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RT @msuster: On a Zoom call with fire recovery experts. They said even standing houses can take up to 18 months to reoccupy due to: - dama…

RT @Techmeme: Sources: Rumble, Quora, and WeChat are among 15 companies from which Texas has demanded answers about their collection and us…

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RT @Techmeme: West Bank residents, who have long complained of missing and outdated data on Google Maps, say the Israel-Hamas war has made…

One current Google employee alleges, based on internal data they’ve seen, users in the West Bank have largely abandoned Google Maps for navigation.

RT @Techmeme: As part of its remedies proposal, Google says it won't require device makers and other partners to distribute Gemini to US us…

RT @WIRED: Today's the day for #WIREDBigInterview! We're thrilled to bring you in-depth conversations with the technologists, business lead…

Removing your phone number and address from the internet can be exceedingly difficult. A multibillion-dollar lawsuit led by an unlikely privacy crusader could soon catalyze change for everyone. The first inside story of Atlas Data Privacy & Matt Adkisson:

Despite shared concerns about Google’s power, critics of the company and former executives express little agreement on what, if anything, can really be done to increase competition. #chrome

It’s like the future is suspended between those who’ve never encountered it—and those who are already a little blind to it.

The race for better generative AI is also a race for more computing power. On that score, according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Meta appears to be winning. w/ @willknight

Employees at Cisco revealed to WIRED the challenges they’ve encountered while petitioning for the cancellation of contracts with Israel and greater recognition of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

RT @natjarv: Hi, some news...This spring, I got laid off from a job I really enjoyed at Vanity Fair while I was 8 months pregnant. After ta…

RT @glass_it: Glass It got mentioned on @WIRED after a great conversation with @peard33 about Amazon's plans to provide Rufus AI shopping a…

RT @Techmeme: Some developers say OpenAI's GPT Store is a mixed bag, with revenue sharing reserved for a tiny number of GPT creators in an…

Ring, the Amazon-owned home-surveillance business, will offer users the ability to search footage for specific objects and actions. WIRED gave it a try.

RT @dmehro: NEW: License plate readers are enabling private investigators and police to track vehicles with political bumper stickers and h…

RT @daithaigilbert: Absolutely fantastic reporting from @peard33 into years of turmoil at #GIFCT, the organization Big Tech set up to stop…

RT @AnitaRamaswamy: joined these incredible journos at the south asian literature & arts festival yesterday to chat about our work, culture…