The decision to promote MAX comes as Moscow is seeking greater control over the internet space as it is locked in a standoff with the West over Ukraine.
Read More Russia orders state-backed MAX messenger app, a WhatsApp rival, pre-installed on phones and tablets
Meta bought up nascent rivals Instagram and WhatsApp after its attempts to compete had failed, an attorney for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said.
Read More Facebook owner Meta bought Instagram, WhatsApp instead of competing, FTC says at trial
Following a massive telecom breach, Apple and Android users are being urged to restrain from receiving two-factor authentication codes through text, risking exposure of non-encrypted messages by suspected Chinese hackers.
Read More Feds Advocate End-to-End Encryption After Telecom Breach by Suspected Chinese Hackers
Wall Street’s main indexes inched higher on Wednesday after in-line consumer price inflation data kept the Federal Reserve on track to deliver another interest rate cut in December.
Read More Wall St edges higher after inflation data keeps Fed rate-cut hopes intact
Elise Stefanik, the chair of the House Republican Conference, has called on Columbia University President Minouche Shafik to step down over the weekend, claiming that she failed to “protect Jewish students on campus.”
Read More Stefanik Calls On Columbia University President To Step Down For ‘Putting Jewish Students’ Safety At Risk’
Billionaire founder Pavel Durov said the messaging app will likely cross one billion active monthly users within a year as it is spreading like “forest fire”.
Read More Telegram to hit one billion users within a year, founder says