Threads, Meta’s ‘Twitter Killer,’ Finds Its People

The social platform that Meta once positioned as a rival to Elon Musk’s X now has 500 million monthly users. It increasingly ...
The Verge

Half a billion people are using Threads every month

Just shy of its third birthday, Meta is announcing a big milestone for Threads. Just shy of its third birthday, Meta is announcing a big milestone for Threads. is a senior reporter covering ...
Nieman Journalism Lab

Apparently a lot of people — half a billion! — use Threads every month

“Meta says that daily active users on Threads continue to ‘increase strongly across the globe,’ with ‘all’ of it driven by communities, which allow users to see and make posts about different ...

‘I am responsible.’ Takeaways from Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann’s sentencing hearing

About 33 years since he claimed his first victim, Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann was sentenced to life in prison without parole Wednesday as part of a court hearing that represented the end ...
The Verge

Apple, Google add support for Thread 1.4

It’s almost time for one big Thread network! It’s almost time for one big Thread network! What is Thread and how will it help your smart home? How to set up a Matter-over-Thread device in your smart ...
InfoWorld

True multithreading in Python at last!

True multithreading in Python is here at last! Now, you just need to make it work in your programs. Life without Python’s ‘dead batteries’ Python 3.13 cleaned house, including removing a bunch of ...