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TikTok Creator Gigi Bello Shares Her Essential Gear Setup for Capturing Content
Content creator Gigi Bello shares the tech gear she relies on while making her TikTok videos
Threads Unveils Group Chat Functionality for Live Events
**Threads Unveils Live Chats: A Fresh Approach to Engage in Real-Time Discussions**
Threads, the trendy social media platform, has introduced an exciting feature known as Live Chats, aimed at improving user engagement during prominent live events. This cutting-edge addition merges aspects of traditional group conversations with current hot topics, enabling users to partake in public, live discussions.
### What are Live Chats?
Live Chats allow Threads users to engage in public group conversations focused on live events, such as sports competitions, award ceremonies, or other noteworthy occurrences. Users can join these discussions to express their opinions and reactions with fellow attendees of the same event.
### Features of Live Chats
After entering a Live Chat, users can send messages, share images, videos, and links, and communicate their emotions through emoji reactions. Even if a chat reaches its participant cap, users can still follow the dialogue, respond to messages, and take part in polls.
### Hosting Live Chats
At present, the capability to host Live Chats is restricted to a specific group of creators and Community Champions. When a Live Chat is scheduled, it becomes publicly accessible, allowing additional users to join the discussion even after the live event has ended.
### How to Initiate a Live Chat
Qualified users can start a Live Chat by carrying out these steps:
1. Click the three-dot menu icon in the upper right corner of their Community.
2. Choose “Schedule a Live Chat.”
3. Designate a name for the chat, select a start and end time, and invite participants.
4. Promote the Live Chat on their Threads feed and Instagram Story to boost visibility.
Current and upcoming Live Chats are prominently featured at the top of applicable communities, such as NBA Threads. Participants can find these chats within the Messages tab, akin to other one-on-one or group chats in the app.
### Conclusion
The launch of Live Chats on Threads signifies a major advancement in promoting real-time interaction among users during live occurrences. This feature not only enriches the social media experience but also fosters community engagement and involvement. For further details about Live Chats, check out the official Threads announcement [here](https://about.fb.com/news/2026/04/threads-live-chats/).
Alexis Ohanian Surprises Washington with Pro-Immigration Statements
Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge readers about tech politics, political tech, and how they’re muddying the waters of Washington, DC. My birthday is this week, and if you’re not a Verge subscriber but would like to wish me a happy birthday, you should subscribe here, because that would be the best […]
OpenAI Enables Teams to Create Independent Custom Bots
OpenAI is giving users of its Business, Enterprise, Edu, and Teachers plans access to cloud-based “workspace” agents available in ChatGPT that can perform business tasks. In its blog post, OpenAI gives examples of agents like one that finds product feedback on the web and sends a report in Slack and a sales agent that can […]
Elizabeth Warren Warns: AI Failure Might Trigger Next Financial Crisis
“I know a bubble when I see one.” That’s what Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), who led the push to create a new consumer financial regulator in the wake of the 2008 recession, told a crowd at a Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator event in Washington, DC on Wednesday. Warren warned of what she called “striking” parallels to […]
Tesla’s Revenue Increases as It Prepares for More AI and Robotics
Tesla released its 2026 first-quarter financial earnings today, providing another look at the progress of Elon Musk’s $1 trillion bet to transform his company into a leader of AI and robotics. Tesla said it earned $477 million in net income on $22.4 billion in revenue in the quarter that ended in April 2026. That’s a […]
Data Breach at French Government Agency Managing Citizen IDs Confirmed
The French government agency that issues and manages national IDs, passports, and other documents announced that hackers stole the personal information of an unspecified number of citizens.
How SpaceX Secured a $60B Buyout Offer Ahead of a $2B Fundraise
Cursor was on track to close a $2 billion funding round this week but chose to halt discussions after SpaceX offered a $10 billion “collaboration fee” and a path to a $60 billion acquisition.
Artemis II Moon Mission Demonstrates Scalable Space-to-Earth Laser Communications
Observable Space and Quantum Wave teamed up to capture data beamed back from space.
