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Reece Rogers Gear Jul 8, 2023 7:00 AM How to Find Your Twitter Friends on Threads Want to reconnect with people and grow your clout on Threads? Here are a few tips to help you get started. Photograph: twomeows/Getty Images Save this story Save Save this story Save So what …

Johanna Chisholm Business Jul 8, 2023 2:00 AM Ukraine's Botanists Risked Their Lives for a Priceless Collection When the war came to Kherson, a small group of scientists ventured into the ruined city to rescue a unique herbarium. Photograph: Getty Images Ukraine: 500 Days of Resistance How a nation is …

Gregory Barber Business Jul 7, 2023 9:00 AM Can Twitter Alternatives Escape the Enshittification Trap? People have flocked to Bluesky and Threads. But the new platforms risk repeating a pattern that has caused social media giants to turn against their own users. Photograph: wragg/Getty Images Save this story Save Save …

Critically endangered North Atlantic right whales arrived in the Gulf of St. Lawrence later than usual in 2023 and then showed up in places they've never been seen before, according to fishermen, scientists and Canadian fisheries managers. 'What we saw this year was totally different compared to other years' Critically …

An Amherstburg, Ont., company is making a buzz in the market after years of breeding millions of bugs. Bugs are sold to greenhouses to manage other unwanted pests You can smell the bees before you see them. Mixed between honey and pollen, the scent is overwhelmingly sweet as it wafts …

As human-caused climate change cranks up the heat in Canada, it’s also likely to lead to more humid days, changing life for many in Western Canada and posing a threat to regions that aren’t adapted to muggy, sweltering weather. Heat and humidity can be a dangerous mix and climate change …

By Caitlin Harrington Business Jul 7, 2023 8:00 AM ChatGPT Is Reshaping Crowd Work Although some workers shun chatbot help, platforms are adopting policies or technology to deter use of AI—potentially making crowd work more difficult. Illustration: James Marshall; Getty Images Save this story Save Save this story Save We …

Reece Rogers Security Jul 6, 2023 7:46 PM How Threads’ Privacy Policy Compares to Twitter’s (and Its Rivals’) Here’s what personal data is collected by Meta’s Threads, as well as by Twitter, Bluesky, Mastodon, Spill, and Hive Social. Photograph: AHMET YARALI/Getty Images Save this story Save Save this story Save …

Lily Hay Newman Security Jul 6, 2023 2:53 PM Don't Join Threads—Make Threads Join You Meta’s Twitter alternative promises that it will work with decentralized platforms, giving you greater control of your data. You can hold the company to that—if you don't sign up. Photograph: STEFANI REYNOLDS/Getty Images Save this …

Amanda Hoover Business Jul 6, 2023 1:52 PM How Threads Could Kill Twitter Meta’s microblogging app is intuitive, has already been downloaded by millions of people, and has other advantages over Twitter’s would-be rivals. Photograph: Don Farrall/Getty Images Save this story Save Save this story Save The announcement of Threads, …