Liberation Technology
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One of the world's leading communities for tech for good. Founded at stanford.edu in 2008. nytimes.com featured. Helped launch diasporafoundation.org and WeVoyce.com
What causes bioluminescent waves? www.bgr.com/2016750/... via @GBR
What Causes Bioluminescent Waves? - BGR
One of Earth's most spectacular light shows can actually be found in the oceans, when their waves glow brightly as the result of biochemical processes.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
What causes bioluminescent waves? www.bgr.com/2016750/... via @GBR
Runaway black hole mergers may have built supermassive black holes
Runaway black hole mergers may have built supermassive black holes
Early superdense star clusters may have planted seeds for monster black holes.
arstechnica.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Runaway black hole mergers may have built supermassive black holes
Can OpenAI keep pace with industry’s soaring costs? www.theguardian.com/... | As investor jitters grow, the loss-making ChatGPT firm’s vast spending commitments test the limits of Silicon Valley optimism
Can OpenAI keep pace with industry’s soaring costs?
As investor jitters grow, the loss-making ChatGPT firm’s vast spending commitments test the limits of Silicon Valley optimism
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Can OpenAI keep pace with industry’s soaring costs? www.theguardian.com/... | As investor jitters grow, the loss-making ChatGPT firm’s vast spending commitments test the limits of Silicon Valley optimism
Why a lot of people are getting hacked with government spyware techcrunch.com/2025/... via @techcrunch
Why a lot of people are getting hacked with government spyware | TechCrunch
Government surveillance vendors want us to believe their spyware products are only used in limited and targeted operations against terrorists and serious criminals. That claim is increasingly difficult to justify, given the broad range of victims — journalists, activists, and now political consultants — that have come forward.
techcrunch.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Patreon is adding a discovery feed to help creators avoid social media platforms
Patreon is adding a discovery feed to help creators avoid social media platforms
Patreon is adding a bunch of new social features for its creators in an attempt to make its platform more of a viable alternative to mainstream social media.
www.engadget.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Patreon is adding a discovery feed to help creators avoid social media platforms
Tactics to end dark patterns in app and web development thenewstack.io/tacti... via @thenewstack
Tactics to End Dark Patterns in App and Web Development
How one company categorises the risks created by dark patterns, and a framework for avoiding them in the development phase.
thenewstack.io
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Tactics to end dark patterns in app and web development thenewstack.io/tacti... via @thenewstack
Sources: the European Commission is exploring ways to force EU member states to phase out Chinese telecom equipment makers Huawei and ZTE from their networks
EU Eyes Banning Huawei From Mobile Networks of Member Countries
The European Commission is exploring ways to force European Union member states to phase out Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp. from their telecommunications networks, according to people familiar with the matter.
www.bloomberg.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Sources: the European Commission is exploring ways to force EU member states to phase out Chinese telecom equipment makers Huawei and ZTE from their networks
What could possibly go wrong if an enterprise replaces all its engineers with AI? venturebeat.com/ai/w... via @VentureBeat
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
What could possibly go wrong if an enterprise replaces all its engineers with AI? venturebeat.com/ai/w... via @VentureBeat
The first new subsea habitat in 40 years is about to launch
The first new subsea habitat in 40 years is about to launch
Unveiled by the buzzy startup Deep, Vanguard will let teams of scientists live and work on the seabed for a week at a time.
www.technologyreview.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The first new subsea habitat in 40 years is about to launch
Microsoft's data sovereignty: Now with extra sovereignty! www.theregister.com/... via @theregister
Microsoft's data sovereignty: Now with extra sovereignty!
: Under shadow of US CLOUD Act, Redmond releases raft of services to calm customers in the EU
www.theregister.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Microsoft's data sovereignty: Now with extra sovereignty! www.theregister.com/... via @theregister
Impulse has a plan to deliver infrastructure to the Moon and beyond www.bgr.com/2019391/... via @BGR
Impulse Has A Plan To Deliver Infrastructure To The Moon And Beyond - BGR
Humans haven't been back to the moon in decades, but Impulse Space has ambitious plans to change that, making use of their own unique and well-tested tech.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Impulse has a plan to deliver infrastructure to the Moon and beyond www.bgr.com/2019391/... via @BGR
Commercial spyware “Landfall” ran rampant on Samsung phones for almost a year
Commercial spyware “Landfall” ran rampant on Samsung phones for almost a year
Targeted attack could steal all of a phone’s data and activate camera or mic.
