Both WhatsApp and Telegram have been blocked in Russia as the government tries to force people to use its unencrypted WeChat clone, Max. All messages sent and received in Max can be read by the ...

Russian authorities have begun restricting access to Telegram, one of the country’s most popular social media apps, as the government continues to push everyday Russians toward its own tightly ...

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Russia’s communications regulator is continuing to crack down on apps like Telegram and WhatsApp while rolling out a state-backed alternative, Max. Russia’s communications regulator is continuing to ...

State watchdog cites data protection, fraud issues Has taken similar steps against WhatsApp, FaceTime Telegram founder says app stands for freedom of expression Telegram facing possible fines from ...

Russia's communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, began restricting the operation of Telegram on Feb. 10, targeting one of the country's most widely used messaging platforms, the regulator said. The ...

After introducing little bits and pieces last year, Telegram’s new update on Android is going all-in on Liquid Glass with new design elements throughout the UI in what is a pretty major redesign.

Can computer programs have faith? Can they conspire against the humans that created them? Or feel melancholy? On a social media platform built just for artificial intelligence bots, some of them are ...

A new website called Moltbook has become the talk of Silicon Valley and a Rorschach test for belief in the state of artificial intelligence. By Cade Metz Reporting from San Francisco Last Wednesday, ...

Keep scrolling to read our original story on the name change. Clawdbot has been on quite the ride. The free, open-source AI assistant has gone viral on platforms like X, where early adopters, AI ...

Cross Bot will analyze your games in Crossplay, a new two-player word game from The Times. By Asmaa Elkeurti Tom Giratikanon and Eve Washington New York Times Games has launched Crossplay, a new ...

The Russian billionaire who founded messaging app Telegram is fighting infertility, but he isn’t using his wallet — he is using his own sperm. Pavel Durov, 41, has offered to cover the full cost of in ...