“We view what we are doing as a public service.” How Watch Duty, the free app that shows active fires, mandatory evacuation zones, air quality indexes, wind direction, and a wealth of other information, became a crucial lifeline in Los Angeles during the recent fires. Read more from [@theverge]( ): #Tech #LosAngeles #LAFires #Technology #Apps
A writer for [@Techcrunch]( ) took a couple of trips in a custom-built Zoox robotaxi during CES 2025. The company aims to make such rides as commonplace as getting into an Uber or Lyft, only better. So, how’d it go? #Tech #Zoox #AutonomousCars #CES #Transportation
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Meta deleted nonbinary and trans themes for its Messenger app this week, around the same time that the company announced it would change its rules to allow users to declare that LGBTQ+ people are “mentally ill." Meta also today ended its DEI program. [@404media]( ) has the story. #Meta #Facebook #Zuckerberg #Instagram #LGBTQ #Transgender #Tech #Technology
Lawyers for Elon Musk have contacted attorneys-general in Delaware and California to demand that a large stake in OpenAI be sold off in an open auction process. Read more at [@Gizmodo]( ). #ElonMusk #OpenAI #xAI #SamAltman #Tech #Technology
OpenAI has cut off a developer who built a device that could respond to ChatGPT queries to aim and fire an automated rifle. Read more at [@Gizmodo]( ). #AI #OpenAI #ChatGPT #Tech #Technology #GunControl
Google searches for how to cancel and delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads accounts have seen explosive rises in the U.S. — over 5,000% compared to previous periods — since Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced radical changes to its moderation policies. Read more at [@Techcrunch]( ). #Meta #Facebook #Threads #Instagram #Google #Zuckerberg #Tech #Technology
The Biden administration is rushing to issue new regulations to try to ensure that the United States and its close allies have control over how artificial intelligence develops in the years to come. Unsurprisingly, the rules have touched off an intense fight between tech companies and the government. Read more at [@newyorktimes]( ) (Subscription may be required). #AI #Nvidia #Biden #ArtificialIntelligence #Tech #Technology
Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko has spoken out about the significant moderation changes announced by Meta, warning users who cross-post via Threads’ fediverse-sharing feature that Mastodon will take action on hate speech and any Threads account violating Mastodon’s existing policies. Read more at [@Techcrunch]( ). #Fediverse #Mastodon #Threads #Meta #Facebook #Tech #Technology #SocialMedia
Here are some of the horrible things that you can now say on Instagram and Facebook. Read more at [@theverge]( ). #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #Zuckerberg #Trump #Tech #Technology