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World Service,10 Jul 2023,26 mins

Threads app signs up 100m users in less than a week

World Business Report

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Threads, the social media app aimed at rivalling Twitter, has signed up more than 100 million users in less than five days. The platform, launched by Instagram-owner Meta, has beaten a record set by Open AI's ChatGPT app. China’s consumer inflation rate was flat in June while factory-gate prices fell further, causing alarms about deflation risks and adding to speculation about potential economic stimulus. Could countries be soon mining the seabed? A meeting of The International Seabed Authority started on Monday to try and hammer out a global code for exactly that. (Picture: The Threads application displayed on a mobile device on 08 July, 2023. Source: Getty Images)

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