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Investing.com — U.S. futures traded lower, ahead of the release of key labor market data, which could influence Federal Reserve thinking in the run-up to July's policy-setting meeting.

Meta Platforms released Threads, a platform similar to Twitter. Users' reactions to Threads have been mixed. Nonetheless, one bullish analyst has shown even more faith in the company's stock.

If you’re wondering what it’s like to use the new Threads app, just close your eyes and picture Twitter but with a lot less Elon Musk—and that’s exactly the point. Meta—owner of Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp—on Wednesday launched its latest service, called Threads. While linked to Instagram (you even need an Instagram account to sign up for Threads), the new app’s primary focus is sharing short snippets of text.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has officially unveiled Threads, a text-based app developed by the team at Instagram. Considered the most formidable threat to Twitter, Threads aims to provide users with an open and friendly public space for conversation. The app allows individuals to share posts of up to 500 characters, fostering a new experience for text-based interactions.

Let the battle begin. Facebook parent Meta Platforms on Wednesday launched Threads, a stand-alone microblogging app that takes direct aim at Twitter as user unrest on that platform has grown since Elon Musk took the company over in October.

crypto lending unit Genesis after its largest creditor Gemini — the crypto company founded by the Winklevoss twins — set Thursday afternoon as the final deadline before the company pursues litigation. The lending unit of crypto firm Genesis filed for bankruptcy in January after the collapse of key counterparties including FTX caused it to freeze customer redemptions in November. Genesis is owned by venture capital firm Digital Currency Group (DCG). Although Genesis' lending unit had initially outlined a plan to exit bankruptcy by May, it has yet to reach an agreement on a restructuring plan with creditors, to whom it owes more than $3 billion, according to court filings. Its largest creditor is Gemini, founded by billionaire identical twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss who are also former U.S. Olympic rowers. Gemini is seeking to recoup more than $1.1 billion.

Elon Musk on the day the Meta Platforms Inc founder rolled out a much-anticipated Twitter substitute ‘Threads app’. Meta's Instagram on Wednesday officially unveiled Threads which is considered the most potent threat to the struggling social media service Elon Musk owns.

Garena Free Fire Max is a revamped version of Garena Free Fire. It debuted in 2021 and became popular after the ban of the former by the Indian government. Developers of the game keep updating these codes daily.

Now Facebook owner Meta is jumping into the ring, launching its own contender to dethrone Twitter as the go-to website for the media, officials and celebrities. Here is a breakdown of Twitter's wannabe alternatives. — Zuckerberg's Threads - Described as Instagram's «text-based conversation app,» Meta's Threads will certainly spice up the rivalry between Twitter's Musk and Meta supremo Mark Zuckerberg.

Elon Musk owned social-media site. Threads is a new app enabling text, link sharing, and interaction through replies and reposts. Users can migrate their Instagram follower lists and account names, benefiting from the app's features “There should be a public conversations app with 1 billion-plus people on it," Meta Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday in a post on Threads.

Threads, a new application explicitly developed to directly compete with Twitter. This launch poses the most significant challenge to Elon Musk's ailing social media platform to date.

Brian Christopher lost $300,000 gambling on slot machines in casinos last year. Hundreds of thousands of people cheered him on, from the comfort of their own homes. Several times a week, Christopher takes a seat at the slots and livestreams his play on YouTube and Facebook.

Meta's decision to block access to news content on their social platforms as part of a temporary test. Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez announced Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government's decision at a news conference.

Coco Lee so depressed that she tried to commit suicide and ultimately died after struggling and undergoing too much pain?Nancy and Carol Lee said in an Instagram post that their sister had been suffering for a long time and she attempted suicide Sunday. They also said that the doctors tried their best to take her out of the coma, but she died on July 5. They also said that Coco worked relentlessly to open the world for Chinese singers. Before her first English-language album, Coco Lee made her career in Hong Kong in 1990s and earned fame. Nancy and Carol Lee also expressed their gratitude to the hospital and requested privacy at this moment. Coco Lee posted her last Instagram post on December 31 last year and said that life becomes unbearable at times. Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai expressed condolences in a Facebook post and said he would remember her with a smile.

Canadian government sees a path forward in resolving a dispute with Google and Meta Platforms over a new law on paying online news publishers that has led to the internet companies deciding to end news access on their platforms in Canada, Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez said on Wednesday. The government however will suspend all advertising on Facebook and Instagram meanwhile, Rodriguez said.

OnePlus Nord 3 5G officially arrives in India today, alongside a bunch of other devices including the OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G and OnePlus Buds 2r. The Nord 3, as you can probably tell by the name, is a follow-up to last year’s Nord 2T. The new phone brings a sizeable list of upgrades over the outgoing model. It has a bigger screen, more powerful processor, a bigger battery and a flagship-grade primary camera. Being a Nord series phone means, the pricing, too, is fairly aggressive for what’s in store.

India, social media giant Meta has developed a video that will appear above the existing set of resources to better orient people to Meta's in-product crisis support resources. The video acknowledges the difficulty of experiencing acute distress and encourages people to seek support using tools available on Meta's apps as well as external partner resources in India.

Quebecor said on Wednesday it will pull its ads from Facebook and Instagram, following Meta Platforms' decision to stop access to news on both the social media platforms in Canada over a law requiring payments to local news publishers. The "Online News Act", or House of Commons bill C-18, introduced in April last year laid out rules to force companies such as Meta and Alphabet-owned Google to negotiate commercial deals and pay news publishers for their content.

South Carolina, an alligator attacked and killed a woman who was walking her dog Wednesday. This macabre incident took place on Hilton Head Island. Confirming the incident, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office said that the police have recovered the body of a 69-year-old lady by a poolside near a golf course in the Spanish Wells Community. It also said that the alligator was guarding the body of the woman, preventing the rescue operation. The dog was safer. The alligator was removed from the body of the woman. Unfortunately, it is not the first incident of this kind in the area. The Sheriff’s office said in a statement posted on its Facebook page, “This is the second fatal alligator attack in Beaufort County in less than a year. On August 15, 2022, an 88-year-old Sun City woman was attacked by an alligator at a lagoon near her home.” In a separate incident in the Bluffton community in August 2022, an elderly woman was killed by an alligator after she slipped into a pond accidentally. In this incident also, the alligator was seen guarding the woman. In yet another incident, an alligator mauled an elderly woman in a gated community. The alligator grabbed and pulled the woman into the water after she tried to touch it.

TikTok, Mr Zuckerberg’s approval rating has quietly risen to its highest level in over three years. Meta now sees an opportunity for another, commercial victory. Various startups have tried to capitalise on Twitter’s travails, with little success.

Florida were in for a frightening surprise when a shark was spotted casually swimming among people. The incident occurred on Navarre Beach and a brief 56-second video was captured of the event. In the video, the shark can be seen gracefully flapping its fins and tail, as it swims near the shore.