Meta Platforms’ Twitter rival Threads crossed 100 million sign-ups within five days of launch, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, dethroning ChatGPT as the fastest-growing online platform to hit the milestone. Threads has been setting records for user growth since its launch on Wednesday, with celebrities, politicians, and other newsmakers joining the platform. “That’s mostly…

NR | 1h 20min | Documentary, Technology, Nature | 09 June 2023 (USA/Mexico) Back in April, I reviewed two documentaries (“Matter out of Place” and “River”) for the Epoch Times. Each focused on ecology, climate change, and the supreme lack of urgency we humans possess in doing anything to rectify these “sky is falling” issues. Both movies also featured next to…

A Russian law firm on Friday said it had filed a lawsuit against U.S. tech giant Apple seeking 90 million rubles ($1.28 million) in damages for consumers affected by Apple withdrawing its payment service from Russia. Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Law firm Chernyshov, Lukoyanov & Partners said Apple had…

Loup Funds analysts Gene Munster and Doug Clinton said Monday that Spotify Technology SA is going to be “just fine” in the end despite the raging controversy over Joe Rogan and the COVID-19 pandemic. What Happened The two Loup analysts took note of artists such as Neil Young taking issue with comments made on Spotify’s…

BENGALURU—U.S. ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Ltd said on Thursday it would roll out a feature that will allow users in India to book rides via messaging service WhatsApp. The move could help Uber tap into the more than 500 million user base of Meta Platforms-owned WhatsApp in India. “Starting this week, we are rolling out…

Tesla Inc. shares fell 7.5 percent in premarket trading on Monday as investors prepared for its chief Elon Musk’s proposed sale of about a tenth of his holdings in the electric-car maker following his Twitter poll. Musk, Tesla’s chief executive officer and the world’s richest person, tweeted on Saturday that he would offload 10 percent…

American Express Co. reported a higher profit that topped Wall Street estimates for the fourth straight quarter, as higher usage of its cards, particularly by millennial and Gen Z customers, fueled a strong recovery in overall spending. After months of stagnation, credit-card issuers like AmEx are starting to see a turnaround in spending with resumption…

STOCKHOLM—Spotify Technology SA beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter revenue on Wednesday, as the music streaming company reported a 20 percent jump in paid subscribers for its premium service driven by demand in Europe and North America. While Europe and North America accounted for more than half of its monthly active users (MAUs), the pandemic…