Threads by Instagram will get a web version as soon as this week, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal. Earlier this month, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised a web version with better search functionality, and Instagram head Adam Mosseri recently said that one is in testing. Currently, a full version of Threads is only available on iOS and Android, with limited read-only
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- Alibaba's Taotian Group — which includes Taobao and Tmall — is hiring 2,000 fresh graduates this year.
- The hiring spree is part of its drive to recruit 15,000 staffers after two years of regulatory curbs.
- It comes at an opportune time for China's fresh graduates as youth unemployment hit a record high in June.
Alibaba's
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- The year of "global boiling" is here, but warmer seasons in Sweden have created new opportunities for winemakers there.
- Rising temperatures have led to the growing season increasing
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- Russia filed a lawsuit against oligarch Andrey Melnichenko, who is worth $13 billion.
- The lawsuit alleges Melnichenko's purchase of power plant operator Sibeco five years ago was corrupt.
- The state is looking to seize Sibeco amid Putin's call for Russian tycoons to invest at home.
Russia appears to be going ham on its billionaires

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In the sun-drenched land of Australia, where vibrant ecosystems once thrived, a symphony of natural wonder and ecological balance painted the landscape. The eucalyptus-scented breeze, the rustle of leaves, and the gentle gaze of koalas perched high in the trees — all once stood as testaments to the beauty and resilience of Australia's forests. But the echoes of deforestation, the ravages of
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- Huy Fong Foods, the creator of Sriracha chili sauce, announced a shortage in 2022.
- Weather conditions and a lawsuit between Huy Fong and its main supplier may have caused a shortage.
- Now, a bottle of Sriracha can cost up to $23 on Amazon.
An ongoing Sriracha shortage is leading some third-party vendors to sling the hot chili sauce
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- A glitch temporarily wiped out images and links between 2011 and 2014 on Elon Musk's X.
- The most famous casualty of the glitch was Ellen's Oscar selfie, which was the most reshared post on the platform in 2014.
- Some images or links still seem to be inaccessible to some users, per Insider's review.
Since Friday, users of X, formerly Twitter, started noticing that many images
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- Threads, X's main competitor, will introduce a web version soon, WSJ reported.
- The web-based Threads is being tested internally, according to Instagram head Adam Mosseri.
- Threads' usership has been dropping steadily since it launched this summer.
Threads, Meta's text-based app that directly competes with X, formerly

It's Monday, and with it comes a new Wordle puzzle to usher you into the weekend. We're here for you, as we are every day, with some tips and tricks to help you figure out the solution.
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