According to one of its officials, WhatsApp will begin to fulfill its "status" function with advertisements.
Unlike other Facebook businesses, WhatsApp has always resisted advertising. For example, its founders pledge not to fund the application by collecting data, which is at the heart of Facebook's business model.
But since its acquisition, Facebook bosses have been looking for a way to make money thanks to the vast success of WhatsApp and
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Created by Pierpaolo Lazzarini of the Italian company Jet Capsule. I.F.O. is powered by eight electric motors, able to push the flying object at a maximum estimated speed of about 90 km / h.
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A humanoid robot gesticulates during a demonstration. stand at the Indian Machine Tool Show, IMTEX / Tooltech 2017 in Bangalore
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A humanoid robot at a booth demonstration at the Indian Machine Tool Show , IMTEX / Tooltech 2017 Held in Bangalore
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Engineers test a robot inhabited by four-meter-tall humanoids, called Method-2, in a Hankook Mirae technology lab in Gunpo, South of Seoul, South Korea [19659010] Jung Yeon-Je / AFP / Getty Images
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Engineers test a four-meter high humanoid robot called Method-2 in a Hankook Mirae Technology Lab at Gunpo, South of Seoul, South Korea
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This gigantic human-like robot strangely resembles a des military robots appearing in the movie 'Avatar & # 39; and claimed by its creators of a South Korean robotics company as a world first
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Engineers test four humanoid robot of several meters of High Method B-2 in a Hankook Mirae Technology Lab at Gunpo, South of Seoul, South Korea
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Waseda Robot saxophonist from the WAS-5 University, developed by Professor Atsuo Takanishi
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The saxophonist robot from the Waseda University, WAS-5, developed by Professor Atsuo Takanishi and Kaptain Rock playing the jam session
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Discovery in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, of a test line of a new railway with energy suspension resembling the giant panda
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The line of a n New energy suspension railroad, resembling a giant panda, is seen in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China [1 9659010] Reuters
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A prototype of Trumpchi from GAC Group presented at the The Automobile of Guangzhou, China
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A Mirai Fuel Cell Vehicle by Toyota is on display at the Guangzhou International Auto Show, China [19659010] Reuters
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A visitor experiences a virtual reality experience of Nissan at the International Auto Show of Guangzhou, China
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A man watches an exhibition titled "Mimus", a giant industrial robot that has been reprogrammed to interact with humans during a photocall at the new Design Museum in South Kensington, London
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16/43 [19659009] A new Israeli air vehicle s years Da-Vinci pilot manufactured by Elbit Systems is presented at the 4th International Conference on Territorial Security and Cyberspace in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv
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Electrification Guru Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart talks about the Jaguar I-PACE electric SUV concept before its unveiling before the Los Angeles auto show in Los Angeles, California, United States
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The Jaguar I-PACE concept is the starting point of a new era for Jaguar. This is a preview of the production of the I-PACE Jaguar, which will be unveiled next year and on the road in 2018
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The CEO of the Japanese On-Art Group Corp, Kazuya Kanemaru, poses with the eight companies of his mechanical combination robot business in the form of dinosaur "TRX03 & # 39; and other robots during a demonstration in Tokyo, Japan
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The Japanese robot "On-Art Corp", from a height of eight meters, bearing the form of a dinosaur "TRX03"
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The eight-meter-tall dinosaur-shaped mechanical combination robot of the Japanese On-Art Corp. made during its unveiling in Tokyo, Japan
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22/43 [19659009] The co-founder and CEO of Singulato Motors, Shen Haiyin, poses in the conceptual car of his company, Tigercar P0, during A workshop in Beijing, China
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Inside the conceptual car of Singulato Motors, Tigercar P0 at a workshop in Beijing, China
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The concept car Ti of Singulato Motors gercar P0
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An image shows the concept car Tigercar P0 of Singulato Motors at a workshop in Beijing, China
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The president of the company, Shigeki Tomoyama, said his address to a press conference while he develops the "connected strategy" from Toyota to Tokyo.
Connected is part of seven Toyota internal companies created in April 2016
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Toyota Motors employee presents smartphone app with company's Hybrid Pocket Plug-In (PHV) ) service in the badpit of the last Prius hybrid vehicle at the Toyota "Tokyo Connected Strategy" press conference
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An exhibitor charges the AnyWalker battery cells, an ultra-mobile robot that was able to move in any environment during Singapore's Robo Expo International
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A robot with touchscreen information applications walk in the pavilion at the Robo Expo International Trade Fair in Singapore
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An exhibitor presents AnyWalker, an ultra-mobile robot capable of moving in any environment at the Singapore Expo Robo Expo
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Robotic fish swim in a glbad water tank d Presented at Korea Pavilion at Robo Expo International from Singapore
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An employee presents a Samsung Electronics Gear S3 Clbadic at the Korea Electronics Show 2016 in Seoul, South Korea
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Visitors Discuss Samsung Electronics Gear VR at the Korea Electronics Fair in an Exhibition Hall in Seoul, South Korea
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34/43 [19659009] Amy Rimmer, research engineer at Jaguar Land Rover, presents the automaker's Advanced Highway Assist in a Range Rover, which drives the vehicle, overtaking and can detect vehicles in the blind spot, during the first demonstrations of the British Autodrive project at the HORIBA MIRA Proving Ground in Nuneaton, Warwickshire
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Chris Burbridge, Autonomous Driving Software Engineer for the Tata Motors European Technical Center, presents the GLOSA functionality V2X of the automaker, who is connected to and shares information with the driver during the first demonstrations of the British Autodrive project on the test site HORIBA MIRA in Nuneaton, Wa rwickshire
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Ford EEBL emergency electronic brake lights are shown first demonstrations of the British Autodrive project at HORIBA MIRA Proving Ground at Nuneaton, Warwickshire
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The life-size model of "Kibo & # 39; exhibited in the Space Dome exhibition room of Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Tsukuba Space Center, Tsukuba, northeast of Tokyo, Japan
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Miniatures exhibited at the Space Dome exhibition hall of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Tsukuba Space Center, in Tsukuba, northeast of Tokyo, Japan.
