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Introduction to AT Protocol

Some time ago I wrote a long blog post I called “Complete guide to Bluesky”, which explains how all the user-facing features of Bluesky work and various tips and tricks. This one is meant to be a bit like a developer version of that – I want to explain in hopefully understandable language what all the pieces of the network architecture are and how they all fit together. I hope this will let you understand better how Bluesky and the underlying protocol works, and how it differs from e.g. the Fedi

Introduction to Bluesky's AT Protocol

Some time ago I wrote a long blog post I called “Complete guide to Bluesky”, which explains how all the user-facing features of Bluesky work and various tips and tricks. This one is meant to be a bit like a developer version of that – I want to explain in hopefully understandable language what all the pieces of the network architecture are and how they all fit together. I hope this will let you understand better how Bluesky and the underlying protocol works, and how it differs from e.g. the Fedi

Google Pixel phones just got a major Bluetooth connectivity upgrade - why 6.0 is such a big deal

Joseph Maldonado/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Pixel 10 is the first US phone lineup with Bluetooth 6. Bluetooth 6 adds upgrades, including precise Channel Sounding. Both devices need Bluetooth 6, so adoption will be slow. Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. Google's Pixel 10 smartphones debuted with plenty of noteworthy features, including native magnetic wireless charging, an industry-first IP68 dust- and waterproof fo

Could These Be the iPhone 17's New Colors We've Been Waiting For?

The rumored iPhone 17 could be announced in less than a month. There are plenty of rumors flying around about what we can expect from Apple's upcoming smartphone, like a redesigned camera and a bigger battery. But if you're all about Apple's aesthetics, design and sleekness, you're probably eyeing what colors the iPhone 17 could come in. The iPhone 16 came in a few color waves, including the traditional black and white we've seen for years. But we also saw pink, teal and ultramarine for base m

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Hyperkin’s DualSense-inspired Xbox controller is finally launching this fall

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. There’s good news if you’re an Xbox gamer who’s longingly stared at the sleeker design of Sony’s DualSense controller for the PlayStation 5. After revealing the final form of its Competitor gamepad at CES 2025, Hyperkin has announced it will be available some

Sling's New $20 'Select' Package Gives You 11 Channels

There's a new $20 skinny bundle on the scene, and you probably want to know what the low-priced live TV package gets you. Sling introduced a fresh package called Sling Select on Tuesday, joining its prior offerings of Sling Orange, Sling Blue and Sling Orange & Blue plans. Select's selection is a pared-down version of Blue (plus some outliers not found in Blue or Orange), and its price reflects that. Select includes Fox News, FS1, FX, National Geographic, NFL Network, Lifetime Movie Network, Ga

Bluesky rolls out massive revamp to policies and Community Guidelines

Two years after launching, social network Bluesky is revising its Community Guidelines and other policies, and asking for feedback from its users on some of the changes. The startup, a competitor to X, Threads, and open networks like Mastodon, says its new policies are meant to offer improved clarity and more detail around its user safety procedures and the appeals process. Many of the changes are being driven by new global regulations, including the UK Online Safety Act (OSA), the EU Digital S

What is Bluesky? Everything to know about the X competitor

Is the grass greener on the other side? We’re not sure, but the sky is most certainly bluer. It’s been over two years since Elon Musk purchased Twitter, now X, leading people to set up shop on alternative platforms. Mastodon, Post, Pebble (two of which have already shuttered operations) and Spill have been presented as potential replacements, but few aside from Meta’s Threads have achieved the speed of growth Bluesky has reached. As of February 2025, Bluesky has surpassed 30 million users. Its

Multiple Galaxy S25 FE leaks reveal renders, colors, and possible launch date

Ryan Haines / Android Authority Galaxy S24 FE TL;DR New renders of the Galaxy S25 FE have leaked. The names of the colorways could be Absolute Black, Midnight Blue, Light Blue, and White. The launch date will reportedly be September 5, 2025. Samsung will be hosting a press conference next month during Europe’s largest consumer electronics trade show, IFA. While the focus is expected to be mostly on AI, it’s possible the company could also use the moment to announce its next Android phone, th

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When Theft Replaces Encryption: Blue Report 2025 on Ransomware & Infostealers

Ransomware and infostealer threats are evolving faster than most organizations can adapt. While security teams have invested heavily in ransomware resilience, particularly through backup and recovery systems, Picus Security's Blue Report 2025 shows that today's most damaging attacks aren't always about encryption. Instead, both ransomware operators and infostealer campaigns often focus on credential theft, data exfiltration, and lateral movement, leveraging old-school stealth and persistence to

