Bluesky and Mastodon users are having a fight that could shape the next generation of social media

by Cavil Consult Aggregator | Feb 15, 2024 | Social Media Tips

[ad_1] People on Bluesky and Mastodon are fighting over how to bridge the two decentralized social networks, and whether there should even be a bridge at all. Behind the snarky GitHub comments, these coding conflicts aren’t frivolous — in fact, they could shape the...

Singularities are a pain in the neck for robot arms — Jacobi Robotics is trying to solve them

by Cavil Consult Aggregator | Feb 14, 2024 | Social Media Tips

[ad_1] It’s easy to lose track of the fact that robotics is as much a software problem as a hardware one. The programming understandably gets overshadowed by the alure of mechatronics, but without the proper software solution, you’ve got little more on your hands than...

As Threads deprioritizes politics, Bluesky’s CEO touts custom feeds and user choice in social media

by Cavil Consult Aggregator | Feb 14, 2024 | Social Media Tips

[ad_1] Meta is in hot water after announcing plans to remove politics from its recommendations across Instagram and Threads, its new Twitter-like app for text-based posts. That leaves a window of opportunity for the startup Bluesky, whose CEO Jay Graber recently...

TechCrunch is heading to MWC. We want to hear about your startup

by Cavil Consult Aggregator | Feb 14, 2024 | Social Media Tips

[ad_1] It’s [checks calendar] a week and a half until Mobile World Congress 2024 [mild panic creeps in], and TechCrunch will be returning to Barcelona once again for the big phone show [soothing memories of tapas past]. The event is always a big one for big telecos,...

These founders want a more ethical company structure for startups

by Cavil Consult Aggregator | Feb 14, 2024 | Social Media Tips

[ad_1] I’ve long argued that VCs getting excited about climate change is scary, and that the goal of a startup is to stop existing. But I haven’t been particularly successful at outlining what startup founders can actually do to build a more sustainable company in a...

Happy Valentine’s Day, dating app downloads are slowing down

by Cavil Consult Aggregator | Feb 14, 2024 | Social Media Tips

[ad_1] It may be Valentine’s Day here in the U.S., but the dating app market isn’t looking as promising as it used to. According to a new analysis by app intelligence provider data.ai, global downloads of dating apps saw only tepid growth year-over-year as of this...