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Not everyone is thrilled with Threads’ DMs

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2026-02-04 05:30:42

Earlier this week, Instagram Threads launched what the company said was its most-requested feature to date: direct messages, also known as DMs. However, the company is now facing a bit of a user backlash over the addition, as users, primarily women, are arguing that there should be a way to opt out of DMs entirely, citing harassment concerns. Although DMs are a part of other social networks similar to Threads, including X, Bluesky, Mastodon, and others, some Threads users appreciated that they

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Peasant Railgun

news.ycombinator.com Sawyer Bohannan 2026-02-04 18:05:05

Peasants Celebrating Twelfth Night by David Teniers the Younger, oil on canvas. You may have been scrolling through the r/dnd or r/dndmemes subreddits when you scrolled past a comment containing the phrase “Peasant Railgun”, and if you were like me, instantly became confused. So my dear and sweet reader, I have taken it upon myself to find the answer to the question: What is a Peasant Railgun? What is the Peasant Railgun? During the tail-end of the 2008 financial crisis, 1d4chan released a po

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Shonen Jump’s Comics App Now Lets You Read as Much Manga as You Want

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2026-02-05 00:30:20

Shonen Jump’s manga reading app has long been one of the best deals in digital comics—free recent chapters, speedy turnaround on official translations of some of the biggest manga in the world, and access to a vault spreading across some of the biggest series in comics for $3 a month. But now the app is removing one particular hurdle that makes it even better. This week Shonen Jump announced in an email to subscribers that it was removing its 100-chapter-a-day reading limit from the app, which

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AI voice startup ElevenLabs pushes global expansion as it gears up for an IPO

cnbc.com Ryan Browne 2026-02-05 20:16:14

Founded in 2022, ElevenLabs is an AI voice generation startup based in London. It competes with the likes of Speechmatics and Hume AI. LONDON — ElevenLabs, a London-based startup that specializes in generating synthetic voices through artificial intelligence, has revealed plans to be IPO-ready within five years. The company told CNBC it is targeting major global expansion as it prepares for an initial public offering. "We expect to build more hubs in Europe, Asia and South America, and just k

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Two years in, Apple is now officially on Threads

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-02-06 05:07:49

It took a minute, but Apple has at last activated its official Threads account. And thanks to its massive Instagram presence, it instantly picked up nearly 5 million followers. Today’s move comes well after several Apple-related accounts joined Instagram’s alternative to X right out of the gate. Apple Music, Apple News, Apple Books, Shazam, and Beats by Dre were among the first to show up shortly after Threads launched in mid-2023, but the main @apple account remained absent until now. Instant

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Azure API vulnerability and roles misconfiguration compromise corporate networks

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-07 18:59:55

TL;DR Token Security researchers have discovered several Azure built-in roles that are misconfigured to be over-privileged - they grant more permissions than intended by Azure. In addition, we discovered another vulnerability in the Azure API that allows attackers to leak VPN keys. Combined, these two issues create a new attack chain that lets a weak user gain access to both internal cloud assets and on-premises networks. In this report, we detail the research process that led to the discove

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Wallpaper Wednesday: More great phone wallpapers for all to share (July 2)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-08 05:30:01

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday! In this weekly roundup, we’ll give you a handful of Android wallpapers you can download and use on your phone, tablet, or even your laptop/PC. The images will come from folks here at Android Authority as well as our readers. All are free to use and come without watermarks. File formats are JPG and PNG, and we’ll provide images in both landscape and portrait modes, so they’ll be optimized for various screens. For the newest wall

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Threads gets its own DMs as app distances itself from Instagram

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2026-02-09 05:00:00

Instagram Threads is rolling out users’ most-requested feature to date: the ability to message people directly, without having to switch to another app, like Instagram. The company said direct messages (DMs) will begin rolling out to users globally beginning on Tuesday, alongside a new visual element called highlighter. The latter will emphasize interesting perspectives and conversations, Meta says, starting with Trending Topics. At launch, Threads DMs offer a basic set of features. They’ll su

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You Can Finally Use This Very Basic Threads Feature

