Open source Substack rival Ghost may join the fediverse

[ad_1] Ghost, the open source alternative to Substack’s newsletter platform, is considering joining the fediverse, the social network of interconnected servers that includes apps like Mastodon, Pixelfed, PeerTube, Flipboard and, more…

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Now at the top of the App Store, the Eclipse App is a great companion for Monday’s solar eclipse

[ad_1] A well-designed app made to optimize your viewing of the total solar eclipse on Tuesday has surged to the top of the App Store. With 140,000+ lifetime downloads across…

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Spotify launches personalized AI playlists that you can build using prompts

[ad_1] Spotify already found success with its popular AI DJ feature, and now the streaming music service is bringing AI to playlist creation. The company on Monday introduced AI playlists…

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Facebook takes on TikTok with a new, vertical-first video player

[ad_1] Facebook is introducing a new, full-screen video player on Wednesday, which offers a more consistent design and experience for all types of video lengths, including short-form Reels, long-form videos,…

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@Potus just joined the fediverse via Instagram Threads

[ad_1] The fediverse — the name for the social network made of interconnected servers, like Mastodon and others — just got another boost of legitimacy Tuesday as the @Potus (President…

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Despite distancing itself from politics, the topic is dominating Threads’ trends

[ad_1] Meta’s newest app Threads, a would-be Twitter/X rival, may not want politics on its platform, but it’s coming to the app anyway — or so Threads’ search trends indicate….

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MacPaw’s Setapp becomes one of the first to agree to Apple’s controversial DMA rules

[ad_1] Mac and iOS software development company MacPaw is becoming one of the first to publicly adopt Apple’s new DMA (Digital Markets Act) rules in the EU, to offer Setapp,…

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Spotify’s new ‘Song Psychic’ is like a Magic 8-Ball that answers your questions with music

[ad_1] Spotify is rolling out a new feature called Song Psychic that will allow its customers to ask Spotify questions and get answers in the form of music. The addition…

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Newsmast brings curated ‘communities’ to the open source Twitter/X alternative Mastodon

[ad_1] An organization called Newsmast is introducing a new approach to decentralized social media with the launch of an updated version of its Mastodon mobile app that now integrates content…

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Threads widens the gap with X, with triple the daily downloads on iOS

[ad_1] Although an app’s downloads aren’t an exact proxy for usage, they can hint at where the market is headed. And in the case of the alt-Twitter wars, the app…

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