Elon Musk's X platform is blocking links to Signal.me, a URL shortener used by encrypted messaging app Signal. [@theverge]( ) reports: #X #Signal #ElonMusk #Tech
Downloads of DeepSeek apps have been temporarily paused in South Korea due to privacy concerns. [@AssociatedPress]( ) explains: #DeepSeek #AI #SouthKorea #Tech
"The tech ecosystem that surrounds today's teens is fueling loneliness," writes Axios' Erica Pandey. It's a generation that has grown up with technology immersed into everyday life and is causing teens to spend less time socializing in person, according to a new report. [@AxiosNews]( ) explains: https://flip.it/nWp25Z #Tech #SocialMedia #OnlineSafety #DigitalLife #Loneliness
In a possible effort to align with the new Trump administration, OpenAI says it wants to reinforce commitments to "customizability, transparency, and intellectual freedom." TechCrunch explains this will allow ChatGPT to "offer multiple perspectives on controversial subjects, all in an effort to be neutral." [@Techcrunch]( ) has the details: #OpenAI #ChatGPT #SamAltman #AI
Despite some 60 countries signing a statement on AI safety, security and ethics at the Paris AI summit last week, experts are still calling it a "missed opportunity." [@euronews]( ) explains why. #AI #AISafety #OnlineSafety #OnlinePrivacy #BigTech
ICYMI: TikTok has returned to Apple's App Store and Google Play in the U.S. after nearly a month following a ban, which was delayed by President Donald Trump. [@cnet]( ) takes us through what we need to know. #TikTok #USA #DonaldTrump #Apple #Google
Elon Musk’s team started populating an official Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) website this week with information about agency cuts. But you apparently don’t have to work in government to push updates. Read more from [@ArsTechnica]( ): #Tech #DOGE #Musk #Technology
Ride-share giant Uber filed a lawsuit Friday against DoorDash, accusing the delivery outfit of stifling competition by intimidating restaurant owners into exclusive deals. Specifically, Uber claims DoorDash pressures restaurants into having DoorDash solely handle orders placed through restaurants’ own websites. “Uber’s case has no merit,” a DoorDash spokesperson said. Read about the case at @TechCrunch@flipboard: #Tech #Uber #DoorDash #FoodFight
Apple is cooking up something. We just don’t know what it is yet. Rumors have been circling for a few days, and CEO Tim Cook confirmed that the company is debuting a new something-or-other on Feb. 19. [@TechRadar]( ) is all over the hype: #Tech #Apple #Technology #iPhone
“Any information on this page promoting gender ideology is extremely inaccurate, and disconnected from the immutable biological reality that there are two sexes, male and female.” That’s the message you’ll find on the websites for the U.S. federal government’s Food and Drug Administration and Health and Human Services departments. [@404media]( ) has more: #Tech #Trump #LGBQT #USNews