More aid parcels dropped over Gaza as smoke from explosions rises into the sky
Airdrops of aid continued over the Gaza Strip on Saturday morning, as the Israel-Hamas war continues. (AP video: Joeal Calupitan)
Airdrops of aid continued over the Gaza Strip on Saturday morning, as the Israel-Hamas war continues. (AP video: Joeal Calupitan)
Bluesky has launched a new product roadmap for the coming months. The decentralized social network said on Tuesday that it is planning to introduce direct messages, support for videos, improved custom feeds, and new moderation controls. In a blog post, the company said it is developing a direct messaging (DM) service that will be integrated into the Bluesky app, off the decentralized AT Protocol — the protocol that Bluesky uses — initially, and would later develop an on-protocol DM.
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