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Starting next year, AI companies won’t be allowed to use WhatsApp as a chat interface. Here are the details. For the past few months, companies such as OpenAI and Perplexity have launched phone ...

WhatsApp is now rolling out support for video and voice calls through its web app, bringing support for calls to your computer and other devices. The WhatsApp web app is a handy way to access your ...

Most major platforms have dealt with large-scale data leaks tied to weak or unprotected APIs. You've seen this play out with Facebook, X and even Dell. The pattern is always the same. A feature meant ...

Over the past few years, WhatsApp has evolved beyond its mobile application (iOS and Android) to provide users with the ability to communicate seamlessly through their PCs, irrespective of the ...

WhatsApp Web and WhatsApp Desktop serve similar functions but differ in how they operate. Both offer end-to-end encryption, but security is paramount when using public computers.

For many years, WhatsApp Web served as a convenient companion to the mobile app but came with clear limitations. While it allowed users to type long messages comfortably on a larger screen, making ...