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Speculative conspiracy claims are bad no matter who makes them www.platformer.news/social-media...
January 28, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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"Haidt’s claims of inherent harm are not well-founded, and the policy proposals to ban kids entirely from social media are a bad idea. For older teenage boys, having no social media was associated with *worse* outcomes than having too much of it"
Two Major Studies, 125,000 Kids: The Social Media Panic Doesn’t Hold Up
For years now, we’ve been repeatedly pointing out that the “social media is destroying kids” narrative, popularized by Jonathan Haidt and others, has been built on a foundation of…
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January 28, 2026 at 10:12 AM
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Heartbreaking story which reveals the poor working conditions in the tech "dream jobs" that so many Indians seek restofworld.org/2026/india-t...
Death of an Indian tech worker
A wave of suicides and widespread AI-fueled layoffs reveal a workforce under extreme pressure.
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January 28, 2026 at 9:53 AM
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Someone just learned the hard way why the only live email addresses in test systems are your own.
Amazon appears to mistakenly alert some AWS employees about planned layoffs in an email invite to a Wednesday "Project Dawn" meeting about company efficiency (Business Insider)
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January 28, 2026 at 8:32 AM
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In response to the killing of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration officers, Apple CEO Tim Cook sent a note to his staff praising Trump for “his openness to engaging on issues that matter to us all”
January 28, 2026 at 6:12 AM
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“The longtime CEO said he discussed the matter with President Donald Trump earlier this week.”
Apple’s Cook Calls for ‘Deescalation’ After Latest ICE Shooting
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook became the latest executive to weigh in on the ICE killing of a man in Minneapolis, telling employees he is “heartbroken” by the events and calling for a “d...
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January 28, 2026 at 3:27 AM
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The invitation was written by Amazon executive Colleen Aubrey. It was cancelled soon after being sent, stoking confusion among some employees.
Some Amazon employees get 'Project Dawn' calendar invitation discussing upcoming job cuts
The invitation was written by Amazon executive Colleen Aubrey. It was cancelled soon after being sent, stoking confusion among some employees.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
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They have $1.4B they could have been using on making the browser better this whole time ?!
An interview with Mozilla president Mark Surman about plans to deploy its ~$1.4B in reserves to fund an AI "rebel alliance" to challenge companies like OpenAI (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)
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January 28, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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European Commission opens proceedings to assist #Google in complying with interoperability and online search data sharing obligations under the Digital Markets Act
Press release 📎
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Commission opens proceedings to assist Google in complying with interoperability and online search data sharing obligations under the Digital Markets Act
Today, the European Commission has started two sets of specification proceedings to assist Google in complying with its obligations under the Digital Markets Act (‘DMA\'). The specification proceeding...
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January 28, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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Thanks to @ashleycapoot.cnbc.com for this look at how we're working to build a "rebel alliance" of sorts to challenge Big AI and push tech in a different direction. 👀 as well a few of our terrific Mozilla Ventures portfolio companies. www.cnbc.com/2026/01/27/m...
Mozilla is building an AI ‘rebel alliance’ to take on industry heavweights OpenAI, Anthropic
Mozilla is looking to deploy its roughly $1.4 billion in reserves to support "mission driven" companies and nonprofits, and is particularly focused on AI.
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January 28, 2026 at 1:17 AM
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True, except these stores served the purpose of data collection to refine Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology, which is now used in other venues and will now be inflicted upon the company’s fulfillment center workers. In other words, luxury surveillance!
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January 28, 2026 at 1:12 AM
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January 28, 2026 at 12:37 AM
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literally every subject company or thing in that sentence is a surveillance
NEW: Instagram, Threads, and Facebook are blocking links to ICE List, which lists thousands of what it says are DHS employees; a Meta spokesperson claims it's because the site violated a policy about soliciting PII. @davidgilbert.bsky.social has the scoop:
January 28, 2026 at 12:07 AM
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This guy is in charge of a "cybersecurity" agency? Seriously?
Sources: the interim director of CISA, Madhu Gottumukkala, triggered automated security warnings last summer by uploading sensitive documents to ChatGPT (John Sakellariadis/Politico)
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January 27, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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Is it too much to ask that they just work on making the browser better?
