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Disgruntled X users make the switch to Bluesky
Welcome back to Week in Review. This week, were breaking down Blueskys big surge in users, Elon Musk co-leading Trumps Department of Government Efficiency, and Mark Zuckerbergs latest foray in extreme wife-guy behavior. Lets go.Bluesky is seeing a major surge as X users unhappy with the platforms latest policy decisions make the move to the competitor social network. The decentralized social media platform has grown to more than 16 million users, including Swifties. If youre making the switch or at least wanting to see if the grass is greener (or bluer) on the other side weve put together a guide on how to get started.Teslas Cybertruck is facing its sixth recall in a year, affecting 2,431 units. A report from Tesla found that those trucks are or were equipped with a faulty drive inverter. Unlike Octobers Cybertruck recall, which could be solved with an over-the-air update, Tesla will need to physically replace the recalled drive inverters for this batch. The EV maker said it would do so free of charge.Elon Musk will co-lead President-elect Donald Trumps Department of Government Efficiency, the acronym of which references Musks favorite cryptocurrency. Musk will lead the department with biotech entrepreneur and former presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy to help Trumps administration dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure federal agencies.This is TechCrunchs Week in Review, where we recap the weeks biggest news. Want this delivered as a newsletter to your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here.NewsImage Credits:Album art for Mark Zuckerberg's cover of "Get Low" with T-PainMark Zuckerberg T-Pain: Mark Zuckerberg enlisted T-Pain to write and record an acoustic cover of Lil Jon & The East Side Boyzs Get LowRead moreStanding desks arent as healthy as you think: Sorry to standing desk users, but a new study found that standing for more than two hours a day doesnt protect against cardiovascular risks, and it actually heightens an individuals risk of circulatory problems. Read moreTalk Tuah dating coach: Social media star Haliey Welch has launched Pookie Tools, an AI-powered dating advice app for Gen Z singles. The apps chatbot helps write conversation starters, while another tool predicts if a potential match is lying about their height. Read moreWriter nabs $200M: The generative AI startup has raised $200 million at a $1.9 billion valuation to expand its platform. CEO May Habib says the new cash will be used for product development and cementing the companys leadership in the enterprise generative AI category. Read moreAmazon takes on Temu: Amazon has rolled out the Amazon Haul store, a storefront that offers discounted and mass-produced items, most of which ship from China, to better compete with highly popular competitors Temu and Shein. Read moreJust Eat sells off Grubhub: TheRead moreSBF is headed to the big screen: Lena Dunham is working with Apple and A24 to adapt Michael Lewis book Going Infinite, which chronicles the life of Sam Bankman-Fried and the implosion of FTX. Now to wonder who will be cast as SBF Read morePrepare to see more AI-video slop: InVideo is launching a generative AI-powered video creation feature that lets people use prompts to make videos in a variety of styles, including live-action, animated, or anime. Read moreApples wall-mounted tablet: Apple is reportedly planning to release a tablet that mounts to your wall, controls smart home appliances, and does video calls, as early as March 2025. Of course, the device will feature Apple Intelligence. Read moreAds are coming to Perplexity: The AI-powered search engine is experimenting with ads. The site will be showing ads in the U.S. to start, and theyll be formatted as sponsored follow-up questions from partners like Indeed, Whole Foods, Universal McCann, and PMG. Read moreYou can now play Hot Cross Buns on your phone: Artinoises latest product is reimagining the classic plastic recorder.Read more
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