Threads, Meta’s ‘Twitter Killer,’ Finds Its People

The social platform that Meta once positioned as a rival to Elon Musk’s X now has 500 million monthly users. It increasingly ...

Meta’s Threads Hits 500 Million Users, Adds New Personalization Tools

Threads has passed 500 million monthly active users as Meta expands Communities and rolls out Your Algo feed controls in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
IEEE

Improved Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm Based on a Three-Dimensional Convex Hull for Fitting a Screw Thread Central Axis

Abstract: To meet the needs of three-dimensional (3D) measurement and to achieve the high-precision fitting of the central axis of a screw thread, this study performed complex processing of the 3D ...
GeekWire

Lumen Orbit emerges from stealth and raises $2.4M to put data centers in space

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Alan Boyle on Mar 11, 2024 at 5:54 ...
Frontiers

Biomechanical effects of screws of different materials on vertebra-pediculoplasty: a finite element study

Background: The effects of cannulated screws made of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) on the biomechanical properties of the vertebral body during vertebra-pediculoplasty remain unclear. This study aimed ...