Avoiding AI is hard – but our freedom to opt out must be protected
How OpenDNS, Cloudflare, and Google responded to EU court orders to block DNS resolution for pirate sites; OpenDNS left France and Belgium instead of complying
A community-led fork of Organic Maps
Eldercare robot helps people sit and stand, and catches them if they fall
Gig Companies Violate Workers’ Rights: Amazon Flex, DoorDash, Favor, Instacart, Lyft, Shipt, and Uber claim to offer workers flexibility but end up paying them less than state or local minimum wages.
Mazda DMCA takedown of Open Source Home Assistant App
Chegg says subs dropped 31% in Q1 to 3.2M; it will lay off 248 employees, or ~22% of its staff, to cut costs as students keep turning to AI tools like ChatGPT
Google might replace the ‘I’m Feeling Lucky’ button with AI Mode
The New Frontline: How Technology Fuels Awakening—And Punishes Dissent
OpenAI says its latest models outperform doctors in medical benchmark
Saudi Arabia launches Humain, a multibillion-dollar AI company chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Digital erasure: How social media platforms are silencing Palestinians in 2024
Audible partners with US publishers to convert print books and e-books into AI-narrated audiobooks, with 100+ AI voices in English, Spanish, French, and Italian
