Bonfire’s new software lets users build their own social communities, free from platform control

Bonfire’s new software lets users build their own social communities, free from platform control

Bonfire Social, a new framework for building communities on the open social web, launched on Thursday during the FediForum online conference. While Bonfire Social is a federated app, meaning it’s powered by the same underlying protocol as Mastodon (ActivityPub), it’s designed to be more modular and more customizable. That means communities on Bonfire have more…

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Snapchat launches an Apple Watch app globally

Snapchat launches an Apple Watch app globally

Snapchat announced on Thursday that it’s launching a watchOS app to allow Apple Watch users to access the social network on their wrists. With this new app, users can now use Snapchat across mobile, web, tablets, and Apple Watch. Users can now preview an incoming message and also reply using the keyboard, Scribble, Dictation, or…

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Last day to vote on the Disrupt 2025 agenda lineup

Last day to vote on the Disrupt 2025 agenda lineup

We’re thrilled by the overwhelming response to our call for speakers at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27-29 at Moscone West in San Francisco. After a careful selection process, we’ve narrowed it down to 20 impressive finalists — 10 breakout sessions and 10 roundtables. Now it’s your turn to help shape the agenda. Audience…

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