Threads is testing a shortcut to make it easier to DM someone, the Meta-owned company announced on Thursday. Users who are part of the test can type “DM me” or “Message me” in a post or reply to ...

Java Development Kit (JDK) 26, a planned update to standard Java due March 17, 2026, has reached its second release candidate (RC) stage. The RC is open for critical bug fixes, with the feature set ...

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We’re rolling out Dear Algo, an AI-powered feature that lets you tell Threads what topics you temporarily want to see more or less of. You can repost someone else’s Dear Algo request to try their ...

As Michaell Oneil Rodríguez Suárez sits down for another day of sewing and skill building at Open Threads, he slings a measuring tape around his neck. The rhythmic click of the industrial machine ...

Who will play Lord Voldemort in the new Harry Potter TV series? That seems to be a question many people are asking themselves as the highly divisive HBO reboot inches closer to fruition, with rumors ...

Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta on Wednesday said it will begin to show advertising on its Threads microblogging service to all users globally starting next week. Threads has surpassed more ...

Meta on Wednesday announced it’s expanding ads on Threads to all users globally. The expansion, which starts next week, will be gradual, the company says, noting it may take months for the full ...

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New data from Similarweb shows that Threads has surpassed X in daily mobile users on iOS and Android, signaling growing momentum for Meta’s platform. While X still dominates on the web, Threads ...

The recent trend of movies set in the past but still within living memory is a natural effort to find out how the hell we got here, but I discern another underlying motive: to show life before social ...

If you’re all caught up on Stranger Things, you’ll be aware of a plot thread left dangling in the Season 5 finale that has to do with a briefcase. It turns out this will be addressed in a live-action ...