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While the headlines are filled with Twitter rebranding itself to X, and Threads getting big updates, Jack Dorsey-backed Bluesky is also making important changes on its platform. Yesterday, July 27, the company announced a major change to its feed, changing it from a straightforward ‘popular posts get featured' system to more of an algorithmic play where users will get a more recommendation-based feed to see new posts that they might actually be interested in. This change will also rename the ‘What's Hot' feed to…

Image Source : BLUESKY Bluesky swaps 'What's Hot' with dynamic 'Discover' feed for enhanced user experience Bluesky, backed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, has recently announced a major update to its platform, replacing the existing 'What's Hot' feed with a more dynamic 'Discover' feed. The company aims to enhance the user experience by providing a customized feed…

Image: ParamountThere’s a lot to love in Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks’ special Star Trek crossover, but getting to see Tawny Newsome and Jack Quaid bring some of their chaotic energy from the world of animation into the live-action Mariner and Boimler was a highlight—especially because that energy radiated through the Strange New Worlds crew.How Has Ortegas Changed and Grown Coming into Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 | io9 InterviewThat’s according to director Jonathan Frakes, who aside from being…

Last updated: July 26th, 2023 at 19:11 UTC+02:00 The Galaxy Z Flip 5 is finally official today and many of you will now be getting ready to place your orders. Pre-orders for the Galaxy Z Flip 5 are open starting today. Samsung is offering the device in a handful of colors. As always, the company is keeping some colors available exclusively through its online store. Here’s a hot tip from us: If you love matte finish, you should definitely order the device from Samsung’s online store. The best Galaxy Z Flip 5 colors are…

You didn’t need to be a physic to know that Bob Iger’s comments a couple of weeks back about the SAG-AFTRA strike was going to make waves in the entertainment industry, but it looks like the Disney CEO has officially ended up on the wrong side of a Breaking Bad legend’s opinion. Speaking of wrong sides (you’ll know what we mean in a second), the digital release of The Little Mermaid has sparked unanimous critique over one key component of Ariel’s modern appearance. Halle Bailey is wonderful, but if Disney had just…

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's weekly roundup of the coolest toy news around the internet. This week, Playmates ensures that the horrors persist with an update to its classic ‘90s TMNT figures, The Marvels takes flight in Lego form, Hasbro rolls out even more Transformers: The Movie goodness. Check it out!Breaking the Fourth Wall in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts | io9 InterviewImage: Playmates ToysPlaymates Toys Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classic 1991 Movie Star TurtlesIf the original run of Playmates Toys’ Teenage…

Have you noticed fewer mosquitoes in your community this summer? You aren't alone. Taz Stuart, an entomologist who works with the N.W.T. government, said mosquito populations throughout the territory are, generally speaking, lower than average. That's because most types of mosquitoes "love water," and conditions in parts of the territory have been hot and dry instead. It's still early in the season, though, he said."If you could give me a crystal ball and tell me when it's going to rain, where and how much, then I can…

At a time when an app fetches 100 million sign-ups in five days flat, three years can feel like a lifetime in tech. It was, then, a lifetime ago that Geet last went live on TikTok. On June 29, 2020, around midnight, the infotainment content creator addressed her 7.3 million followers on the Chinese short-videosharing app, just hours before it was banned in India over national security concerns. She remembers the frenzy that followed.In the following months, a dozen, homegrown, venture capital-funded apps emerged to fill…

The ultra-hot giant exoplanet WASP-76 b, studied here, is an extremely hot world orbiting very close to its giant star. Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva/Spaceengine/M. ZamaniAn international research team, using the MAROON-X instrument, has detected and quantified 11 chemical elements in the ultra-hot exoplanet WASP-76 b’s atmosphere. Unexpected abundance anomalies of these elements suggest the planet may have absorbed a smaller, Mercury-like planet. The team’s study also demonstrates…

In the midst of an already record-breaking heat wave, Phoenix, Ariz., set a particularly eye-popping record: the temperature only dropped to 97 degrees Fahrenheit overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday, setting an all-time record high for a nighttime low. When temperatures stay high overnight, they place a particularly heavy burden on the body, raising the risk of heat illness and death. The U.S.—and the world—has seen a spate of extreme heat so far this year, including the planet’s hottest-ever June and hottest week…