The Crucial Week for Bluesky: The Race to Become the Next Twitter.

Bluesky has recently reached 15 million users and then 16 million, suggesting that it has a real opportunity to position itself as an alternative to Twitter for many users. However, the competition is fierce, as Threads has grown approximately the same in the last month, and platforms like Mastodon and X are also still active. The variety of options available can be confusing for users.

In a recent episode of the podcast, these dynamics were addressed, raising questions about the growth of Bluesky, both as an app and as a decentralized protocol. There was discussion about whether it poses a real threat to ActivityPub and the idea of the fediverse, as well as what kind of social network it aims to become. The discussion also included recommendations on where users should post, interact, and consume content, although no definitive conclusions were reached.

Additionally, Kylie Robison joined the program to introduce a new segment called "Show And Tell," where each host shared stories of interest. Topics included Apple's plans for smart home technology, slowdowns in artificial intelligence models, and the surprising news that "Just Eat sold Grubhub to Wonder."

Finally, in the lightning round, recent controversies related to MKBHD were discussed, along with the program's ethics policy, as well as the future of Freevee, the (never existed) Department of Government Efficiency, and the current status of Boost Mobile.