Jay Graber is stepping down as CEO of Bluesky to “transition to a new role as Bluesky’s Chief Innovation Officer”. And they’re looking for a new permanent CEO.
Toni Schneider, Bluesky's new CEO
Bluesky has a new CEO, Toni Schneider former CEO of Automattic. I have known Toni for many years, dating back to his startup, Oddpost, that I praised on my blog, and his partner was then quoted in Wired saying Scripting News is media. That meant a lot to me at the time, and ...
WIRED
• Louryn Strampe
Some People Are Too Sleepy to Make Fancy Coffee. For Them, There’s the Keurig K-Cafe
If convenient coffee is what you seek, this coffee machine is worth every inch of counter space.
WIRED
• Rhett Allain
How Can a Locomotive Pull a Long Train That’s Much Heavier?
For railroads, it’s all about managing static and kinetic friction.
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• Zziwa Raymond Ian
The AI Infrastructure crisis: When ambition meets ancient systems
Artificial Intelligence has become a core capability in modern software systems, powering applications such as personalized recommendations, fraud detection, medical
The post The AI Infrastructure crisis: When ambition meets ancient systems appeared first on The New Stack.
WIRED
• Simon Hill
How to Responsibly Dispose of Your Electronics (2026)
Get rid of old, broken, and unused devices—even Lightning cables—without adding to the e-waste problem.
WIRED
• David Nield
Use Microsoft PC Manager to Speed Up Your Windows 11 Computer
Can you really get a Windows PC running like new again? Using this free tool from Microsoft, you can get pretty close.
WIRED
• Ryan Waniata
Wiim Amp Ultra Review: A Fantastic Streaming Amp With TV Input
This amazing Sonos Amp alternative offers nearly everything you could want from a modern stereo.
The Daily
• The New York Times
What We’ve Learned From 10 Days of War
What began as a relentless U.S.-Israeli military assault on Iran has turned into a wider crisis as the disruption of the world’s oil markets spreads beyond the Middle East.
Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The New York Times, discusses what we know about t...
Open Channels FM Podcast Network
• Bob Dunn
Behind the Scenes at CloudFest Europe’s Playground for Cloud, Security, and Hosting Innovation
In this episode Soeren, Myles and Robert discuss CloudFest 2026, highlighting its unique amusement park setting, various networking opportunities, and some new features for attendees.
Trump Accidentally Sabotages GOP’s 2026 Strategy in Two Crazed Tirades
In recent days, President Trump has angrily demanded that Republicans pass the SAVE Act, a massive voter suppression measure that already passed the House but almost certainly can’t pass the Senate. In one tirade on Truth Social, he threatened not to sign...
Home Remedies
RE: https://mastodon.social/@paulrickards/116076611382717131
This is what they took from us.
WIRED
• Maxwell Zeff
Yann LeCun Raises $1 Billion to Build AI That Understands the Physical World
Meta’s former chief AI scientist has long argued that human-level AI will come from mastering the physical world, not language. His new startup, AMI, plans to prove it.
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• Dave Winer
Scripting News: Monday, March 9, 2026
Monday, March 9, 2026
Bluesky: "The reason we have enough money for a war is that we get to print money because we have the reserve currency that the whole world uses. So we could afford to buy you a house or pay for your healthcare or forgive your student loan debt but we ...
I sort of collect “micro” domain names now, so using micro.ink for Inkwell felt right. All the HTML and JS is actually bundled in a Micro.blog plug-in and served just like any blog. I think it demonstrates how flexible Micro.blog hosting can be.
Platformer
• Casey Newton
Grammarly turned me into an AI editor against my will and I hate it
The company tells Platformer it will let experts opt out of the controversial feature — but how different is it than what every other AI company is doing?
McSweeney’s
• Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
Iran Has Been an Imminent Threat to the U.S. for Forty-Seven Years
“The threats posed by Iran to the United States, while potentially serious, weren’t imminent. So Trump and his officials have redefined ‘imminent’ to include distant, indirect, and theoretical risks. They’ve stretched the word beyond any semblance of its meaning.” — Will Sal...
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• Sean Tilley
Jay Graber Steps Down as Bluesky CEO
Jay Graber is most widely known as the CEO of Bluesky PBC. In a surprising announcement, she is stepping down from the role to serve as Chief Innovation Officer.
Trunk & Tidbits, February 2026
Welcome to our monthly engineering update. The team is continuing to work on the next major version of Mastodon (4.6), as well as maintaining the current stable releases.
Before we dive in to our regular review of code changes and updates from the past month, there are a num...