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Animated plain-language prescriptions poised to transform patient care

Israeli start-up GistMD partners with Mayo Clinic to deliver AI-powered, personalized video care instructions that improve patient understanding and outcomes.

 An illustrative image of a nurse writing a prescription.
Protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, mark the annual al-Quds Day on the last Friday of Ramadan, in Sana'a, Yemen, March 28, 2025

Investigation exposes X, WhatsApp as hotbeds for arms trade involving Houthis, US weapons

 Many people have joined WhatsApp groups that have members of not-for-profits, mothers seeking supplies for their children’s platoons, vendors who can supply goods, and apparently one or more Iranian spies.

Donation infiltration: How Iranian spies infiltrate IDF donation networks to target Israel

 WhatsApp. A series of updates in recent months

New from WhatsApp: A new tool that will save you from the flood of group messages


Finally: WhatsApp comes to the iPad - and this time officially

After years of neglecting Apple’s tablet, Meta finally launches an official WhatsApp app for iPad, featuring a large-screen interface and multitasking support with other apps for better productivity.

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Municipal rabbi publicly apologizes for questioning Jewishness of Ethiopian mikveh attendant

Two weeks ago, and about eight years after the incident first occurred, the religious municipality of Kiryat Motzkin, along with Druckman, issued a public personal apology to Ishta.

 Tehila Ishta (third-left) is flanked by Sephardi Chief Rabbi David Yosef to the right and attorney Ela Skaat to the left, at a meeting confirming her qualifications as a mikveh attendant.

Finally, an official WhatsApp app for iPad is here

The new version is now available on the Apple App Store and offers all the features expected from an advanced messaging app in 2025.

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In US, spyware has consequences: Pegasus to pay Meta punitive damages - opinion

The judgment bolsters efforts by the United States government to draw red lines around the use of commercial spyware.

 An illustrative image of the NSO Group logo on a smartphone.

Israeli spyware firm NSO to pay Meta $168m. in damages for hijacking WhatsApp servers

The case caps a six-year battle between the American social media giant and the surveillance firm.

 An illustrative image of the NSO Group logo on a smartphone.

West Bank man hits-and-runs, caught by police while sharing selfie on WhatsApp

The man's phone was open on WhatsApp to send the selfie he had taken, which is what allowed the forces to find his location.

Illegal Palestinian resident crashes vehicle and flees scene, April 27, 2025.

WhatsApp down, cutting off tens-of-thousands of users

Most users complained of having connectivity issues and claimed the app failed to send messages.

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Israelis report the internet has become more violent since war began

Israel Internet Association finds that 73% of Israelis believe the war has increased online violence, with three-quarters now avoiding expressing opinions on social media.

 Hand using mobile smartphone with icon social media and social network.

Beware: WhatsApp's new version allows two accounts on one device

WhatsApp launched a beta version of the app with the ability to manage multiple accounts on a single device. The version was released to trial users of iPhone | Here’s how it works.

 WhatsApp: A Line of Intensive Upgrades

Meta's WhatsApp says Israeli spyware company Paragon targeted scores of users

The WhatsApp official told Reuters that it had detected an effort to hack approximately 90 users of its platform.

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Prime minister’s aide seeks urgent court hearing over mobile phone search warrant

The warrant was granted as part of an investigation into the leak of classified documents to the German newspaper Bild.

(L-R): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanayahu, spokesman Yonatan Urich and former aide Eli Feldstein (illustrative)