Month: August 2024
Threads is making fediverse replies more visible in its app
Over the last six months, Meta has slowly begun to make good on its promise to make Threads compatible with the fediverse. The app allows users to share their posts to Mastodon and other Activity Pub-enabled services and began showing replies originating on those services earlier this summer.
Now, Threads is making those replies even more visible by allowing users who have opted in to fediverse sharing to see replies on other people’s posts. With the change, a new “fediverse replies” section will appear underneath posts that have drawn replies from Mastodon servers and other federated accounts.
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Practically, this means that a lot more fediverse content will be visible within Threads. Up until now, most users probably weren’t seeing that many replies from Mastodon and other sites unless they had a particularly large following or a post that was widely shared. But now, you’ll be able to see all those replies just by browsing Threads.
As with previous updates, Threads’ support for other Activity Pub content is still limited. Users need to opt-in to fediverse sharing in order to view replies from other apps. The feature, which is still labeled as being in “beta,” notes that some replies may not be visible on the Meta-owned service. And Threads still doesn’t support replies to those replies, which drastically limits the ability to engage with other fediverse users. (In a follow-up, Meta engineer Peter Cottle said adding that functionality is “top of mind.”) But the update might help incentivize more users to open their accounts to the fediverse, which is an important step for anyone hoping to bring decentralized social media into the mainstream.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/threads-is-making-fediverse-replies-more-visible-in-its-app-194543494.html?src=rss
Over the last six months, Meta has slowly begun to make good on its promise to make Threads compatible with the fediverse. The app allows users to share their posts to Mastodon and other Activity Pub-enabled services and began showing replies originating on those services earlier this summer.
Now, Threads is making those replies even more visible by allowing users who have opted in to fediverse sharing to see replies on other people’s posts. With the change, a new “fediverse replies” section will appear underneath posts that have drawn replies from Mastodon servers and other federated accounts.
Practically, this means that a lot more fediverse content will be visible within Threads. Up until now, most users probably weren’t seeing that many replies from Mastodon and other sites unless they had a particularly large following or a post that was widely shared. But now, you’ll be able to see all those replies just by browsing Threads.
As with previous updates, Threads’ support for other Activity Pub content is still limited. Users need to opt-in to fediverse sharing in order to view replies from other apps. The feature, which is still labeled as being in “beta,” notes that some replies may not be visible on the Meta-owned service. And Threads still doesn’t support replies to those replies, which drastically limits the ability to engage with other fediverse users. (In a follow-up, Meta engineer Peter Cottle said adding that functionality is “top of mind.”) But the update might help incentivize more users to open their accounts to the fediverse, which is an important step for anyone hoping to bring decentralized social media into the mainstream.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/threads-is-making-fediverse-replies-more-visible-in-its-app-194543494.html?src=rss
Fluid Truck’s board ousted its sibling co-founders amid allegations of mismanaging funds
Fluid Truck, a startup that was founded to disrupt the commercial vehicle rental industry, has ousted its sibling co-founders – CEO James Eberhard and chief legal counsel Jenifer Snyder – according to sources familiar with the matter. The shakeup, which employees have described as a hostile takeover, was led by two minority investors on the
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Fluid Truck, a startup that was founded to disrupt the commercial vehicle rental industry, has ousted its sibling co-founders – CEO James Eberhard and chief legal counsel Jenifer Snyder – according to sources familiar with the matter. The shakeup, which employees have described as a hostile takeover, was led by two minority investors on the […]
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Tumblr To Move Its Half a Billion Blogs To WordPress
Tumblr is making the move to WordPress. After its 2019 acquisition by WordPress.com parent company Automattic in a $3 million fire sale, the new owner has focused on improving Tumblr’s platform and growing its revenue. Now Automattic will shift Tumblr’s back end over to WordPress, Automattic said in a blog post published on Wednesday. From a report: The company clarified that it will not change Tumblr into WordPress; it will just run on WordPress. “We acquired Tumblr to benefit from its differences and strengths, not to water it down. We love Tumblr’s streamlined posting experience and its current product direction,” the post explained. “We’re not changing that. We’re talking about running Tumblr’s backend on WordPress. You won’t even notice a difference from the outside,” it noted.
Automattic says the move to WordPress will have its advantages, as it will make it easier to share the company’s work across the two platforms. That is, Automattic’s team will be able to build tools and features that work on both services, while Tumblr will be able to take advantage of the open source developments that take place on WordPress.org. In addition, WordPress will be able to benefit from the “tools and creativity” that are invested into Tumblr.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Tumblr is making the move to WordPress. After its 2019 acquisition by WordPress.com parent company Automattic in a $3 million fire sale, the new owner has focused on improving Tumblr’s platform and growing its revenue. Now Automattic will shift Tumblr’s back end over to WordPress, Automattic said in a blog post published on Wednesday. From a report: The company clarified that it will not change Tumblr into WordPress; it will just run on WordPress. “We acquired Tumblr to benefit from its differences and strengths, not to water it down. We love Tumblr’s streamlined posting experience and its current product direction,” the post explained. “We’re not changing that. We’re talking about running Tumblr’s backend on WordPress. You won’t even notice a difference from the outside,” it noted.
