Sources detail what happened at OpenAI in the build-up to Sam Altman's firing; some board members believed that Altman was trying to pit them against each other
the OpenAI chief scientist who helped fire Sam Altman then backtracked—should jump ship for xAI or Tesla Rachel Metz / Bloomberg : OpenAI's Altman Ouster Was Result of Drawn-Out Tensions Gary Marcus /...
A researcher says she archived 99.9% of posts on Parler, many with users' location data, as Apple, Google, and Amazon took the service offline
They're Blaming Amazon Instead Alison Durkee / Forbes : Parler Sues Amazon After Company Forces Social Media Site Offline Bernard Meyer / CyberNews : Data collection cheat sheet: how Parler, Twitter, ...
Yelp introduces Business Accused of Racist Behavior, a new alert to caution users about businesses that may be associated with overtly racist actions
and problematic Noah Manskar / New York Post : Yelp to label businesses accused of ‘racist behavior’ amid discrimination uptick Naga Pramod / Reclaim The Net : Yelp to allow users to mark businesses a...
Google announces the launch of Android 11, says it will begin rolling out today on select Pixel, OnePlus, Xiaomi, OPPO, and realme phones
and not just for Google Pixel phones Ryne Hager / Android Police : Android 11 update for Google Pixels includes September security patches Pranob Mehrotra / XDA Developers : Google Calendar is getting...
An inside account of how Bird laid off 406 employees in two minutes via a Zoom webinar; employees say they were locked out of their computers during the meeting
Last Friday morning, 406 Bird employees - who had been working from home for two weeks because of the coronavirus and bleary-eyed … Tweets: @joebelbruno , @thebenbergman , @bupbin , @felixsalmon , @to...
WhatsApp says a dark mode will become available for iOS and Android users today, after months of testing, on by default for users with system dark mode enabled
We're excited to update WhatsApp … Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac : WhatsApp releases long-awaited update for iOS 13 with Dark Mode support Catie Keck / Gizmodo : How to Enable WhatsApp's New Dark Mode on ...
In a first for the US, a district encompassing Greater Seattle will let ~1.2M voters cast ballots via smartphones for an upcoming board of supervisors election
but only for an election you've likely never heard of Paris Martineau / Wired : Elections Globally Are Under Threat. Here's How to Protect Them Axios : Voting by smartphone could leave polls vulnerabl...
iPhones now do not display the Battery Health feature when their batteries are replaced by unauthorized service providers
“Guess what, Apple. You've got some explaining to do.” Jason Koebler / VICE : Apple Is Locking Batteries to Specific iPhones, a Nightmare for DIY Repair Rene Ritchie / iMore : Is Apple Locking iPhone...
Apple Pay is now available in 2M retail locations, coming soon to Crate & Barrel, Chick-fil-A, Zappos, and Au Bon Pain
Yet another tech company's stock is getting hammered … Rajesh Pandey / iPhone Hacks : Apple Pay now supported by over 1,000 issuers in the United States Rian Boden / NFC World+ : Apple Pay available i...
Asus To Integrate Adblock Plus Into Mobile Browser
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