(CNN) – Mark Zuckerberg sat down for a joint Senate committee hearing today — the first of two days on the Hill for the Facebook CEO. Though they didn't quite go full “series of tubes” with it, many observers quickly pointed out that the technological illiteracy of lawmakers was on …

WhatsApp, in particular, is important in the Indian context, as this is the go-to messaging app in India with a significant number of users. Over 200 million, to be precise. With WhatsApp features such as calling, group chats and more recently payments, it is slowly but surely on its way …

WhatsApp is owned by Facebook, and that's going to have a direct impact on how its Payment feature works in India. The social messaging app has discreetly confirmed that all your payment information, account number, UPI PIN will be shared with third-party service providers and Facebook as well. Read More

Washington, Apr 11: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who testified before the US Congress on Tuesday in the wake of Cambridge Analytica scandal, said the social networking site doesn't see the messages being sent on WhatsApp, a popular messaging platform, which was acquired by Facebook in … Read More

Facebook systems do not see the content of messages being transmitted over WhatsApp, Mark Zuckerberg has told the senators, while testifying before them in connection with Facebook's data breach scandal and foreign interference in election. This confirmation has come as a relief to the messaging … Read More

VISAKHAPATNAM: City Police wasted no time in responding to a WhatsApp alert informing them about an 85-year-old woman lying unconscious on a street in Gopalapatnam area of the city. Immediately after the message was posted on Monday night, police swung into action and rescued the woman. Read More

Hyderabad: Various departments of the State government have been going all out offering citizen services on WhatsApp, Facebook and other social media networks at a time when financial market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has been waging legal battles against such … Read More

Whatsapp's parent company Facebook has employees in Hyderabad and Mumbai offices, yet the messaging app itself wasn't as bullish on hiring in India—until now. The company is looking to fill the position of an India head, according to an April 10 job posting on Facebook as well as Whatsapp's own … …

According to the job description rel eased on Facebook, WhatsApp's parent company, “WhatsApp is seeking an exceptional individual to lead our efforts in India including products for people and businesses along with our interest in peer to peer payments. This is a senior leadership position that … Read More

Last night while scrolling through my WhatsApp messages, a new message popped up. The number looked familiar and on closer examination I remembered that it was my old phone number from almost 15 years ago. I looked at it frantically. How was this possible? In utter disbelief, I started typing. …