Substack rival Ghost federates its first newsletter | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Tumblr's 'fediverse' integration is still being worked on, says owner and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg (techcrunch.com)
Despite delays, the plan to connect Tumblr's blogging site to the wider world of decentralized social media, also known as the "fediverse," is still on....
Flipboard stops tweeting, launches new podcast about decentralized social apps (techcrunch.com)
Social magazine app Flipboard had already committed to joining the "fediverse" -- the decentralized social web, which includes apps like Mastodon. Now, it’s doubling down on those ambitions with an announcement that it will stop tweeting while also launching a new podcast devoted to exploring the topic of decentralized social...
Pebble, a startup that tried and failed to take on Twitter, finds new life on Mastodon | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Pebble, a startup that took on Twitter and failed, has returned from the dead -- as a Mastodon instance, it seems. The company announced last month that
Mastodon actually has 407K+ more monthly users than it thought (techcrunch.com)
Open source and decentralized social network Mastodon has more users than it thought. The service, which competes with X (formerly Twitter) and other
OpenAI's GPT-4 with vision still has flaws, paper reveals | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
OpenAI has released a technical paper revealing some of the flaws with GPT-4V, the version of GPT-4 with image-analyzing capabilities.
Mastodon's latest release makes the open source Twitter alternative easier to use | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
The open source, decentralized social network Mastodon is releasing an update designed to make it easier for users to use the platform.
WordPress blogs can now be followed in the fediverse, including Mastodon (techcrunch.com) Japanese
In March, WordPress.com owner Automattic made a commitment to the fediverse -- the decentralized social networks that include the Twitter rival Mastodon
