The New Yorker

Why Some People Thrive on Four Hours of Sleep

In February, a pop-up science column, Annals of Inquiry, is appearing in place of Kyle Chayka’s column, Infinite Scroll. Chayka will return in March. When Joanne Osmond was growing up, in rural ...
CNBC

Meta launches AI algorithm personalization feature for Threads

Meta on Wednesday debuted an AI feature called "Dear Algo" that lets Threads users personalize their content-recommendation algorithms. Threads users will be able to tell the Dear Algo tool what kinds ...
Wired

What Is Thread? We Explain the Smart Home Network Protocol

Thread is a protocol designed to connect smart home devices in a wireless mesh network. It works much like Wi-Fi but requires less power. With Thread, devices from any manufacturer can create a ...
Android Police

Threads is finally beating X, but it's not for the reason you think

Jon has been an author at Android Police since 2021. He primarily writes features and editorials covering the latest Android news, but occasionally reviews hardware and Android apps. His favorite ...
CNBC

Meta to begin rolling out Threads ads globally

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 ...
Engadget

Threads has more global daily users than X on mobile for the first time

Meta’s Threads is pulling further ahead of Elon Musk’s X on mobile, based on recent estimates from analytics firm Similarweb, Forbes reports. In the first stretch of January, Threads averaged roughly ...
MacRumors

Threads Usage Overtakes X on Mobile

Meta's Threads has now reportedly surpassed its rival X (formerly Twitter) in daily mobile usage globally. Market intelligence firm Similarweb (via TechCrunch) reports that Threads recorded 141.5 ...
Gizmodo

Threads Is Now Clearly More Popular Than X (in Mobile App Form), Report Says

While X is still the microblogging champion in web browsers, multiple reports are making Threads' ascent seem durable and convincing. Reading time 2 minutes Say what you will about the social media ...
Forbes

Threads Widens Lead Over Musk’s X—Zuckerberg’s Platform Adds Millions

Threads, Meta’s text-based social media platform, widened its lead over Elon Musk’s X in the first few weeks of 2026 after first surpassing the rival platform in daily active users on mobile devices ...
Consumer Reports

Talking Carts 6: Don't Sleep on Rest

Main theme: Are you one of the nearly 40 percent of Americans who feel tired most days of the week? In this episode of the “Talking Carts” podcast, hosts Tanya Christian, senior home and appliances ...
Reuters

Moore Threads, 'China's Nvidia', soars over 400% in Shanghai debut

SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Shares of Moore Threads Technology Co (688795.SS), opens new tab, dubbed by analysts as "China's Nvidia", soared over 400% on debut in Shanghai on Friday, on bets ...