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If your social media conversations are starting to feel a bit dull, try playing a harmless prank on your friends by sending them a blank message. The chats will surely spring back to life as everyone will attempt to figure out what your cryptic message means. Here’s how to pull it off in popular apps such as WhatsApp, Instagram, Snapchat, and more. Good to know: learn how to create a fully custom AIM Style WhatsApp status within seconds. Why Send a Blank Message to Your Friends Sure, sending blank messages is a fun way to mess with your friends and leave them scratching their heads, but it can actually have a few other uses, too. One potential use is to bring attention to a message you’ve sent earlier. A blank reply can quietly draw attention back to something you said without adding extra noise to the chat. At other times, sending a blank message can serve as a way of expressing disappointment, almost like saying you’re left without words. In a group chat, blank messages can be a simple way to visually separate different threads or parts of the conversation. 1. Use a Unicode Character WhatsApp and other similar apps

With a 0.99% increase, gasoline had the greatest impact (0.05 percentage points) on the IPCA-15 in October - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The inflation preview for October showed an increase of 0.18%, 0.30 percentage points (pp) below the rate recorded in September (0.48%). The Extended National Consumer Price Index 15 (IPCA-15), released today (24) by the IBGE, indicates that the greatest positive impact came from the Transportation group, with 0.41% and 0.08 pp, respectively. Year-to-date, the IPCA-15 has accumulated an increase of 3.94% and, in the last 12 months, the change was 4.94%, below the 5.32% observed in the preceding 12 months. In October 2024, the rate had been 0.54%. In addition to Transportation, five of the nine groups of products and services surveyed showed an increase in October: Wearing apparel (0.45%), Personal expenses (0.42%), Health and personal care (0.24%), Housing (0.16%) and Education (0.09%). Household articles (-0.64%), Communication (-0.09%) and Food and beverages (-0.02%) showed negative changes. Responsible for the greatest impact on the index this month, the Transportation group (0.41%) showed expansion compared to September, when it fell by 0.25%. The result was mainly influenced by fuels (1.16%) and airfares (4.39%). Ethanol (3.09%), gasoline (0.99%) and diesel fuel (0.01%) showed increases, while vehicular gas

A total of $1,024,750 has been paid out at the Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 hacking contest organized by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), but the event has been overshadowed by the last-minute withdrawal of a researcher who was scheduled to demonstrate a WhatsApp exploit worth $1 million.  The highest reward at Pwn2Own Ireland 2025, $100,000, was paid out for an exploit chain targeting the QNAP Qhora-322 router and the QNAP TS-453E NAS device.  Two Samsung Galaxy S25 exploit chains were each rewarded with $50,000, and the same amount was earned for vulnerabilities in Synology ActiveProtect Appliance DP320 and the Sonos Era 300 smart speaker.  Participants received up to $40,000 for hacking Ubiquiti cameras, QNAP and Synology NAS devices, Lexmark and Canon printers, and smart home systems such as Phillips Hue Bridge, Amazon Smart Plug, and Home Automation Green. A total of 73 previously unknown vulnerabilities were disclosed at Pwn2Own Ireland 2025.  A researcher named Eugene (3ugen3) of Team Z3 was scheduled to demonstrate a $1 million zero-click remote code execution exploit against WhatsApp on Thursday.  However, the demonstration did not take place. ZDI initially said there was a delay due to “travel complications and delayed flights”, but noted that the

A U.S. court has ordered Israel’s NSO Group to stop targeting Meta’s WhatsApp messaging service. – File photo SAN FRANCISCO — Last week, a federal court in Northern California issued an injunction prohibiting the Israeli spyware company NSO Group from targeting and spying on users of WhatsApp, one of the world’s most widely used communication platforms, according to Reuters. However, the ruling by Judge Phyllis Hamilton significantly reduced the damages the Israeli company was ordered to pay Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp — from $167 million to $4 million. The judge said NSO’s conduct did not rise to the level of being “sufficiently egregious” to justify the larger financial penalty set earlier by a jury. In the 25-page decision, Judge Hamilton wrote that the court “concluded that the defendants’ conduct causes irreparable harm and, given there is no dispute over its continuation”, granted Meta’s request for an injunction to halt NSO Group’s spying operations against WhatsApp users. The ruling prevents NSO Group, the spyware manufacturer, from targeting WhatsApp and our users around the world ever again. — Will Cathcart, CEO of WhatsApp The injunction represents a major setback for NSO Group, which for years has faced accusations of facilitating human

