Meta is now showing a carousel of suggested Threads on Instagram to bump up engagement

August 31, 2023
Meta is continuously experimenting with features to bump up engagement on Threads, which has fallen off after the initial rush of excitement and installs. In the latest test, the company is showing a carousel of suggested Threads posts on the Instagram app. As noted by many users across the world, Instagram is now showing a […]

Threads’ web launch did little to bring in more users, new data suggests

August 31, 2023
Instagram Threads users had been clamoring for a fully functional web version of the Meta-owned Twitter alternative since the app’s July debut. But last week’s release of the anticipated web app on August 22nd appears to have little significant impact on Threads’ usage, new data indicates. In the U.S., Threads’ website traffic jumped up by […]

LogicMonitor customers hit by hackers, because of default passwords

August 31, 2023
Some customers of the network security company LogicMonitor have been hacked due to the use of default passwords, TechCrunch has learned. A LogicMonitor spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch that there’s “a security incident” affecting some of the company’s customers. “We are currently addressing a security incident that has affected a small number of our customers. We […]