In its facilities, JAXA develops satellites and badyzes their observational data, trains astronauts to use the Japanese International Space Station (ISS) "Kibo" experimentation module, and develops launchers
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The robot developed by Seed Solutions sings and dances on music during the Japan Robot Week 2016 in Tokyo Big Sight. At this biennial event, participating companies present their latest service in robotics technologies and components
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The robot developed by Seed Solutions sings and dances on music during Japan Robot Week 2016 in Tokyo Big Sight
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Government and Industry working together on a robot-type autopilot system to eliminate the need for a second human pilot in the badpit
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42/43 [19659009] Technicians at Aurora Flight Sciences are working on an ALIAS (Automatic Aircraft Cockpit Monitoring System) device in the Centaur aircraft. the company, at Manbadas Airport, Manbadas, Virginia.
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Stefan Schwart and Udo Klingenberg preparing a flight simulator that they have built themselves and will land at Hong Kong Airport , from Rostock, Germany.
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Designed by Pierpaolo Lazzarini of the Italian company Jet Capsule. I.F.O. is powered by eight electric motors, able to push the flying object at a maximum estimated speed of about 90 km / h.
Jet Capsule / Cover Images
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A humanoid robot makes gestures during a demonstration. booth at the Indian Machine Tool Show, IMTEX / Tooltech 2017 held in Bangalore
Getty Images
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A humanoid robot during a booth demonstration at the Indian Machine Show- tool, IMTEX / Tooltech 2017 Held in Bangalore
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Engineers test a robot inhabited by four-meter-high humanoids, called Method-2, in a Hankook technology lab Mirae at Gunpo, South of Seoul, South Korea [19659010] Jung Yeon-Je / AFP / Getty Images
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Engineers test a four meter high humanoid robot called Method-2 in Hankook Mirae Technology Lab at Gunpo, South of Seoul, South Korea
Jung Yeon-Je / AFP / Getty Images
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This gigantic human-like robot strangely resembles a Military robots appearing in the movie 'Avatar & # 39; and claimed by its creators of a South Korean robotics company as a world first
Jung Yeon-Je / AFP / Getty Images
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Engineers test four humanoid robot of several meters of High Called Method-2 in a Hankook Mirae Technology Lab at Gunpo, South of Seoul, South Korea
Jung Yeon-Je / AFP / Getty Images
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Waseda Robot saxophonist from the WAS-5 University, developed by Professor Atsuo Takanishi
Rex
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The saxophonist robot from the Waseda University, WAS-5, developed by Professor Atsuo Takanishi and Kaptain Rock playing the jam session
Rex
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Discovery in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, of a test line of a new railway with energy suspension resembling the giant panda
Reuters
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The line of a n a new energy-suspension railroad, resembling a giant panda, is seen in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China [1 9659010] Reuters
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A GAC Group Trumpchi concept vehicle is presented at International Automobile Show of Guangzhou, China
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A Mirai Fuel Cell Vehicle by Toyota is on display at the Guangzhou International Auto Show, in China
Reuters
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A visitor experiences a Nissan VR experiment at the International Auto Show in Guangzhou, China
by Reuters
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A man is watching an exhibition entitled "Mimus", a giant industrial robot that has been reprogrammed to interact with humans during a photocall at the new Design Museum in South Kensington, London
Getty
16/43 [19659009] A new Israeli air vehicle without pilots The Da-Vinci manufactured by Elbit Systems is presented at the 4th International Conference on Homeland Security and Cyberspace in the Israeli Coastal City of Tel Aviv
Getty
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Electrification Guru Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart talks about the Jaguar I-PACE electric SUV before its unveiling before the Los Angeles auto show in Los Angeles, California, United States
Reuters
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The Jaguar Concept I -PACE is the starting point of a new era for Jaguar. This is a preview of the production of the I-PACE Jaguar, which will be unveiled next year and on the road in 2018
AP
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The President and CEO of On- Art Corp., Kazuya Kanemaru, poses with the eight companies of his mechanical combination robot business in the form of dinosaur "TRX03 & # 39; and other robots during a demonstration in Tokyo, Japan
Reuters
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The Japanese robot "On-Art Corp", from a height of eight meters, carrying the form of a dinosaur "TRX03"
Reuters
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The eight-meter-tall dinosaur-shaped mechanical combination robot from Japan, On-Art Corp., plays during its unveiling in Tokyo, Japan
Reuters
22/43 [19659009] The co-founder and CEO of Singulato Motors, Shen Haiyin, poses in the concept car of his company, Tigercar P0, during of a workshop in Beijing, China
Reuters
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Inside the concept car Tigercar P0 of Singulato Motors a workshop in Beijing, China
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The concept car Ti of Singulato Motors gercar P0
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A photo shows the concept car Tigercar P0 of Singulato Motors at a workshop in Beijing in C hine
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The president of the connected company, Shigeki Tomoyama addresses a press conference while he develops the "connected strategy" of Toyota in Tokyo.
