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X says it has open sourced its "core recommendation system" on GitHub and that the system "ranks everything using a Grok-based transformer model" (Lucas Ropek/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/20/x-op

X open sources its algorithm while facing a transparency fine and Grok controversies | TechCrunch
In a post to GitHub on Tuesday, the social media giant purported to share its secret sauce.

RE: https://mastodon.rozhlas.cz/@irozhlas/115984295486765454
Nestle...Proč mě to vůbec nepřekvapuje?!🤬

While X still dominates Threads on the web,
the Threads mobile app for iOS and Android has seen an increase in daily active users over the past several months.
Similarweb’s data shows that
Threads had 141.5 million daily active users on iOS and Android as of January 7, 2026, after months of growth,
while X has 125 million daily active users on mobile devices.
This appears to be the result of longer-term trends,
rather than a reaction to the recent X contro…

Threads edges out X in daily mobile users, new data shows | TechCrunch
Threads’ daily mobile usage has quietly surpassed X as Meta leans on cross-promotion, creator tools and fast feature rollouts — even as X faces fresh controversies

Similarweb: Threads had 141.5M DAUs on iOS and Android as of January 7, driven by Instagram promotions, while X had 125M DAUs; X continues to lead on the web (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/18/threads-edges-out-x-in-daily-mo…

Threads edges out X in daily mobile users, new data shows | TechCrunch
Threads’ daily mobile usage has quietly surpassed X as Meta leans on cross-promotion, creator tools and fast feature rollouts — even as X faces fresh controversies

Good reminder that Daniel Lurie has never had a real job, was by no means given a mandate by SF voters, and that checks and balances are good. If mayoral appointments to vacant offices required legislative confirmation—the case in many cities—we could have avoided this.
"San Francisco’s newest supervisor agrees to resign amid pet store controversies"

It's good to see an academic journal publishing serious scholarship: "many controversies around this dramatic episode cannot be resolved until a more objective and quantitative analysis is carried out."
Remember kids, numbers are transparent and self-evident in a way that words can never be. Thanks be to economics.

Similarweb: Threads had 141.5M DAUs on iOS and Android as of January 7, driven by Instagram promotions, while X had 125M DAUs; X continues to lead on the web (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/18/threads-edges-out-x-in-daily-mo…

Threads edges out X in daily mobile users, new data shows | TechCrunch
Threads’ daily mobile usage has quietly surpassed X as Meta leans on cross-promotion, creator tools and fast feature rollouts — even as X faces fresh controversies

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/hegseth-wants-to-integrate-musks-grok-ai-into-military-networks-this-month/

Hegseth wants to integrate Musk’s Grok AI into military networks this month
US defense secretary announces plans for integration despite recent controversies.

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#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Donald Macleod examines Copland’s closest collaborations - and his political controversies.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002p7dg