The European Commission will open an antitrust procedure regarding the use of artificial intelligence in Meta-owned WhatsApp. The investigation will focus on the competitive implications of integrating Meta's AI assistant into the messenger.
Russian Roskomnadzor may block WhatsApp if it fails to comply with local legal requirements. Roskomnadzor accused WhatsApp of failing to comply with Russian requirements for preventing and investigating crimes.
Google specialists have discovered the Sturnus Trojan, which affects Android devices, using legitimate accessibility features for full control. The virus tracks user actions, steals passwords, and reads encrypted chats in messengers.
Gaming giant Roblox Corp. will introduce mandatory facial recognition or ID verification next month for players who wish to access chat features. This innovation aims to prevent children under nine from chatting without parental consent and to limit communication between adults and minors online.
The European Commission plans to designate WhatsApp's open channels as a "very large online platform" under the Digital Services Act, which will require adherence to high content moderation standards. This decision applies to channels that are open news feeds and have over 45 million users in Europe, without affecting personal messages.
WhatsApp plans to allow group chats with users of other messengers, such as Signal or Telegram. This feature, called "Third-Party Groups", is being developed for Android and complies with the EU's Digital Market Acts (DMA).
Tech giant Meta offers a range of entry-level positions with salaries around $200,000 per year, requiring only a bachelor's degree. The company is actively hiring AI talent, and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg values skills over education.
A global outage of Amazon Web Services paralyzed dozens of popular websites and applications, sparking a wave of memes on social media. The problems affected services from Roblox to Microsoft 365, but Amazon assured that there was no cyberattack.
The EU is proposing a law that would oblige companies to scan messages in messengers before encryption. But many experts warn that this will undermine user privacy and security.
Signal messenger head Meredith Whittaker stated that the app is ready to leave the EU if a law is passed that allows authorities to bypass encryption to check private messages. This concerns the fight against the spread of child sexual abuse material, but Signal, WhatsApp, and Threema oppose such measures.
Mark Zuckerberg unveiled new Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses for $799, which were supposed to be "the first AI-powered, high-resolution glasses. " However, the presentation was unsuccessful due to device malfunctions and the absence of the expected Hypernova model.
A former WhatsApp cybersecurity executive has filed a lawsuit against Meta, alleging that 1,500 engineers had unrestricted access to user data. This could violate a 2020 US government order.
Bandwidth for X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and WhatsApp has been restricted in Turkey. Users are experiencing difficulties connecting to these platforms.
From September 1, new rules come into force in Russia, providing for large fines for any advertising or free mentions on Instagram and Facebook. Citizens will pay up to 500 thousand rubles for posting content on these platforms.
Forced evacuation of families with children has begun in five settlements in Donetsk Oblast. Approximately 1,879 children remain in these settlements.
WhatsApp states that Russia is trying to block the messenger to prevent secure communication. Roskomnadzor announced restrictions on calls in WhatsApp and Telegram.
Users in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and in Russia complain about problems with the WhatsApp messenger. Kremlin officials deny blocking, calling it "ordinary failures."
A large-scale failure in the operation of Telegram and WhatsApp messengers has been recorded in the Russian Federation. This may be part of a strategy to restrict communication in the country.
WhatsApp blocked 6. 8 million fraudulent accounts in the first half of the year, many of which are linked to centers in Southeast Asia. The company is implementing new measures to combat fraud, including warnings about being added to group chats.
Since August 2, mandatory requirements for general artificial intelligence systems have been in force in the EU. Companies must publish training data and comply with copyright.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes that glasses will become the primary way to interact with artificial intelligence. He predicts that people without such glasses will have a significant cognitive disadvantage.
The Italian Antitrust Authority has launched an investigation into Meta over an artificial intelligence feature in WhatsApp. The company is suspected of abusing its dominant position by installing the feature without user consent.
