Microsoft files amicus brief with other tech giants in case against ‘dangerous’ NSO Group A group of tech companies including Microsoft today filed an amicus brief in a case brought by WhatsApp against NSO… Read More
Jeff Bezos phone hack: U.N. calls for ‘immediate investigation’ into Saudi crown prince’s involvement The United Nations on Wednesday called for an investigation into the alleged hacking of Jeff Bezos’ phone in 2018, with… Read More
Jeff Bezos’ phone reportedly hacked in 2018 by Saudi crown prince via WhatsApp The Guardian published an extraordinary report Tuesday that details how Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman personally hacked the phone… Read More
Should we pay for Facebook? ‘Something needs to change’ to resolve data privacy tension Many of us pay a monthly or annual fee for Netflix, Spotify, Amazon Prime and other online services. So why… Read More
European regulators hit Facebook with $122M fine for ‘misleading information’ in WhatsApp buy European regulators levied a fine against Facebook of $110 million euros — or $122 million U.S. — for providing “misleading… Read More
Generation App: Why Facebook’s WhatsApp is the world’s most powerful messaging platform What’s up with WhatsApp? With more than 1 billion users across the globe, the app is by far the world’s most… Read More
Casting call: GeekWire is looking for millennials to talk Pinterest, Twitch, Postmates, and more If you’re a Pinterest prodigy, Twitch talent, or just someone who’d like to chat about your favorite apps, then we… Read More
#JeSuisBruxelles: Social media take leading role after Brussels bombings Twitter, Facebook and other social media came to the rescue again after today’s terror bombings in Brussels – so much… Read More
Snapchat, WhatsApp, Expedia and Amazon: What 15 tech brands could have been called Choosing the right brand name can be a make-it or break-it experience for a lot of startups. Finding something that… Read More
The ‘in’ crowd: Twitter and Instagram use up, Facebook down with teens Facebook’s popularity among the 13- to 17-year-old set dropped once again this year, according to a new report by Frank… Read More
News Brief Facebook finishes $19B WhatsApp acquisition, founder Jan Koum to join board Facebook said this morning it has completed its acquisition of messaging app WhatsApp in a filing with the SEC today. The social… Read More
Teledesic 2.0? Facebook looking to buy solar-powered drone maker Titan to deliver Internet access from the skies Craig McCaw’s Teledesic raised hundreds of millions of dollars in the 1990s to build low-orbiting satellites that could deliver high-speed… Read More
These charts show why Facebook may not have overpaid for WhatsApp Some scoffed when Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg claimed this week that the $19 billion purchase price for WhatsApp was a… Read More
Facebook shares up 4% as Zuckerberg explains why they paid $19B for WhatsApp Investors seemed to like what Mark Zuckerberg had to say during the Facebook CEO’s keynote at the Mobile World Congress… Read More
Glympse adds Foursquare-like location sharing to Samsung messaging app Seattle-based Glympse has partnered with ChatON to enable its users to share their location with a friend through the Samsung-owned… Read More
WhatsDown: The best tweets poking fun at WhatsApp’s server malfunction Just days after being acquired by Facebook for $19 billion, WhatsApp suffered an outage Saturday afternoon and has been down… Read More
WhatsApp: What’s that? College students say ‘whatever’ to Facebook’s new $19B app The big news out of the tech world on Tuesday was Facebook’s $19 billion purchase of the WhatsApp messaging service. The acquisition is Facebook’s… Read More
Why Seattle needs a WhatsApp I woke up this morning thinking about WhatsApp. Not so much about the mouth-dropping $19 billion price tag that Facebook… Read More
WhatTheApp? Why Facebook would spend $16 billion on an app with no advertising Facebook announced this afternoon that it will pay $16 billion for WhatsApp, a free messaging application that lets users tap… Read More
Facebook buys WhatsApp messaging service for $16 billion Facebook announced today it is acquiring the popular WhatsApp messaging service for $12 billion in stock and $4 billion in cash. The… Read More
WhatsApp has more monthly active users (350M) than Twitter WhatsApp might not be as widely known as Twitter, but it is definitely just as popular in terms of users.… Read More
