Meta’s Threads has 275 million users. It sure doesn’t feel that way.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says Threads now has 275 million users — close to Twitter’s reported peak in 2019. Threads, the Meta-owned service that isn’t supposed to be a Twitter replacement but is also very much supposed to be a Twitter replacement, has 275 million monthly users, says Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg. Is that a…
I live in Valencia, Spain, where flooding has taken over 100 lives. I can hardly believe what’s happened here.
Jesús Lucero Ezquerro says he saw Valencia’s streets covered in water and mud. I’ve lived in Valencia for four years. Everything seemed normal on Monday — literally, nothing happened. But at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, things started getting ugly in most of the province. It was starting to rain and get very windy. Around 7:30…
Read the pitch decks of 6 startups looking to disrupt dating apps and social networking that have raised millions
A new generation of consumer-social startups is emerging. From social networks focused on getting people to meet IRL to dating apps taking on Tinder or Hinge, some startups are disrupting the digital social scene. Founders of these startups are tackling problems like loneliness, dating app fatigue, and general dissatisfaction with the current social-media incumbents. Meet…
Sherwin-Williams: Everything you need to know about the neighborhood paint store that made it to the DJIA
Sherwin-Williams will join the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Your neighborhood paint company just made it to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is one of the oldest stock market indexes. It includes 30 of the most influential and capitalized companies in the US economy. S&P Dow Jones Indices announced on Friday…
China lost 36% of its billionaires to years of economic troubles and crackdowns
Zhang Yiming, founder and global CEO of ByteDance, is China’s richest person with a personal wealth of $49.3 billion, according to an annual rich list by Hurun. The number of China’s billionaires has dropped by a third since 2021, according to an annual rich list, as difficulties for the country’s economy and government crackdowns took…
‘The Diplomat’ season 2 finale completely shakes up Kate’s bid for the vice presidency
Keri Russell as Kate Wyler in “The Diplomat.” Netflix’s “The Diplomat” is a blisteringly fun political drama that leans into the melodrama of international politics — and like in its first season, season two concludes with yet another cliffhanger season finale. The series follows “The Americans” star Keri Russell’s Ambassador Kate Wyler, a brash career…
Chloë Grace Moretz addresses her sexuality for the first time as she endorses Kamala Harris
Chloë Grace Moretz. Chloë Grace Moretz opened up about her sexuality in an Instagram post in which she endorsed Kamala Harris ahead of Tuesday’s presidential election. The 27-year-old actor, best known for her roles in “Kick-Ass,” “Carrie,” and “The Equalizer,” took to social media on Saturday to announce that she had voted for the Democratic…
I completed 2 degrees while working as a Singapore Airlines flight attendant. I missed out on some perks of the job, but it was worth it.
Abby Ooi completed her master’s in counseling while flying for Singapore Airlines. At 18, I moved from Malaysia to Singapore with $230 and a career plan. I wanted to become a flight attendant — something I had fantasized about since I was young. My mom raised my two older brothers and me alone. Growing up,…
The US is on the cusp of a lithium boom to loosen China’s grip on EVs
The Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron mine site in Nevada. The US is on the cusp of a lithium boom after years of laying the groundwork for an electric-vehicle supply chain that doesn’t rely on China. Within the past month, the Biden administration has approved the Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron mine in Nevada and loaned $2.6 billion to…
