In some ways, this user discontent signals an opportunity for competitors to gain a foothold in the market–if not with billions of users to take on Facebook and Instagram, at least with a few million users who pine for the old days when the internet was a simpler place. This …

The Instagram community is buzzing with the possibility of the news feed reverting back to chronological order after one user posted a video scrolling through a chronologically ordered news feed — but Instagram says the current presentation isn't going anywhere. Photographer Jack Harding … Read More

WhatsApp quietly addressed the first issue with the Delete for Everyone feature through an app update that mostly contains bug fixes. From seven minutes, WhatsApp users will have one hour, eight minutes, and 16 seconds to delete the messages that they sent. Of course, that longer period also … Read More

Bengaluru, Mar 13 (PTI) Indias third largest private sector bank Axis Bank today said it would soon be able to process payments over the popular chatting application WhatsApp. � � �The bank also termed the Unified Payment Interface�(UPI) as a "huge oppertunity". � � �"UPI we are the … Read More

Anil Urs Axis Bank's new payments feature with WhatsApp is currently undergoing integration after beta version trials, said Rajiv Anand, Executive Director – Retail Banking, Axis Bank. “We had partnered with WhatsApp. Now, after initial tests, full-fledged trials are being carried out. Once done, it will … Read More

Donald Trump tweeted today that Rex Tillerson will no longer be serving as Secretary of State and will be replaced by CIA Director Mike Pompeo. However, according to State Department Under Secretary Steve Goldstein, Tillerson didn't find out about his removal from the president and it appears that … Read More

The New York Times is reporting that Kelly asked Tillerson to cut short his trip to Africa and advised him last Friday that he “may get a tweet.” It seems that Twitter is now the preferred medium of communication among all White House and Cabinet-level staff these days. The undersecretary …

Mo Norai has worked in Silicon Valley for a decade. He's done stints at Google, Twitter, Facebook, and Apple, but only as a contract worker, meaning he has missed out on the tech giants' storied perks, benefits and job security. So when he was approached last April by a recruiter …

The news: According to the Times, Marzuki Darusman, who oversees the human rights investigation into Myanmar for the UN, says "speech and incitement to violence on social media is rampant, particularly on Facebook" in the nation. He adds that it has "substantially contributed to the level of acrimony … Read More

Facebook has only hinted at its upcoming news video section in Watch, but some more tangible details are starting to trickle out. Axios sources have claimed a daily news service should launch in the summer, with about 10 publishers (both conventional and digital-focused) currently testing partnerships. Read More