End of phone use while driving: ChatGPT comes to Apple’s CarPlay system
OpenAI’s ChatGPT is being integrated into Apple CarPlay, letting drivers ask questions and get voice-only answers. This follows Apple opening CarPlay to conversational apps in iOS 26.4.
Finally: Artificial Intelligence arrives on WhatsApp in a new update
WhatsApp will translate messages for you inside the chat
Finally: The long-awaited WhatsApp update is coming to mobile soon
Read and respond even from your wrist: WhatsApp officially arrives on Apple Watch
After years of requests, Meta is launching a dedicated WhatsApp app for Apple Watch – with support for messages, stickers, and reactions, without giving up end-to-end encryption.
Privacy takes a leap: The end of the phone number on WhatsApp?
Meta plans a major WhatsApp update letting users sign in with a username instead of a phone number for the first time, similar to Telegram’s long-standing model.
iPhone stays in your pocket: WhatsApp arrives on Apple smartwatches
After years of waiting, the popular messaging app WhatsApp has finally launched on Apple smartwatches – with the ability to read, reply, and send voice messages directly from your wrist.
WhatsApp, YouTube, and Facebook: What are the most popular apps used in Israel in 2025?
In 2025, the Index also measured the public's use of artificial intelligence services, particularly large language models (AI chatbots), which have become widely accessible.
Grapevine, October 19, 2025: Remembering at the National Library
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Messaging service WhatsApp discovers advanced cyberespionage campaign
In a statement, WhatsApp said that fewer than 200 users worldwide had potentially been impacted.
Russia orders state-backed app, WhatsApp rival, to be pre-installed on all phones and tablets
Russia's government is seeking greater control over the internet space.
Russia starts restricting some calls on Telegram and WhatsApp, Interfax says
Russia has long sought to establish what it calls digital sovereignty by promoting home-grown services.
'Entire attack livestreamed on Facebook': Oct 7. victim relatives file lawsuit against Meta
Relatives of October 7 victims are suing Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads, for livestreams of Hamas's massacre, broadcasting footage of their relatives' murder.
How animated video prescriptions are revolutionizing patient care
Israeli start-up GistMD collaborates with Mayo Clinic to deliver AI-powered, personalized video care instructions that improve patient understanding and outcomes.