Automattic says the move to WordPress will have its advantages, as it will make it easier to share the company’s work across the two platforms. That is, Automattic’s team will be able to build tools and features that work on both services, while Tumblr will be able to take advantage of the open source developments that take place on WordPress.org. In addition, WordPress will be able to benefit from the “tools and creativity” that are invested into Tumblr.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Hyundai’s next EV will be the three-row Ioniq 9 — and it’s headed for the US
The Ioniq 9 will be based on Hyundai’s Seven Concept that was revealed in 2021. | Image: Hyundai
Hyundai’s next electric vehicle for the US will be the Ioniq 9, a beefy, three-row SUV that will be manufactured at the company’s factory in Georgia, Hyundai executives announced during an investor day conference this week.
It’s a sign that while other automakers continue to second-guess their EV investments amid slowing demand, the South Korean automaker is intent on growing its share of the plug-in market by introducing new vehicles in popular segments.
The Ioniq 9 will be based on the Concept Seven, which was first revealed in 2021. At that time, Hyundai said the concept would be built on the automaker’s Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), which also underpins the Ioniq 5, Ioniq 6, Kia EV6, Kia EV9, and Genesis GV60.
The Ioniq 9 will be built at the same Ellabell, Georgia-based Metaplant where the company soon will start producing the Ioniq 5. (Assembling EVs in the US, as opposed to South Korea, will help qualify for the federal EV tax credit of $7,500.)
Hyundai is intent on growing its share of the plug-in market
During the conference, Hyundai Motor President and CEO Jae Hoon Chang said a production version of the Ioniq 9 will be shown off at the Los Angeles Auto Show later this year, according to InsideEVs.
Hyundai also said it would increase its share of hybrids in its lineup, in an acknowledgment that US consumers these days are more inclined to buy them over a full EV. Hyundai says the North American market in particular is facing a shortage of hybrids, which it aims to correct.
The Concept Seven was advertised as capable of charging from 10 percent to 80 percent in about 20 minutes, with a range of “over 300 miles.” But during the investor day event, Hyundai executives would explore developing Extended Range Electric Vehicles, or EREVs, to provide even more range than that. Some EREVs, like the BMW i3 and Chevy Volt, use small gas engines to recharge the battery pack, but not operate the motors.
Hyundai executives theorized being able to produce EREVs with a range of over 900 km, or 560 miles, when fully charged, according to InsideEVs.
The Seven was one of the biggest concepts we’ve seen from the South Korean automaker, with a wheelbase that stretches 10.5 feet, which is longer than the Cadillac Escalade. The extra-tall grille also puts this concept firmly in the “dangerously large” camp of vehicles that includes the Escalade and other oversized SUVs and trucks.
The Ioniq 9 will be based on Hyundai’s Seven Concept that was revealed in 2021. | Image: Hyundai
Hyundai’s next electric vehicle for the US will be the Ioniq 9, a beefy, three-row SUV that will be manufactured at the company’s factory in Georgia, Hyundai executives announced during an investor day conference this week.
It’s a sign that while other automakers continue to second-guess their EV investments amid slowing demand, the South Korean automaker is intent on growing its share of the plug-in market by introducing new vehicles in popular segments.
The Ioniq 9 will be based on the Concept Seven, which was first revealed in 2021. At that time, Hyundai said the concept would be built on the automaker’s Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), which also underpins the Ioniq 5, Ioniq 6, Kia EV6, Kia EV9, and Genesis GV60.
The Ioniq 9 will be built at the same Ellabell, Georgia-based Metaplant where the company soon will start producing the Ioniq 5. (Assembling EVs in the US, as opposed to South Korea, will help qualify for the federal EV tax credit of $7,500.)
During the conference, Hyundai Motor President and CEO Jae Hoon Chang said a production version of the Ioniq 9 will be shown off at the Los Angeles Auto Show later this year, according to InsideEVs.
Hyundai also said it would increase its share of hybrids in its lineup, in an acknowledgment that US consumers these days are more inclined to buy them over a full EV. Hyundai says the North American market in particular is facing a shortage of hybrids, which it aims to correct.
The Concept Seven was advertised as capable of charging from 10 percent to 80 percent in about 20 minutes, with a range of “over 300 miles.” But during the investor day event, Hyundai executives would explore developing Extended Range Electric Vehicles, or EREVs, to provide even more range than that. Some EREVs, like the BMW i3 and Chevy Volt, use small gas engines to recharge the battery pack, but not operate the motors.
Hyundai executives theorized being able to produce EREVs with a range of over 900 km, or 560 miles, when fully charged, according to InsideEVs.
The Seven was one of the biggest concepts we’ve seen from the South Korean automaker, with a wheelbase that stretches 10.5 feet, which is longer than the Cadillac Escalade. The extra-tall grille also puts this concept firmly in the “dangerously large” camp of vehicles that includes the Escalade and other oversized SUVs and trucks.
Strands 101: How to win NYT’s latest word game
The brain teaser requires some abstract thinking, but will leave you feeling super satisfied when you crack it!
The brain teaser requires some abstract thinking, but will leave you feeling super satisfied when you crack it!