Maski, a South African-built WhatsApp-based AI tutor for students in grades 1 to 12, has surpassed the 100 000-user mark just six months after the platform launched in March. It was built by Bytefuse in collaboration with textbook publisher Maskew Miller Longman. The two companies believe Maski’s AI foundations make it appropriate for individualised learning…
WhatsApp has begun rolling out a new feature that lets users translate messages inside the app – part of an effort to make cross-language communication easier for its more than three billion users worldwide. Users who receive a message in a language they don’t understand can now long-press and select “Translate”. The app will then…
WhatsApp has discovered an advanced cyberespionage campaign that took advantage of a chain of security vulnerabilities in the app and Apple devices to hack them. A researcher with Amnesty International said unidentified members of civic groups appeared to be among those impacted. In a brief statement, the Meta Platforms-owned communications service said it had patched…
WhatsApp is adding a suite of new features aimed at turning the app into a more structured communication tool for groups. The updates, announced in a recent blog post, position the Meta-owned messaging service as a new competitor to platforms like Microsoft Teams and Zoom by making it easier to plan and manage group calls….
WhatsApp said Russia was trying to block its services because the social media messaging app owned by Meta Platforms offered people’s right to secure communication, and vowed to continue trying to make encrypted services available in Russia. Russia has started restricting some Telegram and WhatsApp calls, accusing the foreign-owned platforms of failing to share information…
Russia on Wednesday became the latest country to restrict some WhatsApp calls, accusing the Meta-owned platform of failing to share information in fraud and terrorism cases. Here is a list of nations restricting WhatsApp: Fully blocked China started blocking WhatsApp in 2017, using its so-called Great Firewall to filter and block traffic with overseas servers….
WhatsApp is set to become more like workplace communication tools such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom. The Meta-owned messaging service is introducing a set of new features aimed at making group calls easier to plan and more interactive. WhatsApp said on Thursday in a blog post that it is rolling out a call scheduling option…
Your customers are checking their WhatsApp messages multiple times a day. (Image: Cellfind) How many potential customers have you lost because they couldn’t reach you after hours? How often do your staff members spend their days answering the same basic questions over and over? Are your competitors responding to customer queries faster than you can…
WA as your sales assistant. (Image: Cellfind) Sales teams face intense pressure to connect with prospects instantly. Every second counts in today’s competitive market, where a delayed response can mean losing a potential customer to a competitor who responds faster. But here’s a striking reality: 90% of consumers expect an immediate response, yet the average…
Meta Platforms has launched an AI message summary feature in WhatsApp that allows users to get summarised versions of all their unread messages. According to Meta, the messages are summarised in a separate chat with the AI bot and not marked as read until the user goes through them. “Message summaries is a new option…
