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Meta Launches Incognito AI Chat Days After Removing Instagram Encryption

Meta launched Incognito Chat with Meta AI on May 13, 2026, five days after quietly removing end-to-end encryption from Instagram direct messages — a sequence that digital-rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation called a broken promise.

International Business Times

India crowns Meta AI; More layoffs hit tech

India is now the ground zero for Meta’s AI push, WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart told us. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.

The Economic Times

For Meta AI, India tops the global charts: Will Cathcart

India leads globally in Meta AI's monthly active users on WhatsApp, with conversations surging post-Muse Spark launch. To enhance privacy, WhatsApp is introducing an 'incognito mode' for AI chats, allowing users to interact without sharing personal data, though this impacts model training.

The Economic Times

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Meta to launch 'Incognito Chat' for private AI conversations on WhatsApp

Meta Platforms introduces Incognito Chat for its AI assistant on WhatsApp. This new feature aims to address user privacy concerns. Conversations will remain private and will not be saved. Messages will disappear by default. This move allows users to explore ideas without data being monitored. Meta AI will also offer…

The Economic Times

Meta launches WhatsApp 'incognito' mode to address privacy concerns for AI chats

Meta Platforms is introducing an "incognito" mode for WhatsApp to allow private conversations with its AI chatbot

The Independent UK

WhatsApp adding a new privacy feature that even WhatsApp can't snoop on

WhatsApp's new Incognito Chat with Meta AI will be kept entirely between you and your AI chum

The iOS-Android file sharing nightmare is officially over for more Android users

Google is finally making Android sharing and iPhone switching less painful.

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WhatsApp Chat Export and Group Contact Saving for Business Growth

A sourcing manager I know in Guangzhou once spent a Tuesday night copying phone numbers out of a 487-member supplier group, one row at a time, into Google Sheets. She finished around 2 a.m. and discovered she'd missed a column halfway through. That's the workflow most B2B teams are running…

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Jewish musicians describe backlash over Zionist beliefs

An Australian musician who rose to fame in the 1980s says she was viciously targeted and excluded from the industry for being a Jew and a Zionist.

AAP

The hill I will die on: Voice notes have made my generation a bunch of self-absorbed bores

We used to have the back and forth of actual conversation. Now we have phones filled with our friends’ rambling soliloquies, says lifestyle and culture writer Annabel Martin

The Guardian - UK

What Makes a Perfect Business in 2026 (3 Things Most Founders Get Wrong)

This week's Visionary Voices sits down with Dan Bedford, founder of Clio, the messaging aggregation platform that wants to replace your chatbot with something customers actually want to use.

International Business Times

DMA: How the EU’s big tech law changed citizens’ lives

Under the DMA, Europeans can choose their default browser, pay with rival apps, and message across platforms. Enforcement remains a work in progress, and many citizens do not know the law exists.

Euronews

Keep quiet ‘so we don’t go to jail’: the Israelis charged with bribery after suspicious bets placed on Iran strikes

Authorities allege that Omer Ziv and an unnamed air force major used classified information to bet on the timing of military operations on Polymarket

The Guardian - US

As Meta Platforms Buys Assured Robot Intelligence, META Stock Becomes a Bet on Humanoids

Betting on humanoid robotics with a new acquisition, META positions its stock around future AI-driven machines.

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The Guardian - UK

Brazil caught up in craze for whistling-only WhatsApp groups

Some chats can get up to 600 voice notes a day and reach the 1,024-member limit in less than 24 hours

Euronews

Two years of DMA: is it really 'fit for purpose'?

On 28 April, the European Commission's first formal review of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) found it “fit for purpose”, noting its positive impact on consumers and competition. The Parliament calls for fast-tracking stronger enforcement amid external pushback.

Evening Standard

Met Police officers had photos of dead bodies on own phones

One image showed an elderly man who had died in sheltered housing in an ‘advanced state of decomposition’

Evening Standard

Met Police officers took photos of dead bodies on their personal phones, misconduct probe finds

One PC kept a photo of an elderly man who had died before showing it to ‘uncomfortable’ fellow officers

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Tom’s Guide

This underrated Android feature makes my belly hurt from laughing — here's why you should try it out too

After using an Android phone for years, the Emoji Kitchen is a feature I've been neglecting for too long.

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3 Reasons to Buy the Dip in Meta Stock — And 3 Reasons to Stay Away

META stock is down after its Q1 2026 earnings report failed to cheer markets. Should you buy the dip in Meta Platforms stock?

Fortune

Meta wants to spend more even after it lost $80 billion on the Metaverse and over 20 million users

Meta increased its capital spending by $10 billion because it “continued to underestimate” its compute needs, said its CFO.

The Independent UK

Iran's monthslong internet shutdown is crushing businesses in an already battered economy

Iran’s 90 million people have been cut off from the global internet for most of 2026, one of the world’s longest and strictest national shutdowns

The Guardian - US

Meta threatens to shut down social networks in New Mexico over child safety court case

Company asserts in court filing that the state’s proposed remedies would be too onerous to comply with

Barchart

China Just Blocked Meta’s $2 Billion Acquisition of Manus. Why Does It Seem Like Investors Don’t Care?

China put a stop to the Manus acquisition, but investors appear more focused on Meta's advertising strength, AI spending capacity, and capex guidance.

International Business Times

Buy or Sell Meta Stock in 2026? Wall Street Bullish on AI Surge and Ad Recovery

Meta Platforms Inc. stock has delivered strong gains in 2026, leaving investors debating whether to buy more shares or lock in profits as the company bets heavily on artificial intelligence while its core advertising business continues to rebound.

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