The push to bring iMessage to Android users today adds a new contender. A startup called Beeper, which had been working on a multi-platform messaging aggregator, is now […]
Tumblr+ kills Post+, its ill-fated subscription offering for creators
Tumblr’s ill-fated Post+ subscription service is shutting down, the company announced late on Monday. The service, which allowed creators to paywall select content for subscribers only, will no […]
Flipboard stops tweeting, launches new podcast about decentralized social apps
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 […]
Open source Notion alternative AppFlowy gets big-name backers and lands on the cloud
A new startup is targeting the lucrative workplace productivity space with an open source approach to project and knowledge management — and it has received backing from a […]
X rival Bluesky hits 2M users, says federation coming ‘early next year’
Bluesky, the company building a decentralized alternative to Twitter/X, announced today it has hit 2 million users — up by another million since September, despite remaining an invite-only […]
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg details Tumblr’s future after re-org
This week, WordPress.com owner Matt Mullenweg confirmed his company would be shifting the majority of Tumblr’s workforce to other areas at parent company Automattic in light of the […]
Tumblr to run on skeleton crew as parent company Automattic absorbs staff
According to a leaked memo, Tumblr’s longterm financial woes have reached a breaking point. Aside from a skeleton crew of essential workers in departments like trust and safety, […]
Decentralized communication protocol Matrix shifts to less-permissive AGPL open source license
Element, the company and core developer behind the decentralized communication protocol known as Matrix, has announced a notable license change that will make the open source project just […]
Deft is building e-commerce search to help you find the right product quickly
E-commerce search startup Deft is releasing a multimodal search function for users to get better results. The company, which opened up its service to beta users in May, […]