WhatsApp Reinvents Voicemail as It Adds AI Image Tools and Emoji Reactions

Posted on December 12, 2025 by Techme101

The company is rolling out voicemail-style voice and video messages, emoji reactions in voice chats, and new AI image tools, even as major security flaws raise fresh risks.
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Flaw in photo booth maker’s website exposes customers’ pictures

Posted on December 12, 2025 by Techme101

Hama Film makes photo booths that upload pictures and videos online. But their backend systems have a simple flaw that allows anyone to download customer pictures.

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Do Kwon Gets 15 Years for $40B Terra Luna Crypto Fraud

Posted on December 12, 2025 by Techme101

Behind the scenes, he had struck deals with trading firms to artificially prop up prices, creating what experts later called “a glorified pyramid scheme.”
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Reddit Sues Australia Over Under-16 Social Media Ban

Posted on December 12, 2025 by Techme101

The platform argues the ban violates Australia’s implied freedom of political communication
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Zevo wants to add robotaxis to its car-share fleet, starting with newcomer Tensor

Posted on December 12, 2025 by Techme101

As robotaxi adoption continues, wild ideas like personal ownership and renting them out are starting to pop up again.

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Broadcom earnings, Lululemon CEO steps down, ‘fibermaxxing’ and more in Morning Squawk

Posted on December 12, 2025 by Techme101

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.

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AIOps in Singapore BFSI: What’s Changing and Why It Matters in 2026

Posted on December 12, 2025 by Techme101

APAC’s AIOps Reality and Why Singapore Faces a Different Set of Stakes
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Reddit argues it isn’t like other social platforms in case against Australia’s social media ban

Posted on December 12, 2025 by Techme101

Reddit, one of the world’s largest social platforms, is arguing that it doesn’t meet the definition of “social media platforms” as it seeks to overturn Australia’s law banning children under 16 years of age from social media.

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Creative industries ‘incredibly worried’ about OpenAI-Disney deal

Posted on December 12, 2025 by Techme101

The $1bn deal will let fans generate videos and images of more than 200 Disney characters on ChatGPT and Sora.

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Disney Seeks AI-topia With $1B Investment in OpenAI

Posted on December 12, 2025 by Techme101

The three-year licensing agreement grants OpenAI’s Sora video generator unprecedented access to more than 200 characters from Disney’s vast catalog.
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