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Rabat – Meta-owned platforms Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp appeared to suffer a widespread service disruption late Tuesday, leaving users in several countries unable to access key features. Reports began increasing at around 9:30 p.m. UTC on June 23, equivalent to approximately 10:30 p.m. in Morocco. Users complained that applications were failing to load, feeds were not refreshing, and error messages were appearing when they attempted to sign in. Facebook users reported slow performance, inaccessible pages and login failures. Similar complaints emerged on Instagram, where some users were unable to refresh their feeds, load posts or access the application. WhatsApp users also reported difficulties sending and receiving messages, accessing accounts and using audio or video features. Some complaints indicated that media files were not downloading properly. Reports came from users in countries including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Pakistan, Romania, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Australia, suggesting that the disruption was not limited to one geographical region. Independent outage-monitoring services detected an unusual increase in complaints affecting Meta’s platforms. Such platforms rely largely on reports submitted by users, meaning the available figures may not represent the full number of people affected. Meta had not publicly acknowledged the

CRED Kunal Shah, founder of Indian fintech start-up Cred, has taken over as head of WhatsApp Until recently, Kunal Shah was a familiar name mainly within India's startup and investor circles. The founder of fintech company Cred had steadily built a following beyond the businesses he created. His podcast appearances often ventured into topics such as trust, incentives, wealth creation and human behaviour. His social media posts ranged from artificial intelligence to philosophy. Now, with Meta appointing him to lead WhatsApp, he has been propelled into the global spotlight. The appointment follows Meta's $900m (£679m) investment in Cred and comes at a time when WhatsApp is seeking to expand beyond messaging into payments, business services and AI-powered products. While Indian-origin executives have led some of the world's biggest technology companies, it is less common for a founder who built his career within India's startup ecosystem to be handed control of a global consumer platform of that scale. WhatsApp has more than three billion users worldwide. Long before Meta came calling, Shah had become a recognisable figure in India's startup ecosystem. His first major breakthrough came with FreeCharge, a mobile recharge platform he co-founded in 2010 as India's internet economy was

An ongoing malware campaign is targeting WhatsApp users in multiple countries with deceptive messages that push VBScript files, leading to remote system access. The threat actor is using file names that indicate business and financial documents delivered by the victim's contacts, whose accounts had been compromised. By downloading and executing the malicious attachments, the recipient starts an infection chain that leads to installing the legitimate ManageEngine Endpoint Central, which is used by IT administrators to manage systems from a centralized dashboard. Telemetry data from cybersecurity company Kaspersky shows that the campaign spreads across Brazil, India, Mexico, Singapore, the UK, Spain, Taiwan, Australia, Russia, Vietnam, and Malaysia. Attack chain Kaspersky reports that the attacks begin with messages sent from compromised accounts that contain nothing but a heavily obfuscated VBS file. These files are given names that make them appear to be financial reports, billing statements, account notices, and similar documents likely to draw the target’s attention and prompt them to open the file. The filenames are also localized in multiple languages, further confirming the campaign’s global reach. Samples of the malicious messages Source: Kaspersky “Based on evidence collected from multiple victims through social media reports and submitted samples, we can conclude

by Colin Kirkland , 3 hours ago WhatsApp's new leader will be Kunal Shah, the Indian entrepreneur and founder of Cred, a fintech startup that Meta has decided to invest $900 million into during a recent financing round. Per the arrangement, Shah will step down as the CEO of Cred -- an 8-year-old company that operates a platform for credit-card bill payments, money lending, and other payment services -- but will retain his personal shares. Moving WhatsApp’s leadership to India marks a strategic move by Meta to focus on the platform’s largest market. Currently, over 500 million of WhatsApp’s 3 billion total users live in India. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg hopes Shah can help construct WhatsApp's next phase of growth. According to Zuckerberg's recent Facebook post, the CEO feels that Shah “brings the kind of builder mentality and global perspective” it will require to run WhatsApp. advertisement advertisement “While it's come very far, the delta between WhatsApp today and its full potential is massive,” Shah added in a post on X, noting that despite its 20% stake in Cred, Meta will not have any access to the startup’s member data. Investing almost $1 billion in Cred, however, aligns Meta with

