Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #13,939!

📢 App Version 1.60 is rolling out now (1/5) We have a new logo! 🦋  Bluesky is emerging from its cocoon of clouds to transform into a social butterfly. Read more about why we chose this logo here: blueskyweb.xyz/blog/12-21-2...

#wwf

We just enabled account sign-ups again, so any outstanding invite codes can now be used to create an account. Thanks for your patience!

Firing engineers and not paying Google bills working well

We will temporarily be pausing Bluesky sign-ups while our team continues to resolve the existing performance issues. We’ll keep you updated when invite codes will resume functionality. We’re excited to welcome more users to our beta soon!

New feature just dropped: custom feeds! Now you can choose what algorithm powers your social media experience. We’ll feature some in this thread, but you can easily discover more in the feeds tab. Rolling out to app stores now — upgrade to Version 1.29 when it’s available in your app store.

This Man Is Not Meghan Markle /nyt

😂 shamelessly stole from the dark side

Burning calories

Elizabeth Holmes is rebranding herself as a sweet, devoted mother. Will anyone buy it? / TheGuardian

Deleting old Twitter accounts is cultural vandalism on a level with deleting Geocities

Never!

🤣 The reporter at NPR that recently received the “you suck” email from Elon had it framed. 🏆 This is high key something I would do. 🤣 Source: @april.social

A spokeswoman for Bluesky tells me tonight that there are at least 1.9 million people on the waitlist to get on this site. (I have a story about Bluesky publishing tomorrow AM 😊)

Hi! We appreciate everyone's enthusiasm in sending invitations, but our current policy is that we cannot accommodate heads of state to join us in our beta yet. This applies to recent/prominent heads of state as well. We appreciate notice before you invite prominent figures at [email protected].

Google shared AI knowledge with the world — until ChatGPT caught up / @washingtonpost.com

Capturing the Rainfall to Fight Drought in Mexico City / Bloomberg Originals

Congrats to Bluesky for hitting another major milestone today (Elon Musk blocking links to it on Twitter)

Bluesky FAQ published! https://blueskyweb.xyz/faq • What is Bluesky? We're building a protocol that can make social networks work more like email, blogs, or phone numbers. The AT Protocol is close to completion, and the Bluesky app is a microblogging client built on it to showcase its features.

‘Godfather of AI’ quits Google with regrets and fears about his life’s work

New Graph Update! New Feature: DeepLinks! Users: 17k -> 20k Connections: 124k -> 166k Interactions: 230k -> 326k The supercluster is starting to divide on interest/identity boundaries. Shoutout to the 🏳️‍⚧️ cluster, I'd be there if not for this project. Check out @jay.bsky.team 's cluster bsky.jazco.dev

We’re building the engine of the plane as it’s falling through the air

Feels appropriate to bring back this classic.

📢 Android is finally here! 🎉 Google takes a while to update their search so here’s the direct link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=xyz.blueskyweb.app&hl=en_US

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