TikTok launches text-only posts to rival Elon Musk’s Twitter
By Aditya Soni and Zaheer Kachwala (Reuters) – Chinese short-video app TikTok is allowing users to create text-only posts, in the latest attempt by a social media firm to capitalize…
Everything you need to know about Threads
Threads is a new app developed by Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The new social media platform has a lot of similarities with Twitter, and it…
Meta’s Twitter rival Threads overtakes ChatGPT as fastest-growing platform
By Katie Paul and Akash Sriram (Reuters) – Meta Platforms’ Twitter rival Threads crossed 100 million sign-ups within five days of launch, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, dethroning ChatGPT…
Suspended Twitter account tracking Elon Musk’s jet moves to rival Meta’s Threads
By Jyoti Narayan in Bengaluru (Reuters) – Jack Sweeney, the creator of an account tracking Elon Musk’s private jet in real time, has moved to Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter-rival Threads after…
What is Threads? Is Twitter in danger?
LONDON (Reuters) – Meta, the company behind social media giants Facebook and Instagram, has launched its new microblogging platform Threads. WHAT IS THREADS? The new app bears a striking resemblance…
Deadline set by crypto’s Winklevoss looms for Genesis repayment deal
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) – Time is running out for Digital Currency Group to agree on a deal to restructure its bankrupt crypto lending unit Genesis after its largest creditor…
Meta’s Threads is a serious threat to Musk-owned Twitter, analysts say
By Aditya Soni (Reuters) – Meta’s Threads could quickly become a major threat to Elon Musk-owned Twitter, thanks to its easy access to billions of Instagram users, a similar interface…
Meta launches Quest+ subscription for VR headsets
By Jaspreet Singh (Reuters) – Meta Platforms on Monday launched Meta Quest+, a subscription-based service for its virtual reality (VR) headsets to shape a nascent but high-investment market. Chief Executive…
Meta unveils Quest 3 mixed reality headset ahead of Apple’s VR debut
By Katie Paul NEW YORK (Reuters) – Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday revealed the company’s next generation mixed reality headset, the Quest 3, as the company braces for…
Facebook versus Twitter: a decentralised social network for those unhappy with Musk
Twitter loses users; Meta aims to steal them. The summary explains well why Mark Zuckerberg launched P92, the project shrouded in mystery and under development in Menlo Park’s laboratories to create a social network…