WhatsApp integration poised to boost lead engagement and conversion 22nd June 2026 0 comments Todays other news The government wants to move to much more digital conveyancing... YouSell launches this week in one region of the UK... They back the government moves - and some say it's... The hybrid brokerage model announces another recruit... Burnham is thought by some to be less investor-friendly... 22nd June 2026 0 comments A new WhatsApp integration has been launched by lead management platform ValPal Pro to boost lead engagement and conversion. ValPal Pro has become an official Meta Verified Tech Provider, allowing it to integrate directly with WhatsApp Business. Automated messaging can therefore be added to complement its existing phone, SMS and email engagement tools. This allows agents to respond instantly to inbound enquiries, nurture prospects over time and automatically re-engage leads through WhatsApp conversations. Carl Gascoigne, Head of Product & Innovation at The ValPal Network, says this means agents will be able to exploit the WhatsApp network which boasts three billion monthly active users worldwide and 200 million commercial concerns on WhatsApp Business. He comments: “WhatsApp gives us much greater flexibility in how we engage leads. Conversations can flow naturally across multiple exchanges

Dr. Mary Austin and Dylan At the age of 14, Dylan was diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney cancer—and doctors gave him just eight months to live. But he’s alive today thanks to Dr. Mary Austin, who not only treated his disease, but transformed his thinking—through friendship and a solemn promise. She urged him to persevere through 52 weeks of chemotherapy so she could attend his high school graduation. Dr. Austin, who made time for lunch with Dylan, was there for the boy, checking-in during his darkest days, when there was serious doubt he would live long enough to get that diploma. “I call her my second mom,” the Kansas City teen told CBS’s Steve Hartman. “She just hyped him up,” Dylan’s mom says. Dylan’s parents believe this human connection played a big part in saving their son. “Just that trick of saying, ‘Hey, I’ll make it for your graduation,’ changed everything,” added Dylan’s dad. “He just decided, you know… to keep fighting.” Now 4 years later, he’s cancer free, and this month he donned a cap and gown for a graduation ceremony—and there was a big surprise waiting at the end. (See the moment in the inspiring video below…) MORE

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A giant private yacht connected to one of the technology world's richest people is getting noticed off Mykonos, Greece, for reasons that go beyond its polished look. Moonrise, Jan Koum's 328-foot superyacht, has become the kind of recurring summer spectacle that fits easily into Mykonos, a hotspot already filled with luxury boats and upscale tourism. What happened? The nearly 100-meter Moonrise belongs to Jan Koum, the Ukrainian-born American billionaire who co-founded WhatsApp before the company was sold to Facebook, now Meta, in a multibillion-dollar deal. Built by Dutch shipyard Feadship and delivered in 2020, Greek Reporter says Moonrise stands out with a gray hull, a vertical bow, long horizontal windows, and a multi-deck exterior that is hard to miss on open water. There is room on board for 16 guests in eight cabins, along with housing for a crew of 32. The yacht also includes an owner's private deck, cinema, fitness room, massage space, salon, beach club, swim platform, helipad, and water sports equipment. Two MTU engines help the yacht reach a top speed of 18.5 knots, adding serious power to what is already an unmistakable symbol of extreme wealth. Why does it matter? Even with design features intended to

Medical colleges asked not to grant leave to students during NEET-UG re-exam period NEW DELHI, June 19: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday said that it is sending reminder SMS messages, emails, and WhatsApp notifications to candidates, urging them to download their admit cards for the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination scheduled for June 21, while cautioning students against fraudulent messages and fake communications. The NEET-UG exam for admissions into medical courses was originally held on May 3 this year, but was cancelled on May 12 due to allegations of a paper leak. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is currently investigating this issue. “NTA is sending reminder SMS and emails to candidates to download their admit cards for the re-examination on Sunday, 21 June 2026,” the agency said in a public advisory on X. The agency informed that legitimate SMS messages would be sent from the official sender ID “NICPEP,” and emails would originate from “ .” It also reiterated that only the official website for this process is http://neet.nta.nic.in; candidates are encouraged to enter this URL directly into their browsers. “NTA will NEVER ask for any payment, send exam papers, answer keys, or ‘leaked’ material, or share your admit

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