UK government-appointed commissioners have labeled Birmingham City Council's Oracle Fusion rollout as [1]"the poorest ERP deployment" they have seen . From a report:

> A report published by the UK council's Corporate Finance Overview and Scrutiny Committee found that 18 months after Fusion went live, the largest public authority in Europe "had not tactically stabilized the system or formulated clear plans to resolve the system issues and recover the operation."

>

> The city council's cloud-based Oracle tech replaced the SAP system that it began using in 1999, but the disastrous project encountered a string of landmark failures. The council has failed to produce auditable accounts since Oracle was implemented in 2022, costs have ballooned from around 19 million pound to a projected estimate of 131 million pound and, because the council chose not to use system audit features, it cannot tell if fraud has taken place on its multibillion-pound spending budget for an 18-month period. In September last year, the council became effectively bankrupt due to outstanding equal pay claims and the Oracle implementation.

>

> The report from "best value commissioners" appointed by central government to investigate struggling councils said that following the Oracle implementation, "a serious lack of trust had developed between members and officers driven by the failed implementation and subsequent lack of progress to resolve the situation."



[1] https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/08/birmingham_oracle_erp_rollout/

An anonymous reader shares a report:

> AMD has gained a substantial 5.7 percentage points of share of the desktop x86 CPU market in the third quarter compared to Q2, [1]the largest quarterly share gain since we began tracking the market share reports in 2016. It also represents an incredible ten percentage point improvement over the prior year. AMD also raked in a strong increase in revenue share, jumping 8.5 percentage points over the prior quarter, indicating that it is selling a strong mix of higher-end CPU models.

>

> During the quarter, AMD launched its new Ryzen 9000-series family of processors amid a scandal related to stability issues with Intel's Raptor Lake chips, which generated a flood of negative press for the company over the course of several months, and inventory adjustments for one of Intel's customers. AMD now commands 28.7% of the desktop processor market. AMD also continued to gain share in the laptop and server markets, though its gains on the desktop side of the business were the most impressive, according to Mercury Research.



[1] https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amds-desktop-pc-market-share-skyrockets-amid-intels-raptor-lake-crashing-scandal-amd-makes-biggest-leap-in-recent-history

Block will [1]abandon development of its [2]Web5 decentralized internet project and reduce investment in music streaming service Tidal to focus on bitcoin mining hardware and self-custody wallets, the payments company announced in its third-quarter letter to shareholders. The Jack Dorsey-led firm cited strong market demand for its bitcoin mining products and Bitkey wallet as key drivers behind the strategic shift.



[1] https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/11/07/jack-dorseys-square-to-invest-more-in-bitcoin-mining-and-shut-decentralized-web5-web-venture/

[2] https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/06/11/0125221/jack-dorseys-tbd-announces-web3-competitor-web5

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Oregon Live:

> Intel told employees this week that it will [1]bring back free coffee and tea at its work sites , one of many benefits the chipmaker [2]eliminated last summer as it sought to slash $10 billion from its annual budget. "Although Intel still faces cost challenges, we understand that small comforts play a significant role in our daily routines," Intel wrote on its internal messaging forum, called Circuit. "We know this is a small step, but we hope it is a meaningful one in supporting our workplace culture." Intel declined comment. The company did not resume offering free fruit, another perk eliminated last summer. Employees say privately that morale has been devastated by Intel's poor financial performance and by cutbacks aimed at returning the business to profitability.

>

> [...] Christy Pambianchi, Intel's chief people officer, told employees that Intel had been spending $100 million annually on free and discounted food and beverages and couldn't afford to keep doing that. "Until we get into a better financial health position, we need to be suspending those," Pambianchi said, according to an account of the meeting reviewed by The Oregonian/OregonLive. By Wednesday the company had reversed itself, committing to keep its employees caffeinated.

In August, Intel announced plans to [3]lay off over 16,000 employees , representing more than 15% of its global workforce. Its stock dropped to a [4]50-year low following the announcement. Starting November 8, Nvidia will [5]replace the chipmaker on the Dow Jones Industrial Average.



