Russia Seeds New Surveillance Tech to Squash Ukraine War Dissent Russia is incubating a cottage industry of new digital surveillance tools to suppress domestic opposition to the war in Ukraine. The tech may also be sold overseas.
Taliban Rely on WhatsApp, but Keep Getting Kicked Off The Taliban administration is stuck in a cat-and-mouse game with WhatsApp, which is off-limits to the nascent government because of U.S. sanctions.
Israel’s Judicial Overhaul Protests Often Begin on Apps A movement against the government’s judicial overhaul plan is a grass-roots affair spread by word of mouth and WhatsApp messaging groups.
Meta, Facebook’s Parent, to Lay Off Another 10,000 Workers It would be the tech company’s second round of cuts since November. Mark Zuckerberg, its chief executive, has declared 2023 the “year of efficiency.”
Meta Soars by Most in Decade, Adding $100 Billion in Value Mark Zuckerberg’s company recorded its biggest daily market gain in nearly a decade, as the mood brightens among tech investors.