Last night, by the time I called it quits and went to bed Threads, Meta’s new social network, had hit 2 million users in 2 hours. As I write this, Meta’s Adam Mosseri says the count has now surpassed 10 million in 7 hours, which exceeds Mastodon’s user base. Currently, Threads is a pretty barebones

Instagram just rolled out Threads, the company’s new text-based social network that’s been advertised over the past few weeks as an alternative to Twitter. I’m trying out Threads (you can find my account at threads.net/@viticci) and in the process of setting up the list of people I want to follow, I immediately run into an

Threads, Meta's Twitter rival, features an intriguing stipulation: Deleting a Threads profile also terminates the Instagram account.

If you’re trying out the new Threads app from Instagram (you can follow me here if you’re on it), you might be wondering if you can use the app on the iPad. By default, the experience isn’t great – Apple has a compatibility mode that allows you to install iPhone apps on iPad, so it […]

Meta says people want a communications platform that’s “sanely run.”

Chaos at Reddit and Twitter have a direct impact on the fediverse. Growth at Lemmy and Kbin. The server database of kolektive.social gets seized by the FBI.

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Fernando Silva of 9to5Mac came up with a clever workaround to have ‘clamshell mode’ in iPadOS 17 when an iPad is connected to an external display. The catch: it doesn’t really turn off the iPad’s built-in display. Now before readers start spamming the comments, this is not true clamshell mode. True clamshell mode kills the

Apple’s services have become an increasingly important part of the company’s product lineup, but they didn’t get a lot of time at WWDC this year. However, that doesn’t mean there aren’t some interesting new features coming with OS releases and beyond. There are a wide variety of updates coming that promise to better integrate services,

As I wrote earlier today, Apple has a lot of plans for its Podcasts app this fall, but the company is not waiting to roll out all of the changes to the app. Yesterday, Apple Podcasts added the following nine new subcategories to the app’s search tab on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV: Mental

Apple Podcasts features nine new subcategories complete with charts for top shows and episodes, and a new way to find podcasts by language in select markets.

Apple has officially released iOS 17 beta 2 to developers. The update packs a number of changes, big and small,...

The ball is now in Musk’s court.

A broad launch is planned for next year.

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A twist in the Hot Foldable Summer plot.

Could we have phones with replaceable batteries in our future?

01:26:38 - The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss the vibe shift that is happening on social media and the communal internet. Further re…

Spotify said it has agreed to acquire Megaphone, which offers technology for podcast publishers and advertisers seeking targeted slots on podcasts.

Gas stations caused a $20 billion toxic mess — and it’s not going away.

Apple today previewed iPadOS 17, delivering entirely new ways for users to personalize the Lock Screen and interact with widgets.

The game that put the Skyline, RX-7, Supra and NSX into our living rooms is 20

This issue heralds the dawn of a new era for Logic(s) and we plan to do something very different than counting up falling sky Chicken Little style.

How many humans does it take to make tech seem human? Millions.