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Apple Suppliers Increased Renewable Electricity by 30% in the Last Year

Apple announced on Wednesday its manufacturing partners now support over 13 gigawatts of renewable electricity worldwide, representing a nearly 30% increase in the last year. The company stated that more than 250 suppliers operating in 28 countries have committed to using renewable energy for all Apple production by 2030. These commitments account for over 85%...

Twitter Jetpack Social Sharing Not Working, WordPress Loses API Access [Update]

Twitter continues to limit access to its API without informing select companies, with the latest fallout affecting WordPress and Flipboard. Yesterday, Twitter suddenly cut off API access to WordPress.com, breaking the latter’s Jetpack Social tool used to automatically share posts to social networks such as Twitter. When website owners using the Jetpack Social tool try...

Canada Investigates ChatGPT Over Privacy Concerns

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada on Tuesday announced it has initiated an investigation into OpenAI, the company responsible for the AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT. The probe comes in response to a complaint alleging that the chatbot collects, uses, and discloses personal information without obtaining consent. "AI technology and its effects on privacy is...

Google Drive Reverses 5 Million File Limit Stance

Google Drive recently announced that it will be rolling back a system update to Drive item limits capped at 5 million, which had caused some disruption for a small number of users. The update was intended to improve performance and stability, but the company has now decided to explore alternative approaches, said Google yesterday evening....