WhatsApp introduces built-in message translation. How It worksWhatsApp introduces in-app message translation across 180 countries. This feature allows users to translate messages directly within chats....
24 Sep, 2025, 09.50 AM IST
Meta rolls out real-time translation feature on WhatsAppThe translations will initially be available in six languages on Android devices and 19 languages on iPhones, with more languages to follow...
23 Sep, 2025, 10.12 PM IST
"Why are you wasting time on a quack?": Pawan Khera hits out at Nishikant Dubey for questioning Indira Gandhi over Shimla AgreementPawan Khera called Nishikant Dubey a "quack" and urged the media not to pay attention to him. Taking a dig at Nishikant Dubey, the Congress...
23 Jun, 2025, 03.00 PM IST
3 IIT Kanpur graduates put their brains but it did not work. Their honest confession wins over netizensOkCredit's CEO, Harsh Pokharna, openly shared their costly mistake of launching the fintech app in 14 Indian languages. Despite the effort ...
18 Jun, 2025, 01.03 PM IST
WhatsApp for Android now allows instant translation of chat messagesWhatsApp rolls out offline translation feature for Android users. On-device translations keep chats private, but accuracy may vary.Beta tes...
22 Apr, 2025, 05.24 PM IST
Google Translate to soon add 110 languages with help of AIGoogle Translate will soon use its large language model PaLM 2 to support 110 languages, its largest expansion ever. The tech now supports ...
28 Jun, 2024, 05.30 PM IST
ETtech in-depth: Government chatbot powered by Bhashini, OpenAI’s ChatGPT is at your serviceSoon, you will be able to ask questions and get details about more than 170 government schemes in your own language, thanks to a chatbot po...
20 Feb, 2023, 06.08 PM IST
How Facebook undermines privacy protections for its 2 billion WhatsApp usersWhatsApp assures users that no one can see their messages, but the Facebook-owned messaging service—the world's largest—has an extensive mo...
12 Sep, 2021, 02.17 PM IST
IFCN launches WhatsApp chatbot about COVID-19 in HindiWhatsApp has over 400 million users in India, where around 44 per cent of the population understands the Hindi language. The IFCN, therefor...
11 Jun, 2020, 10.55 PM IST
Coronavirus infodemic in its second stage: Fact checkersIn India, fact-checkers tell ET, the coronavirus infodemic is now in its second wave of sorts (the first one was China-focused in January),...
19 Mar, 2020, 08.16 AM IST
How a number of initiatives are breaking the language barrier in teaching scienceThese initiatives include Bigyan, an online platform with articles by scientists in Bengali; The Jigyasa Project, a series of talks on scie...
16 Nov, 2019, 11.00 PM IST
WhatsApp partners with Texas India Forum for Howdy Modi event in HoustonOver 50,000 people will come together at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, for the community summit in honor of Prime Minister Narendra Mo...
22 Sep, 2019, 08.20 PM IST
Politics, pornography and Pakistan: How the three Ps are interlinking in India's WhatsApp groupsWithin the chat groups, content interlinking politics, pornography and Pakistan is ringing some alarm bells.
05 Mar, 2019, 06.44 PM IST
WhatsApp dose to fight fake news: Radio campaigns in 46 Hindi stationsWhatsApp is rolling out radio campaigns, asking people to check the information received before they share it.
30 Aug, 2018, 06.55 AM IST
How online vernacular market is becoming the next big battle ground for tech cosNot only global giants, desi entrepreneurs are also trying to get a piece of the pie. They are attracting smartphone users with specificall...
11 Mar, 2018, 10.07 AM IST
WhatsApp rolls out video calling from its biggest market IndiaAdding video calling was the next logical step for the widely popular app, which boasts of over a billion monthly active users globally.
15 Nov, 2016, 04.38 PM IST
WhatsApp bringing in the much-awaited free call feature?If rumors are to be believed, the popular messaging service WhatsApp is all geared up to launch a free voice calling feature for the 600 mi...
01 Sep, 2014, 04.30 PM IST