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Re:Building for the Future on Friday May 08, 2026 @01:07PM (#48065919)
Fyi, the CEO claims[0] they fired very few engineers. The prime target were allegedly salespeople

0: https://x.com/eastdakota/status/2052560831909433554

Reminds me of the time when Signal(the private messaging app) once tried to get ad data from Facebook and show it to users with a high degree of specificity eg “You got this ad because you’re a middle aged woman who enjoys kpop and loves reading about Christopher Nolan”

Relevant article: http://archive.today/fzUL4

There are many theories about this, but the one I find most plausible is that the airlines sell the data to Lyft.

Previous HN discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43687696 Another forum discussion: https://archive.ph/wip/ck9CJ

Re:iMessage, explained on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @12:21AM (#38540713)
which iPhone model did you go for?
Re:Show HN: Beeper Mini – iMessage Client for Android on Tuesday December 05, 2023 @10:44PM (#38540263)
Do you mind giving me a referral for Beeper?
I used Allo for some time. It's long gone now.
The UI has always seemed "off." I'll stick to Free Download Manager