“The Mamdani administration is committed to using every tool in our toolbox to communicate with New Yorkers,” says the email to agencies, obtained by WIRED. “At a moment when people are turning to city government for information about free services, emergency situations, upcoming events, and more, … …
… Hollier says he's already seen the community build apps like guitar tuners, metronomes, trail apps for hikers, and even a weather app. You can imagine that with official support, it'll be easier to get those on your own device through the Tool Library, if the company approves them. …
… What happens when anyone with a passing itch builds their own app? Those environmental, political, and economic concerns came roaring back—accompanied by a new worry. …
… Namely, you can use your phone for something else while you’re talking—like snapping pictures or taking notes, for example—instead of tethering it to a translation app. …
… In his new role, Lightcap will be in charge of the company’s forward-deployed engineers, which embed within enterprise organizations and help integrate OpenAI’s technology, among other duties. OpenAI will begin searching for a new CMO, Simo said. …
… In addition to new warnings for people using Meta apps, the company said it took down nearly 11 million accounts linked to “criminal scam centers” last year. …
… Even so, content posted on either app may feel adult in nature. While Instagram’s community guidelines ban posting most kinds of nudity, with exceptions for sculptures and breastfeeding, in practice, the main feed on my Instagram is full of ass shots—nothing frontal. …
… It’s hard to understand how a media startup fits into OpenAI’s core businesses selling ChatGPT, Codex, and a new super app the company is developing to consumers and enterprises. …
… Yet more fundamental than any particular security failing on the part of the AI coding companies, he argues, is simply that these tools allow a new class of people within organizations to create applications—often with little security awareness and outside the usual software development processes t… …
… I reached out to Concepcion in mid-January to get his take on the situation in Minneapolis and to ask about his continued back-and-forth with Apple—I knew he was now preparing his third appeal of DEICER’s expulsion from the App Store. …
