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Threads app usage plummets despite initial promise as refuge from Twitter

Social media app, launched in the wake of Twitter chaos, recorded 576,000 active users in August, down 79% from 2.3 million in July

The Guardian - US

Threads users decline significantly despite initial surge in sign-ups

Within a week of launch of Mark Zuckerberg’s answer to Twitter 100 million people signed up, but weeks later there’s been a drop

The Guardian - US

Mark Zuckerberg’s Threads is struggling to hold people's attention like Twitter does

Time spent on Twitter also took a slight knock, yet the total was still far above Meta’s competing app.

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Threads has reportedly lost half of its active users in just a week as Zuckerberg claims ‘10s of millions now come back daily’

"The focus for the rest of the year is improving the basics and retention," Zuckerberg said. "It'll take time to stabilize, but once we nail that then we'll focus on growing the community."

Fortune

Threads usage is dipping already — but why?

A new report suggests that average daily usage of Meta’s Threads app has plummeted

Evening Standard

Twitter investor writes down stake by 47% as analyst claims Threads user fall

Elon Musk has said advertising has plunged on his social media platform and it is cashflow negative

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk’s pain is Mark Zuckerberg’s gain, as Threads soars while Twitter tanks

In less than a week, Threads has already amassed a following of over 100 million users, while several sources report that Twitter’s daily users are dropping.

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Companies are being too conservative about A.I. predictions, says an MIT researcher who thinks everyone can 'double' their targets

Generative A.I. isn't hype and companies should shed their skepticism, according to Michael Schrage.

Fortune

Has the ChatGPT bubble burst?

ChatGPT surged to 100 million monthly active users just over two months after its launch, making it the fastest-growing app in history.

Fortune

Are website builders dying out? These new stats show a worrying trend

TechRadar

Exclusive - almost 40% of US adult web users have used a generative AI tool

ChatGPT, Dall-E, Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, Bing Chat, Night Cafe and Bard all prove popular.

TechRadar

Tesla deliveries face one big question: Did price cuts work?

Tesla Inc. shares are set to mark their best-ever start to a year, buoyed by price cuts across the electric-vehicle maker’s lineup in a bid to boost sales. Investors will soon discover if all the enthusiasm was justified.

Tribune News Service

Twitter Competitor Parler In Limbo After Massive Layoffs At Parent Firm

Parlement Technologies reportedly cut dozens of jobs across the company in December, a move that has cast doubt on the future.

Zenger

How YouTube Keeps Broadcasting Inside Russia's Digital Iron Curtain

Months into its war against Ukraine, Moscow continues to let its own citizens access YouTube, leaving a conspicuous hole in its effort to control what Russians see and hear about the conflict.

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A 'muted' Prime Day? Enthusiasm for Amazon's big sale may be fading

As customers put the final touches on their Amazon Prime Day shopping list, some analysts and researchers are cautioning the e-commerce retailer's biggest sale might not bring the same flood of customers and cash as it has in the past.

Axios

News engagement plummets as Americans tune out

Americans appear to have grown exhausted from a constant barrage of bad headlines.

Bangkok Post

TikTok Is Eating Up Rivals. Can It Keep Users Hooked?

If the sun is setting on Facebook, then TikTok is dancing in the moonlight. How long can its short-form video hold consumers' fickle attention?

Salon

Inside the fall of Alex Jones

Jones is seeking immunity in January 6 probe and trying to evade millions in payments to Sandy Hook parents

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These are the most popular websites right now - and they might just surprise you (February 2025 edition)

All the usual players are up there, but there are also a few unexpected entries.

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