Palestine’s 4.9 million people are hurtling towards famine as humanitarian aid struggles to get to war-torn Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas conflict.

When comparing November to December 2023, Threads downloads increased threefold, TechCrunch reports. The jump made it the fourth most downloaded app for the month in the Apple App Store and the eighth most downloaded app on Google Play.

Good things come in small packages, as the old saying goes.

Chief executives from social media companies, including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, faced lawmakers Wednesday, in a hearing highlighting the risks the platforms pose to children. Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images

A kangaroo has made a desperate dash across floodwaters in Caboolture, as flooding strikes parts of Queensland