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WhatsApp explores third-party AI agent chats on Android app: Details here

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (300+ words) Business Standard WhatsApp is testing a feature that lets users chat with third-party AI agents directly within the messaging app According to a report by WABetaInfo, the feature allows users to connect external AI agents to their WhatsApp account and…...

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WhatsApp now lets you pay FASTag, water, other utility bills: How it works

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (377+ words) WhatsApp's new Bill payments feature lets users pay electricity, gas, water, FASTag, insurance and other bills from within the app, with access to 22,722 billers across 30 categories WhatsApp has launched bill payments in India, allowing users to find, manage and pay…...

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2 hour limit on Instagram: What Meta's $16.7 billion settlement could change

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (105+ words) 2 hour limit on Instagram: What Meta’s $16.7 billion settlement could change Business Standard 2 hour limit on Instagram: What Meta’s $16.7 billion settlement could change Meta could pay up to $16.7 billion to settle a case brought by 29 US states over allegations that its…...

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BS EDIT: Terms of engagement

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (128+ words) Meta may pay up to $18 billion after US states accused it of harming young users and misleading the public about the risks of its platforms Platforms would have to verify users’ ages, with independent audits to ensure teenagers are not…...

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WhatsApp adds stronger verification tools, more details for unknown callers

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (270+ words) Business Standard WhatsApp is adding three account security features aimed at giving users more control over account access and incoming calls The updates include stronger two-step verification, additional context for calls from unknown numbers and the ability to add multiple…...

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WhatsApp to allow alphanumeric passwords for two-step verification

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (285+ words) Business Standard Peer-to-peer messaging app WhatsApp will now allow users to add an alphanumeric password, including special symbols, instead of just a numeric PIN for two-step verification on WhatsApp accounts, the company said in a blog post “Two-step verification…...

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Meta rejects claims it sought to hook children to Facebook, Instagram

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (565+ words) Business Standard...

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Meta rejects claims it sought to hook children to Facebook, Instagram | Tech News

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (559+ words) 4 lead states - California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey - accused Meta of designing Facebook and Instagram to hook young users...

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US tax court strikes down digital ad tax, orders refunds to Apple, Google

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (391+ words) State's first-of-its-kind tax on digital ads ruled unconstitutional under federal and state law, with officials ordered to repay money collected from Apple, Google and Peacock TV A Maryland state tax court has struck down the state's first-in-the-nation tax on digital…...

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WhatsApp tests Scam Alert feature to flag fraud without reading your chats

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (463+ words) Business Standard...