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YouTube introduced a feature called custom feeds that lets users type a prompt describing the videos they want recommended, such as a mix of video podcasts for a commute or relaxing commentary content. The feature uses Google's Gemini AI model to generate the feed, which is pinned to its own tab at the top of the YouTube homepage.
Sources tell TechCrunch that Automattic's board has been dissolved following a failed attempt last week to place CEO Matt Mullenweg on paid leave. Founding CEO Toni Schneider reportedly resigned his board seat, while Mullenweg removed remaining members Sue Decker and Gen. Ann Dunwoody. Automattic has not confirmed specifics but acknowledged in a statement that people have left the company.
After reading a social media post from Tyler Gaw about digging up decade-old cables he finally needed, a blogger printed and taped the post onto his family's cable storage box, nicknamed the 'FAMILY TECHNO BOX.' He did this to permanently remind himself and his family of the value of keeping seemingly useless cables around.
A researcher publicly claims OpenAI used conversation data from its own users to train a model, then presented the resulting performance gains as a novel technical achievement. The claim, shared on Bluesky, echoes similar accusations made previously by other researchers questioning how OpenAI sources training data and frames its results.
The FSF announced it created a Bluesky account this week to reach a wider audience, even though it won't recommend others sign up for the platform. The organization cited Bluesky's registration page and web client relying on nonfree JavaScript as reasons it can't endorse the service the way it does Mastodon or PeerTube.
The GrapheneOS project has said that Google's upcoming Pixel 11 will no longer support hardware Memory Tagging Extension (MTE), a security feature present in recent Pixel devices. The announcement came via a social media post rather than a detailed report, so specifics on why the feature was removed remain unclear.
Bluesky launched a new account-level privacy setting letting users opt out of appearing in the app's algorithmic Discover feed for people who don't already follow them. The toggle, found in privacy settings, applies to all posts at once rather than individual posts, and doesn't make accounts private since Bluesky has no private-account option.
Bluesky rolled out a new privacy toggle letting users exclude their posts from the app's algorithmic Discover feed, which can otherwise surface any public post on the network. The setting, found under Privacy and Security, takes up to an hour to apply and doesn't make posts private—only less discoverable to people outside a user's follower base.
Flipboard has acquired Graze, a Portland startup that lets creators build and monetize custom Bluesky feeds using contextual, non-tracking ads. Graze has delivered over 41 billion posts to roughly 12 million people across more than 7,000 feeds since launching 21 months ago, splitting ad revenue 70/30 with creators.
Bluesky now allows videos up to 10 minutes long, a major jump from the three-minute cap set just last year, and has raised the max file size to 300MB. The company says uploads will also be 2-3x faster, and because Bluesky runs on the decentralized AT Protocol, other apps like Bluescreen, Reelo, and Skylight will inherit the longer video support too.
Bluesky announced it is extending its maximum video length from three minutes to 10 minutes, alongside a new 300MB file size cap and faster upload speeds of 2x-3x. The change also benefits third-party apps built on the AT Protocol, like Bluescreen, Reelo and Skylight, which will inherit the same longer video capability.