Why OpenAI’s latest acquisition could mean ChatGPT taking over from Siri on your Mac OpenAI just brought true desktop AI closer to your Mac – and it could leave Siri in the dust. TechRadar · Oct 27, 2025
WhatsApp going backwards – ChatGPT is being ditched soon OpenAI has announced that Meta is dropping ChatGPT support from WhatsApp early next year T3 · Oct 27, 2025
Could you ditch your smartphone for an old-school feature phone? Because I tried, and I didn't even last a day Smartphones aren't novelties; they're useful utilities that are more important than ever. Ditching it all did not go as planned. Tom’s Guide · Oct 23, 2025
Meta will ban rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp Meta is shutting out third-party AI chatbots from WhatsApp in favor of Meta AI. TechRadar · Oct 23, 2025
WhatsApp usernames are finally coming to boost your privacy – get ready to reserve yours soon WhatsApp is testing a tool that will let you reserve a username instead of handing out your phone number. TechRadar · Oct 22, 2025
Meta Bets Big On AI: Ad Revenue Set To Outpace Google Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) is accelerating artificial intelligence-driven ad demand across its core platforms — Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp. Benzinga · Oct 21, 2025
WhatsApp usernames could be coming soon – make sure you grab yours It could make the messaging service even more privacy-focused. T3 · Oct 21, 2025
WhatsApp Says Goodbye to ChatGPT After Meta’s New AI Rule ChatGPT and other third-party AI chatbots will no longer work on WhatsApp from January 15, 2026. Meta has introduced a new policy that bans Geekflare · Oct 21, 2025
$50B fintech CEO says stop selling AI. Customers don’t care and ‘just want their problem solved’ The CEO of the largest digital bank says stop peddling new technology as your selling point. Fortune · Oct 21, 2025
"We need to go beyond Signal" – How today's AWS outage shows the weaknesses of centralized apps Signal's privacy and security are great, but being a centralized app makes it vulnerable. Element explains to TechRadar why we do need decentralized apps more than ever. TechRadar · Oct 20, 2025
Meta is killing Messenger on Windows — These secure messaging apps are a perfect replacement on PC Meta has announced that it will be deprecating its Messenger apps on Windows and macOS on December 15. Here's how to ensure you don't lose your chat history, as well as three great alternatives for your Windows PC. Windows Central · Oct 20, 2025
Digital Outrage, Real Consequences: How a WhatsApp Chat Rocked the Oxford Union Oxford Union president-elect George Abaraonye faces a no-confidence vote after leaked WhatsApp messages celebrating Charlie Kirk's death sparked a wider debate on free speech, accountability, and digital exposure. International Business Times UK · Oct 19, 2025
US Court Bars NSO Group From Installing Spyware On WhatsApp A US judge on Friday granted an injunction barring Israeli spyware maker NSO Group from targeting WhatsApp users but slashed a $168 million damages award at trial to just $4 million. International Business Times · Oct 18, 2025
Meta is axing the Messenger app on Mac and and Windows, but hasn’t told us why On December 15, Meta will be shutting down its Messenger apps on Mac and Windows for good. TechRadar · Oct 17, 2025
Newslaundry · Oct 15, 2025 Billboards in Goa, jingles on Delhi FMs, WhatsApp pings: It’s Dhami outdoors and online If you tried catching a bus, metro or train in Delhi last year, chances are you saw advertisements from the Uttarakhand government – wrapping metro gates, filling digital screens at railway stations, staring down from bus stops across the capital.
TechRadar · Oct 11, 2025 The Indian WhatsApp? Arattai Messenger set to compete with WhatsApp as it surpasses 5 million downloads in just a few days, flying past Telegram, Messenger, and Snapchat Arattai Messenger has soared past five million downloads, surpassing Telegram and Snapchat, but faces scrutiny over its incomplete encryption.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2025 TikTok influencers fuelling parallel market for unlicensed weight-loss drug Guardian finds a thriving trade on Telegram for retatrutide, which is still in clinical trials and illegal to sell
Tom’s Guide · Oct 10, 2025 Fake WhatsApp and TikTok apps are trying to fool Android users into downloading spyware — don't fall for this The ClayRat spyware is tricking Android users into infecting their devices by impersonating popular apps.
TechRadar · Oct 10, 2025 This devious Android malware spoofs WhatsApp, TikTok and more - here's how to stay safe A new Android malware looks to target mobile users with fake apps.
The Guardian - US · Oct 9, 2025 Inside a US parents’ group chat about raising kids in violent times The Guardian’s parenting WhatsApp group discusses the recent spate of school shootings and political violence – and how they explain it to their kids
Geekflare · Oct 8, 2025 Business Messaging Adoption Surged 53% in 2025 The adoption of business messaging channels has increased by 53% in just one year, driven by AI agents and LLM-powered automation, according to a new
Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2025 Misconduct hearings find six police officers shared offensive WhatsApp messages All of the officers had served with Cambridgeshire Police and were based in Peterborough.
Android Central · Oct 6, 2025 T-Mobile supposedly plans to cut off LTE support in the 'next few years' A rumored document reportedly explained T-Mobile's plans to end LTE support on its network, as it moves toward 5G-only.
The Conversation · Oct 5, 2025 Vaccines and motherhood: are AI generated health messages working in Kenya and Nigeria? Picture this: an artificial intelligence (AI) system creates a bright, youth-focused social media post for young Kenyans, complete with local slang and the phrase “YOUNG, LIT, AND VAXXED!” This message tackles the fear that vaccination will affect fertility – a fear that has serious health consequences. But something feels off…
Radio France Internationale · Oct 4, 2025 'It's time for this to end': Israeli mother's two-year quest to free her son Nearly 50 people remain hostages of Hamas since being kidnapped in the group's attacks on Israel in October 2023. With an agreement to free the captives tantalisingly close, RFI spoke to the mother of one of the captives, Viki Cohen, about her nearly two-year crusade to bring her son home.