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Half a billion people are using Threads every month
Threads has surpassed 500 million monthly active users, Meta announced on Tuesday, hitting the milestone just shy of the platform's third birthday. Threads got off to a hot start in 2023, reaching...
Meta’s Threads app now has half a billion monthly users
Almost three years in, Meta's X competitor is still growing.
Kodak’s collectible Charmera camera is getting new Y2K-inspired designs
Despite being an objectively terrible digital camera, the Kodak Charmera has been incredibly popular thanks to a cheap price tag and several fun retro designs inspired by the iconic 1987 single-use...
The hidden factory farms behind America’s pet snake boom
You might have particular feelings about snakes, but for millions of Americans they’re a member of the household. And their popularity as pets has only been growing: From 2018 to 2024, the number of...
Trump just found the worst way to regulate AI
President Donald Trump speaks during a proclamation signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House on June 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. | Alex Wong/Getty Images In a sense, Anthropic CEO...
After resurrecting an iconic PC brand, Commodore is getting into flip phones
It won’t be for everyone, but there’s something delightful about the retro look. | Photo: Commodore When Christian Simpson, a retro gaming YouTuber also known as Peri Fractic, bought the remains of...
Justice Department backs xAI in NAACP lawsuit over data center pollution
xAI has some powerful friends, and they're asking the court to dismiss NAACP's lawsuit.
Inside the fight over Claude Mythos 5
As the rest of the country celebrated the USA's first World Cup win and the New York Knicks championship, Anthropic spent its weekend fighting the Trump administration over its latest model release....
Facebook’s new AI Mode search gets its info from public posts
Your public Facebook posts could help inform AI-generated results in Meta's new AI Mode. When you search on Facebook, the "AI Mode" option will appear alongside the usual search modes like "People"...
Xbox is closing down Hellblade creator Ninja Theory
Xbox is closing down Ninja Theory, the studio behind the Hellblade series, a source tells The Verge. Staffers were told on a call on Monday about the closure, but they are hoping the studio will...