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In a recent update tied to Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Meta has announced a raft of new safety features specifically designed to help users — especially older adults — spot and avoid online scams. Simply dubbed as an anti-scam tool, it will roll out to WhatsApp and Messenger.

Meta announced that the Messenger app for Windows and macOS will be discontinued on December 15, 2025. That said, what should you know about it?

Most Malaysians probably prefer WhatsApp over Facebook Messenger. But if you're one of the few who uses the latter, it's good to know that the app is still being updated. In fact, Meta recently added several new features to Facebook Messenger.

In April 2024, Meta AI was announced and will soon be available on Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram. Malaysia was not part of the first wave back then, but Malaysians will soon have access to Meta AI.

In this era of AI, Mark Zuckerberg just announced a new Meta AI website. At the moment, the website is not available for Malaysians yet but here's what we know so far. 

If you are familiar with Meta apps like Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter, this news might interest you. Recently, Meta announced that Facebook Messenger will feature end-to-end encryption for chats and calls as the default setting in the latest update. So, what should you know about it?

Previously, the broadcast feature is exclusive to WhatsApp. But that won’t stay for long, Meta is aiming to bring the same feature to Messenger and Facebook soon. That said, what should you know about it?

Looks like the Internet is going to be more interesting. Recently, Meta rolled out new AI updates for its apps. That includes WhatsApp, Instagram and even Facebook Messenger. That said, what should you know about it?

In 2016, Meta (then still known as Facebook) introduced Messenger Lite, an app aimed at less powerful Android devices which eventually expanded to all smartphones. Well, the company recently revealed that it is discontinuing the app, with the last day of support being 18 September 2023.

Facebook announced that SMS messages will no longer be available when you update your Messenger app. If you use Facebook Messenger as your default SMS messaging app on Android, this feature will no longer be available after the update on 28 September 2023.