WhatsApp now lets non-account holders join calls through a shared link. The update covers one-on-one and group calls of up to 32 people and preserves end-to-end encryption along with core features.
Correction (Oct 14): An earlier version said WhatsApp's link invites work for calls of any size. 9to5Google reports they work for calls of up to 32 people.
Link invitations support calls of any size.
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WhatsApp, Discord and Messenger have been reported down simultaneously starting at 15:40 on June 12 with connection failures and login issues according to Frandroid. The outage points to possible server-side problems for the Meta-owned apps while Discord's involvement remains unexplained. Discord status shows no incidents reported today.
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Adobe has patched 11 CVEs in Substance 3D Stager 3.1.8 and earlier, each rated 7.8 by Adobe. All can lead to arbitrary code execution when a user opens a malicious file.
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