Tag: Threads
Meta’s Threads launches in EU, GCHQ tests kids on puzzle skills
Meta’s social media app Threads has launched in the European Union, five months after its release in other parts of the world. It debuted to much fanfare as a rival […]
Ofcom report: we’re now spending 56 days a year online!
Ofcom’s latest Online Nation research takes a look at how people in the UK are spending their time online. It found that teenagers and children are leading the way in getting […]
Elon Musk and Rishi Sunak in AI Summit interview, Twitter’s value falls to $19 billion
Elon Musk and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are to do a live interview together on Thursday evening. The tech billionaire is expected to attend the global summit on artificial […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: UK Government defends demanding access to private messages
The technology secretary has defended a controversial section of the Online Safety Bill which would force messaging apps to access the content of private messages if requested by the regulator […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Baby monitors and smart speakers enabling domestic abuse, say MPs
Fitness trackers, home security systems and baby monitors are among the devices that MPs warn are enabling the growing issue of tech-enabled domestic abuse. The Culture, Media and Sport Committee […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Etsy U-turn over withholding sellers’ money
Online marketplace Etsy has said it will change its policy after sellers complained of money being held. The U-turn comes after the BBC reported that some sellers had 75% of […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Half of Threads users stopped using app since launch
Meta’s “Twitter killer” app Threads has struggled to hold the attention of millions of users despite its record-breaking launch, Mark Zuckerberg has admitted. The app, which lets people post messages, pictures […]
Tech Digest: Meta’s Facebook tops 3 billion monthly users
Mark Zuckerberg’s social media empire has reported a jump in advertising revenues and said that 3 billion people are now regularly checking Facebook. Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Twitter receives backing of Taliban
Twitter has won the support of a big name backer against fast-growing rival Threads – but it’s the Taliban. A leader of the hardline Islamist group, which seized power in Afghanistan […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Trials begin on HVS hydrogen-powered truck
British trials have started of a heavyweight truck powered by a gas that’s lighter than air – and emits nothing but water. Sky News was given exclusive access to the […]