OpenAI is building a social network: More competition is better, but why is it always the torment nexus companies that want to do this?

OpenAI ships GPT-4.1 without a safety report: Self-regulation doesn’t work shocker.

She was chatting with friends in a Lyft. Then someone texted her what they said: Is your cab listening to you?

Apple said to be flying iPhones from India to US to avoid Trump tariffs: It’s estimated that iPhones would cost $3500 if they were made in the US.

We’ve built a society on bullshit and emojis.: ‘Today’s reality is the result of actively practicing and engaging in pseudo humanity.’

UK creating ‘murder prediction’ tool to identify people most likely to kill: Why do I feel this won’t end well?

How the Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg got added to the White House Signal group chat: Mike Waltz saved his number under the wrong contract on his phone.

‘Profiting from misery’: how TikTok makes money from child begging livestreams : ‘Begging live streams are actively promoted by the algorithm and TikTok profits from the content, taking fees and commission of up to 70%.’

A new security fund opens up to help protect the fediverse: Money to help find and fix those sometimes-critical bugs.

We have to talk about AI “art”: It’s a difficult moment in time for moderators of communities which have strong feelings about AI.

Is it safe? Is it spying? Disquiet over NHS ‘magic eye’ surveillance camera in mental health units: Including concerns that Oxevision may be being used as a substitute for, as opposed to an adjunct to, human care.

Norwegian files complaint after ChatGPT falsely said he had murdered his children

Musk’s xAI buys Musk’s X social media platform for $33 billion: Again?

Napster Just Sold For $207 Million. Yes, That Napster. And It’s Headed Straight Into The Metaverse: Napster is not what is used to be.

The 2025 journalist’s digital security checklist: Some good ideas in here even if you’re not a journalist.

Pixelfed leaks private posts from other Fediverse instances: Fixed but admins would need to update.

Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28: They’re disabling the ‘Do Not Send Voice Recordings' setting of your Echo.

Is it safe to travel to the United States with your phone right now?: It’s worth taking precautions, as a minimum.

Days after the Signal leak, the Pentagon warned the app was the target of hackers: Via tricking people into using the linked devices feature to devices they don’t own.

As the Trump administration purges web pages, this group is rushing to save them: The incredible work of the folk at the Internet Archive.

Trump administration’s blockchain plan for USAID is a real head-scratcher: insomuch as no one can possibly think of what adding $TRUMP memecoins to the system could possibly do to help the beleaguered.

What happens when the internet disappears?: For so many links, the internet is not forever.