How Chakkakkoottam, a WhatsApp group-turned-company, is bringing about a jackfruit revolution in Kerala

“There is so much you can do with the jackfruit,” Bushra Faisal says. She is a member of Chalissery Chakkakkoottam, a collective of 15 homemakers who are into making value-added products from jackfruit. A resident of Chavakkad in Thrissur district, Bushra travels 18 kilometres to Chalissery in nearby Palakkad district whenever there is a training […]

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Zuckerberg says WhatsApp business chat will drive sales sooner than metaverse

The WhatsApp icon is seen on an iPhone in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on Nov. 15, 2018. | Photo Credit: AP Meta Platforms Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told employees on Thursday that WhatsApp and Messenger would drive the company’s next wave of sales growth, as he sought to assuage concerns about Meta’s finances after its first […]

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Companion mode comes to WhatsApp beta: Here’s everything you need to know

WhatsApp has been rolling out several new features like Communities, self-chat, filter by unread and more. Now, the developers are finally bringing the much-hyped ‘Companion mode’ to the app’s beta version. Available on WhatsApp Beta for Android 2.22.24.18, the feature was first spotted by WABetaInfo earlier in May this year and was reportedly under development. […]

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ExpressBasics: How to create and use WhatsApp Communities

WhatsApp Communities is one of the biggest feature updates that the Meta-owned app has seen in a while. The new organisational feature makes handling multiple work-related or casual groups easier and also lets admins coordinate between members in a more efficient way. WhatsApp Communities, now rolling out to all users, appears as a separate tab […]

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WhatsApp’s self-chat feature now rolling out to beta users: How it works

WhatsApp has been working on a new ‘self-chat’ feature for some time, and it seems the addition is now finally rolling out to some WhatsApp users on the beta channel. The new feature allows users to chat with themselves, effectively creating a single-person chat window where they can store important messages or files for easy […]

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WhatsApp: How to backup all your images, videos and GIFs offline on Android

WhatsApp is one of the world’s most used messaging platforms and given how it is the backbone of communications in India, you have likely accumulated a sizeable amount of media data on the platform  This could include images, videos, GIFs and also documents. While WhatsApp does offer a Google Drive or iCloud (for iPhones) backup […]

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Morning Digest | November 4, 2022

Netanyahu makes comeback as Israel’s PM, Lapid concedes defeat Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won this week’s Israeli election, final results showed Thursday, clearing the way for him to return to power. Mr. Netanyahu expected to form the country’s most right-wing government in history when he takes power, likely in the coming weeks. Prime […]

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WhatsApp Communities: What it is, how to create a community and more

WhatsApp’s Communities is finally live for users. The new feature allows multiple WhatsApp groups to be formed under a larger parent group or community. Here’s all you need to know about Communities, how it will work and how you can use the feature. What is the WhatsApp Communities feature? WhatsApp Communities allows admins to club […]

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WhatsApp starts global roll out of Communities feature, groups can now support 1024 users

WhatsApp’s Communities feature will start rolling out globally for all user. Meta CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg confirmed the announcement in a post. WhatsApp is also increasing the number of users in a group to 1024 and adding new updates to groups including in-chat polls and 32-person video calling. It should be noted that the […]

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A look at the most common types of WhatsApp scams and how to avoid them

Getting a lot of work-from-home job offers on WhatsApp lately, with a salary of Rs 20,000 for just a day’s work? If your first thought was that it’s too good to be true, then you’re right. These texts are nothing but a part of an increasingly popular campaign by fraudsters designed to steal your money. […]

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