WhatsApp is finally getting ads. Ads will appear on the Status page, where users consume Stories-style content. Businesses will also be able to promote their Channels in the Explore tab and offer paid subscriptions for exclusive updates.

Meta is expanding its generative AI tools for ads. Updates include creating ads based on different audience personas, turning multiple images into videos with music and text overlays, and Video Highlights, which lets viewers skip to key segments of a video ad.

Meta has unveiled over 20 AI-related updates across its family of apps— Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

According to the Financial Times, Meta plans to release AI-powered chatbots in September.

Reddit has announced new features that make it easier for users to share content from the platform.

Instagram is currently testing a new ‘Instagram Direct’ feature that would allow users to send and receive messages via the Web for the first time.

Yahoo enters the messaging app mix by quietly launching a new messing app called Squirrel that is focused on group messaging between friends, family, and work groups.