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Signal CEO Moxie Marlinspike steps down, names WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton as interim CEO
"It's a new year, and I've decided it's a good time to replace myself as the CEO of Signal," said M…
Insider Inc.
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WhatsApp co-founder and Signal investor Brian Acton targets 100-200 million Signal users in India
Elated at Indians, including top entrepreneurs and celebrities, rushing to join his encrypted messa…
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Signal won't replace WhatsApp, the cofounder of both encrypted messaging apps says. Instead, people will use the 2 services for different conversations.
"I have no desire to do all the things that WhatsApp does," Brian Acton, a cofounder of Signal, tol…
Grace Dean
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WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton invested $50 million into the Signal app - here's how he spends his $6.9 billion fortune
Acton and his WhatsApp co-founder, Jan Koum, started the company after leaving Yahoo, and it has si…
Hillary Hoffower
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As Signal downloads surge, employees are reportedly worried the messaging app isn't doing enough to head off extremism
Signal's strong privacy focus might mean it's less able to prevent and track harmful behavior on it…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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WhatsApp's new T&Cs didn't really change anything about sharing your data with Facebook, but you should still use Signal if you care about privacy
WhatsApp was already sharing your data with Facebook - where it went wrong was by giving users an u…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Signal appears to be down for some users after the messaging app saw a record spike in downloads
The apparent issues come after Signal saw a 4,200% spike in downloads after WhatsApp users flocked …
Katie Canales
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Signal or WhatsApp? Here's how the messaging apps differ and how to decide which one to use.
While Signal offers users more privacy, WhatsApp has customizable features that allow for easier us…
Allana Akhtar
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Signal downloads skyrocketed 4,200% after WhatsApp announced it would force users to share personal data with Facebook. It's top of both Google and Apple's app stores.
Signal topped Apple and Google's app stores and saw 7.5 million downloads in the five days followin…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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WhatsApp is forcing users to share personal data with Facebook, and Elon Musk is urging people to switch to Signal, a smaller encrypted messaging app
If users don't agree to let Facebook collect their WhatsApp data, they will lose access to the app,…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Biden signals he backs ending $300 federal unemployment benefit in September as set under stimulus law
The White House said Biden's remarks didn't extend to federal programs aiding gig-workers and long-…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig,Juliana …
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Twitter CEO Dorsey says download Signal as US protests gain steam
San Francisco, June 4 (IANS) Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has pitched for downloading encrypted messagin…
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Silicon Valley is officially grieving over Trump but quietly gleeful over a coming tech deal resurgence
As Trump's win stirs uncertainty in Silicon Valley, tech investors weigh regulatory shifts, a chang…
Melia Russell,Rebecca Torrenc…
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Russia has figured out how to mess up Ukraine's crucial Starlink battlefield internet, report says
For the first time, the Russian military has caused widespread disruptions to Starlink in Ukraine, …
Mikhaila Friel
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WhatsApp users will finally be able to edit their messages after they've sent them — but only for 15 minutes
WhatsApp is making its new message editing feature available to its 2 billion users globally, allow…
Sawdah Bhaimiya
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Russia really wants to stop Ukraine using Elon Musk's Starlink satellites
Russia is developing an arsenal of electronic-warfare systems to sever Ukraine's access to Starlink…
Thibault Spirlet
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US and Indian troops are teaming up for tough training in the Himalayas near a tense border with China
The US Army's newest division is on the ground in India as both countries try to manage rising tens…
Christopher Woody
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10 things in tech you need to know today
The gaming giant behind "Grand Theft Auto" is buying "Farmville" developer Zynga, and a man says he…