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Meta launches Twitter rival, Threads, ahead of launch date

The social media giant has released its latest project ahead of schedule and Aussies are racing to try it out.

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Threads review: Twitter without the rough edges or news

Site has potential to suck the remaining life – and advertising revenue – out of Musk’s struggling network

Download. Scroll. Post. Repeat. New social media apps are exhausting us.

Intas Pharmaceuticals in India made a widely used cancer drug in the U.S. An inspection exposed problems — and the fragility of the U.S. generic-drug supply.

How Twitter lost its place as the global town square

A series of disastrous missteps over the past year has robbed Twitter of its relevance

ChatGPT loses users for first time, shaking faith in AI revolution

The number of people visiting ChatGPT’s website was down 10 percent worldwide in June

Meta’s Threads upends social media in less than 48 hours

Mark Zuckerberg’s rival social network is first serious threat to Twitter since Elon Musk takeover

Snap’s Push to Tempt Creators Seems to Be Working

Social-media app Snapchat is trying to counter declining sales

Meta's Threads now fastest-growing platform after 100 million users sign up in first five days

Analysts see Threads as first potential threat to Elon Musk-owned Twitter

Threads: Meta plans new home feed and edits to posts

Threads is looking into adding an alternative home feed, of only posts, in chronological order, from the people each individual user follows, according to Instagram boss Adam Mosseri.

Threads app engagement drops off a week after launch

The newness of Threads has worn off, according to estimates of user data.


 

Elon Musk says Twitter cash flow still negative amid 50% drop in ad revenue

Latest sign that aggressive cost-cutting measures since Musk acquired Twitter are not enough to get cash flow positive

What is the fediverse and why does Threads want to join?

The fediverse allows users to connect and communicate with others seamlessly across multiple platforms

Elon Musk says Twitter to change logo, adieu to 'all the birds

Twitter's website says its logo, depicting a blue bird, is "our most recognizable asset."

Elon Musk says Twitter will change logo from bird to an X

Latest controversial change involves billionaire saying an ‘interim X’ design will replace the distinctive pale-blue bird

Elon Musk rebrands Twitter as X

Its ability to draw advertising support is, as yet, unproven

Elon Musk Teases New X Logo After Saying Twitter Will Rebrand

Billionaire owner posts image of flickering white “X” on black background though website hasn’t changed

Twitter is turning into X. Analysts don’t see the treasure map.

In changing Twitter’s blue logo, owner Elon Musk is trading a bird in the hand for the promise of a wide-ranging “everything app" analysts say may never materialize

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