A Twitter Alternative Shutters as Competition Grows The grip Twitter, now called X, has on the market may be stronger than some believed. Unfortunately, that’s led to the first casualty among Twitter alternatives, as the startup Pebble (formerly T2), is shutting down. The Rise and Fall of Pebble The would-be X rival had grown a…
WhatsApp Rolls Out Channels Feature Globally WhatsApp announced today that it is expanding its Channels feature, aimed towards broadcasted messages, globally. The company said Channels will be available to all users in more than 150 countries over the next few weeks. Mark Zuckerberg Introduces WhatsApp Channels Mark Zuckerberg announced the roll out of the feature…
Meta Plans to Enable End-to-End Encryption for Messenger Meta said today that the company plans to enable end-to-end encryption by default for Messenger by the end of this year. The tech giant is also expanding its test of end-to-end encryption features to “millions more people’s chats.” Building End-to-End Encryption in Messenger The company has been…
Iraq Lifts Ban on Telegram: Security Concerns Addressed Iraq Lifts Ban on Telegram: Security Concerns Addressed Iraq’s telecom ministry lifted the ban on Telegram over the weekend, days after the agency blocked the chat app over security concerns. Telegram Complies with Security Requirements The ministry said it lifted the ban because of the “response of…
Travel is back on the agenda after a Covid-19 hiatus, and today a mobile startup out of Canada is announcing a healthy round of funding to capitalize on that. Airalo — which uses software-based eSIM connectivity to provide a wide range of lower-cost mobile data packages, nearly 700 in all, for international travellers — has…
China-Linked Hackers Breach US Officials’ Email Accounts Introduction China-linked hackers breached the email accounts of top U.S. officials, including U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns and Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia Daniel Kritenbrink, as part of a recent targeted intelligence-gathering campaign, NBC News has confirmed. The breach also affected Secretary of Commerce Gina…
Twitter Preparing Job Postings Feature for Verified Organizations Twitter appears to be prepping a feature that allows verified organizations on the platform to post job listings on their profiles. The social media giant has also created an official TwitterHiring account, but hasn’t tweeted anything from it yet. Although Twitter hasn’t officially announced the job postings…
Instagram Threads Faces Rate Limiting Issues Amidst Spam Attacks It looks like Twitter isn’t the only one having to turn to rate limits — or limits on how many posts users can view — as it turns out. In an amusing turn of events, Twitter’s latest rival, Instagram Threads, announced this afternoon that it, too,…
WhatsApp Business Surpasses 200 Million Monthly Active Users WhatsApp Business has experienced impressive growth, with more than 200 million monthly active users – four times the number from last year. This milestone is proof of the app’s effectiveness in creating opportunities for small businesses. To improve the user experience, WhatsApp Business has introduced new features…
A non-profit organization in Kentucky reaches thousands of national customers in need thanks to a well-planned digital transformation. Image: Derek Poore, TechRepublic Digital transformation is no longer a choice for organizations that want to remain competitive. This can be a challenge for the non-profit sector because budgets are so thin. Yet the integration of technology…
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