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Meta’s Threads dethrones ChatGPT as fastest-growing platform with over 100 mn sign-ups in 5 days

Currently, there are no ads on the Threads app and Zuckerberg said the company would only think about monetization once there was a clear path to 1 billion users.

Meta’s ‘friendly’ Threads clashes with the hostile online world 

Christine Pai, the company's representative, said in an email statement that Threads will not be fact-checked. This eliminates Meta's other apps' misinformation monitoring feature.

‘We’re looking into a way to delete Threads account separately’ — Instagram head addresses concerns

In a series of posts on Threads, Instagram head Adam Mosseri has also said that intention behind the app, built by them for sharing text updates, was was not to replace Twitter.

Twitter threatens to sue Meta over new Threads platform, cites intellectual property rights

In a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter's lawyer Alex Spiro accused Meta of hiring former Twitter employees who had access to their trade secrets.

Mark Zuckerberg delivers blow to Elon Musk – Meta launches ‘Twitter Killer’ Threads app

Much like Twitter, the app features short text posts that users can like, re-post and reply to, although it does not include any direct message capabilities.

Meta to launch Twitter-like app Threads, likely to release on 6 July

Threads, Instagram’s text-based conversation app, will allow users to follow accounts they follow on photo-sharing platform and keep the same username.

‘Fight with words, 4 feet apart’: What Elon Musk’s mom thinks ‘duel’ with Zuckerberg should be like

Reacting to the news of Meta planning to create a Twitter rival, Tesla chief Musk has challenged Mark Zuckerberg for a 'cage fight'.

Malaysia to sue Meta for failing to remove ‘undesirable’ content on Facebook

The action against Facebook comes days ahead of regional polls in 6 states that are expected to pit PM Ibrahim’s multi-ethnic coalition against a conservative Malay Muslim alliance.

AI just entered the music scene big. Record labels have a future headache

Generative AIs adapt quickly. Eventually, giants like Warner Brothers, Universal Music, Sony, and even T-Series may struggle to combat these advancements.

Meta launches private broadcast messaging tool Channels on WhatsApp

The company said users will be able to follow content on their hobbies, sports teams, updates from local officials and others.

On Camera

Smog’s unseen impact: pollutants on our food plates

Air pollution not only harms health but also lowers protein, iron and micronutrients in food, risking nutrition and food security.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.