WhatsApp

The application will allow companies to offer a variety of services and the user won’t have to leave the chat to access them

The investigation found that the sign-up process for teen users resulted in settings that made their accounts public by default, allowing anyone to view and comment on their videos

The world’s most-used search engine now blurs images that it classifies as explicit and has made it easier to remove sensitive photos published without permission

The app is more secure than you’d expect, but precautions can minimize risks

The protocol used by WhatsApp employs concepts such as elliptic curves, the elliptic discrete logarithm and modular arithmetic

New products are seeking to address the needs of the elderly, from devices that monitor blood oxygen levels to services that send alerts in cases of emergency

When our mind is full of distractions, we are more likely to make mistakes. Furthermore, it also affects our personal relationships and our own quality of life

Paying more attention to your phone than to your partner while sharing a moment of leisure is one of the factors that creates the most problems in a relationship, therapists say

Migrants can lose anywhere from $1 to $20,000 per person overall in the scams, according to social media posts monitored during May and June and testimonies collected from migrants in early June

Since 2018, at least 258 people have died or disappeared while crossing the perilous sliver of land that connects Colombia and Panama. This year alone, more than 127,000 migrants have trekked through the dangerous terrain. With no time to mourn after losing loved ones to the jungle, survivors focus on the next step

The company is beta testing this new feature, albeit with some limitations

A new function warns the sender if the recipient tries to download temporary photos and text messages

The company said Wednesday it earned $5.71 billion, or $2.20 per share, in the January-March period. That’s down 19% from $7.47 billion, or $2.72 per share, a year earlier

Cases such as those of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse show how the sector is facing new risks, such as the speed of fund outflows or the viral spread of bad news and rumors

In the era of notifications that light up our screens with every message, is it acceptable to take an hour to reply? Expecting an immediate response isn’t a matter of impatience, but design

The latest neuroscientific research indicates that the addictive dynamics of social media can alter our perception of time

Seven billion recordings are sent over the messaging platform each day. Users have complained about the new form of communication, and the company is working on ways to transcribe them automatically

The country is located at the crossroads of tectonic plates and crossed by two great faults. Experts keep warning that building construction needs to be improved and drills carried out to train the population

The parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp has gained $90 billion in market capitalization and boosted the Nasdaq

Residents of the Rock fear a hard frontier with Spain, which would place livelihoods at stake. Talks between London and Madrid on a treaty have yet to bear fruit

Here are some of the new things we’re expecting in the coming year: from superapps to Y2K fashion

In a conversation with EL PAÍS, the main adviser to Pedro Castillo provides an account of the three hours during which the head of state tried to revert the constitutional order

The biggest show of defiance in the Xi Jinping era, the ‘white paper’ protests, have forced his administration to ease some of the world’s most stringent Covid controls

Ivorian activist Andy Costa has become one of the most photographed participants at the UN climate summit, always donning his neon green headgear

The US engineer talks to EL PAÍS about the next technological breakthrough, the limits of human longevity and his friendship with Elon Musk