Dissatisfied X users switch to Bluesky

Welcome back to the week in review. This week, we discuss the large surge in Bluesky users, Elon Musk co-heading Trump’s “Department of Government Efficiency,” and Mark Zuckerberg’s latest foray into extreme wife-male behavior. Let’s go.

Bluesky is experiencing significant growth as X users dissatisfied with the platform’s latest political decisions move to a rival social network. The decentralized social media platform has grown to over 16 million users, including Swifties. If you are making a change – or no less than want to see if the grass is greener (or bluer) on the opposite side of the road – we have put together a guide on how to start.

Tesla’s Cybertruck faces sixth recall in the course of the 12 months, affecting 2,431 units. Tesla’s report shows that these trucks are or were equipped with a faulty inverter. Unlike the October Cybertruck recall, which might be resolved with an over-the-air update, Tesla will need to physically replace the recalled inverters for this batch. The electric vehicle maker said it could do it without cost.

Elon Musk will co-chair with President-elect Donald Trump Department of Government Effectiveness, whose acronym refers to Musk’s favorite cryptocurrency. Musk, together with biotech entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, will lead the department to help the Trump administration “dismantle government bureaucracy, cut excess regulation, slash wasteful spending and restructure federal agencies.”

News

Mark Zuckerberg 🤝 T-Pain: Mark Zuckerberg commissioned T-Pain to write and record an acoustic cover of Lil Jon and The East Side Boyz’s “Get Low” as a present to his wife Priscilla Chan. Please note that he actually sings the infamous “to the window, to the wall” lyric. Read more

Standing desks usually are not as healthy as you think that: Apologies to standing desk users, but a brand new study has found that standing for greater than two hours a day doesn’t protect against the chance of heart problems and really increases the chance of circulatory problems. Read more

Talk to Tuah dating coach: Social media star Haliey Welch launched Pookie Tools, an AI-powered dating advice app for Gen Z singles. The app’s chatbot helps you write conversation starters, and one other tool predicts whether a possible match is lying about your height. Read more

The author took home $200 million: The generative artificial intelligence startup raised $200 million at a $1.9 billion valuation to expand its platform. CEO May Habib says the brand new funding will probably be used for product development and “consolidating the company’s leadership in the enterprise generative AI category.” Read more

Amazon fights against Temu: To higher compete with highly popular competitors Temu and Shein, Amazon launched the Amazon Haul store, offering discounted and mass-produced products, most of that are shipped from China. Read more

Just Eat sells Grubhub: The Dutch food delivery company sells Grubhub to Wonder Group in a deal valued at $650 million. That’s 91% lower than the $7.3 billion Just Eat Takeaway paid the corporate just 4 years ago. Read more

SBF is coming to the large screen: Lena Dunham is working with Apple and A24 on an adaptation of Michael Lewis’s book “Going Infinite,” which chronicles the lifetime of Sam Bankman-Fried and the implosion of FTX. Now I ponder who will probably be solid as SBF… Read more

Get ready for more AI video mistakes: InVideo launches an AI-powered generative video creation feature that enables users to use prompts to create videos in a wide range of styles, including live-action, animated, or anime. Read more

Apple Wall Mount Tablet: Apple is reportedly planning to release a tablet that might be mounted on a wall, control smart home appliances and make video calls in March 2025. The device will, in fact, be equipped with Apple Intelligence technology. Read more

Ads appear on Perplexity: An AI-powered search engine is experimenting with promoting. Ads on the positioning will initially run within the US and will probably be formatted as “sponsored follow-up questions” from partners including Indeed, Whole Foods, Universal McCann and PMG. Read more

You can now play Hot Cross Buns in your phone: The latest Artinoise product is a new edition of the classic plastic recorder. The portable device might be connected to any smartphone, tablet or PC equipped with a USB-C port, effectively transforming it right into a musical instrument. Read more