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TechCrunch May 12, 2026 at 16:46 Startups Rising Hot

Indigo brings the open social web to one app

Indigo's new social app lets you cross-post to the open social web, including Mastodon and Bluesky, and browse a unified timeline.

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May 12, 2026 at 16:46 TechCrunch

Indigo brings the open social web to one app

Indigo's new social app lets you cross-post to the open social web, including Mastodon and Bluesky, and browse a unified timeline.

Apr 23, 2026 at 16:41 TechCrunch

Bluesky now supports better-quality photos

The max size is now 2MB and max resolution is 4000 x 4000.

Apr 20, 2026 at 16:58 TechCrunch

Mastodon says its flagship server was hit by a DDoS attack

The DDoS attack against Mastodon's flagship server comes less than a week after Bluesky was targeted with junk web traffic.

Apr 17, 2026 at 13:22 TechCrunch

Bluesky confirms DDoS attack is cause of continued app outages

Bluesky has been experiencing ongoing service disruptions since just before 3 a.m. ET on April 15.

Apr 17, 2026 at 03:59 Hacker News

Bluesky has been dealing with a DDoS attack for nearly a full day

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Apr 16, 2026 at 17:11 TechCrunch

It’s not just you — Bluesky is (sorta) down

Bluesky has been experiencing ongoing service disruptions since just before 3 a.m. ET.

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Anthropic warns investors against secondary platforms offering access to its shares

The company named Open Doors Partners, Unicorns Exchange, Pachamama Capital, Lionheart Ventures, Hiive, Forge Global, Sydecar and Upmarket as companies that are not authorized t...

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