Attackers behind a self-propagating malware campaign targeting Brazilian financial institutions have accelerated and upgraded their malicious activity, using artificial intelligence (AI) to spawn a ...

The Census Bureau is just one source. Other researchers are compiling their own estimates of AI adoption; most find that the level is higher than 10% (see chart 2) . Economists argue about why these ...

An optional new feature will make the bot’s analysis more useful for players who keep a record of previous answers. By Tom Giratikanon Since its creation, Wordle Bot has analyzed hundreds of millions ...

I went to a wedding last month that was coordinated on WhatsApp. The couple created a “community” that included a group chat and an announcements-only channel. The dozens of attendees—primarily iPhone ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

A new beta version of WhatsApp released for Android is testing a feature that allows users to reserve their usernames from Facebook and Instagram for use on the instant messaging app in the future.

Why is this important? The feature will benefit both regular users and businesses on WhatsApp. However, it could use a rather stringent review process. Why should I care? From what it sounds like, ...

Eight AI bots contribute about 10 percent of the platform’s “Community Notes.” “We’ve definitely seen Community Notes in the past that have been inaccurate,” said Sofia Rubinson, a senior editor at ...

WhatsApp is rolling out passkey-encrypted backups for iOS and Android devices, enabling users to encrypt their chat history using their fingerprint, face, or a screen lock code. Passkeys are a ...

Chat backup encryption will no longer require you to memorize passwords or lengthy encryption keys. Chat backup encryption will no longer require you to ...

WhatsApp is rolling out passkeys for backups, which is great news for anyone who has been on the platform for years. This will add another layer of security to anything that's been backed up, ...