Bluesky's Big Gamble and Are Deals Dead in Silicon Valley?

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Bluesky, the Twitter spin-off, is now open for public signups. Can his dreams of decentralization save social media? We talk to the company's CEO, Jay Graber. Next, New York Times reporter Erin Griffith talks about how Adobe's inability to acquire Figma has spooked tech companies and disrupted Silicon Valley's startup pipeline. And finally, updates on age-old scrolls and artificial intelligence, Google's chatbots and the battle between record companies and TikTok.

Credits

“Hard Fork” is hosted by Kevin Rose And Casey Newton and produced by Davisland And Rachel Cohn. This episode was edited by Paula Szuchman. Technology through Alyssa Moxley and original music by Then Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano And Rowan Niemisto. Fact check through Caitlin Love.

Special thanks to Pui-Wing Tam, Nell Gallogly, Kate LoPresti And Jeffery Miranda.