Strangers can infer limited info about you without knowing or messaging you, which could theoretically aid certain kinds of ...

WhatsApp is testing usernames that could let users chat without sharing phone numbers, adding a new privacy layer now rolling ...

Google is rolling out Skills to the Gemini sidebar in Chrome, letting you save any prompt—as simple as "summarize this tab" ...

Add Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hermes Agent saves every workflow it learns as a reusable skill, compounding its capabilities over time—no other agent does ...

Samsung is sunsetting its own chat app while Apple adds end-to-end encryption to its already-live RCS, hinting that the final texting firewall might soon drop. Meanwhile, Cloudflare drafts a ...

During the iOS 26.4 beta cycle, Apple let users test out RCS messaging with end-to-end encryption (E2EE). From the very first beta though, Apple was clear that E2EE for RCS was only being tested in ...

March 19 (Reuters) - OpenAI said on Thursday it will acquire Python toolmaker Astral, as the ChatGPT owner looks to strengthen its portfolio against ‌rival Anthropic and gain more share in the ...

Moxie Marlinspike says the technology powering his encrypted AI chatbot, Confer, will be integrated into Meta AI. The move could help protect the AI conversations of millions of people. Every day, ...

Meta Platforms’ META6.67%increase; green up pointing triangle WhatsApp said it would roll out parent-managed accounts for preteens as concerns mount over minors’ access to social networks. WhatsApp ...

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Meta (META.O), opens new tab executives proceeded with a plan to encrypt the messaging services connected to its Facebook and Instagram apps despite internal ...

Near record python measured using human bodies A 16-foot, 10-inch python caught by a family of hunters on Jan. 13 weighed 202 pounds, the second heaviest python ever captured in the Everglades.

A headline-grabbing international lawsuit has cast some doubt on the security of WhatsApp chats, with claims that parent company Meta is not providing true end-to-end encryption and retains the ...