Facebook has received a $122 million fine from the European Union antitrust regulators for reportedly giving misleading information during a vetting of its deal to acquire messaging service WhatsApp in 2014.
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UAE airline offers special WhatsApp service to passengers
Etihad Airways has launched a WhatsApp Business solution, allowing guests to communicate instantly with the airline via the popular messaging app.1 4618
Do users understand data privacy laws & their own rights?
It’s time to confess. At some point, all of us claim to have read – and have subsequently agreed to …
MENA users spend 57.6m more hours on Facebook during Ramadan
Facebook has shared insights and data from its IQ research that examines Ramadan consumer technology usage across the Middle East …
Alabbar-headed technology fund buys JadoPado
JadoPado, the Dubai-based e-commerce and online marketplace portal, has been acquired by a technology fund headed by Mohamed Alabbar, chairman, …
Faceboook releases text-focused machine learning system
Developers have a new tool to help mobile apps understand text, thanks to a Facebook open source project update on Tuesday.
Facebook and Google hit by huge phishing scam
According to reports, the tech giants fell victims to an email phishing attack that allegedly amounts to $100 million.
Mystery buyer snaps up JadoPado
Dubai-based e-commerce platform JadoPado has announced that it has been acquired by a “large regional business”. However, it did not …
Facebook promises to make camera the ‘first AR platform’
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced his strategy for augmented reality (AR), in a bid to “continue extending the physical world online.”
Let’s talk about doxware
Rishi Bhargava, Co-founder and VP Marketing, Demisto, gives us a lowdown on the latest threat looming in the cyberspace.
Google adds ‘fact-checking’ tag to news and search results
Google has recently rolled out a new fact-checking tool, which will highlight articles in its search and news results that have been vetted and identified as to whether it is factual or fabricated.