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Bluesky Social Network Ditches Invite Codes, Opens Registrations to All
On Tuesday, the emerging X and Threads competitor said it was ending its invite-only system, which has managed to gain it over three million users since it debuted a year ago. The public benefit company, which has just under 40 full-time staff, has been busy building out its moderation features and achieving better stability during is closed beta period.
Users who install the Bluesky Social app or visit bsky.app will be able to sign up and join the conversation platform, which should look familiar to users of the old Twitter – a feed to which people can post messages up to 300 characters long as well as photos and video.
The difference with Bluesky is that its servers use a decentralized Authenticated Transport (AT) Protocol that will allow users to opt-in to a microblogging experience that isn’t run by the company, allowing them to create an account under a given domain name and then use their profile in rival apps that use the same network.
Another advantage of the AT protocol is that it can operate based more on a user’s preferences than algorithmically driven content, with user-curated feeds that people can use to find other users or topics, with customizable moderation tools also available to them.
AT will rival ActivityPub, the decentralized protocol powering Mastodon, and soon, Meta’s Threads enabling interoperability between the two platforms. Later this month, Bluesky will also begin allowing outside developers to host their own servers on the AT Protocol and create their own rules.
In an interview with The Verge, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber said Bluesky’s profit stream will eventually include charging users for additional features in its app, as well as taking a commission on purchases like custom feeds that developers will be able to sell as digital products.
The Bluesky Social app is a free download for iPhone and iPad available on the App Store [Direct Link].
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Bluesky Social Network Ditches Invite Codes, Opens Registrations to All
On Tuesday, the emerging X and Threads competitor said it was ending its invite-only system, which has managed to gain it over three million users since it debuted a year ago. The public benefit company, which has just under 40 full-time staff, has been busy building out its moderation features and achieving better stability during is closed beta period.
Users who install the Bluesky Social app or visit bsky.app will be able to sign up and join the conversation platform, which should look familiar to users of the old Twitter – a feed to which people can post messages up to 300 characters long as well as photos and video.
The difference with Bluesky is that its servers use a decentralized Authenticated Transport (AT) Protocol that will allow users to opt-in to a microblogging experience that isn’t run by the company, allowing them to create an account under a given domain name and then use their profile in rival apps that use the same network.
Another advantage of the AT protocol is that it can operate based more on a user’s preferences than algorithmically driven content, with user-curated feeds that people can use to find other users or topics, with customizable moderation tools also available to them.
AT will rival ActivityPub, the decentralized protocol powering Mastodon, and soon, Meta’s Threads enabling interoperability between the two platforms. Later this month, Bluesky will also begin allowing outside developers to host their own servers on the AT Protocol and create their own rules.
In an interview with The Verge, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber said Bluesky’s profit stream will eventually include charging users for additional features in its app, as well as taking a commission on purchases like custom feeds that developers will be able to sell as digital products.
The Bluesky Social app is a free download for iPhone and iPad available on the App Store [Direct Link].
This article, “Bluesky Social Network Ditches Invite Codes, Opens Registrations to All” first appeared on MacRumors.com
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Augmented Reality Laptop Ditches Screen For 100-Inch Virtual Display
The Tel Aviv-based company behind the startup, Sightful, is led by CEO Tamir Berliner and COO Tomer Kahan, both formerly of AR headset maker Magic Leap. They have raised $61 million in venture funding. The devices are being manufactured by Wistron, a major contract manufacturer of laptops, while the required AR glasses come from Nreal. Those interested can sign up now, with the devices promised for shipping starting in July.
Sightful says the glasses offer 1080p resolution per eye, which they promise is enough to offer sub-pixel viewing resolution. In a pinch the Spacetop can also connect to a traditional monitor for some features, with more available later via software updates. Further reading: I used the world’s first augmented reality laptop (The Verge)
Meet Spacetop, a radical new laptop with no screen (PCWorld)
New Spacetop Laptop Puts Your Workspace in the Air (The New Stack)
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Brexiteer MPs on the warpath after No10 ditches plans to end all EU red tape this year
BREXITEER MPs are on the warpath after No10 ditched plans to end all EU red tape this year.
They are upset because ministers have admitted they will be unable to shred all the rules we inherited from Brussels.
Brexiteer MPs like Jacob Rees-Mogg are fuming[/caption]
The PM had vowed to look at them all in his first 100 days to unleash our post-Brexit potential.
But only another 600 out of 4,000 EU laws will go by December 31 — on top of 1,000 already axed since we left in 2020.
An angry delegation of Brexiteers was last night set to complain to ministers and the chief whip.
Ex-Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg, previously in charge of the Brexit bonfire, said: “This is an admission of administrative failure. The blob has triumphed.
Kym Marsh ditches wedding ring as she enjoys glam night out after marriage split
NEWLY single Kym Marsh steps out solo for the first time last night at the Pride of Manchester awards since calling it quits with her third husband Scott Ratcliff.
The BBC Morning Live host, 46, wore a plunging black dress as she stepped out without her wedding or engagement rings.
Kym Marsh stepped out solo for the first time at the Pride of Manchester awards[/caption]
Earlier this month, The Sun exclusively revealed that Kym and Scott’s 18-month marriage has come to an end[/caption]
Kym was joined on the red carpet by her musician daughter Emilie Mae Cunliffe.
It comes hours after Kym removed “wife to Scott” from her Instagram bio and wiped him from her social media accounts.
The star and Scott tied the knot in October 2021 after meeting three years earlier.
Earlier this month The Sun exclusively revealed that Kym and Scott’s 18-month marriage has come to an end.
The couple decided to call it quits after finding their careers kept them apart.
A source said: “Kym’s been so busy, and last year Strictly meant even her weekends were stacked up along with weekdays rehearsing.
“More recently she’s been filming all over the place and rehearsing for a new theatre run.
“And Scott is based in barracks down south – he’s got a very busy career as well.”
Signs of Kym and Scott’s split had emerged online in recent months.
Kym last posted a photo with her husband on Valentine’s Day, sharing a simple selfie with Scott, which she captioned: “Happy Valentine’s day to the Hubs!!!! Love youuuuu.”
But since then, she posted a snap of just her kids and commented: “Family is everything.”
She also was also recently snapped several times on the red carpet with her lookalike daughter Emilie for company, instead of Scott.
She was married to EastEnders actor Jack Ryder from 2002 to 2009, and Hollyoaks star Jamie Lomas 2012 to 2014.
Kym was joined on the red carpet by her musician daughter Emilie Mae Cunliffe[/caption]
Kym’s night out came hours after she removed ‘wife to Scott’ from her Instagram bio and wiped him from her social media accounts[/caption]
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Lux Capital ditches its opportunity fund in latest fundraise
The firm raised separate early and late stage funds 2021, but is combining the strategies into one vehicle this time.
Lux Capital ditches its opportunity fund in latest fundraise by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch