Whatsapp Groups

Silicon Valley Bank collapse: Founders of colour unite in a WhatsApp group

In the hours after some of Silicon Valley Bank's biggest customers started pulling out their money, a WhatsApp group of startup founders who are immigrants of colour ballooned to more than 1,000 members. Questions flowed as the bank's financial status worsened. Some desperately sought advice: Could they open an account at a larger bank without a Social Security Number? Others questioned whether they had to physically be at a bank to open an account, because they're visiting parents overseas. One clear theme emerged: a deep concern about the broader impact on startups led by people of colour. While Wall Street struggles to contain the banking crisis after the swift demise of SVB the nation's 16th largest bank and the biggest to fail since the 2008 financial meltdown industry experts predict it could become even harder for people of colour to secure funding or a financial home supporting their startups. SVB had opened its doors to such entrepreneurs, offering opportunities to form

WhatsApp announces 'Message Yourself' feature: What is it and how it works

The 'Message Yourself' feature is a 1:1 chat window on WhatsApp for the user to transferring media, documents, contacts, and more to self

WhatsApp India boss Abhijit Bose, Meta India public policy head quit

This development comes close on the heels of Meta laying off 11,000 employees worldwide, or about 13 per cent of its workforce, as it battles faltering revenue and broader tech industry woes

WhatsApp Communities: What is it, how it works, and how to get started

WhatsApp's Communities feature allow users to manage multiple groups by bringing them under one umbrella

WhatsApp is back: Services restored after 2 hours of global outage

According to Downdetector website nearly 29,000 reports were flagged by users on the WhatsApp outage

WhatsApp's new feature may spell trouble for group administrators

A new feature that enables them to delete content shared by a member could make them liable for objectionable posts

WhatsApp rolls out admin delete feature on iOS beta, says report

"If you are a group admin and you cannot delete messages sent from other participants, please wait for a future update because more activations will be following over the coming weeks," report said

Whatsapp Desktop feature: Connect your device while staying offline

WhatsApp Desktop introduces a new feature in WhatsApp native app that will let you stay connected even after switching off. Read this article to know how you can connect offline easily

WhatsApp to roll out new privacy features; to allow users to leave silently

The new privacy features of WhatsApp are expected to roll out this month onwards, said Mark Zuckerberg, Meta CEO

Exit WhatsApp group privately, choose who can see you online: Zuckerberg

Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced three key privacy features in WhatsApp, giving users more control over their conversations and added layers of protection when messaging.

WhatsApp bans 1.6 mn Indian accounts in April with compliance to IT rules

Meta-owned WhatsApp on Wednesday said that it banned over 16.6 lakh bad accounts in India in the month of April in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021.

WhatsApp working on feature that will allow users to exit groups silently

In a bid to make the messaging platform more user friendly, Meta-owned WhatsApp is likely working on a new feature that will allow users to silently exit groups.

WhatsApp to allow 32 people in group voice call, larger file sharing

At present, only eight people can be added in a group voice call using the mobile app, and the size of each file to be exchanged among the users should not exceed 1 GB

WhatsApp building new feature to organise groups for businesses, school

Admins will be able to remove errant or problematic messages from everyone's chats

WhatsApp expands joinable call feature to group chats: Check details here

Users can call a WhatsApp group and join the call directly from the group chat

WhatsApp introduces 'Disappearing Messages' feature: Here is how it works

WhatsApp's Disappearing Messages feature will be available for Android, iOS, and KaiOS devices. It will also be available for WhatsApp Web and Desktop clients

Covid-19 impact: How a WhatsApp group led to the creation of Swasth app

An idea that owes its origin to a WhatsApp Group is now at the forefront of telemedicine during the times of Covid-19

BJP makes WhatsApp groups, Facebook pages for outreach ahead of MP bypolls

The state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party is trying to make the best use of the digital medium

In a bid to take on Zoom, WhatsApp web may integrate with Messenger Rooms

It will enable users to connect with their friends and family via Messenger Rooms from their PCs and laptops

Coronavirus: WhatsApp launches information hub in tie-up with WHO, UNDP

Facebook-owned messaging app donates $1 million to fact-checking group