Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. As a smart home user, you've probably heard multiple mentions of Thread, Zigbee, and Matter from different companies, and seen all three names ...

Thread is a protocol designed to connect smart home devices in a wireless mesh network. It works much like Wi-Fi but requires less power. With Thread, devices from any manufacturer can create a ...

While X is still the microblogging champion in web browsers, multiple reports are making Threads' ascent seem durable and convincing. Reading time 2 minutes Say what you will about the social media ...

If you use Threads, you’ve probably seen topic tags, which users can add to posts when they want to reach more people interested in that same subject. Today, Meta is combining topic tags with its ...

Instagram Threads, Meta’s X rival that now has over 400 million monthly active users, is officially launching a new feature that could redefine how its app is used: Communities. On Thursday, Meta said ...

Meta is finally fixing how threads work on its social network Threads. Prior to this, there was no real way to know how long a thread was or even if a post was part of a longer discussion. The company ...

Nearly two years after launching Threads, Meta is finally giving in to users on one of the most requested features for the service: direct messaging. The company is beginning to test a dedicated inbox ...

Since deciding to stop using X (it’s no longer the Twitter I knew and loved for a long time), I’ve been testing out various alternatives. And for me, there are two clear front-runners: Bluesky and ...

Meta today announced that it is adding several new web features to the Threads social network, as well as officially relocating the website to a new domain. Threads is migrating from Threads.net to ...