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Meta promises to reduce data sharing for EU users by 2026 to avoid EU GDPR fines
By Craig Hale published
After being hit with a €200 million DMA fine in the EU, Meta has agreed to change its ads policy.

Certain Windows 11 apps are RAM hoggers, and it's discovered at a bad time
By Isaiah Williams published
Amid a RAM crisis, Discord and a few other applications using Chromium and the Electron framework are causing RAM spikes for PC users.

EU launches antitrust investigation into Meta’s WhatsApp AI access policy
By Craig Hale published
Europe (and Italy) is worried about WhatsApp’s AI policy and its effects on competition.

Meta is kicking ChatGPT and Copilot out of WhatsApp
By Alex Blake published
ChatGPT and Copilot will leave WhatsApp in 2026 after Meta banned rival chatbots from its app.

WhatsApp security flaw lets experts scrape 3.5 billion user numbers - here's what we know, and how to stay safe
By Efosa Udinmwen published
Study finds WhatsApp contact-discovery flaw allowed scraping of 3.5 billion accounts, exposing metadata and encryption key reuse.

Meta is spending millions on bug bounties and security tools to boost WhatsApp security
By Sead Fadilpašić published
New tools, expanded reach and a boosted bug bounty program are coming for WhatsApp.

The WhatsApp team is aware that the new Apple Watch app is crashing on certain models – and is 'working quickly' to fix it
By David Nield published
WhatsApp has arrived on the Apple Watch, but some users are unable to get it running properly.

Apple Music will soon let you share songs and lyrics to your WhatsApp status as the fight against Spotify continues
By Jamie Richards published
Apple is reportedly working on direct integration between Apple Music and WhatsApp to match previously-released Spotify features as Wrapped season approaches
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