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Social Media
Meta pays millions for celebs including Naomi Osaka, Kendall Jenner for AI chatbots: report
Social media giant Meta reportedly paid millions of dollars to over two dozen celebrities, including Naomi Osaka, MrBeast and Dwayne Wade, i...
Bryan Ke
Asia
Filipino Mom Links 11-Year-Old Son’s Suicide to ‘Momo Challenge’
Local authorities in the Philippines have warned parents to monitor their children’s use of the internet after reports that a dangerous o...
Ryan General
News
Authorities Warn About Disturbing ‘Momo Game’ on WhatsApp After 12-Year-Old’s Suicide
Police around the world are warning people against a WhatsApp game with an avatar believed to be from Japan after Argentinian authorities li...
China Bans Facebook-Owned WhatsApp Again, Maybe For Good
Chinese WhatsApp users have found the app completely inaccessible for the past several days, leading some to speculate that the writing may ...
Heather Johnson Yu
Bill Gates Joins WeChat, Welcomes Netizens in Mandarin
Microsoft founder Bill Gates now has his own account on WeChat, the most popular social network in China with more than 800 million monthly ...
Khier Casino
Facebook Now Has More Active Users in Asia Than the U.S.
With nearly 396 million people across Asia on Facebook, the continent is now the largest region when it comes to daily active users, accordi...
TSA Paid IBM $336,413 For an App That Simply Points Left and Right
The U.S. government paid IBM $336,413.59 for software that simply points left and right. The app created for the Transportation Security Adm...
Editorial Staff
A 25-Year-Old Brazilian Mayor Who Ran Her City Via Text Stole $4 Million and Ran
Brazilian Mayor Lidiane Leite, 25, is on the run after allegations of her corrupt reign and use of a WhatsApp account to run her town are be...
Laura Dang
Apple Just Copied Some Features From WhatsApp… Its Founder is Not Amused
If you are trying to piss off an entrepreneur, the best way is to steal their ideas. That’s what’s going on between Apple and WhatsApp found...
Business
10 Cool Facts About WhatsApp Founder Jan Koum
Yesterday, Facebook announced in a press release that they intend to acquire mobile messaging company WhatsApp for approximately $19 Billio...
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