Tag: WhatsApp
Tech Digest daily roundup: WhatsApp to allow users to edit messages
WhatsApp will allow users to edit their messages - but only for 15 minutes after they have been sent. The Meta-owned messaging service has started rolling out the new function and it will be available to all users in the coming weeks. Messages will carry a label showing they have been edited - but they…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Pope has Twitter ‘blue tick’ removed
Twitter has finally started removing "legacy" blue ticks from verified accounts, with some of the world's best-known figures losing the verification sign. The Pope, author JK Rowling, football star Cristiano Ronaldo, US rapper Jay-Z, and TV stars Ant and Dec have lost their blue ticks on the social networking site, along with the Conservative and…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Volkswagen Golf to be reborn as ID 2 urban EV
The VW ID 2 urban EV will launch in 2025 for £20,000. Image: Autocar Volkswagen has gone back to the drawing board for its long-awaited ID 2 urban EV, providing its smallest electric car with a completely new exterior and interior that are set to be previewed on a new concept…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Twitter restores suicide-prevention hotline
Twitter has restored a feature that promoted suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up certain content, after coming under pressure from users and consumer safety groups. The feature, known as #ThereIsHelp, placed a banner at the top of search results for certain topics, listing contacts for support organizations in many countries…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Twitter blue tick verification relaunches
Twitter's paid-for verification feature is rolling out once again on Monday. It was paused last month after being swamped by impersonators. It is still $8 per month - but there is now an increased fee of $11 for those using the Twitter app on Apple devices. Twitter's owner Elon Musk has previously said in tweets…
Tech Digest daily roundup: WhatsApp launches ‘Message Yourself’ function
WhatsApp has started rolling out a feature to let you chat with yourself. Sending messages to your own account can be a way to keep a piece of information easily accessible, right next to your other WhatsApp conversations. Called ‘Message Yourself’, the feature lets users send notes, reminders and shopping lists to themselves on WhatsApp.…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Meta to slash 13% of workforce
Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, has become the latest big tech player to wield the axe in the tougher global economy, laying off 13% of its workforce. The firm announced on Wednesday it will cut its global headcount by more than 11,000 employees as part of a wider shake-up of the business that…
Tech Digest daily roundup: WhatsApp rolls out new features for Groups
WhatsApp groups can now be brought together under one umbrella with the launch of a new communities feature. Rolling out from today, it's designed so that updates can be sent to everyone across all groups in one go, while still allowing for smaller discussions within the individual groups. Think of it like a Russian stacking…
Tech Digest daily roundup: WhatsApp to let you leave group chats silently
Meta has announced new privacy features for WhatsApp users. Users will be able to leave group chats silently, control who can see their online status and block screenshots on View Once messages. Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said this would help keep WhatsApp messaging "as private and secure as face-to-face conversations". It will begin rolling…
Tech Digest daily roundup: WhatsApp says it will not ‘lower security’
The boss of WhatsApp says it will not "lower the security" of its messenger service. If asked by the government to weaken encryption, it would be "very foolish" to accept, Will Cathcart told the BBC. Government plans to detect child sex-abuse images include the possible scanning of private messages. The NSPCC has criticised WhatsApp's position,…
