On Sunday, April 22, paper planes started gliding through the sky from tower blocks in Moscow. The planes used in the small-scale protest mimicked the logo of encrypted messaging service Telegram. The ...

Popular enrcrypted messaging app Telegram is banned in Russia. In an effort to block citizens’ access to Telegram, Russia blocks Google services as well. This forces Google’s hand to either stand ...

Update: In a comment made to TNW, a Telegram spokesperson denied all acquisition rumors with a strongly-worded rebuttal. “This is complete bullshit. There were no acquisition talks, no plans for any ...

Earlier today, word leaked that Google had sat down with Telegram back in 2015 to navigate a $1 billion acquisition. Now the Russian messaging app’s CEO Pavel Durov is telling reporters that no such ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The chairman of a congressional subcommittee has asked Apple ...

Yelp is taking Google on, Telegram falls foul of EU regulators, and retail media spend growing.. Yelp is taking on Google in a legal showdown. Yelp is suing Google, claiming the tech giant uses its ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Zoe Thomas: Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Friday, September 13th. I'm Zoe ...

When the Iranian hacking group APT35 wants to know if one of its digital lures has gotten a bite, all it has to do is check Telegram. Whenever someone visits one of the copycat sites they’ve set up, a ...

Several malicious Telegram clones for Android on Google Play were installed over 60,000 times, infecting people with spyware that steals user messages, contacts lists, and other data. The apps appear ...

Telegram has introduced a new in-app payment system called "Stars" to support its growing ecosystem. Available on both iOS and Android, Telegram Stars allows users to make purchases within the ...