inst...
Businesses on Instagram can now add button to profile to let customers directly chat with them on WhatsAppFacebook said it will begin testing the ability for brands to send emails through Facebook Business Suite.
Facebook relaunches WhatsApp money transfers in BrazilWhatsApp had launched its payments services in Brazil in June, but the central bank suspended it some days later alleging it could damage t...
WhatsApp gets delayed Brazil nod for paymentsWhatsApp is only allowed to do peer-to-peer payments, not involving merchants. Facebook is still seeking approval to operate with merchants.
WhatsApp will now let iOS users disable read receipts for voice messagesThe instant messaging app has also introduced a new progress bar animation for voice messages.
Brazil suspends WhatsApp's new payments systemThe central bank said in a statement that rolling out the service without previous analysis by the monetary authority could damage the Braz...
WhatsApp launches payments service, 2 yrs after it began testing in IndiaWhatsApp has been testing its payments service in India - based on UPI - with about a million users.
WhatsApp to take cues from Mexico, Brazil models to debunk false stories during electionsWhatsApp will try to debunk false stories and rhetoric ahead of India’s next general elections.
Messaging app WhatsApp crosses 900 million users milestoneMobile messaging app WhatsApp now has 900 million regular and active users around the world, following the addition of 100 million users in...
WhatsApp races ahead: 500 million users, 700 million photos, 100 million videosWhatsApp CEO Jan Koum told Recode, a website that covers tech news, that of these 500 million users, around 48 million are based in India.