Connected is part of seven Toyota internal companies created in April 2016
Getty
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Toyota Motors employee presents smartphone app with company's Hybrid Pocket Plug-In (PHV) ) badpit service for the latest Prius hybrid vehicle at the Toyota "Tokyo Connected Strategy" press conference
Getty
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An exhibitor is loading the battery cells of AnyWalker, an ultra-mobile robot that was able to move in any environment during the Singapore Expo Robo Expo
Getty
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A robot with touch screen applications walks in the pavilion at the Expo Robo Expo Singapore
Getty
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An exhibitor presents AnyWalker, an ultra-mobile robot capable of moving in any environment during the Singapore Expo Robo Expo our
Getty
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Robotic fish swim in a glbad water tank Presented at Korea's pavilion at the Singapore International Robo Expo
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An employee shows a Samsung Electronics Gear S3 Clbadic at Korea Electronics Show 2016 in Seoul, South Korea
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Visitors Discuss Samsung Electronics Gear VR at the Korea Electronics Fair in an Exhibition Hall in Seoul, South Korea
Getty
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] Amy Rimmer, research engineer at Jaguar Land Rover, presents the automaker's Advanced Highway Assist in a Range Rover, which drives the vehicle, overtaking and can detect vehicles in the blind spot, during the first demonstrations of the UK Autodrive project at the HORIBA MIRA Proving Ground in Nuneaton, Warwickshire
wire
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Chris Burbridge, Autonomous Driving Software Engineer for the Tata Motors European Technical Center, presents the GLOSA feature V2X of the automaker, who is connected to and shares information with the driver during the first demonstrations of the British Autodrive project on the test site HORIBA MIRA in Nuneaton, Wa rwickshire
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Ford EEBL Emergency Electronic Brake Lights are shown first demonstrations of the British Autodrive Project at HORIBA MIRA Proving Ground at Nuneaton, Warwickshire
PA
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The life-size model of "Kibo & # 39; exhibited in the Space Dome exhibition room of Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Tsukuba Space Center, Tsukuba, northeast of Tokyo, Japan
EPA
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Miniatures exhibited at the Space Dome exhibition hall of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) at Tsukuba Space Center in Tsukuba, northeast of Tokyo, Japan.
In its facilities, JAXA develops satellites and badyzes their observational data, trains astronauts to use the Japanese International Space Station (ISS) "Kibo" experimentation module, and develops launchers
EPA
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The robot developed by Seed Solutions sings and dances on music during the Japan Robot Week 2016 in Tokyo Big Sight. At this biennial event, the participating companies present their latest service in robotics technologies and components
Getty
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The robot developed by Seed Solutions sings and dances on music during Japan Robot Week 2016 in Tokyo Big Sight
Getty
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The government and the industry are working together on a robot-type autopilot system that will free you from all kinds of cars. a second human pilot in the badpit
AP
42/43 [19659009] Aurora Flight Sciences technicians are working on an ALIAS device (automatic badpit monitoring system of the aircraft) in the company 's Centaur aircraft, at Manbadas Airport, in Manbadas (Virginia).
AP
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Stefan Schwart and Udo Klingenberg preparing a flight simulator that they have built themselves and will land at Hong Kong Airport , from Rostock, Germany.
EPA
WhatsApp Vice President, Chris Daniels, hinted that his status might be the place to post these messages.
This will be the "main mode of monetization for society," reported Daniels of The Economic Times. as told. It will serve as "an opportunity for businesses to reach people," he said.
The status feature looks like the story tool that appears in Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp. It allows users to post updates that will appear to all their friends, share photos or text, and then let them disappear.
WhatsApp has been struggling to find ways to run ads for its users: wirelessly, like On Instagram or Facebook, there are few places where they can be injected.
When she dropped her subscription fees in 2016, the company posted an article on her blog stating that the ads would never interrupt your communication, which would only make it worse. add to the problems related to how to display advertising in the application.
But the status feature seems to have solved this problem, allowing WhatsApp to slide marketing posts between friend updates, as is the case for Instagram stories.
something like a stream, the status feature of WhatsApp quickly became an important part of the application. It now has a considerable number of users and is more popular than many major apps such as Snapchat.