Too much, never enough: Why the IPL feels exhausting and irresistible at the same timeThe IPL is a major sporting event captivating audiences. New heroes emerge daily, with compelling backstories. Despite purists' concerns ab...
11 Apr, 2026, 11.36 PM IST
For Mark Zuckerberg's Threads, the real rival is still TikTok, not XBut many of the biggest trends now come from people who came of age in the TikTok era - Gen Z and even younger kids and teens. And just as ...
14 Aug, 2023, 06.18 PM IST
What happened when 15 of Twitter's top celebrities joined ThreadsDeGeneres, who joined Twitter in 2008, had not tweeted since late April. When Threads rolled out, she was among the first 3,000 people to d...
31 Jul, 2023, 10.02 AM IST
How Thread app is different from Twitter?Twitter and its newly launched rival Thread are short text-sharing apps. How are they different?
18 Jul, 2023, 09.36 PM IST
Twitter vs Threads: Elon Musk gets personal, punches below the belt in battle with Mark ZuckerbergEarlier Musk had called the Meta CEO a ‘cuck’, replying to a screenshot of Zuckerberg reacting to messages about the Twitter chief. Cuck is...
11 Jul, 2023, 05.13 PM IST
Five key questions about Threads and your data answeredThe inability to delete a Threads account without deleting one’s Instagram account has not gone down too well with the users.
11 Jul, 2023, 11.39 AM IST
What will it take to keep the reluctant Twitter users flocking to Meta's new Threads app?In the past few days, Meta has been positioning the much-hyped platform as a new digital town square that's a less toxic version of Twitter.
11 Jul, 2023, 09.18 AM IST
Twitter rival Threads signs up 100 million users in five daysWhile ChatGPT took two months to hit the 100 million user mark and video-sharing app TikTok took nine months, Instagram itself took two and...
10 Jul, 2023, 05.42 PM IST
View: Will Twitter be torn to threads?Despite the odds, it's far too early to write off Twitter. It still holds significant brand value and boasts an influential user base, whic...
10 Jul, 2023, 12.04 AM IST
Meta launches Android beta for Threads after it amasses 70 million usersThe invitation for the Android beta programme says that "certain data on your use of the app will be collected and shared with the develope...
08 Jul, 2023, 10.57 AM IST
Will Meta's 'friendly' Threads thrive in an unfriendly internetIn a New York Times podcast on Thursday, Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, acknowledged that Threads was more "supportive of public disc...
08 Jul, 2023, 08.28 AM IST
What is Threads? Is Twitter in danger?Users can post text, images, or videos and interact with others by liking, sharing, or reposting content. Threads has a 500-character limit...
07 Jul, 2023, 09.46 AM IST
Meta's Threads swiftly signs up 30 million users, in clear threat to TwitterMeta's Threads racked up more than 30 million sign-ups within about 18 hours of its launch, emerging as the first real threat to Elon Musk-...
07 Jul, 2023, 07.58 AM IST
Twitter rivals pile up with Meta's launch of ThreadsSince Elon Musk took over Twitter eight months ago, users irked by the platform's new regime have vowed to move their online presence elsew...
06 Jul, 2023, 08.09 AM IST
Meta's Twitter competitor Threads might not launch in EU: reportMeta (formerly Facebook) will reportedly not launch its new Twitter competitor "Threads" in Ireland or the European Union (EU) in the fores...
05 Jul, 2023, 01.07 PM IST
Thursday cage fight: Mark Zuckerberg throws a punch at Elon Musk with Twitter rival ThreadsThe Twitter clone will launch this Thursday. While Meta has been developing the app for some time now, the timing of its launch will pile t...
04 Jul, 2023, 10.56 AM IST
Meta's 'Twitter killer' app is comingThe app, which is called Threads and is connected to Instagram, appeared in Apple's App Store for users to sign up to download Thursday, wh...
04 Jul, 2023, 09.16 AM IST