8+ hour, 55+ min ago   (298+ words) NEW YORK (VINnews) – With the U.S intermarriage rate at 72%, Chabad emissaries across the globe unite to bring their singles to the Chuppah On August 9, thousands of young Jewish singles, logging on from Melbourne to Buenos Aires to New York…...

3+ week, 18+ hour ago   (321+ words) The app said it has started allowing users to reserve unique usernames, which can be used to contact WhatsApp users when the feature is launched later this year. WhatsApp, which says it has more than 3 billion users globally, has until…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (175+ words) NEW YORK (VINnews) — New York City residents seeking new phone numbers in several boroughs may soon receive a new area code as telecommunications officials expand the region’s numbering capacity. Beginning June 18, new telephone numbers issued in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (367+ words) By Rabbi Yair Hoffman NEW YORK (VINnews) — Community members are being warned about a fraudulent website that appears designed to impersonate the donation platform of Adirei HaTorah, potentially diverting charitable contributions intended for the organization. The legitimate organization operates through…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (362+ words) The committee is seeking information about the companies’ efforts to collect data, monitor for scams and cybercrime, and take action against bad actors. The scrutiny comes amid growing concern in Washington about the explosion of scams targeting U.S. citizens. Congress…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (145+ words) VINnews NEW YORK — AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile are teaming up in an effort to reduce cellphone “dead zones” across the United States by expanding satellite-based wireless coverage. The carriers said the initiative will use direct-to-device satellite technology, allowing standard…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (341+ words) JERUSALEM (JNS) – WhatsApp founder Jan Koum is donating $200 million to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in what is being described as the largest philanthropic contribution in the history of Israel’s healthcare system, officials from the Jerusalem hospital told JNS on Thursday....

3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (894+ words) A similar scene played out a few miles away, in an early 20th-century cardboard box factory turned high-end office space. Nearly 20 people in their 30s stared at their cellphones for a few minutes. Then they set them down and looked at…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (220+ words) NEW YORK (VINnews) — More than a year before Israel launched Operation Roaring Lion, Iran secretly bought a Chinese surveillance satellite that was later used to help target U.S. military bases across the Middle East during the recent war, according to…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (116+ words) VINnews NEW YORK (VINnews) — New York City officials on Thursday proposed a first-in-the-nation rule aimed at making it easier for consumers to cancel subscriptions and avoid deceptive billing practices. The proposal follows an executive order targeting so-called subscription traps…...