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DuckDuckGo asks people to block Google’s new tracking method
New Delhi: Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo has slammed the new ad tracking method by Google, saying it is bad for privacy and puts the users in a group based on their browsing history,…
- Middle East
Telegram founder Pavel Durov UAE’s richest with $17.2 bn: Forbes
Dubai: Telegram founder Pavel Durov topped the Forbes list of UAE’s richest billionaires with a net worth of $17.2 billion. Eleven UAE residents found their names on the list. These 11 billionaires…
- Bollywood News
Neetu Kapoor reveals Rishi Kapoor proposed to her via Telegram
New Delhi: Veteran Bollywood actor Neetu Kapoor during a recent appearance on an upcoming episode of Indian Idol 12 revealed how her late husband and megastar Rishi Kapoor had proposed to her…
- Technology
Telegram raises $150mn from Abu Dhabi investors
Abu Dhabi: Encrypted messaging app Telegram on Tuesday said it has raised $150 million from two key Abu Dhabi-based investors and will open a office here. Mubadala Investment Company has invested $75 million…
- Technology
Telegram launches Voice chats 2.0 for unlimited participants in channels
New Delhi: In a recent update Telegram messenger introduced Voice Chats 2.0, with rich features for conducting live voice chat sessions in Channels for unlimited participants in a secured and seamless manner.…
- Technology
Telegram introduces auto-delete messages feature
New Delhi: Telegram, which is fast gaining users in India in the wake of a WhatsApp privacy row, on Wednesday said it has introduced an auto-delete messages feature for individual chats, groups…
- Technology
Telegram becomes most downloaded app in Jan, highest installs from India
New Delhi: Driven by a renewed surge in India amid WhatsApp privacy row, Telegram has become the most downloaded non-gaming app worldwide for January 2021 with more than 63 million installs, 3.8…
- Technology
Why Indians are making a beeline to join Telegram, not Signal
New Delhi: Nearly 3 in 4 Indians feel safe while joining any group or channel on Telegram as they don’t need to reveal their phone number to strangers, according to a new survey.…
- Technology
You can now import your WhatsApp chat history to Telegram ; Here’s how
New Delhi: Encrypted messaging app Telegram which added over 100 new million users in January has made it official to bring your chat history to its platform from apps like WhatsApp, Line and…
- Technology
DuckDuckGo surpasses 100 million daily search queries
New Delhi: As people move on to secure messaging apps like Telegram and Signal, privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo has surpassed 100 million daily search queries for the first time in its 12-year-old history.…
- Technology
Forget Telegram, Signal: IS terrorists in India, abroad using much more secure Threema
New Delhi: Amid the debate over privacy concerns, several people are switching to Telegram and Signal from WhatsApp. However, terrorists in India and abroad are using a much more advanced secure messaging platform…
- Technology
Telegram CEO says 2.5 cr new users joined in last 72 hours
New Delhi: Telegram, which has surpassed 500 million monthly active users (MAUs), registered 25 million (2.5 crore) new users joining the platform globally in the last 72 hours alone as users shun WhatsApp…
- India
Signal, Telegram grab 40 lakh new users in India amid WhatsApp row
New Delhi: As WhatsApp started sending notifications to over 400 million users in India last week asking them to either accept its new policy or see their accounts removed from February 8,…
- Technology
Telegram launches multiple pinned messages, more tools
New Delhi: Messaging app Telegram on Saturday launched new capabilities like multiple pinned messages, live location 2.0, and easy music Playlist sharing option to enhance user chat experience. Multiple pinned messages feature will…
- Top Stories
AI-bot generates over 1 lakh nude images of women on Telegram
New Delhi: AI-powered bot, a messaging platform on Telegram generated over one lakh nude images. Researchers at security company Sensity have revealed this as a part of the ‘deepfake ecosystem’. The investigation comes from…
- News
WhatsApp rival Telegram finally adds video call support
New Delhi: WhatsApp’s closest rival Telegram has announced that it is launching video call functionality in all its desktop and mobile apps. The feature, currently available in Telegram beta, will officially arrive with…
- Crime and Accident
How an engineer in Dubai masterminded online fraud in India!
NEW DELHI: North West Delhi Police’s cyber cell has busted a ring of online fraudsters involved in duping people through the social media platform ‘Telegram’. A bank official is part of the…
- Technology
Telegram lets users add profile videos, send 2GB files and more
New Delhi: WhatsApp’s closest rival Telegram has rolled out a substantial update, adding Profile Videos along with improved People Nearby features, unlimited file sharing with up to 2GB per file and more. With…
- Technology
WhatsApp, Telegram not to give users’ data to Hong Kong govt: Report
San Francisco: Facebook subsidiary WhatsApp and its closest rival Telegram on Monday said they will not process official requests from the Hong Kong authorities to hand over user data for the time being,…
- News
Telegram to pay US SEC fine of $18.5mn over digital token charges
San Francisco: Telegram has agreed to return more than $1.2 billion to investors and to pay an $18.5 million civil penalty to resolve the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s charges that the…
- Technology
Telegram founder Durov asks people to delete WhatsApp
SAN FRANCISCO: Telegram founder Parel Durov, in his post on the platform, has urged people to delete WhatsApp unless they are “okay with surveillance”, media reports said. Facebook-owned WhatsApp, which has been mired…
- Technology
Telegram adds more features for group admins
San Francisco: To give group on its app a better control over how members engage, instant messaging app Telegram has introduced a new feature called “Slow Mode”. The feature allows a group…
- Technology
Telegram users can now send silent messages, animated emojis
San Francisco: Private instant messaging and voice over IP service Telegram has rolled out updates that bring the ability to send silent messages and animated emojis for the users. The ability to…
- Top Stories
WhatsApp, Telegram media files could be manipulated
San Francisco: If you thought instant messaging platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram that provide end-to-end encryption give you rock-solid security, think again. Researchers from cyber-security firm Symantec on Monday revealed vulnerabilities that…
- Technology
Telegram says massive cyber attack originated in China
Berlin: Telegram founder Pavel Durov revealed that the massive cyber attack on the encryption-based service was launched by China. In a tweet response, Durov wrote that the IP addresses originated mostly from…
- Technology
Dark web listings of malware on the rise: Study
LONDON: There has been a 20 percent rise in the dark net listings of malware targeting enterprises, warns a study. The dark net is that part of the Internet which is inaccessible…
- Technology
WhatsApp ‘will never be secure’: Russian rival
MOSCOW: The Russian founder of popular messaging app Telegram has warned that WhatsApp, the world’s top messaging app, will continue to be open to surveillance after the Facebook-owned platform had to tell…
- Technology
Telegram update brings new design, Archive option
San Francisco: Private instant messaging and voice over IP service Telegram has updated its app with a new design for Android and added an Archive Chats option. “Swipe left on a chat…
- News
Telegram now lets users delete entire chat history
San Francisco: Giving tough competition to WhatsApp that lets its users delete messages “for everyone” within a time limit, private instant messaging and voice over IP service Telegram has expanded its similar…
- Technology
Russia to direct Facebook, Twitter to localise users’ database
MOSCOW: Russian telecom watchdog Roskomnadzor has said that it will punish Twitter and Facebook if they decline to move the database of Russian users to Russia. “The companies will either have to…
