Tuesday, July 11

Mark Zuckerberg's new Threads app has reached over 100 million users within just five days of its launch, which is a huge feat for the rising competitor to Twitter. That also puts it on track to surpass Twitter's user count in just a matter of weeks, maybe even days. Threads poses as a huge threat to the social media company now owned by Elon Musk, which has already been in decline for a few months now. After unreliability at Twitter, many users have moved to Meta's Threads, including many celebrities and over 100 US lawmakers.

On another note, floods are plaguing many areas around the world, including the Northeastern US, India, and Japan. The US states of New York and Vermont are experiencing huge flash floods and heavy rain, killing one person as they were swept away. The water has washed away roads, bridges, cars, and even entire houses in some areas. Meanwhile, in India and Japan, rain and mudslides are the issue. In India's monsoon season, heavy rains are common, but these are unprecedented. Torrential rains have closed schools, washed away roads, buildings, people, everything. Many crops have been destroyed as well, leading prices to rise over 400% in some areas. Lastly, in Japan, floods and landslides have killed at least six people in what some residents call the 'heaviest rains ever.' Again, roads and buildings have been washed away, and scientists warn that these severe weather events will only get worse due to climate change.