I'm back from parental leave! Nothing going on in tech news today...

Hello new Bluesky followers! It would mean the world to me if you read my report on the recent Reddit protests 🙏 I am very proud of it https://www.theverge.com/23779477/reddit-protest-blackouts-crushed

How Reddit crushed the biggest protest in its history

Users were outraged, but Reddit mostly won.

New from me and @jaypeters.bsky.socialhttps://www.theverge.com/2023/6/16/23763538/reddit-blackout-api-protest-mod-replacement-threat

Here’s the note Reddit sent to moderators threatening them if they don’t reopen

Reddit is trying to turn mods against mods.

Breaking: In an internal memo, Reddit CEO told employees the API protest "will pass," the company "must ship" what it said it would, and that employees should be mindful wearing Reddit gear in public: https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/13/23759559/reddit-internal-memo-api-pricing-changes-steve-huffman

Reddit CEO tells employees that subreddit blackout “will pass”

“We absolutely must ship what we said we would.”

Reddit CEO's told staff that the subreddit blackout "will pass" and it "absolutely must ship" API changes that will run some app devs out of business. Read the memo obtained by @miasato.bsky.socialhttps://www.theverge.com/2023/6/13/23759559/reddit-internal-memo-api-pricing-changes-steve-huffman

Reddit CEO tells employees that subreddit blackout “will pass”

“We absolutely must ship what we said we would.”

Reddit's AMA with CEO Steve Huffman / u/spez is over, a spokesperson tells me. There's nothing I can see in the AMA to indicate that's the case, but it's done now. Here's my post on the AMA: https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/9/23755640/reddit-api-changes-apps-apollo-shut-down-ama-spez-steve-huffman

Reddit won’t budge on the API changes that are shutting down apps like Apollo

Users have been protesting the changes for days.

NEW: Reddit will exempt accessibility-focused apps from its API pricing changes that could saddle developers with huge fees

Reddit will exempt accessibility-focused apps from its unpopular API pricing changes

Redditors have been in an uproar over the pricing changes.

WWDC day! I've come to like this day more than the iPhone keynote -- I only upgrade my iPhone every few years, but I upgrade iOS asap. Can't wait to see what's in store, especially for the rumored headset

Meta’s Quest 3 seems like it could be really good https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/1/23744576/meta-quest-3-vr-headset-price-details

Meta announces its Quest 3 VR headset, which will cost $499.99

Meta will share more about it at Connect in September.

Yes, the rumors are true. A few years ago when they tore up the iconic PDX carpet, I had some shipped to D.C., where it now covers our front office.