[1] https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2024/11/intel-brings-back-workers-free-coffee-seeking-to-stem-declining-morale.html

[2] https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2024/08/intel-execs-admit-they-were-caught-off-guard-by-business-downturn-triggering-historic-cuts.html

[3] https://slashdot.org/story/24/08/01/2126209/intel-to-cut-16000-jobs-to-save-costs

[4] https://slashdot.org/story/24/08/02/1927237/intel-stock-drops-toward-50-year-low-amid-mass-layoffs

[5] https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/24/11/02/0328233/nvidia-replaces-rival-chipmaker-intel-on-the-dow-jones-industrial-average

According to Deadline's Mike Fleming Jr, Lucasfilm is [1]developing a new Star Wars trilogy . It will be written by Simon Kinberg, who will also produce the films alongside Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy. From the report:

> I heard this will comprise Episodes 10-12 of The Skywalker Saga that began with George Lucas's 1977 first film, which, along with Steven Spielberg's Jaws, reshaped the global blockbuster game. Insiders disputed my intel that Kinberg will continue that storyline, saying this instead will begin a new saga, and sit alongside percolating Star Wars projects with James Mangold, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Taika Waititi and Donald Glover. As usual, Lucasfilm and Disney are not commenting.

>

> Kinberg previously worked with Lucasfilm in co-creating with Dave Filoni and Carrie Beck the Emmy-nominated animated series Star Wars Rebels that ran for four seasons from 2014-2018. He was also a consultant on Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, the J.J. Abrams-directed film that revived the franchise in 2015. He has also been [2]heavily involved in other franchises as writer and/or producer.



[1] https://deadline.com/2024/11/star-wars-trilogy-simon-kinberg-movies-1236169916/

[2] https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1334526/

IBM is facing a new lawsuit alleging that its Weather Channel website [1]shared users' personal data with third-party ad partners without consent , violating the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA). The Register reports:

> In the absence of a comprehensive federal privacy law, the [2]complaint [PDF] claims Big Blue violated America's Video Privacy Protection Act ( [3]VPPA ), enacted in 1988 in response to the disclosure of Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork's videotape rental records. IBM was [4]sued in 2019 (PDF) by then Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer over similar allegations: That its Weather Channel mobile app collected and shared location data without disclosure. The IT titan settled that claim [5]in 2020 . A separate civil action against IBM's Weather Channel was filed in 2020 and [6]settled in 2023 (PDF).

>

> This latest legal salvo against alleged Weather Channel-enabled data collection takes issue with the sensitive information made available through the company's website to third-party ad partners mParticle and AppNexus/Xandr ( [7]acquired by Microsoft in 2022). The former provides customer analytics, and the latter is an advertising and marketing platform. The complaint, filed on behalf of California plaintiff Ed Penning, contends that by watching videos on the Weather Channel website, those two marketing firms received Penning's full name, gender, email address, precise geolocation, the name, and the URLs of videos he watched, without his permission or knowledge.

>

> It explains that the plaintiff's counsel retained a private research firm last year to analyze browser network traffic during video sessions on the Weather Channel website. The research firm is said to have confirmed that the website provided the third-party ad firms with information that could be used to identify people and the videos that they watched. The VPPA prohibits video providers from sharing "personally identifiable information" about clients without their consent. [...] The lawsuit aspires to be certified as a class action. Under the VPPA, a successful claim allows for actual damages (if any) and statutory damages of $2,500 for each violation of the law, as well as attorney's fees.



