Threads Gets Tags Feature That Lets Users Link Phrases, Emojis in Posts, Rolling Out Globally

Threads Gets Tags Feature That Lets Users Link Phrases, Emojis in Posts, Rolling Out Globally

Threads is now rolling out a new Tags feature globally on the platform. The Meta-owned platform was introduced earlier this year to rival Elon Musk’s X. Meta announced a few weeks back that it was testing the use of tags on Threads posts. This feature, also known as hashtags, has been popular…

Elon Musk’s X Could Lose Nearly $75 Million in Ad Revenue by Year-End: Report

Elon Musk’s X Could Lose Nearly $75 Million in Ad Revenue by Year-End: Report

Elon Musk-owned social media company X could lose as much as $75 million (nearly Rs. 625 crore) in advertising revenue by the end of the year as dozens of major brands pause their marketing campaigns, the New York Times reported on Friday. Musk backing an antisemitic post on the platform…

Threads Begins Testing Interactive Tags Without Hash Symbol: All You Need to Know

Threads Begins Testing Interactive Tags Without Hash Symbol: All You Need to Know

Threads — the text-based microblogging platform that competes with X (formerly Twitter) — is testing support for tags, a popular feature on the rival messaging service. Tags function in a similar manner as hashtags on X, but do not include the hash symbol. Meta has also put some limitations on…

Apple Says Detecting Attacks Relies on Threat Intelligence Signals, Not on State-Sponsored Actors

Apple Says Detecting Attacks Relies on Threat Intelligence Signals, Not on State-Sponsored Actors

After a major controversy erupted between the ruling party and the opposition leaders over the alleged hacking of their phones, Apple officially announced that it does not attribute the threat notifications to any specific state-sponsored attacker. “State-sponsored attackers are very well-funded and sophisticated, and their attacks evolve over time. Detecting…

Threads Edit Feature, Voice Threads Rolling Out to Users: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Threads Edit Feature, Voice Threads Rolling Out to Users: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Threads, Meta’s answer to X (formerly Twitter), was launched earlier this year in July. Now, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that the app will roll out an edit button and a Voice Threads feature. Unlike the paid edit option on X, Threads is not charging users for these updates….

Elon Musk Says X to Charge All Users ‘Small Monthly Fee’ to Use Platform in Conversation With Israeli PM

Elon Musk Says X to Charge All Users ‘Small Monthly Fee’ to Use Platform in Conversation With Israeli PM

Elon Musk opened up a discussion with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by staunchly defending himself against accusations of antisemitism. “Obviously I’m against antisemitism. I’m against anti-anything that promotes hate and conflict,” Musk said in a broadcast conversation with Netanyahu at Tesla’s offices in Fremont, California, and streamed on X,…

Elon Musk’s X Acquires Currency Transmitter License, Could Introduce Crypto Payments: Report

Elon Musk’s X Acquires Currency Transmitter License, Could Introduce Crypto Payments: Report

Elon Musk’s X has acquired a currency transmitter licence for the microblogging platform in a US state, suggesting that the social networking platform formerly called Twitter could soon support processing payments in crypto as well as fiat currencies. This licence gives a company the right to facilitate custody, transfer, and…

Former US President Donald Trump Returns to X, Posts Mugshot; Elon Musk Calls it ‘Next Level’

Former US President Donald Trump Returns to X, Posts Mugshot; Elon Musk Calls it ‘Next Level’

Former US President Donald Trump returned to the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, with a post on Thursday showing his mug shot from his booking at Fulton County Jail in Georgia earlier in the day. With his post appealing for donations, Trump reclaimed direct access to the…