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Topic: Threads

Meta plans retention ‘hooks’ for Threads after app loses more than half of users, says Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg said he considered drop-off ‘normal’ and expected retention to grow as the company adds more features, including desktop version and search functionality.

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.

48 hours of signing up on Threads—neat & accessible but not a copy-paste version of Twitter

From entertainment to news, Threads is growing larger by the minute. Bill Gates, S Jaishankar, Nikhil Kamath, NDTV, and The Indian Express have already caught up on the trend.

On Camera

US pilot rescue in Iran must be seen more than war cost. Nation protects its warriors

A live American pilot paraded on Iranian state television would have been an intelligence windfall and a propaganda coup of historic proportions.

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.