The Telegram App Has a New Look, and a Weird New Feature

You can now "craft" gifts within the chat app for some reason.
Forbes

Telegram Zero-Day App Attack Worth $4 Million Says Russian Broker

Russians offer $4 million for Telegram Messenger hack attack. Update, March 23, 2025: This story, originally published March 22, has been updated with a statement from Telegram. When it comes to ...
CoinTelegraph

Telegram is becoming a one-stop app like China’s WeChat — Bitget CEO

According to DemandSage, Telegram boasts approximately 950 million monthly active users and has raised over $4 billion since its launch. Telegram and the separate, decentralized Open Network have ...

Russia blocks WhatsApp as it pushes state-backed alternative on citizens

The messaging platform WhatsApp says Russia has "attempted to fully block" its service inside the country, "to drive people to a state-owned surveillance app." ...