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  Amid data privacy scandal, WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum quits Facebook

  Technology | May 01, 2018 10:29 IST

  In a post on his Facebook page, Koum said that he is taking time off to pursue interests such as collecting air-cooled Porsches, working on cars and playing ultimate Frisbee.  

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  Your messages are now private, WhatsApp rolls out end-to-end encryption for users

  April 06, 2016 0:03 IST

  New York: Messaging giant WhatsApp has fully implemented end-to-end encryption for its users which will potentially protect texts and voice calls for over one billion users from hackers. The company announced today that the project

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  Good news! Messaging app WhatsApp is now free

  January 19, 2016 11:25 IST

  New Delhi: WhatsApp founder and CEO Jan Koum has announced that the company was dropping the messaging app's annual subscription fee, allowing millions of users to chat for free.The company said that charging the fee

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  Jan Koum and Brian Acton: The unlikely founders behind WhatsApp's rise

  March 06, 2014 8:53 IST

  New York: WhatsApp isn't your average Silicon Valley startup.The company's founders Jan Koum, 38, and Brian Acton, 42, shun the media spotlight and are much older than your typical college dropout-turned CEO. And at a

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  WhatsApp's Jan Koum and Brian Acton makes place in Forbes' rich list

  March 05, 2014 16:29 IST

  New York: Following Facebook's $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp, the two founders of the popular mobile messaging service have now earned a new distinction - a place in the Forbes's list of global billionaires.According to

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  Google denies bidding $10 billion for WhatsApp

  February 27, 2014 16:48 IST

  New Delhi: Google has denied that is has made any offer to buy the popular messaging app WhatsApp. Senior Vice President at Google, Sundar Pichai reportedly said at the sidelines of the Mobile World Congress

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  15 billionaires who started with nothing

  November 30, 2014 11:31 IST

  New Delhi: All from humble beginnings, these 15 business people are now at top of their industries earning millions of dollars.Through determination, persistence, and a bit of luck, these billionaires tell us the story that