India is facing a data obesity epidemic—as storage in phones fails to keep up with people’s voracious appetite for visualsIndia’s growing use of smartphones, AI tools and social media is driving a surge in demand for digital storage, with experts warning of a “...
10 May, 2026, 08.15 AM IST
Mother's Day Special: How AI, apps are empowering women to manage finances, improve health, build careerWomen are learning to keep pace with the ubiquitous apps and AI, shrugging off dependence on their kids for financial transactions, online ...
04 May, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
AI-led small and medium business platforms see growth push; BusinessBay.io says India emerges key market for digital business toolsAI-driven business automation platforms are increasingly focusing on India as a key growth market, driven by rising digital adoption among ...
26 Apr, 2026, 11.10 AM IST
Meta poised to surpass Google in digital ad revenue for first time, report saysThe Instagram-owner's global net ad revenues are expected to reach $243.46 billion in 2026, ahead of Google's projected $239.54 billion, th...
14 Apr, 2026, 08.17 AM IST
AI scanning chats? WhatsApp responds after Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma's warningWhatsApp's latest update brings AI integration, raising privacy concerns. Vijay Shekhar Sharma alerts users about potential AI access to ch...
19 Aug, 2025, 11.53 AM IST
WhatsApp users to soon lose free Google Drive storage access; here's what you can doWhile the reasons behind the change remain undisclosed, users can continue free backups as long as they have available space within their 1...
02 Jan, 2024, 03.35 PM IST
WhatsApp denies report that the platform is exploring adsThe report said that teams at Meta have been discussing whether to show ads in lists of conversations with contacts on the WhatsApp chat sc...
15 Sep, 2023, 10.29 AM IST
WhatsApp explores ads in chat appMeta Platforms owned WhatsApp is exploring a new feature that would display advertisements in the app for the first time, the Financial Tim...
15 Sep, 2023, 09.53 AM IST
How does WhatsApp make money?Whatsapp is free to use, and there are no advertisements; despite it, Whatsapp earns millions of dollars every year.
20 Dec, 2022, 07.11 PM IST
WhatsApp rolls out premium plan for business accountsAfter announcing that WhatsApp is working on a new feature that lets businesses assign chats to certain linked devices, the platform is now...
09 Oct, 2022, 02.09 PM IST
Telegram slashes subscription fee for Premium users in India. Check new price, featuresIn a message sent to its users in the country, the platform announced the discount in subscription fees.
04 Oct, 2022, 11.43 AM IST
Telegram: Pretender or contender?What do you get in Telegram that you don’t in WhatsApp?
28 Jun, 2022, 05.34 PM IST
WhatsApp Premium: App's subscription plan will let you link 10 devices, create custom links for your businessThe application is working on a subscription model for WhatsApp Business.
18 May, 2022, 01.44 PM IST
WhatsApp is working on new features for its Business accounts, but you will need a subscription plan to use themThe platform is working on some key features exclusively for the paid subscribers.
20 Apr, 2022, 04.35 PM IST
Instant messaging giant Whatsapp to drop its subscription fee shortlyInstant messaging giant Whatsapp will be dropping its $1 yearly subscription fee in the next few weeks, founder Jan Koum said at DLD confer...
18 Jan, 2016, 06.04 PM IST
450 million users is the magic number of WhatsApp valuationWhatsApp’s 450 mn users are already on FB but that is par for the course in acquisitions, where acquirers take actions on faith, rather tha...
07 Mar, 2014, 07.25 AM IST
How will Facebook monetize WhatsApp?While direct advertising seems off the table for now, here are some possible ways that Facebook can use for monetizing WhatsApp.
21 Feb, 2014, 04.44 PM IST