Bluesky accounts add 10k followers per day
(facts.dev)
Discover users with the most new followers added in the last day. Perfect for keeping up with most popular and widely followed accounts!
Discover users with the most new followers added in the last day. Perfect for keeping up with most popular and widely followed accounts!
SEC sues Musk for late reveal of Twitter share purchases
(theregister.com)
America's financial watchdog has sued Elon Musk, alleging the billionaire failed to disclose his acquisition of Twitter shares in a timely manner and was therefore able to acquire the social network for $150 million less than would otherwise have been the case.
America's financial watchdog has sued Elon Musk, alleging the billionaire failed to disclose his acquisition of Twitter shares in a timely manner and was therefore able to acquire the social network for $150 million less than would otherwise have been the case.
SEC Sues Elon Musk over Securities Violations
(nytimes.com)
U.S. securities regulators sued Elon Musk in federal court in Washington on Tuesday in an enforcement action arising from his $44 billion purchase of Twitter, now called X.
U.S. securities regulators sued Elon Musk in federal court in Washington on Tuesday in an enforcement action arising from his $44 billion purchase of Twitter, now called X.
What other communities do you use apart from HN?
(ycombinator.com)
For example: apart from HN, I take part in Reddit and Bluesky. Facebook and Instagram ane inertia. Twitter/X is never more.
For example: apart from HN, I take part in Reddit and Bluesky. Facebook and Instagram ane inertia. Twitter/X is never more.
How Elon Musk's xAI is quietly taking over X
(theverge.com)
When Elon Musk launched his own AI startup, xAI, he touted a key advantage over his competitors: access to the vast trove of data from his newly acquired social media platform Twitter.
When Elon Musk launched his own AI startup, xAI, he touted a key advantage over his competitors: access to the vast trove of data from his newly acquired social media platform Twitter.
German institutions depart X/Twitter, a day after Musk's Weidel talk
(dw.com)
More than 60 German and Austrian academic organizations say they will leave the messaging platform X owned by Elon Musk. The German government has also voiced fears that the platform is warping political discourse.
More than 60 German and Austrian academic organizations say they will leave the messaging platform X owned by Elon Musk. The German government has also voiced fears that the platform is warping political discourse.
Can we all agree 'X' is the worst rebrand in tech history?
(reddit.com)
Can we all agree 'X' is the worst rebrand in tech history? (self.Twitter)
Can we all agree 'X' is the worst rebrand in tech history? (self.Twitter)
Why Bluesky Is Not Ready for Marketing
(ghost.io)
BlueSky has been a growing platform, particularly as turbulence continues at X (formerly Twitter). X’s implementation of charging for its API, the requirement of a Blue Mark subscription for basic functionality, and the controversial political stances taken by the company’s leadership have not worked in X’s favor, resulting in nearly an 80% loss in value. Enter BlueSky.
BlueSky has been a growing platform, particularly as turbulence continues at X (formerly Twitter). X’s implementation of charging for its API, the requirement of a Blue Mark subscription for basic functionality, and the controversial political stances taken by the company’s leadership have not worked in X’s favor, resulting in nearly an 80% loss in value. Enter BlueSky.
Production Twitter on One Machine? 100Gbps NICs and NVMe Are Fast
(thume.ca)
In this post I’ll attempt the fun stunt of designing a system that could serve the full production load of Twitter with most of the features intact on a single (very powerful) machine.
In this post I’ll attempt the fun stunt of designing a system that could serve the full production load of Twitter with most of the features intact on a single (very powerful) machine.
Frequency shifts do not imply quantum entanglement (2022)
(benbrubaker.com)
I’ve somehow become the go-to twitter critic (jointly with Douglas Natelson, a Rice University physics professor with an excellent blog) of a recent unpublished manuscript that has generated a lot of premature press coverage. The authors of this paper claim to have demonstrated quantum entanglement between a superconducting qubit — a special kind of electrical circuit that exhibits quantum behavior — and a remarkably hardy little creature called a tardigrade.
I’ve somehow become the go-to twitter critic (jointly with Douglas Natelson, a Rice University physics professor with an excellent blog) of a recent unpublished manuscript that has generated a lot of premature press coverage. The authors of this paper claim to have demonstrated quantum entanglement between a superconducting qubit — a special kind of electrical circuit that exhibits quantum behavior — and a remarkably hardy little creature called a tardigrade.
Elon Musk slams SEC as agency threatens charges in Twitter stock probe
(arstechnica.com)
SEC offered settlement in stock probe and is investigating Neuralink, Musk says.
SEC offered settlement in stock probe and is investigating Neuralink, Musk says.
Making “social” social again: Announcing Mozi
(medium.com)
Ev Williams, Twitter and Medium Founder, Unveils New Social App
Ev Williams, Twitter and Medium Founder, Unveils New Social App
60k people deactivated their X accounts on average each day in one week alone
(londonherald.co.uk)
After Elon Musk’s failure to combat misinformation and extremism on X, formerly Twitter, users are continuing to leave the social media platform in a mass exodus.
After Elon Musk’s failure to combat misinformation and extremism on X, formerly Twitter, users are continuing to leave the social media platform in a mass exodus.
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X (Twitter)
(thelondoneconomic.com)
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) has announced that it will stop publishing content on Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, from January 20th, 2025, when Donald Trump will officially become the 47th president of the United States.
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) has announced that it will stop publishing content on Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, from January 20th, 2025, when Donald Trump will officially become the 47th president of the United States.
Journalists flock to Bluesky as X becomes increasingly 'toxic'
(nbcnews.com)
Journalists are finding more readers and less hate on Bluesky than on the platform they used to know as Twitter.
Journalists are finding more readers and less hate on Bluesky than on the platform they used to know as Twitter.
The End of the Twitter Era
(sandofsky.com)
I've been thinking a lot about how social networks die, these past two years. It's an unusually personal topic. In 2009, I picked up my life to move to San Francisco and work for Twitter. I joined a startup you could fit around a giant lunch table, and left a corporation with thousands of employees and hundreds of millions of users.
I've been thinking a lot about how social networks die, these past two years. It's an unusually personal topic. In 2009, I picked up my life to move to San Francisco and work for Twitter. I joined a startup you could fit around a giant lunch table, and left a corporation with thousands of employees and hundreds of millions of users.
Who Is Jay Graber, the CEO of Bluesky?
(lemonde.fr)
A 33-year-old American woman is the discreet CEO of the social media platform that, following the American presidential election, is seen as a promising alternative to the controversies surrounding X.
A 33-year-old American woman is the discreet CEO of the social media platform that, following the American presidential election, is seen as a promising alternative to the controversies surrounding X.
From X/Twitter to a Bluesky: Import all tweets
(github.com/marcomaroni-github)
Import all tweets exported from X/Twitter to a Bluesky account.
Import all tweets exported from X/Twitter to a Bluesky account.