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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · about 1 hour ago
“…Langley positioned Flock as an advance in technology that was somewhat inevitable. He stressed that if people wanted to live in a better society — that is, one with reduced crime — they would have to offer up their privacy in return.”
Flock CEO defends surveillance technology amid national backlash: 'We shouldn't pause progress' | TechCrunch

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Flock CEO defends surveillance technology amid national backlash: 'We shouldn't pause progress' | TechCrunch

At TechCrunch Disrupt, Flock CEO Garrett Langley defended his company's surveillance technology despite growing privacy concerns, arguing that its crime-fighting benefits outweigh the risks of abuse.

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · about 6 hours ago
I don’t think Flock should exist. But for people hoping for “guardrails,” the idea that the company would ever meaningfully restrict users is absurd on its face.
Flock CEO: We haven't 'fired' any police departments as customers | TechCrunch

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Flock CEO: We haven't 'fired' any police departments as customers | TechCrunch

Flock CEO Garrett Langley said that the surveillance company has not canceled contracts of any police department or law enforcement agency, despite reports of abuse.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · about 6 hours ago
Big if true, & great use of AI! Microsoft developed an open-source machine learning tool, Probabilistic Bias Correction (PBC), to improve weather forecasts two to six weeks in advance. PBC corrects systematic biases in existing weather models, improving predictions of precipitation and temperature.
Microsoft has a new machine learning tool to improve weather forecasts

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Microsoft has a new machine learning tool to improve weather forecasts

It’s more energy-efficient than other AI models.

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Techmeme @techmeme.com · about 1 hour ago
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum signs a decree banning digital platforms from exposing minors to sexual and violent content, giving them one month to comply (Reuters) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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