Blue Apron Coupon & Promo Codes: $25 Off | August 2025

We’ve been testing (aka eating) Blue Apron for our guide to the best meal kit subscriptions for nearly half a decade.The Gear team likes this service so much, it has its own story. If you’ve been struggling with figuring out what to make for dinner, you can save some money on our top service right now using a Blue Apron coupon or deal featured right here on WIRED. Unlock $25 Off With Our Exclusive Blue Apron Promo Code Blue Apron makes it easy—new customers can enjoy $100 off for the first fiv

Study: Social media probably can't be fixed

Ars Technica: I was frankly surprised at the ineffectiveness of the various intervention strategies you tested. But it does seem to explain the Bluesky conundrum. Bluesky has no algorithm, for example, yet the same dynamics still seem to emerge. I think Bluesky's founders genuinely want to avoid those dysfunctional issues, but they might not succeed, based on this paper. Why are such interventions so ineffective? Petter Törnberg: We've been discussing whether these things are due to the platfor

Study: Social media probably can’t be fixed

Ars Technica: I was frankly surprised at the ineffectiveness of the various intervention strategies you tested. But it does seem to explain the Bluesky conundrum. Bluesky has no algorithm, for example, yet the same dynamics still seem to emerge. I think Bluesky's founders genuinely want to avoid those dysfunctional issues, but they might not succeed, based on this paper. Why are such interventions so ineffective? Petter Törnberg: We've been discussing whether these things are due to the platfor

New iPhone 17 Air video reveals beautiful Sky Blue dummy model

Apple’s new iPhone 17 Air is expected to come in four colors, including Sky Blue. And based on a new dummy model video, Sky Blue looks like it could easily prove the most popular color. Sky Blue coming to iPhone 17 Air after proving a hit on M4 MacBook Air Earlier this year, the M4 MacBook Air debuted in Sky Blue, and the color became an instant hit. So it should perhaps be unsurprising that Apple’s going back to a proven winner with its forthcoming iPhone 17 Air. Today Majin Bu posted a new

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Every rumored iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, and iPhone 17 Pro color

Apple’s next iPhone lineup is getting closer to launch, and color may be one of the most exciting changes this year. Leaks suggest the iPhone 17 series will not only bring back some fan favorites but also introduce bold new shades, including one of the brightest colors ever offered for a Pro model. iPhone 17 colors The standard iPhone 17 is rumored to come in five finishes: (Pinkish?) Purple, Green, Blue, Black, and White. Either Purple and Green or Purple or Green are expected to return from

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Can modern LLMs count the number of b's in "blueberry"?

Last week, OpenAI announced and released GPT-5, and the common consensus both inside the AI community and outside is that the new LLM did not live up to the hype. Bluesky — whose community is skeptical at-best of generative AI in all its forms — began putting the model through its paces: Michael Paulauski asked GPT-5 through the ChatGPT app interface “how many b’s are there in blueberry?”. A simple question that a human child could answer correctly, but ChatGPT states that there are three b’s in

11 Best Computer Speakers (2025), Tested and Reviewed

Other Computer Speakers We Tested There are tons of computer speakers on the market, and many of the ones we tested are perfectly fine but don't deserve a spot above for one reason or another. Photograph: Simon Hill Onkyo Creator GX-10DB for $249: Capable of producing a warm and rich sound, Onkyo’s speakers are the perfect size for your desktop and come with angled stands (though they are plastic). The connectivity options are solid, with USB-C, optical, and stereo RCA inputs, and support for

Vanishing from Hyundai’s data network

The Yuppie Button page talks about making lots of light. Now I needed to do the opposite, by "going dark" -- to vanish completely from Hyundai's data network, and avoid having the car being tracked or actively interfered with outside of my control. See, this is one of the showstopping problems I have with Tesla -- they *insist* that you have your car online all the time, talking to Tesla's cloud and sending telematic data. Thank you, NO. The range of things that Hyundai's BlueLink setup is able

Hunter Alarmed to Cut Into Feral Hogs and Discover Blue Meat

"You don’t eat blue meat." A wild game trapper just south of San Francisco was in for a colorful surprise when he began processing some feral hogs he had caught earlier this year. According to local news outlet SFGate, a number of the hogs — technically crossbreeds between domestic pigs and wild boars — appear to have had their muscles and fatty tissue stained blue after munching on a rat poison known as diphacinone. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) confirmed this in a re

Which colors are primary?