arstechnica.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Commercial spyware “Landfall” ran rampant on Samsung phones for almost a year
What we lose when we surrender care to algorithms
What we lose when we surrender care to algorithms | Eric Reinhart
A dangerous faith in AI is sweeping American healthcare – with consequences for the basis of society itself
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
What we lose when we surrender care to algorithms
How startups can lure good talent fairly without big tech bank accounts techcrunch.com/2025/... via @techcrunch
How startups can lure good talent fairly without big tech bank accounts | TechCrunch
Three industry insiders walk through how startups can set up an employee equity strategy that remains fair as a company grows.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Apple is reportedly working on more satellite features for iPhone
Apple is reportedly working on more satellite features for iPhone
According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is working on several satellite-powered upgrades for texting, calls, Apple Maps and more.
www.engadget.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Apple is reportedly working on more satellite features for iPhone
The Python Software Foundation's courageous refusal of an anti-DEI $1.5 million federal grant immediately triggered an extraordinary outpouring of community support thenewstack.io/psf-g... via @thenewstack
PSF Gets a Donor Surge After Rejecting Anti-DEI Federal Grant
The Python Software Foundation's courageous refusal of an anti-DEI $1.5 million federal grant immediately triggered an extraordinary outpouring of community support.
thenewstack.io
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Python Software Foundation's courageous refusal of an anti-DEI $1.5 million federal grant immediately triggered an extraordinary outpouring of community support thenewstack.io/psf-g... via @thenewstack
Demand for secure crypto devices soars as hacks hit record www.ft.com/content/0... via @ft
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Demand for secure crypto devices soars as hacks hit record www.ft.com/content/0... via @ft
Microsoft researchers tried to manipulate AI agents - and only one resisted all attempts www.zdnet.com/articl... via @ZDNET | AI agents can buy and sell on our behalf. Here's why that should worry us
Microsoft researchers tried to manipulate AI agents - and only one resisted all attempts
AI agents can buy and sell on our behalf. Here's why that should worry us.
www.zdnet.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Microsoft researchers tried to manipulate AI agents - and only one resisted all attempts www.zdnet.com/articl... via @ZDNET | AI agents can buy and sell on our behalf. Here's why that should worry us
How TikTok cozied up to wealthy investors in Saudi Arabia and the UAE
How TikTok cozied up to wealthy investors in Saudi Arabia and the UAE
In her new book, Every Screen on the Planet: The War Over TikTok, journalist Emily Baker-White charts the Chinese app’s rise to becoming a global juggernaut. Here is an excerpt on the company’s courtship of the Gulf nations ahead of a deal on its U.S. operations.
restofworld.org
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
How TikTok cozied up to wealthy investors in Saudi Arabia and the UAE
China uses Mars orbiter to snap interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS www.theregister.com/... via @theregister
China uses Mars orbiter to snap interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
: Middle Kingdom also postpones astronaut return mission after something hit its spaceship
www.theregister.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
China uses Mars orbiter to snap interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS www.theregister.com/... via @theregister
Google Maps just got a big Gemini upgrade — here are 4 new AI features
Google Maps Just Got A Big Gemini Upgrade - Here Are 4 New AI Features - BGR
Google is bringing several new AI features to Google Maps, all powered by its AI model Gemini, including conversational capabilities, Lens features, and more.
www.bgr.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Google Maps just got a big Gemini upgrade — here are 4 new AI features
How to declutter, quiet down, and take the AI out of Windows 11 25H2
How to declutter, quiet down, and take the AI out of Windows 11 25H2
A new major Windows 11 release means a new guide for cleaning up the OS.
arstechnica.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
How to declutter, quiet down, and take the AI out of Windows 11 25H2
Unesco adopts global standards on ‘wild west’ field of neurotechnology
Unesco adopts global standards on ‘wild west’ field of neurotechnology
UN body’s recommendations driven by AI advances and proliferation of consumer-oriented neurotech devices
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Unesco adopts global standards on ‘wild west’ field of neurotechnology
Sora for Android saw nearly half a million installs on its first day techcrunch.com/2025/... via @techcrunch
Sora for Android saw nearly half a million installs on its first day | TechCrunch
This makes the Android launch more than 4x the size of the iOS launch, with 327% more installs (360,000) — but the firm notes that's not an apples-to-apples comparison.
techcrunch.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Sora for Android saw nearly half a million installs on its first day techcrunch.com/2025/... via @techcrunch
Meta is making billions of dollars from scam ads on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, report says
Meta is making billions of dollars from scam ads on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, report says
Meta is making billions of dollars every year from ads marketing scams and illegal products on its platform, according to a new report from Reuters.
www.engadget.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Meta is making billions of dollars from scam ads on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, report says