Meta's Threads app now has half a billion monthly users - Engadget
… The milestone comes just before Threads hits its three-year anniversary next month. Threads' initial launch benefited greatly from Meta's finely tuned growth-hacking playbook. …
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Meta is giving Threads on web a redesign that finally adds direct messages - Engadget
… By Karissa Bell April 16, 2026 3:29 pm EST Meta is starting to test a long-overdue facelift for Threads on web. The company's head of Threads Connor Hayes showed off a new look for the web version of Threads that finally adds direct messaging and makes it easier to navigate between multiple feeds. …
Threads introduces 'live chats' for following live events - Engadget
… Live chats will appear at the top of the NBAThreads Community feed, and can also be shared in a post that might appear on your main feed in Threads. …
Threads users are pissed they can't block Meta's new AI chatbot - Engadget
Threads users are pissed they can't block Meta's new AI chatbot By Karissa Bell May 12, 2026 2:04 pm EST Earlier today, Meta announced that it was testing a new Meta AI chatbot for Threads that would function a lot like Grok on X. …
Hey @meta.ai is that true? Threads is testing a Grok-like AI feature - Engadget
… Threads is testing a Grok-like AI feature By Karissa Bell May 12, 2026 10:00 am EST Meta has spent the last couple years giving its self-titled AI chatbot prominent placement in its apps and now it's Threads' turn. …
Your Steam Controller might scream if you drop it - Engadget
…Commenters on the Reddit thread estimate that it takes about one minute to reset. However, it won't always cry out in agony even outside of that window. As more users discovered…
WhatsApp users can soon have private conversations with Meta AI - Engadget
… Meta announced these new features just after it started publicly testing a Grok-style Meta AI chatbot feature on Threads . It quickly faced a backlash from Threads users who don't want to have anything to do with Meta AI and found that there was no way to block the @meta.ai account on the platform.
Intel launches new Core Series 3 chips for mainstream laptops - Engadget
…says the Core Series 3 offers up to 47 percent better single-thread performance and 41 percent better multi-thread performance, as well as 2.8x better GPU AI performance compared to…
X finally adds custom timelines - Engadget
X finally adds custom timelines The new feature is similar to Bluesky's and Threads' custom feeds. …
OpenAI introduces AI-generated pets for its Codex app - Engadget
…The new feature lets developers see Codex's active thread, without having to switch away from your current open app. OpenAI Users can type "/pet" in to the Codex app to summon…