DOGE members are reportedly worried that they could face prosecution for some of their activities conducted while under the leadership of Elon Musk. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Pocket Casts now lets you create a playlist of your favorite podcast episodes
Pocket Casts now lets you create playlists for putting podcasts episodes in your desired listening order. Read more: Read More
Border Report – Poll: Most Americans oppose military action in Venezuela
The U.S. military has recently bolstered its presence near Venezuela, with the USS Gerald R. Ford making its way to the Caribbean and President Trump allowing the CIA to go ahead with…
Tech Crunch – A new AI benchmark tests whether chatbots protect human wellbeing
Most AI benchmarks measure intelligence and instruction-following rather than psychological safety. Humane Bench evaluates models based on core principles of human flourishing, prioritizing wellbeing, and respecting user attention. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Facebook takes on Reddit with launch of nicknames for Facebook Groups
Facebook users can protect their privacy in Groups using a new nicknames feature. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Former MrBeast content strategist is building an AI tool for creator ideation and analytics
Palo is tool for short video creators to gain insights into what is working for them. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – US banks scramble to assess data theft after hackers breach financial tech firm
U.S. banking giants including JPMorgan Chase, Citi, and Morgan Stanley are working to identify what data was stolen in a recent cyberattack on a New York financial firm. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Malaysia may ban users under 16 from social media starting next year
The country’s communications minister Fahmi Fadzil said the administration is considering systems for implementing age restrictions on social media sites. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Momentic raises $15M to automate software testing
AI testing startup Momentic has raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Standard Capital, with participation from Dropbox Ventures. Existing investors at Y Combinator, FCVC, Transpose Platform and Karman…
El Chuqueño Blog – Big Brother is Watching
Here’s a comforting story from EFF.org, the website of the Electronic Frontier Foundation: Through an analysis of 10 months of nationwide searches on Flock Safety’s servers, we discovered that more than 50…