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Threads turns one with 175 million users. What’s driving the growth?
Meta’s Threads, launched July 5, 2023, by Mark Zuckerberg, hits 175 million monthly users, challenging Elon Musk’s X. Despite X's growth, Threads steadily climbs. It tested the ActivityPub protocol, launched an API, started a fact-checking program, posts appear on Mastodon. Instagram promotion boosts users amid political content policy criticism.
India among most active countries for Meta's Threads
Meta's Threads boasts 175 million users, with India leading. Mark Zuckerberg highlights its impact. Cricket, like IPL, T20 World Cup, is popular, with 200 creators and players such as Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, and Suresh Raina. Launched in July 2023, it gained 100 million sign-ups in a week. Other topics include film, TV, and OTT.
Threads hits 175 million users on first anniversary
Threads, Meta's alternative to X (formerly Twitter), has hit 175 million monthly users a year after its out-of-the-blue launch. Threads, which hit app stores on July 5 last year, is a spin-off of Instagram and is intended to be a rival to X, formerly known as Twitter, after that platform alienated many users and advertisers following Elon Musk's purchase in 2022.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella applauds team India's T20 World Cup win, calls for more cricket matches
Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, celebrated India's thrilling victory over South Africa in the T20 World Cup final with a heartfelt tweet, emphasizing the need to expand cricket to new venues like the West Indies and USA. Nadella, known for his passion for cricket, expressed admiration for the intense final and congratulated both teams. His tweet quickly became one of his most liked posts, highlighting his deep connection to the sport. Nadella's public support for cricket reflects how the game's values of teamwork and leadership have influenced his own career trajectory.
Kunal Kamra vs Zomato: Comedian criticizes CEO Deepinder Goyal’s World Record announcement, says 'You’re such a hack'
Comedian Kunal Kamra criticized Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal on social media after Goyal announced that Zomato set a Guinness World Record for the largest first aid lesson at a single venue. Kamra questioned the working conditions and average income of Zomato's delivery partners, contrasting these concerns with Goyal's focus on the record. The post received mixed reactions, with some praising the achievement while others called for better treatment and health insurance for delivery partners.
Elon Musk says Tesla shareholders voting yes for his $56 billion pay package
Tesla shareholders are voting on a $56 billion pay package for Elon Musk and to relocate the company's legal home to Texas. The vote outcome will be announced at a meeting in Texas on Thursday.
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Tesla shareholder sues Musk to return billions in alleged unlawful profits
Lawsuit accuses Elon Musk of making billions by selling Tesla stock using insider information.
ChatGPT maker OpenAI hires Nextdoor's Sarah Friar as CFO
OpenAI said on Monday it has hired Sarah Friar, most recently the CEO of Nextdoor, as its first chief financial officer. The artificial intelligence firm has also appointed Kevin Weil, who has previously worked at Twitter and Instagram, as chief product officer.
PM Modi responds to Elon Musk's congratulatory message, says India's stable policies continue to facilitate business environment
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed gratitude to Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, for congratulating him on his electoral victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Modi responded to Musk's post on the social media platform X, emphasizing India's talented youth, demographic advantage, stable democratic system, and predictable policies, which create a conducive business environment. Musk had congratulated Modi on his victory and expressed anticipation for his companies to engage in exciting work in India.
Tesla coming to India? Elon Musk drops major hint
Elon Musk congratulates Narendra Modi on his re-election. BJP and allies win 240 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Oath ceremony on June 09, 2024 at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
New York lawmakers pass measure to protect youths on social media
New York state lawmakers passed legislation to protect children online by restricting social media platforms from exposing 'addictive' content to users under 18 without parental consent.
India's infrastructure leap under PM Modi: Former NITI Aayog CEO Kant highlights nation's capex drive
Amitabh Kant highlighted India's infra advancements over the past nine years, noting a tripling of cities with metro coverage, 92,000 km of new highways, and a 100% increase in airports and port handling capacity. Additionally, India has electrified 40,000 km of railway lines, built 120 million toilets and 50 million homes, and provided piped water to 250 million people, achieving 100% household electrification.
Ex-OpenAI board member provides her first detailed account of CEO Sam Altman's ouster
Former OpenAI board member Helen Toner revealed on a podcast the backstory behind the firing and rehiring of CEO Sam Altman, citing instances of psychological abuse and a toxic atmosphere at the company due to a manipulative executive.
