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Meta had its best quarter since 2021 despite losing more money on the metaverse
Meta just had its best quarter since 2021, even as it continues to lose massive amounts of money on the metaverse.
Threads adds a chronological feed as Twitter burns to the ground
Threads is about to get vastly more useful as Meta has started rolling out the option to see a chronological feed of posts from the people you follow. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg noted that the app now includes translations as well.
Twitter begins its transition to 'X' after changing its iconic bird logo
The company announced the rebrand with a logo projection on its San Francisco offices.
First big Threads update for iOS helps you see new followers
Threads has received a big update on iOS that helps you see new followers and follow them back.
Threads users are already spending less time in the app
Meta’s Threads app is coming back down to Earth after a blockbuster first week that saw the app become the fastest growing of all time.
Meta’s Threads sent another app named Threads to the top of the App Store charts
Threads, a Slack alternative that has been around since 2019, saw more than 880,000 downloads on iOS between July 6th and July 12th, thanks to the release of Meta's Threads.
Meta blocks EU users from accessing Threads through a VPN
Meta now stops people in the EU from accessing Threads through a VPN.
One week in, Threads has become Twitter’s biggest threat
While it’s too soon to know if Threads’ early success will translate in the long term, it has succeeded in utterly dominating Twitter in its first week.
Meta's Threads races to 100 million users in under a week
Meta made it super easy for people to sign up to its new app Threads through Instagram. That helped the Twitter competitor reach more than 100 million sign ups in just a couple of days.
Meta launches a Threads beta program for Android
Android users can soon get a sneak peek at upcoming features for Meta Threads, the new Twitter rival that may already have Elon Musk feeling the heat. A Meta engineer announced on the platform that “Android users who love to live on the cutting edge” can sign up for a beta version of the app, which launched this week and already attracted over 30 million sign-ups by Thursday morning. There isn’t yet any mention of an iOS beta program.
Meta restores Instagram and Threads account that tracked Elon Musk's private jet
Elonjet is now posting the whereabouts of Elon Musk's private jet on Threads, Meta's new Twitter rival.
All the questions we still have about Threads, Meta’s Twitter killer
There are still some major questions about Threads and how Meta intends to run it.
Engadget Podcast: Diving into Threads and Twitter's latest mess
While Twitter encountered many self-inflicted wounds this week, users jumped to Blue Sky and Mastodon. Then Meta decided it was a fine time to drop its Twitter copycat, Threads.
Meta is working to stop deleted Threads accounts from nuking Instagram too
When you open a Threads account, you can use your Instagram credentials to sign up if you want to bring over your profile and your circles from the photo-sharing app. But by doing so, your accounts on both platforms become inextricably linked.
Twitter threatens to sue Meta over the new Threads app
Twitter has threatened legal action against Meta over the new Threads app. Twitter accused Meta of poaching employees and "systematic, willful, and unlawful misappropriation of Twitter’s trade secrets and other intellectual property.”
More than 30 million people signed up for Meta's new Threads app
Meta's Twitter rival Threads just went live and has already exceeded 10 million signups within the first seven hours, a number that has since swelled to 30 million, according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Meta’s Threads app is here to challenge Twitter
Threads, Meta’s text-based app to challenge Twitter, is now official. The app has launched on the web and in app stores in more than 100 countries.
Meta Threads briefly went live earlier than planned
It launches in the US and UK on July 6th.
Meta's Twitter rival Threads won't initially launch in the EU
Meta's rival to Twitter called Threads, an Instagram app is set to launch tomorrow in the US and UK, but it may not come to the rest of Europe anytime soon.
Instagram's standalone messaging app Threads is shutting down
Instagram Threads