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Meta says Threads now has 500M MAUs, adds a "Your Algo" tool that lets users control what they see in their feed, and brings Communities out of beta (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/16/thre

Threads adds new personalization and community features as it reaches 500M monthly users | TechCrunch
The Meta-owned social platform announced a series of new features launching today, including a "Your Algo" tool that lets users control what they see in their feeds

Meta says Threads now has 500M MAUs, adds a "Your Algo" tool that lets users privately control what they see in their feed, and launches Communities out of beta (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/16/thre

Threads adds new personalization and community features as it reaches 500M monthly users | TechCrunch
The Meta-owned social platform announced a series of new features launching today, including a "Your Algo" tool that lets users control what they see in their feeds.

Huh. Microsoft has a feature called Controlled Folder Access that protects files from ransomware but it is off by default.
https://www.tweaktown.com/guides/11496/this-windows-security-feature-protect…

ChatGPT lässt sich jetzt mit dem Bankkonto verbinden
US-Nutzer von ChatGPT Pro können jetzt ihre Zahlungsein- und ausgänge von dem LLM auswerten lassen. Das Feature soll auch für andere ChatGPT-Abos kommen.
https://ww…

Finanzielle Ratschläge von ChatGPT – wenn man sein Bankkonto verknüpft
US-Nutzer von ChatGPT Pro können jetzt ihre Zahlungsein- und ausgänge von dem LLM auswerten lassen. Das Feature soll auch für andere ChatGPT-Abos kommen.

CTO Mark Ridley watched in bemusement as Claude Code hacked its way into privileged database access, and shares how he’s stopped it happening again.
https://www.computing.co.uk/feature/2026/c

Claude Code hacked my production database – here's how I fixed it
CTO Mark Ridley watched in bemusement as Claude Code hacked its way into privileged database access, and shares how he’s stopped it happening again.

Weird saddles.
#biketoot

From bum massage boards to backrests: check out cycling’s weirdest saddles
We cyclists will try almost anything in the pursuit of comfort. Cut-outs, short noses, 3D-printed padding… we’ve seen plenty of genuine innovation over the years, but every so often a bike saddle arrives that makes you stop, stare and wonder whether someone has really lost the plot.From the backrest-equipped SaddleSpur to Mornera’s AI-designed “bike board”, ... Read more

dbtropes_feature: Artistic works and their tropes
A bipartite network of artistic works (movies, novels, etc.) and their tropes (stylistic conventions or devices), as extracted from tvtropes.org. The date of this snapshot is uncertain.
This network has 152093 nodes and 3232134 edges.
Tags: Informational, Relatedness, Unweighted
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Anthropic announces a new Claude for Teachers initiative, as part of which it will provide K-12 teachers in the US free access to premium Claude features (Zac Hall/9to5Mac)
https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/14/anthropic-is-giving-tea…

Anthropic is giving teachers free access to premium Claude features, details here - 9to5Mac
Anthropic is providing free access to premium Claude AI features to K-12 teachers in the United States. The effort is...

Meta launches new AI features, including an "AI Mode" for search that uses Meta AI to surface answers pulled from public posts across the platform (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/15/metas-new-…

Meta's new ‘AI Mode’ on Facebook pulls from public info across its platforms | TechCrunch
Meta announced Monday that it's rolling out a wave of new AI features on Facebook, the latest sign of the company's effort to catch up in the AI race and keep users more engaged on the platform.

Hinge adds Friend's Take, a new feature that lets daters enlist 10 close contacts to share written feedback, photos, voice notes, or videos on their profiles (Samantha Kelly/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20