Koo, Indian X alternative, seeks strategic partner amid funding crunch
Koo, India’s alternative to Twitter, is looking to find a strategic partner with a “distribution strength” as it enters its
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TikTok fined $379M in EU for failing to keep kids’ data safe
It’s been a long time coming but TikTok has finally been found in breach of the European Union’s General Data
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Meta’s Threads goes live, OpenAI launches GPT-4 and Pornhub blocks access
Hey, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular roundup of the week in tech. Been too slammed to
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Threads passes 30M sign-ups in less than 24 hours
Update July 6, 8AM PT: Zuckerberg noted that Threads crossed the milestone of 30 million sign-ups the morning after its
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What is Bluesky? Everything to know about the app trying to replace Twitter
Is the grass greener on the other side? We’re not sure, but the sky is most certainly bluer. It’s been
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Instagram head says a Threads ‘Following’ feed is ‘on the list’ of upcoming features
Meta’s highly anticipated Twitter competitor, Threads, debuted yesterday and already has more than 23 million signups. The app is
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Threads won’t be fun — but it will give brands a refuge from Twitter
There are many Twitters now, but we may never have another Twitter again. As the eminent Twitter of its time,
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Meta’s vision for Threads is more mega-mall than public square
In the latest sign that Meta’s new Twitter lookalike Threads is unlikely to capture the essence of its predecessor, the
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Meta launches a Threads beta program for Android users
Meta is launching a Threads beta program for Android, an engineer for the company announced on Friday. The beta program
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Threads doesn’t deserve my FOMO, but here we are
Be still, my heart. No matter how much FOMO you feel, do not burden me with another social network. Yet,
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