Mr. Musk, the owner of Twitter, is the latest Silicon Valley mogul to pursue an all-in-one app, the kind that has thrived in Asia but not elsewhere.
Category: Meta Platforms Inc
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Elizabeth Warren and Lindsey Graham Team Up to Police Big Tech
The senators have forged a bipartisan alliance to create a new federal agency to police the power of tech giants like Amazon, Apple and Meta.
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What Happened When 15 of Twitter’s Top Celebrities Joined Threads
We examined the daily activity of Ellen DeGeneres, Wiz Khalifa, Selena Gomez and others among Twitter’s most-followed to deduce if Threads has staying power.
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TikTok Introduces Text-Only Posts
The social media app known for its short-form videos will now allow users to create posts that contain only words, competing with Threads and Twitter.
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Microsoft and Alphabet Face an Investor Test on AI
Microsoft and Alphabet will report results on Tuesday, as investors look for signs that a rally in stocks tied to artificial intelligence is justified.
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Tech Firms Once Powered New York’s Economy. Now They’re Scaling Back.
After years of steady growth, many technology companies are laying off workers and giving up millions of square feet of office space in the city.
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7 A.I. Companies Agree to Safeguards, Biden Administration Says
Amazon, Google and Meta are among the companies that announced the new commitments on Friday as they race to outdo each other with versions of artificial intelligence.
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Biden Administration Unveils Tougher Guidelines on Mergers
The proposed road map for regulatory reviews, last updated in 2020, includes a focus on tech platforms for the first time.
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Threads Review: How Meta’s New App Stacks Up Against Twitter
One of us is a Twitter addict; the other not so much. In the end, we were both unsure how people might use Threads in the long run.
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Why the Early Success of Threads May Crash Into Reality
Mark Zuckerberg has used Meta’s might to push Threads to a fast start — but that may only work up to a point.
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Threads Becomes Most Rapidly Downloaded App, Raising Twitter’s Ire
Instagram’s new app was downloaded more than 30 million times in 16 hours. Twitter threatened legal action against its rival.
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Advertisers Watch Threads as Twitter Rival Soars in Debut
The technology giant’s new social network, Threads, pulled in more than 10 million sign-ups within hours of making its debut.