Meta purchased WhatsApp for $19 billion in 2014, adding to its portfolio that includes Facebook and Instagram. The tech giant said ads won't appear in private conversations on the app.

If you use any of Meta’s apps – Facebook, Instagram or WhatsApp – then you’ll be pleased to hear that Meta has started to gradually roll out Meta AI, its own generative AI, to all users ...

Meta, which acquired WhatsApp in 2014 for $19 billion, has been searching for more ways to monetize its popular messaging app. A Business version of the app is currently free, but offers some paid ...

Meta generated more than $160 billion in advertising revenue last year, and WhatsApp has been the only major platform in their portfolio that wasn’t contributing to those massive profits.

Meta, then known as Facebook, overpaid for Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014 to eliminate nascent threats instead of competing on its own in the mobile ecosystem, the FTC claimed.

Meta has had several rounds of layoffs to adjust its staffing after it hired aggressively during the pandemic. Earlier this year, it cut several jobs in Reality Labs after letting go of 11,000 ...

Summary WhatsApp is a crucial factor for the future of Meta, with the potential to revolutionize its revenue and drive growth in the next few years. WhatsApp's user base continues to grow, with a ...

Meta Platforms' WhatsApp Pay may deliver $22B in revenue over the next few years due to its strategic partnerships. See why we cautiously rate META stock a Buy.

WhatsApp cofounder Brian Acton testified in Meta’s defense against the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust suit that alleges an anticompetitive deal to buy the app.

A Moscow court said on Monday that Meta was guilty of "extremist activity", but the ruling will not affect its WhatsApp messenger service, focusing on the U.S. firm's already-banned Facebook and ...

Meta Platforms said on Wednesday it will soon give users in more than 150 countries access to WhatsApp Channels, a broadcast service that enables them to receive private updates from celebrities ...