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-09 23:00:05

Better late than never? Threads, Meta's answer to X (formerly Twitter) and Bluesky, was launched almost two years ago in July 2023, and saw immediate rapid signups after piggybacking off Instagram's user base. Despite being around for that long, it's just now giving us the ability to direct message other users. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg teased the new feature earlier this month as it was rolling out in beta. "We're starting to test DMs on Threads. If you get access to this -- slide through!" Zuc

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Threads officially rolls out standalone DMs and debuts visual highlights

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-02-10 05:00:55

Meta just took another step in its belated but very welcome push to detach Threads from its Instagram roots. Starting today, the app is officially rolling out its own direct messaging system and a new visual highlights feature. Here’s how they work. Both updates mark the second anniversary of the app, which was officially launched on July 5th, 2024. And alongside the announcement, Threads also shared an interesting, but completely unsurprising fact, pointing to its increasingly independent futu

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Two years later, Meta is making DMs on Threads official

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-10 05:00:56

Meta announced just a couple weeks ago that it would finally start testing a dedicated inbox for direct messages on Threads. Now, it's making the feature official and rolling out DMs to everyone. As with the earlier test, the update will add a messaging tab to the Threads app where users can access the inbox and exchange DMs with mutuals. Meta says that initially people will only be able to send messages to users who already follow them or mutual followers from Instagram, though it plans to rol

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Threads now has DMs

theverge.com Emma Roth 2026-02-10 05:00:00

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Threads has officially launched direct messaging for everyone. You can now privately message other users on the Meta-owned X rival, though Threads will only allow DMs between your followers or mutual followers on Instagram to start. You can send a DM on Threads by selecting the envelope icon in the toolbar at the bottom of your screen in the app. F

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Threads launches its own DM inbox, as app moves further away from Instagram

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2026-02-10 10:59:00

Instagram Threads is rolling out users’ most-requested feature to date: the ability to message people directly, without having to switch to another app, like Instagram. The company said direct messages (DMs) will begin rolling out to users globally beginning on Tuesday, alongside a new visual element called highlighter. The latter will emphasize interesting perspectives and conversations, Meta says, starting with Trending Topics. At launch, Threads DMs offer a basic set of features. They’ll su

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The best ereaders for 2025

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-11 06:01:25

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . The best ereaders can pack an entire bookcase into a device that fits in your pocket. You might also prefer reading on one of these devices than reading on a phone or tablet thanks to the E Ink screen and paper-like display that’s easier on your eyes than an LCD or OLED screen. Plus, t

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The Morning After: Don’t let an AI run a vending machine

engadget.com Self-Published Authors Are Concerned About Their Livelihoods. 2026-02-11 11:15:16

Hey, you know those politicians and captains of industry who tell us AI will be running the world in a few years’ time? Turns out one of the most sophisticated models currently in use can’t even operate a vending machine without screwing things up . Anthropic has released findings of a test where it put a chatbot in charge of a “store” (really, some baskets, a small refrigerator and a payment terminal in its office). The ‘bot was told to run the store at a profit, and was in charge of everything

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Unhooking from Amazon Ebooks

news.ycombinator.com Remy Sharp 2026-02-13 22:52:02

Over the years we, as a family, have been moving our purchases away from Amazon, except in one single place: Kindle ebooks. For me it's that I'm incapable of reading physical books (but my kindle unlocked my reading), and with a Kindle, I was limited as to where I buy my books. When I read that it was relatively easy to jailbreak all the Kindle models I used this as my opportunity to move to buying epub books and hopefully more of that money goes to the authors (in an ideal world…). Here's how

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The Great Illusion: When We Believed BeOS Would Save the World

news.ycombinator.com .Wp_Post_Author_Widget .Wp-Post-Author-Meta .Awpa-Display-Name 2026-02-13 18:54:05

A nostalgic dive into the Hacker News thread that in 2015 reminded us how beautiful we were when we dreamed in multithreading Once upon a time, in a galaxy not so far away called “the ’90s,” we still believed that the future of computing would be decided based on pure technical merit. What naivety! It was an era when an operating system could make you fall in love at first boot, when opening four videos simultaneously without hiccups seemed more magical than pulling a rabbit from a hat. BeOS wa

