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kē jì
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Meta (parent company of Facebook and WhatsApp)
Meta
Meta
to appoint / to name
rènmìng
任命
India
Yìndù
印度
entrepreneur
chuàngyèzhě
创业者
Kunal Shah (Indian entrepreneur)
Kunal Shah
Kunal Shah
as / to be
wèi
为
WhatsApp (messaging app)
WhatsApp
WhatsApp
new
xīn
新
head / person in charge
fùzérén
负责人
。

Meta (parent company of Facebook and WhatsApp)
Meta
Meta
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
，
India
Yìndù
印度
financial / fintech
jīnróng
金融
technology
kējì
科技
company
gōngsī
公司
CRED (Indian fintech company)
CRED
CRED
structural particle
de
的
founder
chuàngshǐrén
创始人
Kunal Shah (Indian entrepreneur)
Kunal Shah
Kunal Shah
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
to serve as / to take on the role of
dānrèn
担任
WhatsApp (messaging app)
WhatsApp
WhatsApp
structural particle
de
的
global
quánqiú
全球
head / person in charge
fùzérén
负责人
。

June 24, 2026 at 11:30 AM

Meta (parent company of Facebook and WhatsApp)
Meta
Meta
is
shì
是
WhatsApp (messaging app)
WhatsApp
WhatsApp
structural particle
de
的
parent company
mǔ gōngsī
母公司
。
June 22nd
6 yuè 22 rì
6月22日
，
Meta (parent company of Facebook and WhatsApp)
Meta
Meta
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
，
Kunal Shah (Indian entrepreneur)
Kunal Shah
Kunal Shah
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
to become
chéngwéi
成为
WhatsApp (messaging app)
WhatsApp
WhatsApp
structural particle
de
的
new
xīn
新
head / person in charge
fùzérén
负责人
。
he / him
tā
他
is
shì
是
India
Yìndù
印度
financial / fintech
jīnróng
金融
technology
kējì
科技
company
gōngsī
公司
CRED (Indian fintech company)
CRED
CRED
structural particle
de
的
founder
chuàngshǐrén
创始人
。
CRED (Indian fintech company)
CRED
CRED
every month / monthly
měi yuè
每月
to have / there are
yǒu
有
17 million
yīqiān qībǎi wàn
一千七百万
users
yònghù
用户
。
he / him
tā
他
to replace / to succeed
jiētì
接替
Will Cathcart (former WhatsApp head)
Will Cathcart
Will Cathcart
，
the latter / the one mentioned last
hòuzhě
后者
at
zài
在
WhatsApp (messaging app)
WhatsApp
WhatsApp
worked for
gōngzuò le
工作了
seven years
qī nián
七年
more than / over
duō
多
。
Meta (parent company of Facebook and WhatsApp)
Meta
Meta
also / in addition
hái
还
invested in
tóuzī le
投资了
CRED (Indian fintech company)
CRED
CRED
$900 million
jiǔ yì měiyuán
九亿美元
。
India
Yìndù
印度
is
shì
是
WhatsApp (messaging app)
WhatsApp
WhatsApp
the largest
zuì dà de
最大的
market
shìchǎng
市场
one of
zhī yī
之一
。

News in English

Science & Technology

Meta Names Indian Entrepreneur Kunal Shah as New WhatsApp Head

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qǐsù
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OpenAI
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，
to accuse / to charge
zhǐkòng
指控
it / the company (formal)
qí
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to steal / to misappropriate
qièqǔ
窃取
hardware
yìngjiàn
硬件
trade secrets / confidential business information
shāngyè jīmì
商业机密
。

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in
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WeChat (messaging app)
Wēixìn
微信
to launch / roll out
tuīchū
推出
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
assistant
zhùshǒu
助手
Xiaowei (AI assistant name)
Xiǎowēi
小微
。

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