Notices by Sarah Perez 💙 (sarahp@mastodon.social)

Spotify debuts Gen AI ads, programmatic ad buying https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/03/spotify-debuts-gen-ai-ads-programmatic-ad-buying/

A new security fund opens up to help protect the fediverse https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/02/a-new-security-fund-opens-up-to-help-protect-the-fediverse/

Mark Cuban backs Skylight, a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s underlying technology: https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/01/mark-cuban-backs-skylight-a-tiktok-alternative-built-on-blueskys-underlying-technology/

A world without Caesars: How the atproto community is rebuilding the web to return power to the people https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/25/a-world-without-caesars-how-the-atproto-community-is-rebuilding-the-web-to-return-power-to-the-people/

Barack Obama joins Bluesky https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/23/barack-obama-joins-bluesky/

Substack rival Ghost is now connected to the fediverse https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/substack-rival-ghost-is-now-connected-to-the-fediverse/

Move over, Apple: Meet the alternative app stores coming to the EU https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/13/move-over-apple-meet-the-alternative-app-stores-coming-to-the-eu/

Podcast app Pocket Casts makes its web player free https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/11/podcast-app-pocket-casts-makes-its-web-player-free/

Mark Cuban says AI is ‘never the answer,’ it’s a ‘tool’ https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/11/mark-cuban-says-ai-is-never-the-answer-its-a-tool/

Bluesky is weighing a proposal that gives users consent over how their data is used for AI https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/10/bluesky-is-weighing-a-proposal-that-gives-users-consent-over-how-their-data-is-used-for-ai/

Time for #SXSW #FOMO to kick in, esp with the Fediverse house this year! https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse-house/

Photos credit: Reddit user u/VarkingRunesong via https://www.reddit.com/r/SeveranceAppleTVPlus/comments/1j18rq2/received_a_promo_box_from_apple/

Listen, I NEED TO BUY one of these #severance promo boxes. Mugs! STICKERS, a tiny goat, a pineapple!! @appletv is killing it on marketing. Please make an online shop for fans ASAP, or we're all heading to Etsy soon for the inevitable knock-offs

Apple adds AI-powered app review summaries with iOS 18.4 https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/05/apple-adds-ai-powered-app-review-summaries-with-ios-18-4/

Tumblr backs Tapestry, a timeline app for the open social web https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/25/tumblr-backs-tapestry-a-timeline-app-for-the-open-social-web/

Clicks brings its BlackBerry-style keyboard case to Android phones https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/25/clicks-brings-its-blackberry-style-keyboard-case-to-android-users/

Explore the online world of Apple TV’s ‘Severance’ https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/22/explore-the-online-world-of-apple-tvs-severance/

Bluesky gets growth and analytics tools with BlueSkyHunter launch https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/14/bluesky-gets-growth-and-analytics-tools-with-blueskyhunter-launch/

Tumblr to join the fediverse after WordPress migration completes https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/11/tumblr-to-join-the-fediverse-after-wordpress-migration-completes/

YouTube AI updates include auto dubbing expansion, age ID tech, and more https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/11/youtube-ai-updates-to-include-expansion-of-auto-dubbing-age-identifying-tech-and-more/