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Content creators or small businesses will have the option to claim their existing Instagram or Facebook username on WhatsApp if they prefer to maintain a consistent online presence. Photo: Eugene Lee

WhatsApp, popular in Hong Kong, set to no longer require sharing numbers for texts

4 weeks ago02 mins

WhatsApp, one of Hong Kong’s most popular messaging apps, will soon no longer require users to share their phone numbers before they start texting. Starting this week, users can reserve a unique username, which allows them to text without swapping numbers, for use later this year when the Meta-owned service launches the feature. Users will…

Call-recording app Neon goes offline after security flaw uncovered

Cs news10 months ago02 mins

Neon is an call-recording app that pays users for access to the audio, which the app in turn sells to AI companies for training their models. Since its launch last week, it quickly rose in popularity, but the service was taken offline today. TechCrunch reported that it found a security flaw that allowed any logged-in…