WhatsApp is rolling out a message reaction filtering feature for channels: Here’s what it is

WhatsApp is rolling out a new message reaction filtering feature for its Channels in India. The feature allows channel admins to see individual reactions from their contacts, providing insights into audience engagement. Only channel admins can access this information, ensuring privacy. Additionally, WhatsApp is developing a feature that allows users to hide their locked chats, providing an extra layer of privacy and security. Users will be able to reveal locked chats by entering a secret code in the search bar. The feature is expected to be included in an upcoming app update. https://ift.tt/uXcmQsA

Filing: Thailand's Kasikorn Bank buys 97% of the Satang crypto exchange, operating in Thailand since 2017, for ~$102.8M and plans to rebrand Satang to Orbix (Sam Reynolds/CoinDesk)

Sam Reynolds / CoinDesk:
Filing: Thailand's Kasikorn Bank buys 97% of the Satang crypto exchange, operating in Thailand since 2017, for ~$102.8M and plans to rebrand Satang to Orbix  —  The move continues a trend of Thailand's major traditional financial institutions moving into crypto.  —  Register Now

Ad holding company Omnicom agrees to acquire Flywheel, the digital commerce arm of UK-based B2B media company Ascential, for a net cash purchase price of ~$835M (Megan Graham/Wall Street Journal)

Megan Graham / Wall Street Journal:
Ad holding company Omnicom agrees to acquire Flywheel, the digital commerce arm of UK-based B2B media company Ascential, for a net cash purchase price of ~$835M  —  Flywheel, part of Cannes Lions owner Ascential, aims to help brands sell on digital marketplaces such as Amazon

Google details its research into audioplethysmography (APG), which can add heart rate sensing capabilities to ANC headphones "with a simple software upgrade" (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google details its research into audioplethysmography (APG), which can add heart rate sensing capabilities to ANC headphones “with a simple software upgrade”  —  Google today detailed its research into audioplethysmography (APG) that adds heart rate sensing capabilities to active noise canceling …

WhatsApp users can now initiate group calls with up to 31 participants: Here’s how to do it

WhatsApp has launched a new feature that allows users to initiate group calls with up to 31 participants, a significant increase from the previous limit of 15. The update is currently available for iOS users. Additionally, WhatsApp is developing a feature that will allow users to hide their locked chats, providing an extra layer of privacy and security. This feature will enable users to hide the entry point to locked chats and reveal them by entering a secret code in the search bar. https://ift.tt/vOuTCfs

Research details how vulnerabilities in signaling protocols used by mobile network operators for international roaming can be exploited to geolocate devices (The Citizen Lab)

The Citizen Lab:
Research details how vulnerabilities in signaling protocols used by mobile network operators for international roaming can be exploited to geolocate devices  —  Table of Contents  —  2. Geolocation Attacks Against Telecommunications Networks  —  4. Incentives Enabling Geolocation Attacks