Hacker News with Generative AI: Platforms

'Social media should be built on protocols, not platforms' says Mastodon CEO (techcrunch.com)
“Social media should be built on protocols, not platforms,” Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko said in an interview for TechCrunch’s Equity podcast. “And people should be able to choose freely between different platforms and also be able to move between them.”  
Microsoft, Introducing CoreAI – Platform and Tools (microsoft.com)
As we begin the new year, it’s clear that we’re entering the next innings of this AI platform shift.
Ask HN: Open-source AI Agents building platform? (ycombinator.com)
Creator economy platform costs (buttondown.com)
The creator economy is all the rage, isn't it? There are so many platforms that allow creators to monetize their work, but it's hard to know which one is the best for you.
Drop: An open source game distribution platform, alternative to Steam (deepcore.dev)
Drop is an open source game distribution platform.
Polar – An open source monetization platform for developers (polar.sh)
Polar hits 1.0 – An open source monetization platform for developers (polar.sh)
Plunk: The open source email platform (github.com/useplunk)
Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Free Speech (knightcolumbia.org)
Thoughts on Skymont Slides (chipsandcheese.com)
Middleware: OSS Engineering Analytics Platform (github.com/middlewarehq)
X's Premium users can no longer hide their blue checks (theverge.com)