10 years ago to the day, Facebook announced that it was purchasing WhatsApp for $19.6 billion — that’s billion, with a B. The news rocked the online world for several reasons, not the least of which ...

Meta is now allowing you to connect WhatsApp to Accounts Center for streamlined settings and cross-platform sharing. Integration is not automatic -- users must manually enable it, and it will change ...

Headlines this week following Elon Musk’s fight with Meta should be a serious reality check for 3 billion messaging users across WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. Here’s what you need to know. Do these ...

If you use WhatsApp, Facebook, or other Meta-owned apps, chances are you had a rough afternoon today. Why? WhatsApp, Facebook, and other apps were down for a couple of hours. When did the outage start ...

There’s an update shock coming for Facebook Messenger users, which has implications for the platform’s billion users as well as Meta’s other giant WhatsApp, which is even bigger... Major surprise for ...

Acquired a decade ago for $22 billion, WhatsApp has yet to become a big business for Facebook. This has become something "we have to do," said Matt Idema, a vice president of business messaging.

Choose one of these 100 phrases and messages for Happy New Year 2026! to dedicate to your loved ones on January 1 or December ...

Ukrainian entrepreneur Jan Koum stopped by Facebook ( FB) founder Mark Zuckerberg's house on Valentine's Day with a box of chocolate-covered strawberries. Koum left with $19 billion in his pocket ...

In 2014, WIRED asked me to write a few lines about my most-used app as part of an internship application. I wrote about WhatsApp because it was a no-brainer. I was an international student from India, ...

As 2026 approaches, heartfelt wishes and messages offer a way to connect with loved ones. The article provides a collection ...