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Snap to cut 1,000 jobs after investor pressure

Snap Inc has announced plans to lay off around 1,000 employees, or roughly 16% of its full-time workforce, as it moves to cut costs and respond to pressure from an activist investor.

15 Apr 2026-14:31
Telegram’s Pavel Durov slams WhatsApp encryption as “consumer fraud”

According to the information on the WhatsApp website, the end-to-end encryption is “on by default” so that only the sender and recipient can read messages, and “no one in between” (including WhatsApp) can access them.

13 Apr 2026-10:38
OpenAI eyes $100B ad revenue by 2030

OpenAI is projecting a major expansion in advertising revenue, with internal forecasts estimating $2.5 billion in ad income this year and up to $100 billion annually by 2030.

09 Apr 2026-17:30
EU to probe Meta over AI integration in WhatsApp

The European Commission is preparing to launch a fresh antitrust investigation into Meta Platforms over the integration of artificial intelligence tools within WhatsApp.

04 Dec 2025-09:35
Italy expands antitrust probe into Meta over AI tools in WhatsApp

Italy’s antitrust authority has broadened its investigation into Meta Platforms over allegations that the company abused its dominant market position by integrating artificial intelligence tools into WhatsApp, the authority announced on Wednesday.

26 Nov 2025-11:47
Meta to give parents more control over teens’ AI chats after backlash

Meta Platforms Inc. announced new parental controls for its AI chat features on Instagram, allowing parents to disable private conversations between teens and AI characters. The move comes after widespread criticism that some of Meta’s chatbots engaged in flirty or inappropriate exchanges with minors.

17 Oct 2025-15:55
Instagram to introduce PG-13 style rating system for teen users

Meta Platforms (META.O) announced on Tuesday that Instagram will soon introduce a PG-13 style rating system for teenage users, as part of new safety measures aimed at protecting people under 18.

14 Oct 2025-16:45
Malaysia presses TikTok to introduce age verification to protect minors

Malaysia has called on TikTok to roll out age verification tools for its users, citing concerns over harmful content affecting children, officials said on Thursday.

04 Sep 2025-14:54
WhatsApp says Russia attempting to block its services

WhatsApp has accused Russia of trying to block its services, citing the app’s commitment to secure, end-to-end encrypted communication. The messaging platform, owned by Meta Platforms, said it will continue efforts to keep encrypted services available to users in Russia.

14 Aug 2025-10:24
Zuckerberg pledges ’hundreds of billions of dollars’ amid superintelligence push

14 Jul 2025-22:54