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Liberation Technology @liberationtech.bsky.social · 13m

AI flood forecasting allows aid to reach farmers before disaster strikes

Using Google’s Flood Hub, nonprofit trial program sends early warning and unconditional cash to workers.

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Liberation Technology @liberationtech.bsky.social · 1h

Shadow AI: Staffers are bringing AI tools they use at home to work, warns Microsoft www.theregister.com/... via @theregister

Microsoft warns of the dangers of Shadow AI

: Bring Your Copilot To Work Day, anyone?

www.theregister.com

Liberation Technology @liberationtech.bsky.social · 2h

5 ideas to help bridge the genAI skills gap www.computerworld.co... | As generative AI becomes a core business capability, tech leaders scramble to close the widening gap between needed skills and workforce readiness

5 ideas to help bridge the genAI skills gap

As generative AI becomes a core business capability, tech leaders scramble to close the widening gap between needed skills and workforce readiness.

www.computerworld.com

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Liberation Technology @liberationtech.bsky.social · 3h

OpenAI wants to stop ChatGPT from validating users’ political views

New paper reveals reducing “bias” means making ChatGPT stop mirroring users’ political language.

arstechnica.com

Liberation Technology @liberationtech.bsky.social · 4h

What does the end of free support for Windows 10 mean for its users? www.theguardian.com/... | Computers running software will still work but steadily become more vulnerable to viruses and malware

What does the end of free support for Windows 10 mean for its users?

Computers running software will still work but steadily become more vulnerable to viruses and malware

www.theguardian.com

Liberation Technology @liberationtech.bsky.social · 5h

Google’s Gemini can now help you schedule Google Calendar meetings techcrunch.com/2025/... via @techcrunch

Google's Gemini can now help you schedule Google Calendar meetings | TechCrunch

Designed for one-on-one meetings, the tool lets you insert available time slots directly into an email, automatically creating a calendar invite once a recipient selects a time.

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Liberation Technology @liberationtech.bsky.social · 6h

NVIDIA starts selling its $3,999 DGX Spark AI developer PC www.engadget.com/ai/... via @engadget

NVIDIA starts selling its $3,999 DGX Spark AI developer PC

NVIDIA's DGX Spark AI computer revealed earlier this year goes on sale today for $3,999.

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Liberation Technology @liberationtech.bsky.social · 7h

A strategic playbook for a shift-left transformation thenewstack.io/a-str... via @thenewstack | Learn how to implement a shift-left testing strategy to break free from bottlenecks, accelerate release cycles and improve software quality at scale

A Strategic Playbook for a Shift-Left Transformation

Learn how to implement a shift-left testing strategy to break free from bottlenecks, accelerate release cycles and improve software quality at scale.

thenewstack.io

Liberation Technology @liberationtech.bsky.social · 8h

Researchers used $800 of off-the-shelf hardware to collect data sent by satellites unencrypted, like T-Mobile users' calls and texts and some US military comms

Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data

With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypted.

www.wired.com

Liberation Technology @liberationtech.bsky.social · 23h

OpenAI Codex rivals Claude Code www.infoworld.com/ar... | Codex gives software developers a first-rate coding agent in their terminal and their IDE, along with the ability to delegate background tasks to agents in the cloud

OpenAI Codex rivals Claude Code

Codex gives software developers a first-rate coding agent in their terminal and their IDE, along with the ability to delegate background tasks to agents in the cloud.

www.infoworld.com

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Liberation Technology @liberationtech.bsky.social · 1d

The AI dilemma: To compete with China, the U.S. needs Chinese talent

Immigration restrictions can accelerate the flight of top talent, threatening the strategy that it is better to have the brightest minds working for U.S. companies.

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Liberation Technology @liberationtech.bsky.social · 1d

Datacenter water use? California governor says don't ask, don't tell

Cali governor derails bill to monitor datacenter water use

: Bid for transparency on consumption evaporates with Newsom veto

www.theregister.com

Liberation Technology @liberationtech.bsky.social · 1d

Is it time for companies to embrace Arm-based PCs?

For companies looking to move past Intel-inside Windows PCs, Arm-based computers might be a good option. Here's what to consider when deciding which direction to go.

www.computerworld.com

Liberation Technology @liberationtech.bsky.social · 1d

Why Signal’s post-quantum makeover is an amazing engineering achievement

New design sets a high standard for post-quantum readiness.

arstechnica.com

Liberation Technology @liberationtech.bsky.social · 1d

UK MPs urged to investigate TikTok’s plans to cut 439 content moderator jobs

Trade unions and online safety experts sign letter warning jobs losses could expose children to harmful content

www.theguardian.com

Liberation Technology @liberationtech.bsky.social · 1d

California becomes first state to regulate AI companion chatbots techcrunch.com/2025/... via @techcrunch

California becomes first state to regulate AI companion chatbots | TechCrunch

SB 243 is designed to protect children and vulnerable users from harms associated with use of AI companion chatbots.

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Liberation Technology @liberationtech.bsky.social · 1d

Slack is transforming its Slackbot into a 'personalized AI companion'

Slack is turning its Slackbot into a full-fledged AI assistant. The redesigned bot will be able to do stuff like analyze data and create project plans.

www.engadget.com

Liberation Technology @liberationtech.bsky.social · 1d

Need a Google Workspace alternative? Try Sync-in thenewstack.io/need-... via @thenewstack

Need a Google Workspace Alternative? Try Sync-in

This tutorial will help you deploy your own in-house sync server with the help of Docker.

thenewstack.io

Liberation Technology @liberationtech.bsky.social · 1d

OpenAI and Broadcom are working together to develop and deploy 10 gigawatts of custom AI chips and computing systems over the next four years www.wsj.com/tech/ai/... via @WSJ

Liberation Technology @liberationtech.bsky.social · 4d

Unpacking the Microsoft agent framework www.infoworld.com/ar... | Bringing together two very different ways of building AI applications is a challenging task. Has Microsoft bitten off more than it can chew?