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Bluesky, the decentralized social network and frontrunner alternative to Twitter, has been hailed as a wonderland of funny posts and good vibes. But a moderation policy change that followed a death threat against a Black user has many on Bluesky questioning if the platform is safe for marginalized communities after all. Bluesky had around 50,000 […]

Bluesky’s growing pains strain its relationship with Black users by Morgan Sung originally published on TechCrunch

Toyota plans to build a lab at its North American research and development headquarters in Michigan to develop and evaluate the quality of its EV batteries. The $48 million lab, which is expected to begin operations in 2025, will focus on every aspect of batteries from the cell level to the packs that are installed […]

Toyota to spend $48M on new US-based EV battery lab by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Crypto researchers say North Korean state-backed hackers are likely behind a recent hack on Atomic Wallet customers, resulting in millions of dollars in estimated losses. Estonia-based Atomic Wallet is a non-custodial decentralized wallet, which means users are responsible for the assets they store. The company, which supports over 500 coins and tokens, including Bitcoin and […]

North Korean hackers linked to Atomic Wallet crypto hack by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

Less than a month after its release on the App Store, OpenAI’s ChatGPT app is getting its first big update. The new version, out today, brings native iPad support to the AI chatbot app, as well as support for using ChatGPT with Siri and Shortcuts. Drag and drop is also now available, allowing users to […]

ChatGPT comes to iPad, adds support for Siri and Shortcuts by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

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The European Union has fired a blunt warning at Meta, saying it must quickly clean up its act on child protection or face the risk of “heavy sanctions”. The warning follows a report by the Wall Street Journal yesterday. The WSJ worked with researchers at Stanford University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst to undercover and […]

Meta warned it faces ‘heavy sanctions’ in EU if it fails to fix child protection issues on Instagram by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch