WhatsApp

WhatsApp's next move: Real-time scam detection

WhatsApp is developing a new feature that will detect suspicious messages from unknown numbers. All analysis will be performed directly on the phone, without sending content to Meta's servers.

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 An illustrative image of the NSO Group logo on a smartphone.

Meta claims Israeli spyware firm NSO Group failed to complain, demands further pressure by US gov't

Mayor Moshe Lion and other partners excitedly cutting ribbon at ceremony. At the new space, coffee conversations can lead to groundbreaking results.

Moving FourWard: Inside Jerusalem's ambitious bid to reinvent medical innovation

DANIEL PERETZ rose to the moment with a series of stunning saves vs Arsenal, carrying Southampton to a memorable FA Cup quarterfinal upset this week.

Southampton soccer scandal: Coach pressured interns to spy, WhatsApp messages reveal


The Yasmin Lukatz Project and the Rehabilitation Fund of the Kibbutz Movement

Code for Israel and the Rehabilitation Fund of the Kibbutz Movement introduced a technological solution to strengthen and grow kibbutz communities after the war.

Yasmin Lukatz, founder of Code for Israel

Who’s who in the group? WhatsApp allows adding personal tags next to names

The new feature, now available to iPhone users and on its way to all users, allows adding a text label next to names in groups.

The new feature allows each group participant to add a short “tag”.

Key barrier to online fraud can be bypassed for pennies, say researchers

Throwaway phone numbers offer a cheap way to bypass authentication text defenses.

 Cyber attacks spiked in 2021

IDF security crackdown can’t fix Israel’s WhatsApp addiction

In Israel 2025, you don't need advanced military systems to gather intelligence, you just need to be in the right WhatsApp group.

 Many people have joined WhatsApp groups that have members of not-for-profits, mothers seeking supplies for their children’s platoons, vendors who can supply goods, and apparently one or more Iranian spies.

Authorities charge two French teens for planning ISIS-linked antisemitic terror attack - report

French authorities charged two teens with an ISIS-inspired terror conspiracy after finding messages suggesting a planned antisemitic attack.

 A police officer waits outside the courtroom at the courthouse in Paris, March 31, 2025.

Russia threatens full ban on WhatsApp

In August, Russia began limiting some calls on WhatsApp, accusing the foreign-owned platforms of refusing to share information with law enforcement in fraud and terrorism cases.

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via a video link in Moscow, Russia November 14, 2025

Qatargate: Feldstein’s WhatsApp messages expose chain of command in PM’s office

New WhatsApp evidence suggests Yonatan Urich directed Eli Feldstein, complicating the "Bild" case.

Yonatan Urich who was arrested in the so-called Qatargate investigation arrives for a court hearing the court in Lod, August 19, 2025.

Read and respond even from your wrist: WhatsApp officially arrives on Apple Watch

After years of requests, Meta is launching a dedicated WhatsApp app for Apple Watch – with support for messages, stickers, and reactions, without giving up end-to-end encryption.

WhatsApp officially arrives on Apple Watch

Privacy takes a leap: The end of the phone number on WhatsApp?

Meta plans a major WhatsApp update letting users sign in with a username instead of a phone number for the first time, similar to Telegram’s long-standing model.

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iPhone stays in your pocket: WhatsApp arrives on Apple smartwatches

After years of waiting, the popular messaging app WhatsApp has finally launched on Apple smartwatches – with the ability to read, reply, and send voice messages directly from your wrist.

Apple Smartwatches.