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Meta is killing Messenger on Windows — These secure messaging apps are a perfect replacement on PC

Meta is officially deprecating its Windows and Mac support for its Messenger app on December 15, potentially leaving millions of users without a convenient way to converse with friends. Once the ...

Microsoft confirms Teams is down and messages are delayed

Microsoft Teams is experiencing issues, with thousands reporting problems sending messages, including delays. The outage ...
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Days after the death of Skype, Microsoft's other messaging app received an AI update — no, not Teams

GroupMe, a messaging app owned by Microsoft, was revitalized in 2024 with Copilot. Since that major update, Microsoft has quietly worked on additional AI features for the app. This week, GroupMe ...

GroupMe lives on: Microsoft rolls out AI features and shared event albums

Microsoft has released three significant updates for GroupMe app. The new AI-powered Chat Summaries via Copilot, Voice ...

This open source messaging startup raised $50 million to take on Slack and Microsoft Teams and rope in customers who care a lot about privacy

The messaging app raised $50 million just 4 months after its first funding. And investors aren't scared that it's competing with Slack and Microsoft.
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Beeper’s all-in-one messaging app relaunches with an on-device model and premium upgrades

Multi-service messaging app Beeper, which allows people to connect to all their chat apps from one interface, is relaunching its app on Wednesday to offer a more secure version that no longer requires ...

Facebook Messenger’s desktop app is no more

RIP to Facebook Messenger’s desktop app. The native app for Mac and Windows is no longer available to users as of today, December 15, 2025, and existing users are being directed to the Facebook ...