Mike McCue
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Co-founder, CEO Flipboard
Host of DotSocial Podcast
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How Elon Musk’s Changes to X Made Our Discourse Far Stupider by Dave Weigel talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e... talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e...
How Elon Musk’s Changes to X Made Our Discourse Far Stupider
We don’t know the minute when X started throttling links to news,...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
How Elon Musk’s Changes to X Made Our Discourse Far Stupider by Dave Weigel talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e... talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e...
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That time I animated a build of the LEGO Millennium Falcon
November 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
That time I animated a build of the LEGO Millennium Falcon
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Blacksky users benefit from access to the larger Bluesky network as well as specialized content moderation and curation features that protect and connect Black users.
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Public Service Social Media as a Democratic Safeguard | TechPolicy.Press
Christine Galvagna proposes an EU fund to support decentralized, public service focused social media networks to protect digital rights and democracy.
techpolicy.press
November 8, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Blacksky users benefit from access to the larger Bluesky network as well as specialized content moderation and curation features that protect and connect Black users.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Insane. Tesla Grok asked a kid in the car who was chatting with it to “send nudes”.
As with Tesla, Musk is driving down the brand value of his AI vanity project, xAI.
Musk has reprogrammed xAI's chatbot, Grok, many times over to increasingly resemble himself.
And like Musk, Grok's sense of humor is cringe.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ifi...
Musk has reprogrammed xAI's chatbot, Grok, many times over to increasingly resemble himself.
And like Musk, Grok's sense of humor is cringe.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ifi...
Mom says Tesla’s Grok chatbot told her 12-year-old son to send nudes
YouTube video by CBC News: The National
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November 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Insane. Tesla Grok asked a kid in the car who was chatting with it to “send nudes”.
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'How Elon Musk Is Boosting The British Right. For nine months, Sky News' Data and Forensics team has been investigating whether X's algorithm amplifies right-wing and extreme content. It does.' - Sky News, h/t @campuscodi.risky.biz news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
news.sky.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
'How Elon Musk Is Boosting The British Right. For nine months, Sky News' Data and Forensics team has been investigating whether X's algorithm amplifies right-wing and extreme content. It does.' - Sky News, h/t @campuscodi.risky.biz news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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Moonset this morning in Bregenz Forest.
#moon #fullmoon #moonset #leica #leicasl #bregenzerwald #astrophotography #photography
#moon #fullmoon #moonset #leica #leicasl #bregenzerwald #astrophotography #photography
November 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Moonset this morning in Bregenz Forest.
#moon #fullmoon #moonset #leica #leicasl #bregenzerwald #astrophotography #photography
#moon #fullmoon #moonset #leica #leicasl #bregenzerwald #astrophotography #photography
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Saw some northern lights in the early hours of yesterday morning over Vestrahorn. Not ideal to plan a trip around full moon, but it does light up the landscape 🤦♀️
#NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis #Iceland
#NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis #Iceland
November 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Saw some northern lights in the early hours of yesterday morning over Vestrahorn. Not ideal to plan a trip around full moon, but it does light up the landscape 🤦♀️
#NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis #Iceland
#NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis #Iceland
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Sharing some personal thoughts and feelings about the last weekend on the world's number one baseball app
100% cooked
Some reflections on the product design discussions from the last weekend
pfrazee.leaflet.pub
November 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Sharing some personal thoughts and feelings about the last weekend on the world's number one baseball app
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Have to say I’m loving the new Version History podcast by @davidpierce.xyz which is fast becoming a must listen for product builders. This week’s episode was a fun case study of the Zune and how MSFT built a not great product that aspired to be great.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kzu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kzu...
Why the Zune never killed the iPod | Version History
In 2006, Microsoft came for the iPod's throne with an innovative MP3 player called the Zune. It had a bunch of features the iPod didn't: WiFi, music sharing, a bigger screen, a beautiful UI, even an FM radio. And to hear Microsoft describe it, it was even kind of a social network. Nilay Patel and Victoria Song join David Pierce to break down why, despite all that, the Zune never really took off. And why it came in brown. #Podcast #Technology #Nostalgia 0:00 The Early 2000s Music Dilemma 00:21 Introducing the Zune: Microsoft's Answer to the iPod 00:34 The Zune vs. iPod Debate 00:58 Personal Stories and Experiences with Early Music Players 02:27 The Zune's Unique Features and Design 06:56 Nilay's Joy Division Limited Edition Zune 09:15 Microsoft's Strategy and the Zune's Market Position 30:15 The Zune's Launch and Initial Reception 37:56 High School Nostalgia and the Zune's Features 38:13 The Zune's Preloaded Content 38:53 The Zune's Launch and Initial Reviews 39:17 The Zune's Struggles and Criticisms 47:15 The Zune's Market Performance and Microsoft's Efforts 49:52 The Zune's Decline and the Rise of Smartphones 52:42 The Zune's Legacy and Final Thoughts 56:38 Version History Questions Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Like The Verge on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2P1aGc Follow on Twitter: https://goo.gl/XTWX61 Follow on Instagram: https://goo.gl/7ZeLvX Follow on TikTok: http://bit.ly/42VeCVU Watch The Vergecast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40RFRkg The Vergecast Podcast: https://bit.ly/3WQDexZ Decoder with Nilay Patel: http://apple.co/3v29nDc More about our podcasts: https://www.theverge.com/podcasts Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv Wallpapers from The Verge: https://bit.ly/2xQXYJr Shop our Verge merch store here: https://bit.ly/4kPCmEc Subscribe to The Verge: https://bit.ly/3FT6n5S Subscribe to The Vergecast on YouTube, new episodes on Tuesday and Friday: https://bit.ly/3I6nJtz If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may receive a commission without exerting any influence on editorial content. For more information about our ethics policy, visit: https://www.theverge.com/ethics-state...
