<p>There&#8217;s a new Bluesky app in the works from a popular developer of iOS applications. Tapbots, the company behind the popular Mastodon client Ivory, born out of its earlier efforts with Tweetbot (RIP), is readying a new app called Phoenix, designed for Bluesky&#8217;s growing social network of over 32 million users. In a post on [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Here&#8217;s a blast from the past: Digg, one of the web&#8217;s early news aggregators, is now back under the ownership of its original founder Kevin Rose. Notably, he&#8217;s being joined as co-owner by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian (both pictured above). Digg and Reddit were once fierce rivals in the online social news aggregation space, launching [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Last October, Meta dipped its toe into the world of facial recognition with an international test of two new tools: one to stop scams based on likenesses of famous people, and a second feature to help people get back into compromised Facebook or Instagram accounts. Now that test is expanding to one more notable country. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>X is bringing more attention to Communities, a feature that allows X users to connect and engage in discussions around a given topic, similar to how it&#8217;s done on Reddit. Today, tabs to access popular Communities are pinned to the top of the app&#8217;s homepage alongside your For You feed and other Lists. Now, you&#8217;ll [&hellip;]</p>

<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re a long way from pants,&#8221; Andy Dunn, founder of online fashion retailer Bonobos, told TechCrunch. Now, the former CEO is taking on a completely different challenge: He wants to help people make friends. Dunn&#8217;s newest venture, Pie, is a social app focused on bringing people together in real life. With an $11.5 million Series [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Passes, a direct-to-fan monetization platform for creators backed by $40 million in Series A funding, has been sued for allegedly distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material (also known as CSAM). While its guidelines do not allow for creators to post nude photos or videos, as opposed to competitors like OnlyFans, a creator has sued Passes, alleging [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Reddit co-founder and investor Alexis Ohanian has joined billionaire Frank McCourt&#8217;s bid to acquire TikTok as a strategic adviser specializing in social media. In an X post shared on Tuesday, Ohanian said: &#8220;Looking to buy TikTok US. Bring it on chain. It is time.&#8221; In a separate post, Ohanian said that he would call the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The U.K.&#8217;s privacy watchdog has launched investigations into three social media companies over how they go about protecting the privacy of children on their respective platforms. The Information Commissioner&#8217;s Office (ICO) announced today that it&#8217;s looking into how TikTok uses personal information of 13- to 17-year-olds to recommend videos, &#8220;in light of growing concerns&#8221; around [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Privacy-focused messaging app Signal has been flying high in the Dutch app stores this past month, often sitting at the top as the most downloaded free app on iOS and Android across all categories, per data from multiple app-tracking platforms such as Sensor Tower. The app has experienced surges in popularity over the years, often [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Welcome back to Week in Review. This week we’re diving into OpenAI’s newest, biggest model GPT-4.5, Microsoft pulling the plug on Skype, how Anthropic used Pokémon Red to train its Claude 3.7 Sonnet model, the unexpected return of Fyre Festival, and more! Let’s get into it. OpenAI announced the launch of GPT-4.5, the much-anticipated AI [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Instagram alternative Flashes publicly launched its Bluesky-based photo-sharing app on the App Store this week, gaining nearly 30,000 downloads in its first 24 hours. The app offers a classic Instagram-like experience, allowing users to upload up to four photos and videos of up to a minute in length. Built by Berlin-based developer Sebastian Vogelsang, Flashes [&hellip;]</p>

<p>TikTok is preparing to sunset its creator marketplace in favor of a new, more expanded experience, the company has informed businesses and creators via email. The online platform, which connects brands with creators for collaborating on ads and other sponsorships, will stop allowing creator invitations or the creation of new campaigns as of Saturday the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Meta has fixed an error that caused some users to see a flood of graphic and violent videos in their Instagram Reels feed. The fix comes after some users saw horrific and violent content despite having Instagram&#8217;s &#8220;Sensitive Content Control&#8221; enabled. “We have fixed an error that caused some users to see content in their [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Meta is mulling launching a standalone app for short-form videos, The Information reported, citing an anonymous source who heard Instagram head Adam Mosseri talking about the project to staff. The project &#8212; reportedly code-named Project Ray &#8212; aims to improve recommendations for new users and existing users in the U.S., and feature more three-minute videos, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Meta&#8217;s Oversight Board, the company&#8217;s independent group created to help with sensitive policy decisions, is preparing to weigh in on CEO Mark Zuckerberg&#8217;s recent changes to how Facebook, Instagram, and Threads handle hate speech, Engadget reported. Zuckerberg announced an overhaul of its content moderation policies in January, shortly before the inauguration of U.S. President Donald [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Apple shareholders rejected an anti-DEI proposal at its investor meeting Tuesday. The proposal was brought by a conservative group called the National Center for Public Policy Research. It asked Apple to end its DEI activities. Boards typically ask shareholders to reject shareholder proposals, and this was one of four such shareholder proposals. This proposal gained [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Automattic-owned blogging site and social platform Tumblr has financially backed Tapestry, the newly launched app designed to organize feeds from across the open web, including RSS, Mastodon, Bluesky, and others. Launched as a Kickstarter project in January 2024, Tapestry went on to raise over $177,000 via crowdfunding for its app, which opened up to the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Bluesky is getting added to the Opera web browser. On Tuesday, the Norway-based software maker announced the addition of the new social network alongside Slack and Discord, which will all be integrated into the browser&#8217;s sidebar alongside other messaging and communication services. Opera users have been able to customize their browsers with shortcuts to messaging [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Adobe announced on Tuesday it&#8217;s bringing its popular design and editing software Photoshop to mobile, starting with iOS. The company plans to launch a Photoshop for Android app later this year. With the new Photoshop for iPhone app, users can access both free and paid features through a mobile-friendly design that&#8217;s accessible on the go. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Party promoter Billy McFarland is back with Fyre Festival 2. The event is scheduled to take place in Isla Mujeres, Mexico, from May 30 to June 2, and tickets just went on sale, ranging from $1,400 to a truly brazen $1.1 million &#8212; even though no artists have been confirmed, and McFarland himself isn’t sure [&hellip;]</p>