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Mark Zuckerberg Unveils Threads: New Text-focused App Developed by Instagram’s Team

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Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, has officially announced the launch of Threads, a new app developed by the Instagram team that is dedicated to sharing text updates and engaging in public conversations.

Building on Instagram’s success with photos and videos, Threads aims to provide a separate space for real-time updates and discussions. Users can log in using their Instagram accounts, with posts allowing up to 500 characters and links, photos, and videos up to 5 minutes in length.

Whether users are content creators or casual posters, Threads offers a focused platform to connect with friends and creators with similar interests. Zuckerberg also revealed plans to make Threads compatible with the ActivityPub protocol, allowing it to integrate with other apps like Mastodon and WordPress, enabling new types of connections across diverse social networks.

Threads is now available for download on iOS and Android devices in over 100 countries, with Meta planning to introduce additional features in the future to enhance user experience and discovery. The launch of Threads represents a significant step in expanding Instagram’s capabilities and providing users with more options for sharing and engaging in conversations.

You can learn more about Threads here and see images of the new app below.

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Mark Zuckerburg and Meta Announce 10,000 Layoffs to come to Facebook Parent Company

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Meta Dissolves the Team Designed to Protect Society from Facebook

The Meta company is making headlines after the Facebook-parent company announced a layoff of an additional 10,000 workers. This is the company’s second round of job cuts in the past four months.

According to CNN Business, CEO Mark Zuckerburg revealed the job cuts will occur “over the next couple months.”

In a memo, Zuckerburg wrote, “We expect to announce restructurings and layoffs in our tech groups in late April, and then our business groups in late May.

The complete run of layoffs is believed to take as long as the end of 2023 to complete.

“At this point, I think we should prepare ourselves for the possibility that this new economic reality will continue for many years,” Zuckerberg added. “Higher interest rates lead to the economy running leaner, more geopolitical instability leads to more volatility, and increased regulation leads to slower growth and increased costs of innovation.”

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