The United States District Court for Northern California ruled in favor of Meta in its lawsuit against Israeli spyware manufacturer NSO Group on October 17, permanently prohibiting the latter from accessing Meta’s messaging platform, WhatsApp, and imposing punitive damages of over $4 million. The NSO Group is known for creating the Pegasus spyware, which was allegedly used to infect the devices of numerous prominent activists, journalists, and politicians across the world. The NSO Group exploited a vulnerability in WhatsApp that allowed it to inject malicious code into a user’s device simply through a WhatsApp call. Users did not even have to pick up the call for the exploit to work. Meta sued the NSO Group soon after these revelations were made public in 2019. The lawsuit charged the Israeli firm with violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and sought an injunction prohibiting the NSO Group from accessing WhatsApp, alongside monetary damages. Meta won the lawsuit in 2024, with the court holding the NSO Group liable for its actions. Another trial the following year granted Meta over $167 million in damages. The court then moved to consider Meta’s motion for a permanent injunction against the NSO Group, as well as

President Droupadi Murmu prays at the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple in Pathanamthitta on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: PIB/ANI A WhatsApp status update briefly posted by Alathur DySP R. Manoj Kumar criticising President Droupadi Murmu’s visit to Sabarimala in Kerala on Wednesday (October 22, 2025) has sparked a controversy, prompting District Police Chief Ajit Kumar to seek an explanation from the DySP. In his WhatsApp status message, the DySP claimed that the President had flagrantly violated Sabarimala customs, and that security personnel in uniform had abetted this breach of tradition. He also questioned why parties such as the Congress and the BJP had not performed a ‘nama japam’ in response to the alleged violation. The DySP also speculated on the consequences if Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan or any of his Cabinet Ministers had done a similar act. Inadvertently shared, claims DySP Soon after the post sparked controversy, Mr. Kumar deleted it. He claimed that he had inadvertently shared a forwarded message while travelling on a train. District Police Chief said the post was a violation of the code of conduct, and that further action would be initiated after the DySP’s explanation. The BJP protested against the DySP. It is planning a march

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3 minute read Oct 22nd, 2025 11:52 AM EEST | How-To Many iPhone users have reported an issue with WhatsApp: Users’ calls randomly disconnecting when iPhone 17 is locked. The problem typically occurs 4–5 seconds after the screen locks during a voice or video call. Specifically, this problem is only prevalent on the iPhone 17 with iOS 26. While we’re all waiting for the newest WhatsApp major design overhaul, this problem still persists as of late 2025. We’ll take a closer look at the causes, solutions, and show you methods to avoid this problem. Table of contents WhatsApp Calls Disconnect After 4-5 Seconds When iPhone 17 Is Locked How to Solve and Avoid WhatsApp Calls Disconnecting on Your iPhone Summary Conclusion WhatsApp Calls Disconnect After 4-5 Seconds When iPhone 17 Is Locked If you’ve recently upgraded to iOS 26 on your iPhone 17, you may have noticed that if you are attempting to connect a video call on WhatsApp, and eventually during the call the iPhone locks, there may be a chance that the call will drop after a couple of seconds. Similarly, if you receive an incoming WhatsApp call while your iPhone is locked, it disconnects automatically after 4-5

H1: Switching from iPhone to Android: A Complete Guide to WhatsApp and Data Transfer Switching from an iPhone to an Android phone is more common today, but it’s not always easy. One of the biggest concerns is how to move your WhatsApp data, including chats, media, and documents. Many users run into problems when trying to transfer this data, especially since iOS and Android don’t naturally work well together. This guide will show you the challenges of switching from iPhone to Android, solutions, and the best tools to move WhatsApp from iPhone to Android without losing important data. Part 1: Challenges of Switching from iPhone to Android Changing phones sounds simple, but switching between iOS and Android brings up several problems. These two systems store data in different ways and often don’t work together smoothly. Compatibility Issues iPhones use iCloud to back up data, while Android phones use Google Drive. These systems are not connected, so a direct transfer is not possible. That means your WhatsApp backup on iCloud can’t be restored directly to an Android phone using Google Drive. No Official WhatsApp Transfer Option WhatsApp does not offer a built-in way to move chat history from iPhone to Android

In a move likely to affect Artificial Intelligence (AI) companies like ChatGPT and Perplexity, WhatsApp has updated its Business Application Programming Interface (API) policy to restrict AI providers from accessing the WhatsApp Business Solution for providing their services. For context, WhatsApp’s business solutions allow businesses to communicate with their customers on WhatsApp. They can create verified WhatsApp profiles to address customer queries, showcase their products and services, and accept payments. The restrictions on external AI bots will go into effect starting January 15, 2026. In the recent past, many AI companies and service providers had used these business solutions to access customers. Besides players like ChatGPT and Perplexity, Indian companies like Reliance’s Haptik AI and PuchAI also provide chatbot services over WhatsApp. With the new policy in place, AI companies will no longer be able to distribute their chatbots on the platform. Besides WhatsApp, AI companies were also looking to increase customer access to their chatbots by integrating with other messaging services. In May last year, Microsoft integrated Copilot into Telegram. What specific AI restrictions does the new policy bring? The updated policy strictly prohibits AI providers from accessing WhatsApp’s Business Solution, whether directly or indirectly, “for the purposes of