Tag: Messenger
Oxford University’s COVID-19 vaccine shows high efficacy, and is cheaper to make and easier to store
Oxford University’s COVID-19 vaccine, being developed in partnership with drugmaker AstraZeneca, has shown to be 70.4% effective in preliminary results from its Phase 3 clinical trial. That rate actually includes data from two different approaches to dosing, including one where two full strength does were applied, which was 62% effective,…
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Instagram starts merging chats with Facebook Messenger
Facebook seems to be acting on its plan to unify messaging across its apps, however slowly. People at The Verge (and likely elsewhere) have received notice through Instagram’s Android and iOS apps that they’ll have the ability to “chat with friends w… Source
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Businesses on Facebook can now respond to customers in Messenger
Facebook today is launching a new inbox on Messenger to make it easier for business owners to respond to incoming customer messages from the same app they use to message friends and family. The update will allow businesses to manage all their communications from a single app, instead of having…
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Zoom faces criticism for denying free users e2e encryption
What price privacy? Zoom is facing a fresh security storm after CEO Eric Yuan confirmed that a plan to reboot its battered security cred by (actually) implementing end-to-end encryption does not in fact extend to providing this level of security to non-paying users. This Zoom ‘premium on privacy’ is necessary…
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WhatsApp test lets you add contacts with QR codes
If the thought of typing in someone’s phone number — by hand — seems prehistoric by 2020 standards, then WhatsApp’s about to make your life a whole lot easier. A report from WABetaInfo claims that a new beta adds support for using QR codes that’ll… Source
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Facebook’s social Zoom competitor Messenger Rooms goes live globally
Zoom was never meant to be a social network, but the enterprise video chat app has become essential software for those looking to stay in touch with friends and family during the pandemic. Today, Facebook looks to steal back the service’s social video chat growth as it globally launches Messenger…
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