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This tiny Gmail change will make it easier to manage your inbox on Android

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-13 20:42:54

Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority TL;DR Gmail for Android is testing a new “mark as read” button directly within its notifications, letting users manage their inbox without opening the app. The feature appears to be undergoing A/B testing with a small number of users, as it’s not widely available despite being on the latest app version. This potential addition would bring Gmail’s Android app in line with its iOS counterpart and other email clients that already offer this convenient shortcut

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You can now mute words just on Threads, and even set a 30-day timer

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-02-14 20:15:07

It looks like Meta is finally treating Threads as its own app, rather than just an Instagram sidekick. After rolling out a standalone DMs system, Threads is now getting its own mute lists, along with something new (and very welcome): temporary filters that expire automatically. No Instagram strings attached In a post this week, Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced a revamped “Hidden Words” feature for Threads that includes its own independent word filters. Until now, muting a word on Threads

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A New Threads Feature Saves You From Seeing and Posting Spoilers: Here's How It Works

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-14 20:18:18

Social media can accidentally spoil a streaming movie or show for those who haven't yet watched it. Threads, the popular social media platform from Meta, now has a new feature that could save you from spoiling your next watch. The new feature allows users to mark media and text posts as spoilers. If it's a photo, the spoiler will then appear blurred in feeds, and text will be grayed out. Clicking on both types makes the spoiler visible. Netflix and Marvel are the first major studios to use the

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The Download: how to clean up AI data centers, and weight-loss drugs’ side effects

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2026-02-16 05:10:00

In a sandy industrial lot outside Reno, Nevada, rows of battery packs that once propelled electric vehicles are now powering a small AI data center. Redwood Materials, one of the US’s largest battery recycling companies, showed off this array of energy storage modules, sitting on cinder blocks and wrapped in waterproof plastic, during a press tour at its headquarters on June 26. The event marked the launch of the company's new business line, Redwood Energy, which will initially repurpose (

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Threads now has a better word filter than Instagram

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2026-02-16 05:39:00

Threads has taken another step towards decoupling from Instagram by introducing its own word blocking filters. Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced on Thursday that the Hidden Words setting on Threads includes “newly added custom filters to block words, phrases, and emojis in batches, with optional time limits.” A previous version of Hidden Words was tied to Instagram, meaning you could only mute the same words and phrases across both platforms. This change enables users to tailor what they wa

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Threads now has a Hidden Words setting that's separate from Instagram

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-17 20:41:37

This lets users filter out phrases they don't want to see in feeds, searches, profiles and replies. Threads and Instagram are continuing to decouple. Meta's social network has updated its Hidden Words setting to make it separate from Instagram. Prior to this update, users had one global Hidden Words setting that impacted both platforms. For the uninitiated, the Hidden Words setting lets users filter out stuff they don't want to see. The setting can be applied to posts, feeds, searches, profile

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Threads now lets you manage Hidden Words separately from Instagram, set time limits

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2026-02-18 00:57:46

Threads, Meta’s competitor to X, now has its own Hidden Words setting that operates separately from Instagram. The feature allows you to filter out posts that contain words, phrases, or emojis you don’t want to see in feeds, search, profiles, and replies. Previously, Hidden Words was tied to Instagram, so the filters that you entered would be applied to content on both platforms. Now, you can create a separate list of Hidden Words on Threads to further personalize the content that you see on th

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RSS Server Side Reader

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-18 12:11:52

I like the idea of RSS, but none of the RSS readers stuck with me, until I implemented one of my own, using a somewhat unusual technique. There’s at least one other person using this approach now, so let’s write this down. Let me start with a quick rundown of RSS, as the topic can be somewhat confusing. I am by no means an expert; my perspective is amateur. The purpose of RSS is to allow blog authors to inform the readers when a new post comes out. It is, first and foremost, a notification mec

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Deep Down the Rabbit Hole: Bash, OverlayFS, and a 30-Year-Old Surprise

