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2025.01.30

06:59

Mark Zuckerberg: Threads has more than 320 million monthly active users

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that Threads has more than 320 million monthly active users, and it is expected that advertising on Threads will not be a significant driver of revenue growth in 2025. WhatsApp has more than 100 million monthly active users in the United States. He also said that the company's new employees will flow to those artificial intelligence (AI) projects, and Meta artificial intelligence has more than 700 million monthly active users. It is expected to accelerate the adoption of MTIA chips in 2025, and then expand customized chips to training workloads for ranking and recommendation next year.

06:19

Meta Platforms (META.O) CEO Mark Zuckerberg: WhatsApp has more than 100 million monthly active users in the United States.

2025.01.28

00:05

Meta Platforms (META.O): Launched 1:1 conversation capabilities for Facebook, Messenger and WhatsApp to Meta AI on iOS and Android platforms in the United States and Canada.

2024.12.31

19:04

Market News: WhatsApp Pay can expand UPI to the entire Indian user base.

2024.12.25

08:14

Iran lifts ban on WhatsApp, Google Play and other overseas platforms

The Iranian government held a meeting of the Supreme Council of Cyberspace on Tuesday, in which a majority of the council members voted to lift restrictions on access to popular overseas platforms such as WhatsApp and Google Play.

2024.12.24

21:58

According to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA): Iran has lifted the ban on WhatsApp and Google Play.

04:04

Kevin Weir, Chief Product Officer at OpenAI: We are increasing the ChatGPT call limit in the US/Canada to 30 minutes/month and resetting everyone's quota. We are also doubling the limit for sending messages on WhatsApp.

2024.08.15

08:53

U.S. SEC fines 26 financial institutions $393 million over WhatsApp-linked probes

Asia Tech Wire (Aug 15) -- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosed on Wednesday that it had fined 26 financial institutions $393 million for WhatsApp-linked investigations.

2022.04.14

06:19

WhatsApp approved to expand payments service to 100 million users in India

Asian Tech Press (Apr. 14) -- Meta Platforms Inc's messaging app WhatsApp has gotten regulatory approval to expand its payments service to 100 million users in India.

2021.12.02

09:06

Uber introduces ride-hailing service within WhatsApp in India

Asian Tech Press (Dec 02) -- Uber and Meta-owned WhatsApp have launched a service to hail a cab by sending a message in India.

2021.06.29

05:53

WhatsApp appoints ex-Amazon executive to lead India payments

Facebook-owned Whatsapp has announced former Amazon executive Manesh Mahatme as head of its payments business in India.

2021.05.26

16:30

WhatsApp sues India over upcoming regulations

WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit in Delhi against the Indian government seeking to block regulations coming into force on Wednesday that experts say would compel Facebook (NASDAQ:FB)'s messaging app to break privacy protections, sources said.

2021.03.25

00:55

India orders a probe into WhatsApp privacy policy for breaching antitrust laws

India’s competition watchdog ordered a investigation unit to launch a probe into WhatsApp's new provacy policy. It ordered its investigation unit to launch a probe and submit a report within 60 days.

2021.01.25

05:52

Millions Flock to Telegram and Signal as WhatsApp Updates Terms

Over the first three weeks of January, Telegram has gained 25 million users, and Signal has gained 7.5 million users globally, according to figures shared by the UK parliament’s home affairs committee.

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