Elon Musk ramps up anti-Biden posts on X
Elon Musk criticizes President Joe Biden on social platform X, expressing his disapproval of Biden's policies and leadership. Musk's frequent posts about Biden signal his influence on X's political discourse.
Tesla shareholders advised to reject Musk's $56 billion pay
Glass Lewis, a proxy advisory firm, has advised Tesla shareholders to reject a $56 billion pay package for CEO Elon Musk, citing reasons like its "excessive size," potential dilution of shares, and Musk's involvement in time-consuming projects, including the purchase of Twitter. The package, proposed by Tesla's board, is based on the company's market value reaching $650 billion over 10 years. Glass Lewis also criticized Tesla's proposed move to Texas, calling it risky for shareholders. Tesla has defended the package, citing Musk's role in the company's growth.
MrBeast challenges T-Series CEO Bhushan Kumar to boxing match amid subscriber war
Popular YouTuber MrBeast, whose subscriber count is closing in on T-Series, has publicly challenged T-Series' CEO to a boxing match. This unexpected move has sparked widespread interest and debates among fans, adding a physical dimension to their digital rivalry.
Will there be 'Frozen 4'? Here is what Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger has said
Frozen's popularity has been raging since the release of the first film in 2013. Buoyed by the critical appreciation and box office success, Walt Disney made 'Frozen 2' and now it is working on 'Frozen 3'. Will it stop here or move forward and come out with another sequel?
Elon Musk may be compelled to testify again in SEC's Twitter takeover probe
Elon Musk faces possible testimony in SEC's Twitter takeover investigation. Lawyers resist SEC's efforts. Probe centers on Musk's Twitter stock purchase. Previous rulings favored SEC. Dispute ongoing since Musk's 2018 tweet.
Anand Mahindra compares Dubai floods to Mumbai's. 'Incorrect' says Jet Airways ex-CEO
Anand Mahindra's tweet about Dubai's floods sparked controversy, with former Jet Airways CEO designate Sanjiv Kapoor criticizing Mahindra's comparison between Dubai and Mumbai as inaccurate. Mahindra's tweet featured a video of waterlogged roads in Dubai, captioned "Nope. Not Mumbai. Dubai." Kapoor argued that Dubai wasn't designed for heavy rains like cities used to snowfall, suggesting a better analogy would be if it snowed heavily in Mumbai.
Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan: San Francisco's 'Twitter menace' or true believer?
Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan is one of a cadre of love-them-or-hate-them tech executives and investors with lots of opinions about San Francisco and endless piles of cash to, as they say in the tech industry, move fast and break things.
Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, others sue Elon Musk over firings, seek over $128 mn
Former senior executives of Twitter, including Parag Agrawal, Ned Segal, Vijaya Gadde, and Sean Edgett, are suing Elon Musk and X Corp. for over USD 128 million in unpaid severance payments. The lawsuit was filed in the Northern District of California, alleging that Musk terminated employees for gross negligence and willful misconduct. Musk acquired Twitter for USD 44 billion.
Elon Musk sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman for breach of contract
The lawsuit said Altman, along with OpenAI's co-founder Greg Brockman, originally approached Musk to make an open source, non-profit company that would develop artificial intelligence technology for the "benefit of humanity".
US judge orders Elon Musk to testify in SEC's Twitter probe
The SEC sued Musk in October to compel the Tesla and SpaceX CEO to testify as part of an investigation into his 2022 purchase of Twitter, the social media giant that he subsequently renamed X. Musk refused to attend an interview in September that was part of the probe, the SEC said.
More than 10 million people have signed up for X in December: CEO Linda Yaccarino
This comes as the company, formerly known as Twitter, risks losing as much $75 million in advertising revenue by the end of the year as major brands pause their marketing campaigns on the platform, according to the New York Times.
X to start hiring engineers in Japan, says CEO Linda Yaccarino
Social media platform X will start hiring engineers in Japan, chief executive Linda Yaccarino said in a post on Thursday.
Average user spends 32 minutes a day on X as Elon Musk completes first year as owner
However, one year on, controversies associated with the platform, amid the non-stop spread of disinformation, are far from over.
A year since Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, sanguine X CEO Linda Yaccarino says the ‘future is bright’
Sharing a progress report, she claimed that X is working to consistently enforce rules in areas such as hate speech, platform manipulation, child safety, impersonation, civic integrity and more.
X reportedly testing new paid premium membership tiers
X (formerly Twitter) is reportedly planning to split its premium paid subscription service into three membership tiers to earn more money and become profitable by 2024.
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