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WhatsApp now lets users reserve usernames ahead of the feature’s full rollout, making it possible to connect without sharing a phone number once usernames go live.

You can minimize the risk of films and shows being spoiled for you by muting comments, conversations, and keywords on various platforms.

I wanted to know when people mention a brand on Bluesky. Simple ask. Turns out Brandwatch, Mention, Hootsuite, basically every social listening tool, still doesn't cover it. They're all busy with X and Instagram while Bluesky sits at 27M+ monthly users. So I looked at doing it myself and found out something most people miss: you don't need to scrape anything. Bluesky runs on the AT Protocol, which is open by design. Public posts are searchable through a documented endpoint. No login, no API key. GET https://api.bsky.app/xrpc/app.bsky.feed.searchPosts?q=YOUR_BRAND&sort=latest&limit=100 That returns full post objects. Text, author handle, timestamps, like/repost/reply counts, embedded links, hashtags. Everything you need. Two things that broke my first version Worth writing down because most tutorials get this wrong now: The public.api.bsky.app host that older guides point to returns 403 for search. Use api.bsky.app instead. As of July 2026, unauthenticated search rejects cursor pagination. Page one works fine, page two gets you a 403 with "request forbidden by administrative rules". The nasty part is it looks like rate limiting, but it isn't. The workaround: paginate by time. Use sort=latest , then pass until= with the createdAt of the oldest post from the previous page. Dedupe on uri because the boundary post shows up twice. If you don't want to maintain any of that I packaged the whole job as an Apify actor: Bluesky Mentions Scraper . Keywords in, clean JSON out. It handles the pagination and retry stuff above, filters replies if you want, scores basic sentiment, and can pull follower counts for each author so you can sort mentions by reach. Runs on a schedule, exports CSV, plugs into Slack or n8n through Apify's integrations. It also works as an MCP tool inside Claude or Cursor. Pricing is per result, $4 per 1,000 mentions. No subscription. What I actually monitor Brand and product names plus the common misspellings. Competitor names, because share of voice on Blu

Meta has quietly launched Pocket, an experimental AI app that lets users generate and share interactive mini games using text prompts.

TV Time, the popular TV-tracking app, is shutting down on July 15 as parent company Whip Media pivots toward enterprise AI products.

New York City’s Summer of Ludd festival is teaching people how to live offline amid the suffocating presence of Big Tech.

X has launched a new live streaming command center and additional creator payouts.

Meta says usernames improve privacy, but critics question whether its safeguards can prevent impersonation.

Touted as a less-hookup-focused Grindr, Goose is an invite-only space for gay men. The problem is the people promoting it don’t seem real.

The updates include translations, new tools for hosts, and more.

X has launched a hosted MCP server, making it easier for developers to connect AI applications with the company’s API.

From October 10-16, host a Side Event and command the room during the week of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.

A new report found half of social media safety features intended to keep children safe online do not work as claimed.

WhatsApp username can be between 3 to 35 characters.

WhatsApp username can be between 3 to 40 characters length

The fine can now potentially hit 99 million AUD, or $68 million.

As the billionaire class gets richer, the growing online community is offering tips on how to survive with very little.

Instagram users could soon see more ways to tune their content.

GitHub joined the United Nations Development Programme in Ghana to explore how open source governance can support one of West Africa's most ambitious digital reform efforts. The post GitHub and UNDP team up to advance development priorities in Ghana with open source appeared first on The GitHub Blog .

TikTok may be working to become the app that people use for most of their digital activities.