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Meta prepares AI-powered chatbots in attempt to retain users
1Aug By adminNo Comments
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Meta prepares AI-powered chatbots in attempt to retain users

[ad_1] Meta Platforms is preparing to launch a range of artificial intelligence (AI) powered chatbots that exhibit different personalities as soon as September, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.Meta has been designing prototypes for chatbots that can have humanlike discussions with its users, as the company attempts to boost its engagement with its social media platforms, according to the report, citing people with knowledge of the plans. The Menlo Park, California-based social media giant is even exploring a chatbot that speaks like Abraham Lincoln and another that advises on travel options in the style of a surfer, the report added. The purpose of these chatbots will be to provide a new search function as well as offer recommendations. The report comes as Meta executives are fo...
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Twitter challenger Threads struggles for traction
23Jul By adminNo Comments
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Twitter challenger Threads struggles for traction

[ad_1] After a wildly successful first few days, Threads popularity has waned in the weeks since Meta launched its challenge to Twitter, which lives on despite its problems.The average amount of time people spend on Threads daily has plummeted more than 75 percent since the platform made a rock star debut on July 6, according to data from Sensor Tower, a market analysis firm. Threads was quickly billed as a potential death knell for Twitter, a platform that has tumbled into chaos under the leadership of mercurial tycoon Elon Musk. The launch saw sign-ups of more than 100 million users in less than five days, smashing the record of AI tool ChatGPT for fastest-growing consumer app and creating relief and excitement amongst early adopters fleeing Twitter."I actually closed down my Twitter ...
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Threads in a tight spot after active users drop 70%
23Jul By adminNo Comments
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Threads in a tight spot after active users drop 70%

[ad_1] Just after receiving a huge response in the world of microblogging, the popularity of Threads seems to be fading away - fast. Instagram's ambitious attempt to compete with Twitter through its app "Threads" is facing significant challenges.Declining ReportsA Forbes report indicates a sharp decline in user engagement of this so-called Twitter killing app. Despite Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's claims of high daily user numbers, the app's daily active users have gone down by a staggering 70 per cent from its peak in early July. It has only 13 million active users currently, down from 44 million from earlier in July. In comparison, Twitter boasts around 200 million daily active users. This decline in user engagement would have come as a nasty shock to Meta especially as the s...
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‘Clone’ or competitor? Users and lawyers compare Twitter and Threads
9Jul By adminNo Comments
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‘Clone’ or competitor? Users and lawyers compare Twitter and Threads

[ad_1] Just how similar is Instagram's chatty new app, Threads, to Twitter?In a cease-and-desist letter earlier this week, Twitter threatened legal action against Instagram parent company Meta over the new text-based app Threads. which it called a “copycat.” Threads has drawn tens of millions of users since launching as the latest rival to Elon Musk's social media platform. Threads creators pushed back on the accusations, and legal experts note that much is still unknown. For now, “it's sort of a big question mark,” Jacob Noti-Victor, an associate professor at Yeshiva University's Cardozo Law School who specializes in intellectual property, told The Associated Press.The people starting to explore Threads, however, are already making their own observations.“People are calling it a Twitte...
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Meta’s Threads App ‘Positive’ Vibe Tested by Users Known for False Claims
9Jul By adminNo Comments
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Meta’s Threads App ‘Positive’ Vibe Tested by Users Known for False Claims

[ad_1] Since Meta Platforms Inc. launched Threads on Wednesday, millions of users have joined the new social platform that promises “positive, productive conversations” — an apparent swipe at the divisive rhetoric that is common on Twitter and other sites.That promise will be more difficult to keep as the app's popularity grows — it's so far drawn 70 million users. That early adopter list includes some connected to the spread of misinformation, disinformation, and hate speech on other sites, according to checks by Bloomberg, confirmed by independent researchers. Already, some of those users are testing the limits of the new app, making false claims about elections, casting doubts on vaccine safety, and hurling slurs at the LGBTQ community. “We're already seeing plenty of high-profile ac...
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Threads, the Twitter rival from Instagram, may launch on July 6; what we know so far
4Jul By adminNo Comments
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Threads, the Twitter rival from Instagram, may launch on July 6; what we know so far

[ad_1] Over the last few months, we have heard about this new Twitter rival app called Threads, which is being built by Instagram. We have seen a couple of leaked screenshots that highlighted that while the visual aesthetics of the platform will be similar to Instagram, the functionality is close to what Twitter offers. Additionally, just like some other Twitter rivals that have emerged recently such as Bluesky and Mastodon, Threads is also likely to be a decentralized platform. And now, reports have revealed that after all the anticipation, the app is likely to launch on July 6, in just two days' time.The report comes from The Verge, which found the App Store listing mentioning that “Threads, an Instagram app” will be available to download on July 6. This information follows the Google...
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Twitter rival Threads leaked on Google Play! Is Instagram set to launch new platform?
2Jul By adminNo Comments
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Twitter rival Threads leaked on Google Play! Is Instagram set to launch new platform?

[ad_1] Instagram is rumoured to launch a Twitter-like text-based social media platform called 'Threads'. And it may have well have previewed it recently. A tipster named Alessandro Paluzzi took to his Twitter handle to announce that Instagram released the Threads app on Google Play Store. He has also shared a link to the Play Store, but the app is not available there any longer. However, Paluzzi also shared some screenshots that purportedly show glimpses of the app.So, how will Threads be different from Twitter? What features will it bring? The biggest change that is expected from Threads is that it will be a "... platform that is sanely run," The Verge quoted a top executive as telling employees. Considering that Twitter has had a roller-coaster ride for years and the same does not see...
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