An interview with Mozilla president Mark Surman about plans to deploy its ~$1.4B in reserves to fund an AI "rebel alliance" to challenge companies like OpenAI (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)
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January 27, 2026 at 10:22 PM
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CISA's acting director reportedly uploaded "sensitive contracting documents" to the public version of ChatGPT in violation of government rules, triggering a review. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
The misstep, and the leak about it, are the latest signs that Madhu Gottumukkala is struggling.
The misstep, and the leak about it, are the latest signs that Madhu Gottumukkala is struggling.
Trump’s acting cyber chief uploaded sensitive files into a public version of ChatGPT
The interim director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency triggered an internal cybersecurity warning with the uploads — and a DHS-level damage assessment.
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January 27, 2026 at 10:12 PM
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Oh my. I heard a lot about him at DistrictCon this weekend and not on a good way.
Sources: the interim director of CISA, Madhu Gottumukkala, triggered automated security warnings last summer by uploading sensitive documents to ChatGPT (John Sakellariadis/Politico)
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January 27, 2026 at 10:12 PM
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Putting the sometimes complicated legal issues aside, this is simply nauseating.
Inside a tech company’s secretive plan to destroy millions of books
Court filings reveal how AI companies raced to obtain more books to feed chatbots, including by buying, scanning and disposing of millions of titles.
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January 27, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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when your CEO goes to dinner at the White House, you're probably pretty confident those ongoing money laundering investigations are never going to amount to anything; why not have another go at the US, after all if Binance execs can get a pardon...
Tether launches USAT, a US-regulated stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, marking the company's direct return to the US market that it left in 2018 (Emily Nicolle/Bloomberg)
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January 27, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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"I think it's no surprise that a company run by a man who sat behind Trump at his inauguration, and donated to the destruction of the White House, has taken a stance that helps ICE agents retain anonymity."
Scoop from @davidgilbert.bsky.social
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Meta Is Blocking Links To ICE List on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads
Users of Meta's social platforms can no longer share links to ICE List, a website listing what it claims are the names of thousands of DHS employees.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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NEW: After Apple launched Lockdown Mode years ago, and Google released its own special security feature for Android last year, WhatsApp now offers a new mode for users at high risk of being targeted with spyware.
It's called Strict Account Settings and enables certain restrictions to protect users.
It's called Strict Account Settings and enables certain restrictions to protect users.
WhatsApp is rolling out a new stricter security setting to protect users from cyber attacts | TechCrunch
Days after Meta was sued over alleged false privacy claims surrounding its chat app WhatsApp, the company has rolled out a new setting to protect users
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January 27, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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UK government teaming up with Meta is looking great.
Court filings: Mark Zuckerberg approved allowing minors to access AI chatbot companions that safety staffers warned were capable of sexual interactions (Jeff Horwitz/Reuters)
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January 27, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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I've been saying 'get off facebook' for so long I've worn a groove, but maybe get off of facebook?
Court filings: Mark Zuckerberg approved allowing minors to access AI chatbot companions that safety staffers warned were capable of sexual interactions (Jeff Horwitz/Reuters)
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January 27, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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“Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg approved allowing minors to access AI chatbot companions that safety staffers warned were capable of sexual interactions, according to internal Meta documents filed in a New Mexico state court case and made public Monday.”
Meta CEO Zuckerberg blocked curbs on sex-talking chatbots for minors, court filing alleges
Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg approved allowing minors to access AI chatbot companions that safety staffers warned were capable of sexual interactions, according to internal Meta documents file...
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January 27, 2026 at 8:17 PM
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NEW: Instagram, Threads, and Facebook are blocking links to ICE List, which lists thousands of what it says are DHS employees; a Meta spokesperson claims it's because the site violated a policy about soliciting PII. @davidgilbert.bsky.social has the scoop:
Meta Is Blocking Users From Sharing Website Listing ICE Agents
Users of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads can no longer share links to ICE List, a website listing what it claims are the names of thousands of DHS employees.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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