Bluesky wants to give you your own domain on the open web
Bluesky says the process will still take 18-24 months, so don't expect your new, shortened 'bsky' handle any time soon.
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Lena Ortiz
208 STORIESLena writes about film, media, books, museums and the cultural spaces that bring communities together.
Christa Pike Awake a Week After Lethal Injection; Lawyers Seek Answers
Christa Pike remains shackled to her hospital bed with burned and blistered arms, while Tennessee has suspended executions and its prison chief has resigned.
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How to See If Amazon Thinks You Have 'Flat Buttocks'
"I stumbled upon a page of assumptions that Amazon has made about me based on my purchases and I'm literally speechless," one shopper wrote on Threads.
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How AI decision models could change content moderation
On Tuesday, Musubi announced a lightweight decision model made for real-time moderation called PolicyLM-1.7B, released with open weights.
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Mirror Particle is building a ‘world model’ of human behavior
Mirror Particle will launch at TechCrunch Disrupt's Startup Battlefield 200 with a world model built from scratch to predict human behavior, arguing that LLM role-play falls short for market research and brand strategy.
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Pinterest's AI Turns Beauty Pins into Salon Action Plans
Pinterest's new AI-powered Beauty Guides translate hair and nail Pins into salon terminology, with estimated costs, appointment times and maintenance needs.
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