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-20 21:43:59

Deep Down the Rabbit Hole: Bash, OverlayFS, and a 30-Year-Old Surprise This blog post recounts a recent debugging session that uncovered a surprising set of issues involving Bash, getcwd() , and OverlayFS. What began as a simple customer bug report evolved into a deep dive worth sharing. Initial Bug Report A customer reported that OpenSSH scp failed after switching to OverlayFS. We found the following error in the logs: shell-init: error retrieving current directory: \ getcwd: cannot access

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Getting ready to issue IP address certificates

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-21 00:21:45

We're almost ready to issue certificates for IP address SANs from Let's Encrypt's production environment. They'll only be available under the shortlived profile (which has a 6-day validity period), and that profile will remain allowlist-only for a while. Please note: We have more work to do before we're ready to launch this feature for the public. We don't yet have a timeline, and aren't ready to accept allowlist requests. Here's a sample staging certificate, and a site using it: Please speak

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Wallpaper Wednesday: More great phone wallpapers for all to share (June 25)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-21 20:30:52

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday! In this weekly roundup, we’ll give you a handful of Android wallpapers you can download and use on your phone, tablet, or even your laptop/PC. The images will come from folks here at Android Authority as well as our readers. All are free to use and come without watermarks. File formats are JPG and PNG, and we’ll provide images in both landscape and portrait modes, so they’ll be optimized for various screens. For the newest wall

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Basic Facts about GPUs

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-24 09:15:12

Basic facts about GPUs last updated: 2025-06-18 I’ve been trying to get a better sense of how GPUs work. I’ve read a lot online, but the following posts were particularly helpful: This post collects various facts I learned from these resources. Acknowledgements: Thanks to Alex McKinney for comments on independent thread scheduling. Table of Contents Compute and memory hierarchy A GPU’s design creates an imbalance since it can compute much faster than it can access its main memory. An NVID

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The Download: the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s first pictures, and reframing privacy

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2026-02-27 10:10:00

The first spectacular images taken by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have been released for the world to peruse: a panoply of iridescent galaxies and shimmering nebulas. Much has been written about the observatory’s grand promise: to revolutionize our understanding of the cosmos by revealing a once-hidden population of far-flung galaxies, erupting stars, interstellar objects, and elusive planets. And thanks to its unparalleled technical prowess, few doubted its ability to make good on that. Bu

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Latest Tech News

Not everyone is thrilled with Threads’ DMs

Peasant Railgun

Shonen Jump’s Comics App Now Lets You Read as Much Manga as You Want

AI voice startup ElevenLabs pushes global expansion as it gears up for an IPO

Two years in, Apple is now officially on Threads

Azure API vulnerability and roles misconfiguration compromise corporate networks

Wallpaper Wednesday: More great phone wallpapers for all to share (July 2)

Threads gets its own DMs as app distances itself from Instagram

You Can Finally Use This Very Basic Threads Feature

Threads officially rolls out standalone DMs and debuts visual highlights

Two years later, Meta is making DMs on Threads official

Threads now has DMs

Threads launches its own DM inbox, as app moves further away from Instagram

The best ereaders for 2025

The Morning After: Don’t let an AI run a vending machine

Unhooking from Amazon Ebooks

The Great Illusion: When We Believed BeOS Would Save the World

This tiny Gmail change will make it easier to manage your inbox on Android

You can now mute words just on Threads, and even set a 30-day timer

A New Threads Feature Saves You From Seeing and Posting Spoilers: Here's How It Works

The Download: how to clean up AI data centers, and weight-loss drugs’ side effects

Threads now has a better word filter than Instagram

Threads now has a Hidden Words setting that's separate from Instagram

Threads now lets you manage Hidden Words separately from Instagram, set time limits

RSS Server Side Reader

Deep Down the Rabbit Hole: Bash, OverlayFS, and a 30-Year-Old Surprise

Getting ready to issue IP address certificates

Wallpaper Wednesday: More great phone wallpapers for all to share (June 25)

Basic Facts about GPUs

The Download: the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s first pictures, and reframing privacy

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