Bluesky-based Instagram alternative Flashes launches publicly https://tcrn.ch/41BCWxx

‘Uber for guns’ app Protector lets you hire armed body guards like you would an Uber — but does anyone need this? https://tcrn.ch/4kjcQ9Y

As Skype shuts down, its legacy is end-to-end encryption for the masses https://tcrn.ch/4i0Reh8

Mozilla rewrites Firefox’s Terms of Use after user backlash https://tcrn.ch/4i0b4c5

People are using Super Mario to benchmark AI now https://tcrn.ch/43hoGLP

Google’s March Pixel Drop has AI-powered scam detection and live location sharing with friends https://tcrn.ch/4imuEPz

Trump gives Big 3 automakers one month reprieve for Canada, Mexico tariffs https://tcrn.ch/43nxyPO

Tapbots teases a new Bluesky app, Phoenix, saying it can’t ‘survive on Mastodon alone’ https://tcrn.ch/4bvkCcN

X now lets you query Grok by mentioning it in replies https://tcrn.ch/4kyjhWH

Japanese telco giant NTT Com says hackers accessed details of almost 18,000 organizations https://tcrn.ch/4hgEL7A

Threads tests adding ‘interests’ on profiles to connect users with topical discussions https://tcrn.ch/3FcFsSk

What is Instagram’s Threads app? All your questions answered https://tcrn.ch/4bzGunn

New DOJ proposal still calls for Google to divest Chrome, but allows for AI investments https://tcrn.ch/3DsVAhY

Japan’s service robot market projected to triple in five years https://tcrn.ch/4ifs8Ll

X is experiencing outages on Monday morning https://tcrn.ch/3DtmvKx

Open social web browser Surf integrates with Bluesky in latest beta https://tcrn.ch/3QVerFk

At SXSW, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber pokes fun at Mark Zuckerberg with Latin phrase T-shirt https://tcrn.ch/41GHyBg

Bluesky now lets users upload videos that are up to 3 minutes long https://tcrn.ch/4hjXzTz

Battery manufacturer Northvolt nears the end as it files for bankruptcy in Sweden https://tcrn.ch/4inD4qi

Skype is shutting down in May — these are the best alternatives https://tcrn.ch/4ixSF6F

Bluesky users debate plans around user data and AI training https://tcrn.ch/41tA0lw

Telegram founder Pavel Durov says app now has 1B users, calls WhatsApp a ‘cheap, watered down imitation’ https://tcrn.ch/3FPyyCx

xAI launches an API for generating images https://tcrn.ch/3FzB5B0

Bluesky made more money selling t-shirts mocking Zuckerberg than custom domains https://tcrn.ch/4kZtcF2

SoftBank to acquire semiconductor designer Ampere in $6.5B all-cash deal https://tcrn.ch/4iHvYwV

Pruna AI open sources its AI model optimization framework https://tcrn.ch/41E00uA

The Trump administration planned Yemen strikes in an unauthorized Signal chat https://tcrn.ch/4c2Se23

23andMe files for bankruptcy: How to delete your data https://tcrn.ch/42aoa02

Google fixes Chrome zero-day security flaw used in hacking campaign targeting journalists https://tcrn.ch/444paoG

What’s next for ATProto, the protocol powering Bluesky and other apps https://tcrn.ch/4hK4iGz

NHS vendor Advanced to pay £3M fine following 2022 ransomware attack https://tcrn.ch/4c5RZmR