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November 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Have to say I’m loving the new Version History podcast by @davidpierce.xyz which is fast becoming a must listen for product builders. This week’s episode was a fun case study of the Zune and how MSFT built a not great product that aspired to be great.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kzu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kzu...
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Find you someone as happy to see you as the Egyptian Foreign Minister is to see the present the Danish Foreign Minister got him.
November 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Find you someone as happy to see you as the Egyptian Foreign Minister is to see the present the Danish Foreign Minister got him.
November 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Hah!
🎵 #Halloween Horror Mood Music 🎶
🦇 Bats! Fun bat fact: 🧪
If you take a video of bats and turn it upside down...
Hanging bats filmed upside-down look like a Goth nightclub 🧪
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS6K...
🦇 Bats! Fun bat fact: 🧪
If you take a video of bats and turn it upside down...
Hanging bats filmed upside-down look like a Goth nightclub 🧪
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS6K...
Hanging bats filmed upside-down look like a Goth nightclub
YouTube video by Viral Reddit
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November 1, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Hah!
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We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
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Grokipedia is not a 'Wikipedia Competitor.' It is the antithesis of Wikipedia in every possible way, and it is not going to work:
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Grokipedia Is the Antithesis of Everything That Makes Wikipedia Good, Useful, and Human
Grokipedia is not a 'Wikipedia competitor.' It is a fully robotic regurgitation machine designed to protect the ego of the world’s wealthiest man.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Grokipedia is not a 'Wikipedia Competitor.' It is the antithesis of Wikipedia in every possible way, and it is not going to work:
www.404media.co/grokipedia-i...
www.404media.co/grokipedia-i...
Love this. And btw this is one of my absolute favorite YouTube channels. “Tested” by @asavage.bsky.social
A fascinating look at the Vistavision format for the #believeinfilm folks: youtu.be/YX9eV_JeVR0?...
Adam Savage Learns About VistaVision Filming Cameras at Paramount!
YouTube video by Adam Savage’s Tested
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Love this. And btw this is one of my absolute favorite YouTube channels. “Tested” by @asavage.bsky.social
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It’s good that she got here.
Senator Slotkin Delivers Speech on Trump's Authoritarian Playbook
YouTube video by Sen. Elissa Slotkin
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
It’s good that she got here.
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If you're of a certain age, you can't look away...DAMNIT!
October 31, 2025 at 12:35 AM
If you're of a certain age, you can't look away...DAMNIT!
I watched this last night and it scared the hell out of me, especially imagining this administration dealing with a similar scenario.
A House of Dynamite is the best film in years on nuclear war. You may think the risks are small, but even a small danger, multiplied over a number of years, sums to an unacceptable chance of nuclear annihilation. My thoughts on the film, below, and this short 🧵. newrepublic.com/article/2016...
A House of Dynamite Explodes the Missile Defense Myth
It is no wonder the interceptors fail in the film. This is an accurate portrayal of what is likely to happen in a crisis.
newrepublic.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I watched this last night and it scared the hell out of me, especially imagining this administration dealing with a similar scenario.
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A House of Dynamite is the best film in years on nuclear war. You may think the risks are small, but even a small danger, multiplied over a number of years, sums to an unacceptable chance of nuclear annihilation. My thoughts on the film, below, and this short 🧵. newrepublic.com/article/2016...
A House of Dynamite Explodes the Missile Defense Myth
It is no wonder the interceptors fail in the film. This is an accurate portrayal of what is likely to happen in a crisis.
newrepublic.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
A House of Dynamite is the best film in years on nuclear war. You may think the risks are small, but even a small danger, multiplied over a number of years, sums to an unacceptable chance of nuclear annihilation. My thoughts on the film, below, and this short 🧵. newrepublic.com/article/2016...