Telegram hits 1 billion active users as CEO Pavel Durov takes swipe at Meta-owned rival WhatsApp
Telegram founder Pavel Durov celebrated 1 billion monthly active users and called rival WhatsApp "a cheap, watered-down imitation" of his platform.
Mark Zuckerberg said that Meta missed TikTok's rise because it didn't seem 'social' enough, leaked recording reveals
Mark Zuckerberg said Meta underestimated TikTok's rise and dismissed it for not thinking it was truly social.
'I hate being in their stupid group': The endless hell of group chats
Everyone's got a group chat they love to hate and would love to quit even more. Here's how to do it without causing a scene.
It only takes one annoying friend to ruin a group chat
The upside to leaving social media for the group chat: no toxic trolls. The downside: friends who won't shut up.
Teens aren't that into X — but another social media platform is increasingly getting their attention
A Pew survey found X was one of the least used major social media site by teens, while WhatsApp has become more popular.
A decade and $22 billion later, Meta's big bet on messaging is finally starting to pay off
WhatsApp is helping Meta generate new revenue growth, and it shows how the company can benefit as users move from public posting to private chats.
Meta loves celebrities — and celebrities love Meta. They're set to be the voices behind the company's new AI bots.
Why does Meta need celebrities like John Cena and Dame Judi Dench to push its AI products? I have some theories.
Meta's AI keeps pretending to be me and giving my phone number out to strangers
A weird tech glitch with the new Meta AI chatbot highlights the thorny legal and ethical issues facing AI today.
Meta earnings recap: Stock climbs as advertising drives revenue beat, while Zuckerberg doubles down on AI spending
Meta's Q2 revenue beat estimates, driven by advertising sales and sending shares up. The company expects significant capex growth in 2025 for AI.
Meta's $19 billion bid to own messaging in the US gains steam — and AI could give it an edge over Apple's iMessage
Meta reached 100 million monthly active US users for its messaging app WhatsApp, and new AI features could help it better compete with Apple iMessage.
These new WhatsApp TV ads tell you a lot about the company's growth plans
When a tech company runs ads featuring a sitcom that hasn't been on the air in years, you can make some assumptions. And you'd be right.
Meta considered paying users for data, lawsuit reveals. An economist said users should each get $5 a month for it.
Meta said it considered internal proposals to pay users for their data, according to an ongoing lawsuit accusing it of monopoly power.
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta wants to burst Apple's blue bubbles: WhatsApp is coming for iMessage in the US
Mark Zuckerberg is coming for Apple's iMessage. Despite billions using it, the Meta-owned WhatsApp has yet to gain serious traction in the US.
Why Meta's shiny new dividend and whopping $50 billion buyback plan may divide investors
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta aims to please investors with dividends and buybacks, but the likes of Warren Buffett have underlined their risks and downsides.
Meta spent billions to close offices and lay people off. Now we know why.
Mark Zuckerberg lost $16 billion on the Metaverse last year, but Meta investors are elated because job cuts and office closures led to huge profits.
Gen Z trusts YouTube more than any other platform
In a survey by Business Insider in collaboration with YouGov, 59% of Gen Z considered YouTube trustworthy, and 60% found Facebook to be untrustworthy.
There's a secret WhatsApp group chat with more than 100 Silicon Valley CEOs in it and even they didn't know what Sam Altman did to get fired
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Dropbox chief Drew Houston are reportedly in the group chat, per The New York Times.
Meta is finally encrypting all messages and calls on Facebook and Messenger. It took 4 years.
Encrypted chats, first introduced as an optional feature in Messenger in 2016, will now be the standard for all users.
Mark Zuckerberg cashed in about $190 million of Meta stock in November, marking his first sales in 2 years
Zuckerberg's scheduled stock sales appear timely, given Meta shares have rallied by over 160% this year.
Mark Zuckerberg says WhatsApp is the 'next chapter' for Meta and could become a bedrock for business messaging
Meta's CEO told The New York Times he thought the "private social platform of the future" would look like WhatsApp.