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A new report shows that when it comes to social media usage, an app from Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) is seeing strong daily user growth, while X from Elon Musk's xAI is falling behind. Here's the latest in the battle for users on social media. • Meta Platforms shares are showing limited...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) has released its list of the most downloaded apps in the United States for 2025. The list is dominated by artificial intelligence and social media. Billionaire Elon Musk probably won't be a fan of the list with his companies left off and rivals topping the year. Apple's Most...

When Elon Musk talks about making X the "everything app" and Mark Zuckerberg rebrands Threads as the calmer corner of the internet, Donald Trump's Truth Social has taken a sharper turn — it's literally turning belief into a tradable asset. The announcement led to a surge in its parent company Trump...

Billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg almost ended up in a cage fight over their competing social media platforms. Musk may not want to look at the latest metrics from X rival Threads, or he could be proposing a cage match again. What Happened: Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) launched Threads...

In the world of social media apps, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) dominates with Facebook and Instagram, which have about three billion users daily. The company's newest platform, Threads, is also gaining subscribers fast. What Happened: Threads, a potential rival to platforms like X and Bluesky, had...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and owner of X, have feuded for several years after Musk left OpenAI’s board in 2018, the company he co-founded. Several lawsuits later, the San Francisco-based AI start-up is exploring creating a social media competitor to Musk’s X....

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is set to introduce advertisements on its social media platform, Threads. The ads will initially be rolled out in the United States and Japan, starting with a select group of brands, according to a post by Instagram boss Adam Mosseri. What Happened: Mosseri...

Mark Zuckerberg has publicly praised former Meta Platforms Inc‘s (NASDAQ:META) COO Sheryl Sandberg despite reports suggesting he held her responsible for the company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) program. What Happened: Zuckerberg took to Threads...

Entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban has been an outspoken critic of Elon Musk and the X social media platform. In a recent interview, Cuban shares what sets Bluesky apart from X and why he's spending more time there. Why Cuban Loves Bluesky: Alternate platforms to X, formerly known as Twitter,...

On Monday, Meta Platforms, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that Instagram's Threads has reached a milestone of 100 million daily active users. What Happened: Taking to Threads, Zuckerberg said that Meta's Twitter rival now boasts 300 million monthly active users, an increase from 275...

Instagram head Adam Mosseri raised concerns about the growing challenge of distinguishing between real and AI-generated images on social media platforms. What Happened: In a series of posts on Threads on Sunday, Mosseri highlighted the need for social media platforms to provide more context to help...

The stock market experienced a wave of optimism on Wednesday, driven by the latest inflation report. The Nasdaq 100 surged 1.7%, achieving a new record high, while the S&P 500 climbed 0.8%. This bullish sentiment was fueled by expectations of a 25-basis-point rate cut at the upcoming Federal...

Several applications across the Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) family of products began experiencing problems on Wednesday. Meta said it is aware of the issue, but several apps are still down at the time of writing. What Happened: Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp were down for thousands...

Social media platform Threads, which is a part of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) is rolling out new search tools as it looks to compete with X and fast-growing competitor Bluesky. What Happened: Threads, which like Bluesky, has been trending and gaining new subscribers as people look for alternatives...

The social media landscape saw major shakeups following Elon Musk‘s acquisition of Twitter in 2022. Meta Platforms Inc‘s (NASDAQ:META) Threads and former Twitter entity Bluesky quickly positioned itself as rivals to Musk’s controversial platform. Two years on, where does the...