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Instagram head says a Threads feed with just people you follow is ‘On the list’ of potential features
Instagram head Adam Mosseri has responded to calls for a Threads home feed that only contains posts from accounts you follow, saying it’s “on the list” of features the platform would like to add. Mosseri sent the message in response to a post from YouTuber Marques Brownlee requesting the feature,…
Read MoreUsing 5G can really be a drain on your smartphone battery
New research has argued 5G connectivity drains more of a smartphone’s battery than using 4G, but not everyone’s convinced. Researchers from Ookla recently sought to test the difference between modern chipsets on Android-powered devices. They found Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset being not only more efficient compared to the…
Read MoreIBM closes down Education Cloud platform
IBM has quietly announced it will be shuttering its Cloud for Education platform, just two years after launch. The now deprecated service will be fully withdrawn from service and support in November 2023. The company blames the introduction of services such as VPC, Code Engine, and other third-party offerings from…
Read MoreMore 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, according to (a Thread by) CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Then, as the west coast was waking up, Zuckerberg noted that the app already has more than 30 million sign-ups "as of this…
Read MoreThreads gained 10 million new users in seven hours
Meta's Twitter rival Threads just went live and has already exceeded 10 million signups within the first seven hours, according to (a Thread by) CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The app is now available globally (except in Europe), with the rapid signup pace showing Meta's enormous ability to scale up compared to…
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