X open sources its “core recommendation system”, which powers For You, on GitHub, and says the system “ranks everything using a Grok-based transformer model”
In 2023, the website then known as Twitter partially open sourced its algorithm for the first time.
X is “testing a new link experience” that opens links without fully covering an X post, letting users see the Like, Repost, and other buttons, starting on iOS
to make it easier for your followers to engage with your post while browsing links. For creators, a common complaint is that posts with links tend to get lower reach. This is because the web browser...
On Techmeme's 20th birthday, its founder explains what's behind the site's consistency, debunks some supposed media trends, and outlines future directions
happy bday @Techmeme 🎂. Nearly old enough to drink. 🍻https://news.techmeme.com/ ... Dave McClure / @davemcclure : my favorite (un?)healthy addiction: @techmeme 💕🤓🔥 been an avid fanboi for 20 years — t...
Meta rolls out a tool that lets users attach up to 10,000 characters of text to Threads posts, giving users a way to build upon posts' 500-character text limit
Meta's Threads app is adding a way for users to post up to 10,000 characters … Usman Qureshi / iPhone in Canada : Threads Users Can Now Add Up to 10,000 Characters to Posts Tim Marcin / Mashable : Thr...
Apple's new iOS 26 beta 4 adds more “liquid” back to Liquid Glass design, after dialing it back in beta 3 following social media criticism
Pocket Casts for iOS 18 on the left, Apple Podcasts for iOS 26 on the right. Pururaj Dutta / Appleosophy : Apple rolls out the fourth beta of iOS 26 and iPadOS 26; here's what's new YTECHB : iOS 26 Be...
In iOS 26 beta 3, Apple dials back the transparency, after user complaints that its new Liquid Glass design language made parts of the UI more difficult to read
5 tips you need to know before trying the public beta Tyler Lee / Phandroid : Is Apple is quietly killing off iOS 26's Liquid Glass design? Ayushi Jain / Digit : Apple releases iOS 26 beta 3 with tone...
Threads plans to let users hide text or images that spoil something, blurring the text or image that has been marked as a spoiler until a user selects the post
but I wish it wasn't necessary Isaiah Richard / Tech Times : Meta Threads Tests a Spoiler-Free Way to Enjoy Movies, Series Discussions on the Platform Cheryl Eddy / Gizmodo : Threads Will Now Let You ...
Mozilla plans to shut down Pocket, the read-it-later service it acquired in 2017, on July 8, and Fakespot, which helps identify unreliable reviews, on July 1
Download Your Saved Articles Before They Disappear Amar Ćemanović / CyberInsider : Mozilla to Shut Down Pocket Service in July, to Allow Exports Until October Samantha Cole / 404 Media : Pocket, One o...
Threads now lets users add up to five links to their profile bios and rolls out analytics tools to track clicks on profile links and links shared in posts
https://techcrunch.com/... #Fediverse Threads @threads : New podcast? Upcoming livestream? Newsletter drop? We're rolling out another way to help your community discover ~everything~ you bring to ...
The Iconfactory launches Tapestry on the App Store, bringing Bluesky, Mastodon, RSS, and more into a single timeline, with a $1.99/month tier to remove ads
The Iconfactory, makers of the now-discontinued Twitterrific app, have today launched the spiritual successor to their Twitter client.