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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

Meta announced that Kunal Shah, founder of Indian fintech company CRED, will serve as the new global head of WhatsApp.

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Groq (AI chip startup)
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gōngchéngshī
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jiù
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$20 billion USD
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shòuquán
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deal / transaction
jiāoyì
交易
to file / to initiate
tíqǐ
提起
a lawsuit / legal action
sùsòng
诉讼
。

Former Groq Engineers Sue Board Over $20 Billion Nvidia Licensing Deal

Qualcomm (US semiconductor company)
Gāotōng
高通
for the first time
shǒucì
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to / toward
xiàng
向
Huawei (Chinese tech company)
Huáwéi
华为
to pay / to make a payment
zhīfù
支付
patent royalties / licensing fee
zhuānlì fèi
专利费
,
both parties
shuāngfāng
双方
to sign / to conclude
qiānshǔ
签署
multi-year period
duō nián qī
多年期
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
。

Qualcomm Pays Huawei for First Time in Broad Multi-Year Patent Licensing Agreement

Tencent (Chinese tech company)
Téngxùn
腾讯
from / toward
xiàng
向
Oracle (US tech corporation)
Jiǎgǔwén
甲骨文
to lease / to rent for use
zūyòng
租用
one hundred thousand
shí wàn
十万
measure word for small round objects
kē
颗
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
semiconductor chip / microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
。

Tencent Leases 100,000 AI Chips From Oracle in $7 Billion Deal

Apple Inc.
Píngguǒ Gōngsī
苹果公司
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
on / at (preceding a date)
yú
于
October 13th
shíyuè shísān rì
十月十三日
to hold (an event)
jǔxíng
举行
Welcome Home (name of Apple event)
Welcome Home
Welcome Home
product launch event
fābùhuì
发布会
,
expected to
yùjì
预计
to launch / to introduce
tuīchū
推出
HomePad mini (Apple smart home display)
HomePad mini
HomePad mini
and others / etc.
děng
等
new-model
xīnkuǎn
新款
products
chǎnpǐn
产品
。

Apple Announces October 13 Welcome Home Event, Expected to Reveal HomePad Mini and Other New Products