Meta Slams U.S. House WhatsApp Ban, Defends Encryption Standards

June 24, 2025 – U.S. House of Representatives staff have been instructed to cease using WhatsApp on government-issued devices following a directive from the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Axios reported. The ban, announced via email on Monday, encompasses all versions of the messaging app—mobile, desktop, and web—across devices managed by the House. In the email,…

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Altman: Meta’s $100M Offers to Poach OpenAI Talent Fall Flat

June 18, 2025 – Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is ramping up recruitment efforts to lure top AI researchers from OpenAI and Google DeepMind into his newly formed superintelligence unit, TechCrunch reported today. The company is said to be offering eye-popping compensation packages—including salaries and signing bonuses totaling up to $100 million—to entice talent to join…

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