Subreddit Protests, Twitter Threats, YouTube's Demands and more...
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Tech News 📰
India threatened to shut down Twitter and raid employees’ homes, Jack Dorsey says
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey revealed that the Indian government threatened to shut down Twitter and raid employees' homes over requests to remove posts critical of the government and support for farmers' protests. The Indian government denies the allegations.
Thousands of subreddits go dark to protest Reddit’s API pricing
Over 8,000 subreddits have gone dark or read-only in protest of Reddit's API pricing, which will result in the shutdown of many third-party apps. The blackout is a coordinated effort by moderators and users to voice their concerns and push for change.
Meta plans to create Twitter rival
Meta is reportedly developing a text-based social network to compete with Twitter. The new platform, codenamed P92, could allow users to follow accounts from Instagram and bring over followers from other decentralised platforms. Meta aims to release the platform soon, potentially by the end of June.
Reads and Resources 📚
Obsidian-Copilot: A Prototype Assistant for Writing & Thinking
Obsidian-Copilot is a prototype assistant for writing and thinking that helps draft paragraphs and facilitates reflection on the past week and planning for the week ahead. It uses retrieval-augmented generation and integrates with the Obsidian note-taking app.
Remains of an extinct world of organisms discovered
Scientists have discovered biomarker signatures in ancient rocks that provide insight into a previously unknown world of organisms that existed about a billion years ago. These organisms had different cell structures and metabolisms adapted to an environment with less oxygen than today.
YouTube legal team asked Invidious developers to take down the service within 7 days
YouTube's legal team has requested that Invidious, a privacy-focused YouTube frontend, take down their service within seven days, citing violations of YouTube's API Services Terms of Service and Developer Policies. Invidious developers have indicated that they will not comply with the request.
GitHub repositories to check out 📈
FlagAI: FlagAI (Fast LArge-scale General AI models) is a fast, easy-to-use and extensible toolkit for large-scale model.
ChatGPT.nvim:
ChatGPTis a Neovim plugin that allows you to effortlessly utilize the OpenAI ChatGPT API, empowering you to generate natural language responses from OpenAI's ChatGPT directly within the editor in response to your inquiries.sealos: A Cloud Operating System designed for managing cloud-native applications.
Get Hooked: Podcast of the Week!
Welcome to "Get Hooked," where we share our top podcast of the week for you to listen to. Enjoy (:
About the podcast:
In a protest against new policies, around 7,000 subreddits went dark, causing 90% of subreddits to be unavailable. The policies, including increased API pricing and limited data access, were criticized for disproportionately impacting moderators and volunteers.
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