The web isn’t lacking news — it’s lacking curation.
Explore feeds today on Surf by @werd.io, @boltsmag.org, @aendra.com, @klasfeldreports.com, @alexip718.com, @spectrum.ieee.org, @rollingstone.com and @harrymccracken.com to better understand what's happening in the world.

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#SurfFeeds

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It’s been so much fun beta testing Surf for the last year or so. @mmccue.bsky.social and @marcimccue.bsky.social have been amazing partners and the team at @flipboard.com did their thing with the @surf.social app, and now web.

Be sure to check out allnet.surf.social and let me know what you think!

Iran preps for a ground invasion by U.S. forces, even recruiting children to join the fight.

@WSJ reports: "Tehran promises an all-out fight if the U.S. invades, including new attacks on the Gulf."

Gift link: https://flip.it/WYA2uV

#Iran #War #News #MiddleEast

'Chasing vibes' — OpenAI's M&A strategy gets more confusing with TBPN purchase Over 10 months after shelling out an eye-popping $6.4 billion for Jony Ive's nascent devices startup, OpenAI announced it's buying media company TBPN.

Is OpenAI chasing vibes? CNBC says the company's M&A strategy gets more confusing with TBPN purchase.

The "scattered" approach has included the $6.4 billion purchase of Jony Ive’s devices lab and health-tech startup Torch.

https://flip.it/zdxK3e

#OpenAI #AI #Technology #Tech #TBPN

The web can still be wonderful, and Flipboard’s Surf proves it This new app lets human beings weave together worthwhile stuff from across the internet, in a way that’s uniquely rewarding—and sometimes even beautiful.

Forgive us for tooting our own horn, but we love this headline from @fastcompany.com: "The web can still be wonderful, and Flipboard’s Surf proves it."

@harrymccracken.com writes, "Using Surf leaves me feeling better about the state of the internet."

www.fastcompany.com/91520679/sur...

Flipboard's new 'social websites' help publishers and creators tap into the open social web | TechCrunch Flipboard's social websites consolidate profiles and posts from Bluesky, Mastodon, Threads, YouTube, podcasts, blogs and RSS feeds into a single, shared destination.

Flipboard's social websites consolidate profiles and posts from Bluesky, Mastodon, Threads, YouTube, podcasts, blogs and RSS feeds into a single, shared destination.

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Artemis II launches to the Moon. Here's how to track it on your smartphone | BBC Sky at Night Magazine Track the progress of the Artemis II mission around the Moon on your smartphone with a NASA app showing the flightpath in real time.

You can track the Artemis II mission on your smartphone.

@skyatnightmag reports on a downloadable app from NASA called Artemis Real-time Orbit Website (AROW).

https://flip.it/KzWTIB

#Artemis #NASA #Space #Moon #Science

We've got big news over on @surf.social! 🌊

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NASA has launched its #ArtemisII mission, and commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen are at the very start of their 10-day journey around the moon. Follow along with @notnixon.com's #SurfFeed.

bsky.app/profile/notn...

I’m Supposed to be Visible Today — But Why? Every year I wonder if visibility and joy are the same thing. And every year I am more and more convinced that the answer is no.

Today is Trans Day of Visibility. Reo Eveleth writes for @COYOTEMedia about how visibility without protection is a trap.

https://flip.it/8G6z3X

#TransRights #TransDayOfVisibility #LGBTQ

Find Strength in Numbers on Flipboard! You can also follow the federated account in the fediverse.

flipboard.com/@StrengthInN...

I don't write very often and it's been ten years since I wrote this but it may be even more relevant now for founders and leaders than ever: medium.com/@mmccue/the-most-powerfu...

We Haven’t Seen the Worst of What Gambling and Prediction Markets Will Do to America I don’t think people have thought hard enough about how bad this could get.

One of the many problems afflicting the U.S. at the moment is gambling and prediction markets. Derek Thompson takes a look at the state of things now, and explains why he believes things will get worse.

https://flip.it/ce5.fk

#USPolitics #Culture #Gambling #PredictionMarkets

Israel poised to pass controversial death penalty bill The legislation, introduced by Israel's far-right government, aims to expand the death penalty as a means of deterrence. The Knesset, Israel's parliament, is expected to vote on the bill this week.

Israel poised to pass controversial death penalty bill.

@dw reports: "Opponents of the bill argue it is unethical, unconstitutional and racist, discriminating between Jewish Israelis and Palestinians."

https://flip.it/yHo_fi

#Israel #DeathPenalty #News #MiddleEast

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🌊 🌊 🌊  Version 1.0.383 of Surf is now live on TestFlight and Android! Create feeds faster with the new quick feed builder! We’ll serve up recommendations for whatever you’re into. Tap Discover Feeds in your sidebar and look for the new module below Trending.

COYOTE Media's Bay Area News — with a bite! | Flipboard COYOTE Media Collective is a worker-owned newsroom covering the full Bay Area. We say YES to investigations, quirky slices of slice, and news you can use (to survive fascism). We say NO to venture cap...

Happy Friday! We're on Flipboard. flipboard.com/@coyotemedia...

Honk If You Feel Alone Against The Leviathan | Flipboard Denny Carter - There was a kindly older woman on the overpass that Saturday afternoon, wearing sensible blue New Balance shoes and a blue fanny pack. She wore a …

I've been posting stuff on @flipboard.com if you're into it!

flip.it/FRQPRO

Hear more from @buildwithtori.com in her conversation with @mmccue.bsky.social for #DotSocial.

dot-social.simplecast.com/episodes/tor...

A selection of stickers

We are here! Here we are! Grab some Surf and @flipboard.com stickers at #Atmosphereconf, come say hi!

Join filmfeed.surf.social and use #filmfeed across the social web to contribute 😇

Mike McCue on stage with a screenshot of surf

And @flipboard.com's new feed browser: @surf.social 🏄🏻‍♂️

Reminder: follow this Bluesky feed to track today’s #nokings protests:

bsky.app/profile/did:...

We're still here 😘

I absolutely loved my conversation with @buildwithtori.com on the latest episode of #DotSocial. We talked about what it’s like to go up against TikTok, how to attract creators to the social web and the power of linking everything people are building in the atmosphere together.

#AtmosphereConf attendees, @mmccue.bsky.social's talk, Feeds Are The New Websites, will be in the Great Hall at 1:40pm tomorrow, Saturday March 28. We hope to see lots of you there!

atmosphereconf.org/event/81Xovjr

James Tolkan, who hated "slackers" in "Back to the Future" and tore strips off Tom Cruise's Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in "Top Gun," has died at age 94. Here's @THR's tribute.

https://flip.it/bgRBux

#JamesTolkan #Movies #Cinema #Film #BackToTheFuture

Just arrived at #atmosphereconf after an awesome train ride up the coast. Currently at the @leaflet.pub @standard.site talk. Super psyched to meet folks in person this weekend. Say hi if you see me!