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A syndication format and protocol for distributing web content updates.
Why it's here
Placed in Trial: 9 article(s) of evidence from 5 source(s), led by product launches, with 3 in the last 30 days. Confidence 81%.
Evidence (9)
- 3Hacker News·9/30/2026product_launchUnofficial RSS feeds for Last.fm activity
A service now provides RSS feeds for Last.fm user activity, including recent tracks, loved tracks, top tracks, top artists, and recommended tracks. It also adds image enclosures and a JSON output option for recommended tracks.
- 8Cloudflare Blog·9/29/2026product_launchCloudflare launches Threat Signals for open-source threat intelligence
Cloudflare is introducing Threat Signals, an agentic workflow that turns selected open-source reporting into contextualized threat intelligence for every Cloudflare account. The service summarizes reports, extracts and normalizes indicators of compromise, tags findings, and stores them in a private dataset that can be used in WAF policies and the Threat Events Platform.
- 2Hacker News·9/21/2026researchA Case for Intentional Internet Use
The article argues that algorithmic feeds and recommendation systems increasingly hijack user attention across platforms like YouTube, Spotify, LinkedIn, and Reddit. It contrasts this with an older, more intentional web built around bookmarks, blogs, and RSS, and encourages readers to return to slower, self-directed browsing habits.
- 2Martin Fowler·9/9/2026researchMartin Fowler compares social media engagement across platforms
Martin Fowler reviews engagement and referral traffic from recent post announcements across LinkedIn, X, Mastodon, and Bluesky. He finds LinkedIn leading, X second, and Bluesky and Mastodon far behind, while Google remains the dominant source of site traffic overall.
- 6Hacker News·8/20/2026regulationMeta faces backlash over alleged book scraping for AI training
A Hacker News post contrasts Aaron Swartz’s prosecution for downloading JSTOR academic articles with allegations that Meta torrented a large book dataset to train its AI models. The post argues that Meta has faced comparatively limited consequences so far, though the issue is still tied up in legal proceedings.
- 7Hacker News·8/1/2026product_launchGoogle’s role in RSS decline
The article argues that Google has repeatedly leveraged RSS to grow its products and then reduced or removed support after users were locked in. It cites examples including Chrome’s removed RSS button, FeedBurner changes, Google Reader’s shutdown, and the end of RSS support in Google Alerts, suggesting these decisions weakened RSS adoption overall.
- 2Hacker News·8/1/2026product_launchI Heart RSS launches a directory for RSS fans
The author launched I ♥ RSS, a directory where people can submit websites that use or support RSS. The site also features a live blogroll on its homepage, powered by FeedLand.
- 6GitHub Blog·6/30/2026product_launchGitHub adds license compliance checks for dependencies
GitHub says its Open Source Program Office has moved from internal tools to the new GitHub License Compliance feature to review dependency licenses directly in pull requests. The rollout uses rulesets and an evaluate mode to help teams align dependency reviews with company policy without immediately blocking development.
- 2Simon Willison·6/17/2026open_sourceSimon Willison praises NetNewsWire
Simon Willison highlights NetNewsWire as an inspiring project maintained by Brent Simmons after retirement. He notes that the open-source RSS reader has become indispensable for reading on Mac and iPhone, free from commercial pressure.