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Meta’s Twitter rival, Threads, is now under investigation by the US House Judiciary

The US House Judiciary is currently looking into Meta’s Twitter competitor, Threads, and has reportedly requested documentation about content control on the new site from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Threads has surpassed 150 million sign-ups.

According to CNBC, House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has requested information from Zuckerberg “as part of the panel’s ongoing investigation into the policies of tech platforms and their interactions with the Joe Biden administration.”

Jordan stated in the letter that “Threads raises substantial, specific issues since it has been pitched as a competitor of Elon Musk’s Twitter, which has been politically persecuted by the Biden Administration due to Musk’s devotion to free expression.

Despite Meta’s Threads crossing 150 million sign-ups, its daily usage has declined, with users now spending just 10 minutes instead of 20 minutes, a 50% reduction.

Apple will soon launch a foldable MacBook laptop, expected to arrive by 2026

Along with smartphones, the popularity of foldable laptops has also grown. Apple will soon join the list of companies that manufacture foldable laptops. The business will shortly unveil a MacBook with a foldable display.

A source stated that Apple has begun making plans to create a foldable laptop. It is anticipated that the company would soon release a foldable MacBook with a Samsung display. The business has increased its efforts in this regard.

Let us inform you that a Business Korea source suggests that Apple could soon introduce its first laptop with a foldable display. By 2026, the company is anticipated to conduct its official launch.

MrBeast becomes the first person to reach over 1 million followers on Threads App

Jimmy Donaldson, an American YouTuber better known by his stage name Mr. Beast, has made history. On Threads, a brand-new social media platform from Meta, he established a brand-new Guinness World Record.

MrBeast amassed the first 1 million Threads Followers in a matter of hours after uploading the three posts. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg trails him in terms of followers.

The new platform introduced by Meta is called Threads. The app, which is positioned as a Twitter competitor, has amassed an incredible user base of over 30 million in just the first day of availability.

Nothing Phone 2 renders leaked before launch, all pre-order passes sold out on Flipkart

E-commerce partner Flipkart has sold out of pre-order passes for Nothing Phone (2), which will launch in India on July 11. Even before the introduction, many of its unique specifications were exposed.

Just a few days before the debut, the renders for this new phone have now surfaced. The renders of this phone were posted on Twitter by tipper Evan Blass. which shows the phone in both gray and white color options. The render depicts this phone as having a flat display. Also visible on the display is the selfie camera with a punch hole. On the right side, you’ll find the power button, while on the left, you’ll find the volume button.

Regarding the operating system, this next phone will run Nothing OS 2.0. Speaking of the camera, it will have a dual camera arrangement for taking pictures. A 4,700mAh battery will be included with the Nothing Phone 2.

It is anticipated to have a sizable FHD+ 6.7-inch AMOLED display. There will be an under-screen fingerprint scanner for security, and the screen will refresh at 120Hz. Nothing Phone 2 will come with a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor, which will give its users powerful speed, a great battery, and an advanced camera. This phone will include 256GB of internal storage and an 8GB RAM base option. Additionally, 512GB of storage and 12GB of RAM are available.

Meta-owned Twitter rival ‘Threads’ officially launches

Twitter’s rival ‘Threads’, owned by Meta, is now officially live. Android and iOS versions are available in 100 countries.

On Wednesday, Meta formally unveiled Threads, a new program that attempts to offer a venue for online real-time chats, a feature that has long been Twitter’s key selling point.

The appearance and product descriptions of the app are very similar to those of Twitter. Within just two hours of its opening, more than 2 million people signed up.

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“Threads is a new app built by the Instagram team to share text updates and engage in public discussion,” Meta wrote in a blog entry on Wednesday. You can make posts that are up to 500 characters long and log in using your Instagram account. You can also submit links, videos up to five minutes long, and images.

This app will gradually include new features and innovations, making it even more user-friendly for anyone to use.

Social media platform Mastodon sees an increase of 294K in active users

The decentralized social media platform’s active user base “rose” by 2,94,000 over the weekend, according to Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko.

In a Monday blog post, Rochko noted, “So, weekend tally: The number of active users across Mastodon rose by 294K, and posting activity roughly tripled.”

The site reported in March of this year that it has over 10 million registered accounts. In the meantime, the business revealed last week that Mastodon for Android has received an update with a full Material You revamp.

OnePlus Nord CE 3 will be launched on July 5, will be available exclusively from Amazon

The most anticipated smartphone from OnePlus, the Nord 3, will go on sale this week on July 5. The company will also introduce the OnePlus Nord CE 3 in addition to this smartphone. Both smartphones are available for purchase on the online retailer Amazon.com.

Customers who purchase the OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G will get a Fluid AMOLED display. The manufacturer will include a Snapdragon 782G CPU in this smartphone. The Nord CE 3 5G will replace the Nord CE 2, which was a prior version offered by the firm. The Nord CE 3 5G advertisement indicates that it will have a triple camera slot.

The business can release the OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G between Rs 20,000 and Rs 25,000, according to the disclosures that have been made about the smartphone so far.

YouTube is testing a three-strikes policy for people who use ad blockers

YouTube, which is owned by Google, is experimenting with a three-strikes policy for ad blockers.

We are urging users who have ad blockers activated to turn them off or to try YouTube Premium as part of a short experiment we are conducting worldwide. Ad blocker detection is nothing new, and other publishers frequently request that users turn off their ad blocks, according to a YouTube representative.

Along with providing information on the policy’s operation, Youtube also stated that “ad blockers violate YouTube’s Terms of Service.”

Users who are impacted would see “repeated notifications” asking them to approve platform ads. Playback will be temporarily disabled in “extreme cases, where viewers continue to use ad blockers,” the business said.

WhatsApp is rolling out a new video call feature for up to 32 people on Windows Beta

A new capability for making video calls with up to 32 people is being rolled out on the Windows beta version of WhatsApp, which is owned by Meta.

According to WABetaInfo, beta users will get a message inviting them to try phoning their groups.

Previously, Windows could only support audio calls for up to 32 participants. However, the most recent version also allows beta users to video call up to 32 individuals.

The new feature is presently accessible to a small number of beta testers who install the most recent WhatsApp beta for Windows update, and additional users are anticipated to receive it over the next few days, according to the source.

WhatsApp will let you set the duration of the pin to the top of the chat for important messages

According to reports, the messaging service WhatsApp, which is owned by Meta, is developing a new feature for Android beta that will let users control how long messages remain pinned within chats and groups.

According to WABetaInfo, this functionality will provide users the freedom to choose a certain time frame after which the pinned message would be automatically unpinned.

The platform is anticipated to offer three various timeframes, including 24 hours, 7 days, and 30 days. Users may also unpin the currently pinned message at any moment, even before the chosen time period has passed.

Users can utilise the ability to pin essential messages to the top of the conversation, which is a handy feature.

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