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ICEBlock app developer had ‘better watch out’ says US attorney general [U]

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-08-12 02:44:46

White House condemnation of a free app has drawn substantial attention to it, helping ICEBlock become the most popular social networking app in the App Store, beating out apps like X and Instagram. ICEBlock alerts people to sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in their area, following a major immigration crackdown by the White House. Update: The US attorney general has said the app’s developer “had better watch out” – see end of the piece … While the ICE operation is s

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ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after officials slam it

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-17 21:47:32

US government officials have condemned ICEBlock and CNN's recent coverage of it, leading to more people hearing about its existence and downloading it from the App Store. Now the application, which allows users to add a pin on a map to show where ICE agents have recently been spotted, has climbed to the to the top of Apple's App Store charts. It's currently the number one free social networking app in the US and the third most downloaded free app overall. Engadget CNN's piece talked about how

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10 of the Best Sci-Fi Movies on Prime Video

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-18 08:00:03

If you're looking for some solid sci-fi titles to dig into, Prime Video has what you're looking for. Let's be honest, there are so many movies to sift through nowadays, it can be tough to find the stuff that really fits your taste. Sure, sci-fi is an expansive genre that can't be contained into just one box, but that's what makes it so incredible. If you're in a silly mood, there's a movie for that. You want something bleak and dystopian, Prime Video has you covered. From high-brow to some B mo

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ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after officials slam it

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-18 17:43:19

US government officials have condemned ICEBlock and CNN's recent coverage of it, leading to more people hearing about its existence and downloading it from the App Store. Now the application, which allows users to add a pin on a map to show where ICE agents have recently been spotted, has climbed to the to the top of Apple's App Store charts. It's currently the number one free social networking app in the US and the third most downloaded free app overall. Engadget CNN's piece talked about how

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Couples Retreat for Humans Dating AIs Becomes Skin-Crawlingly Uncomfortable

futurism.com Unknown 2025-08-23 06:00:25

A well-intentioned writer decided to get a group of humans and their AI companions together for a cabin retreat. Somehow, it went worse than anyone could have imagined. As Johns Hopkins science writer Sam Apple described in a new essay for Wired, the apps that each human participant used to communicate with their AI companions varied — but the intensity, obsession, and affection they felt for their digital paramours seemed very real, albeit sometimes tortured. The weekend getaway started, as A

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