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Threads is exploring games in chats, beginning with a basketball game. A spokesperson for Meta confirmed to TechCrunch that the company is internally prototyping the game and that it’s not available ...

Aqara is introducing a new presence sensor that is a natural addition for HomeKit users who want reliable automations without the need for a camera. The new Aqara FP300 combines mmWave presence ...

Meta Platforms Inc.’s Threads will launch podcast previews, or the ability to upload snippets of shows that play directly in user feeds, as part of a broader effort to encourage podcasters and their ...

UPDATE: Oct. 30, 2025, 5:32 p.m. Meta confirmed to Mashable that Threads ghost posts appeared in web searches after the 24-hour expiration period and that the issue had been fixed as of Oct. 30. "We ...

The latest update to Meta’s Threads app brings the option to post disappearing content, a feature already familiar to users of other social platforms. But Threads adds its own flavor to the concept, ...

Threads launched a new feature that allows for more expression. “Ghost posts” let you post disappearing content to Threads that automatically vanishes from everyone’s feed 24 hours later, just like ...

Meta’s Threads app is leaning into impermanence. Starting Monday, the platform is rolling out “ghost posts,” a new post format for sharing fleeting thoughts that automatically disappear after 24 hours ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The N1 wireless chip brings Thread to the iPad Pro for the first time (officially). The N1 wireless chip brings ...

Following the rollout of one-on-one direct messages on Threads last July, Meta is now adding support for group DMs and expanding the messaging feature (including groups) to users in the EU. Here’s how ...

It took two years for Threads to get messaging, but you thankfully don't have to wait that long to be able to start group DMs. Meta has started rolling out group chats for the app, which lets you add ...

Abstract: The Java programming language, in its long-term support version 21 (released in September 2023), introduced Java virtual threads (prior to version 21, this was a prototype solution). While ...