Threads on Mastodon and the Bright Future of the Fediverse
Comments ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40009148 )
I am still suspicious of #Threads taking over the #fediverse
WhatsApp trials Meta AI chatbot in India, more markets
WhatsApp is testing Meta AI, its large language model-powered chatbot, with users in India and some other markets, signalling its intentions to tap the massive user base to scale its AI offerings. The...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/11/whatsapp-trials-meta-ai-chatbot-in-india-more-markets/
I really hope they have an option to disable this
The Google One VPN service is heading to the Google graveyard
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/12/24128177/google-one-vpn-service-shutdown-announcement-graveyard
It's not like anyone trusted them with a VPN anyways
I am finally startijg to learn #rust and I feel like making a #nostr bot is the best way for me to learn
nostr:note1vq0adww7g57dftp4g2z3vp80vu4r4ul5xcmkef3s0jn465j6ygcqjge6jq
Mother heartbroken over daughter's stabbing death
Kulsuma Akter's mother says she is "in shock" following her daughter's death in Bradford. #press
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-68793985?utm_source=press.coop

It's always a tragedy when things like this happen π
X is removing ability to hide checkmarks for premium users
Last year, Elon Musk-owned social network X rolled out a feature for paid users to hide their checkmarks from others. Now, the company is sending notifications to users saying that the feature will go...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/11/x-is-removing-ability-to-hide-checkmarks-for-premium-users/
Oh no, what is #elon doing this time
nostr:note1hczf66l8kca26f0jrv7mqcyk9nr93z9nl2wtw49p6mxw7y2lda0qwvc0f3
I can't see this going well
That's pretty funny, though it may been seen as racist π
I'm kinda tempted to fork #yana to make a better #nostr client for #android
#xz has been essential to my workflow after the #backdoor incident
I feel having a #npub should also be a status symbol
Why does #X make it so hard to browse their site without an account
When will this come to #android?

