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@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-01-17 07:06:14

Appfigures: Sora 2 had ~6M iOS downloads as of December 2025; the Android version, available since early November 2025, had ~3.1M, as growth begins to slow (Sherwood News)
sherwood.news/tech/openais-sor

OpenAI’s Sora 2 started off scorching hot. Things have slowed down since.
The app racked up 1 million downloads in its first five days, despite being iOS-only and requiring an invite. But for all of December, it was downloaded just over 3 million times between iOS and Android.

@aardrian@toot.cafe
2025-12-16 16:44:33

Oh goody, a LinkedIn connection request with a message!
Let’s break this down:
> …vc backed…
Focused on quarterly profits / RoI instead of outcomes.
> …invite-only…
NDAs and other gag agreements.
> …openAI browser…
Chromium that begs authors for ARIA to parse content.
> …seeing promising results…
Which aren’t genuine results.
> …goal is 100% WCAG testing…
Ah, snake oil.
> …with high capture rates.
Sales…

Hey Adrian, We're a new vc backed accessibility company automating the testing process using invite-only openAI browser technology, and are seeing promising results. Our goal is 100% WCAG testing with high capture rates. Would love to tell you more if this sounds interesting!
@cdarwin@c.im
2026-02-11 05:47:50

The annual meeting of the nation’s governors that has long served as a rare bipartisan gathering is unraveling
after Donald Trump excluded Democratic governors from White House events.
The National Governors Association said it will no longer hold a formal meeting with Trump when governors are scheduled to convene in Washington later this month,
after the White House planned to invite only Republican governors.
On Tuesday, 18 Democratic governors also announced they …

Governors won't hold Trump meeting after White House only invited Republicans
The National Governors Association is not going to hold a formal meeting with President Donald Trump. This decision comes after the White House planned to invite only Republican governors to the event. Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, a Republican, shared this in a letter to fellow governors on Monday. The NGA's mission is to represent all 55 governors, so the association will no longer facilitate the event. The NGA is scheduled to meet in Washington from February 19th to 21st. Representatives fo…

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-01-14 19:46:01

Digg, rebooted under original founder Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian, launches its open beta; the site had been open to 67,000 users on an invite-only basis (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
techcrunch.com/2026/01/14/digg

Digg launches its new Reddit rival to the public | TechCrunch
Digg, a reboot of an earlier social news site, is now relaunching as a Reddit competitor focused on communities.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-01-14 19:26:00

Digg, rebooted under original founder Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian, launches its open beta; the site had been open to 67,000 users on an invite-only basis (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
techcrunch.com/2026/01/14/digg

Digg launches its new Reddit rival to the public | TechCrunch
Digg, a reboot of an earlier social news site, is now relaunching as a Reddit competitor focused on communities.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-01-04 05:40:40

Filing: West Co, founded by Biz Stone and Evan Sharp, raised $29M; it launched the invite-only social app Tangle, "designed for intentional living", in November (Tim Bradshaw/Financial Times)
ft.com/content/6a33af09-99a3-4…

@theodric@social.linux.pizza
2025-12-19 12:02:54

If this isn't actually AI slop, then it's certainly what they trained the slop engine on. Either way, somebody got paid for this shit.

"What you hold in your hand is a V.I.P. pass to the party. This is invite only, where vitamins dance the funky chicken with fruit, while tea sits in the armchair with a knowing grin. You see, it's his rumble room and sugar didn't get the nod! So start the party in your bod and send health down the little red lane, gulp by funky gulp. Mmmmm yeah."