Mark Zuckerberg’s New Social Network Just Crossed 500 Million Users–and Put X on Notice

Meta says that Threads has crossed 500 million monthly active users, giving Mark Zuckerberg’s three-year-old X rival a scale ...

X now offers an MCP server to make its platform easier for AI tools to use

X has launched a hosted MCP server, making it easier for developers to connect AI applications with the company’s API.

Threads adds translation to Live Chats and expands chat creation to more users

Threads is rolling out several updates to Live Chats, including translation support, new moderation tools, and expanded ...
InfoQ

Enhancing Reliability Using Service-Level Prioritized Load Shedding at Netflix

The speakers discuss Netflix’s architecture for surviving extreme traffic spikes. They explain the mechanics of prioritized ...
TechSpot

Meta is using old DDR4 memory in DDR5-only AI servers to save on hardware costs

Cutting corners: Faced with rising memory costs, Meta says it is reusing old DDR4 RAM in its servers rather than buying new hardware. The company revealed this week that it is repurposing DDR4 memory ...