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Last week, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, released Threads, a social media platform to compete with Twitter. In just 16 hours, Threads was downloaded more than 30 million times.

Mike Isaac, who covers tech companies and Silicon Valley for The Times, explains how Twitter became so vulnerable and discusses the challenges Meta faces to create a less toxic alternative.

Guest: Mike...

We look into the company’s weird new future with Times tech reporter Kate Conger. Plus, how Apple is single-handedly deciding the future of the digital economy, and a social media death watch. 

Guest today:

• Kate Conger, a technology reporter in the San Francisco bureau of The New York Times

Additional resources: 

• Elon Musk has closed the $44 billion deal to own Twitter.
• In the lead up to...

We look into the company’s weird new future with Times tech reporter Kate Conger. Plus, how Apple is single-handedly deciding the future of the digital economy, and a social media death watch. 

Guest today:

• Kate Conger, a technology reporter in the San Francisco bureau of The New York Times

Additional resources: 

• Elon Musk has closed the $44 billion deal to...