WhatsApp cofounder and CEO Jan Koum said on Monday that the messaging app has topped 700 million monthly active users.
In a Facebook post, Koum wrote, "Today, we're thrilled to share that WhatsApp has more than 700 million monthly active users. Additionally, every day our users now send over 30 billion messages."
As crazy as it sounds, WhatsApp's massive growth is on pace with what it saw over the past year. Just a little over four months ago, in late August, WhatsApp announced that it surpassed 600 million monthly active users.
Here's a graph that shows its insane growth:
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New York City has temporarily banned some of Uber's bases there, but it shouldn't affect service, says the company.
Five of the six bases run by the taxi service were suspended by the city's taxi and limousine tribunal after Uber refused to hand over ride records.
The decision was handed down on Tuesday.
One base is still open, so operations there may continue in spite of the ban.
An Uber spokesperson told Business Insider that operations would not be affected by the ban.
Here's what Uber had to say about the TLC's decision:
Uber continues to operate legally in New York City, with tens of thousands of partner drivers and hundreds of thousands of riders relying on the Uber platform for economic opportunity and safe, reliable rides. We are continuing a dialogue with the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission on these issues.
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In his Reddit AMA Monday night, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk was asked if he could share anything about the upcoming Model 3 car.
Musk's response: “It won't look like other cars.”
For many, that's all they'll need to know to get excited about this car.
Tesla confirmed its plans for the Model 3 last July in an Auto Express report, which described the car as a smaller car designed to tackle BMW's 3 series.
The Model 3 will be 20% smaller than the Model S, and it will be able to travel in excess of 200 miles on a single charge. It will be unveiled in 2016, with sales beginning in 2017.
Tesla has given auto enthusiasts plenty to be excited about over the last few years. Last year, in particular, Tesla introduced major upgrades to its Model S and Roadster designs, so it will be interesting to see the next design coming out of Tesla's headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif.
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The first SpaceX launch of the year, scheduled to take place at 6:20 a.m. EST on Tuesday morning from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, was aborted because of an issue with the rocket thrusters.
"During the terminal count engineers observed drift on one of the two thrust vector actuators on the second stage that would likely have caused an automatic abort. Engineers called a hold in order to take a closer look," SpaceX said in a statement.
The next launch possible launch time will be Friday at 5:09 a.m. EST, if the issue is resolved, NASA officials said.
If everything goes according to plan, in addition to running a routine unmanned cargo mission to the International Space Station, the private spaceflight company will also attempt to land the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on a floating barge in the Atlantic Ocean.
The maneuver could pave the way for reusable rocket technology, which SpaceX says is a crucial step in reaching Mars.
Here is the series of meticulously detailed steps that will happen, explained in this SpaceX packet:
- Upon liftoff, a 224-foot-high Falcon 9 rocket will generate 1.3 million pounds of thrust, launching it, and the Dragon spacecraft atop the rocket, into space.
- Exactly 70 seconds after liftoff the rocket and spacecraft will have reached supersonic speeds, 768 miles per hour.
- In another 87 seconds, the launch craft will be traveling 10 times faster and will have reached 50 miles above Earth's surface.
- Now, the powerful engines that brought the spacecraft this far will shut off, and four seconds later, the rocket will detach from the Dragon spacecraft.
Observers along the eastern US coast will be able to see the rocket's trail of spent fuel anywhere between a few seconds to a few minutes after takeoff.
The rocket will be relatively low in the sky, near the horizon. To watch, make sure you're in a place where you can actually see the horizon and that no buildings are blocking your view. According to Space.com:
- If you're in the southeast, focus on the south-southwest horizon right after liftoff.
- If you're in the Mid-Atlantic region look to the south about three to six minutes after launch.
- If you're in the northeast, look for the rocket toward the south-southeast about six to eight minutes after launch.
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