Author: Zach_Wilson
Mark Zuckerberg says Threads has more than 100 million daily active users
Threads now has more than 100 million daily active users, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Monday. It’s a notable milestone not just because it’s a big number; it’s also the first time Meta has a daily active user figure publicly. In recent weeks, Meta has been very vocal about…
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Instagram finally has all the tools to make your own year in review for Stories
You won’t need to search for another app to make an EOY recap for Instagram The app is rolling out a new Collage type for Stories to create your own There are new secret effects for DMs and more ‘Add Yours’ stickers Between Spotify Wrapped and Apple Music Replay, it’s…
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TikTok CEO meets with Trump as the platform tries to avoid a ban
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is set to meet with President-Elect Donald Trump on Monday as the platform faces a ban in the US, according to CNN’s Kaitlan Collins. The move makes Chew the latest tech executive — following Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar…
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Fediverse creator payment platform sub.club is shutting down
Sub.club, which lets fediverse creators offer paid subscriptions and premium content and launched at the end of August, is already shutting down. “With regret, we will be winding down this project over the next few weeks,” the sub.club team announced last week. Creators using the service will be “fully paid,” but…
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You can now schedule a DM on Instagram
Instagram will now let you schedule direct messages, as first reported by TechCrunch. With this feature, you can long-press on the “send” button and then choose a date and time that you’d like to send your message. As noted on Instagram’s support page, you can schedule messages containing only text,…
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NASA’s new Webb telescope images support previously controversial findings about how planets form
NASA says it was able to use the James Webb telescope to capture images of planet-forming disks around ancient stars that challenge theoretical models of how planets can form. The images support earlier findings from the Hubble telescope that haven’t been able to be confirmed until now. The new Webb…
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