Bluesky quadruples moderation team amid user boom | Mashable 
Mashable
Bluesky quadruples moderation team amid user boom
A new 100 person team steps in as concerns about child sexual abuse material rise.
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Bluesky is on the verge of overtaking Threads in all the ways that matter | Mashable 
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Bluesky is on the verge of overtaking Threads in all the ways that matter
Meta-owned Threads started November with 5 times the daily app users of Bluesky. That number is now down to just 1.5.
Are Teslas safe? New study shows the car brand has safety issues - Fast Company https://www.fastcompany.com/91234168/new-study-shows-tesla-makes-some-of-the-most-dangerous-cars-on-the-road
The not-a-Twitter-clone is exploding, and its CEO promises to not repeat old social-media mistakes. Her strategy? Massively empower users to decide how the service works.
WIRED
Bluesky Says It Won’t Screw Things Up
The not-a-Twitter-clone is exploding, and its CEO promises to not repeat old social-media mistakes. Her strategy? Massively empower users to decide...
No one had seen a close-up of a star outside the Milky Way — until now 
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No one had seen a close-up of a star outside the Milky Way — until now
Scientists think the star may be on the verge of explosion.
🤖 Boomers are financially secure, Gen Z struggles, Millennials in the middle - new survey shows stark generational divide in financial well-being and outlook. Addressing this gap will be a key challenge.
https://www.axios.com/2024/11/22/boomers-gen-z-millennials-financial-success
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Bluesky reacts to Matt Gaetz withdrawal as Trump's attorney general nominee | Mashable 
Mashable
Bluesky reacts to Matt Gaetz withdrawal as Trump's attorney general nominee
The Twitter rival has its first big viral news moment since its post-election boom.
You Too Can Hire an ‘Etsy Witch’ to Curse Elon Musk | WIRED 
WIRED
You Too Can Hire an ‘Etsy Witch’ to Curse Elon Musk
Riley Wenckus used TikTok to tell Elon Musk she paid “an Etsy witch” $7.99 to make his life “a living hell.” A new market has opened up for...
Bluesky is ushering in a pick-your-own algorithm era of social media
a social network that gives you fine-grained control over what you see and who you interact with
New Scientist
Bluesky is ushering in a pick-your-own algorithm era of social media
More than 20 million people have joined Bluesky, a social network that gives you fine-grained control over what you see and who you interact with. ...
Perplexity's AI Search Engine Can Now Buy Products For You - Slashdot 
Perplexity
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Perplexity is rolling out a new feature that will let Pro subscribers purchase a product withou...
Microsoft is adding a live, AI-powered interpreter to Teams | Mashable 
Mashable
Microsoft is adding a live, AI-powered interpreter to Teams
Microsoft's 'Interpreter' will translate speech in real time.
Sitting too much linked to heart disease –– even if you work out, according to new study
The study found that people who sit for more than 10.6 hours per day are at greater risk of conditions like stroke, heart attack, and heart failure.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/18/health/sitting-heart-disease-wellness/index.html
DOJ Will Push Google to Sell Chrome to Break Search Monopoly - Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-18/doj-will-push-google-to-sell-off-chrome-to-break-search-monopoly
Reaching a peak near $12 billion in early 2021. The following collapse has been intense: On Wednesday, Chegg was valued at around $159 million.
Client Challenge
The test is pretty simple. Go from standing to sitting cross-legged, and then go back to standing without using any parts of your body besides your legs and core to help you get up and down
Upworthy
Doctor explains how to do a simple physical test that can predict your longevity
Dr. Natalie Azar went on the "Today" show and shared the sit-to-stand test, a measure that may indicate how long people ages 51 to 80 will live. Al...
People spent over $100 billion on in-game purchases last year 
Indie Hackers
People spent over $100 billion on in-game purchases last year
Why do people spend so much time on in-game items?
One million users in 24 hours. Here’s why people are moving from X to Bluesky. - Indie Hackers 
Indie Hackers
One million users in 24 hours. Here’s why people are moving from X to Bluesky.
Bluesky reached one million users in just 24 hours, signaling the rapid rise of the new social media platform.
X May Use Your Data for AI Training, Even If You Opt Out | Lifehacker 
Lifehacker
X May Use Your Data for AI Training, Even If You Opt Out
X got an update to its terms of service on November 15 that grants the site permission to train AI with user data. It's unclear how this inter...