Artists traditionally refer to red, yellow, and blue as primary colors. These three colors were once believed to be the essential set for mixing a broad palette in painting. Following this line of thinking, violet, green and orange become secondary colors because they’re mixed from the primaries. However, for more than a century, both scientific understanding and practical experience has shown that cyan, magenta, and yellow are more efficient for subtractive mixing with pigments, producing clea

Wild Pigs in California Are Turning Neon Blue on the Inside, Officials Warn

Unexpected exposure to rodenticide is turning California’s wild pigs blue, state authorities say. “I’m not talking about a little blue,” Dan Burton, owner of a wildlife control company in Salinas, California, told The Los Angeles Times. “I’m talking about neon blue, blueberry blue.” Burton was one of the first trappers to discover that local wild pigs had turned blue on the inside. A subsequent investigation by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) found that the pigs had consu

Building Bluesky comments for my blog

I hate disqus too much. August 6, 2025 · ~6 min read I’ve been running my blog without decent comments for years. Not by choice, really - I just couldn’t find a solution that didn’t suck. Disqus? Slow, heavy, tracks users, and I don’t own anything. Plus it makes every page 100x slower to load. Self-hosted solutions? Great in theory. (not really.) You’re signing up to manage users, moderate spam, maintain databases, and deal with all the headaches that come with running basically a miniature

Building Bluesky Comments for My Blog

I hate disqus too much. August 6, 2025 · ~6 min read I’ve been running my blog without decent comments for years. Not by choice, really - I just couldn’t find a solution that didn’t suck. Disqus? Slow, heavy, tracks users, and I don’t own anything. Plus it makes every page 100x slower to load. Self-hosted solutions? Great in theory. (not really.) You’re signing up to manage users, moderate spam, maintain databases, and deal with all the headaches that come with running basically a miniature

Firefly Aerospace prices shares at $45, above the expected range

The Blue Ghost Mission Operations Engineer, Jaxon Liebeck, showcases the Blue Ghost moon lander at Firefly Aerospace headquarters on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024 in Cedar Park. Firefly Aerospace priced shares in its IPO at $45 on Wednesday, above its expected range. The Texas-based rocket maker will debut on the Nasdaq Thursday under the ticker symbol "FLY." The offering raised $868 million and values the company at about $6.3 billion. Firefly filed its initial prospectus in July and upped its IPO r

15 Best Bluetooth Speakers Our Testers Jammed With in 2025

The best Bluetooth speakers have a place near and dear to our hearts, even as we’ve seen smart speakers improving their sound and portability. By (mostly) forgoing Wi-Fi radios and voice assistants, Bluetooth speakers are ultraportable, able to venture into the world and withstand rugged conditions like a sandy beach or a steamy Airbnb jacuzzi. They provide worry-free connection to any smartphone, and the top options offer sound that meets or beats the average smart speaker. We've tested hundre

Sections on habeas corpus and nobility titles were temporarily removed from Congress' US Constitution website

Key sections of the US Constitution were temporarily removed from Congress' website. Provisions including habeas corpus (due process) and the prohibition of nobility titles (like, say, King) vanished from the digital version of the document. They've since been restored. 404 Media first reported on the edits after users on Lemmy forums spotted them. There are many ways to read a copy of the US Constitution. But the Library of Congress' online version is one of the easiest to find. Alongside its

We shouldn't have needed lockfiles

We shouldn’t have needed lockfiles Imagine you’re writing a project and need a library. Let’s call it libpupa . You look up its current version, which is 1.2.3 , and add it to your dependencies: "libpupa": "1.2.3" In turn, the developer of libpupa , when writing its version 1.2.3 , needed another library: liblupa . So they did the same thing: they looked up the version, which was 0.7.8 at the time, and added it to the dependencies of libpupa 1.2.3 : "liblupa": "0.7.8" The version 0.7.8 of

Cybertruck Completely Covered by Labubu Graphics

Born of Hong Kong illustrator Kasing Lung's series "The Monsters," Labubus — those Cheshire cat-smiling cryptids now gracing the backpacks and purses of fashionistas the world around — are supposedly based on Nordic folklore. But it's hard to say where in the series, or in the underlying mythology, Tesla's notorious Cybertrucks might fit in. Amid the Labubu craze that's taken the world by storm, they have now encroached upon Tesla's unpopular Cybertrucks, and there's non-zero chance their appe

‘Bluey’ Hopes You Won’t Mind Not Having New Episodes With 4 New Short Series

Bluey is finally back with four new short-form series inspired by the world of the beloved Heeler family from the Ludo Studio show. But if you’ve been waiting for new minisodes or a new season, this is not it. The new release does offer new thematic, family-friendly filler to tide fans over, but it still seems like we’ll have to wait until at least the Bluey movie in 2026 for the adventure to truly continue. Here’s what you need to know about the new series releases, which take some of the imag