[1] https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/08/ibm_weather_channel_privacy/

[2] https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.631097/gov.uscourts.nysd.631097.1.0.pdf

[3] https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2361

[4] https://regmedia.co.uk/2019/01/04/twc_complaint.pdf

[5] https://apnews.com/article/f6a83c0b8e0a65563e4c76955c37c0ab

[6] https://regmedia.co.uk/2023/04/26/twc-hart-amended-complaint.pdf

[7] https://about.ads.microsoft.com/en/blog/post/december-2021/microsoft-to-acquire-xandr-to-accelerate-its-digital-advertising-and-retail-media-solutions

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Variety:

> A "Mass Effect" TV series is [1]officially in development at Amazon MGM Studios , Variety has learned exclusively. Daniel Casey is set to write and executive produce the adaptation. Karim Zreik will executive produce under his Cedar Tree Productions banner, with Ari Arad and EA's Michael Gamble also executive producing. Cedar Tree is currently under an overall deal at Amazon MGM Studios. Exact plot details are being kept under wraps. [...]

>

> The first "Mass Effect" game [2]launched to rave reviews in 2007. Since then, there have been [3]three more [4]games in the main series, with "Mass Effect: Andromeda" debuting in 2017. There have also been multiple mobile games in the franchise, as well as an animated film, novels, comic books, and other media. The story of the first three "Mass Effect" games revolves around Commander Shepard, a human soldier in the 22nd century trying to save humanity from a race of aliens known as the Reapers. "Andromeda" moved the games much further into the future with a new protagonist, with a fifth game also in the works. The franchise is developed by BioWare and are now published by EA.

In 2010, EA announced plans to turn Mass Effect into a movie, but the project was later [5]canceled . However, Ari Arad (known for co-founding Marvel Studios) [6]led the initial effort and is now working to bring the film to life in this latest attempt.



[1] https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/mass-effect-tv-series-amazon-writer-marvel-1236203755/

[2] https://games.slashdot.org/story/07/12/12/1650212/mass-effect-sells-a-million-halo-3-sells-five?sdsrc=rel

[3] https://games.slashdot.org/story/09/03/20/0322255/mass-effect-2-announced-for-early-2010

[4] https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/06/06/221226/mass-effect-3-battlefield-3-launch-dates-announced

[5] https://kotaku.com/ah-so-this-is-why-the-mass-effect-movie-never-got-made-1847183510

[6] https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/05/25/mass-effect-movie-happening

Max will [1]begin a gradual password-sharing crackdown with "soft messaging" over the next few months, with a potential price increase to follow. The Verge reports:

> During Warner Bros. Discovery's Q3 earnings call on Thursday, chief financial officer Gunnar Wiedenfels said this initial rollout would be followed by more progress in 2025 and 2026. Wiedenfels called password sharing "a form of price rises," as the company is "asking members who have not signed up, or multi-household members to pay a little bit more." This isn't the first time we've heard about Max's interest in password sharing, but now we have more details about when -- and how -- it will all begin. [...]

>

> Wiedenfels didn't rule out the possibility of a Max price increase, either. He said that the "premium nature" of the service leaves "a fair amount of room to continue to push a price we've been judicious about." Max last raised prices across its ad-free plans in June.



[1] https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/7/24290326/max-password-sharing-crackdown-messaging-q3-2024-earnings

Elwood Edwards, the voice of AOL's "You've Got Mail" greeting, has [1]died at age 74 following a long illness , according to local Ohio news station WKYC. "He worked at 3News for many years as graphics guru, camera operator, and general jack-of-all-trades, yet it was a somewhat random opportunity in 1989 that earned him international fame." From the report:

> That year, Elwood received $200 from the then-unknown America Online, merely because his wife worked at a predecessor company. He was asked to simply record four voiceover lines:

>

> - "Welcome"

> - "You've Got Mail"

> - "Files done"

> - "Goodbye"

>

> Of course, the company better known as AOL blew up, and millions around the world would hear Elwood's voice telling them "You've Got Mail" every time they logged on to the internet. Despite his face not being visible, Elwood still achieved minor celebrity status. In 2015, he even [2]appeared on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon " to utter the famous greeting as well as other audience-suggested phrases.



[1] https://www.wkyc.com/article/life/people/elwood-edwards-wkyc-employee-voice-aol-youve-got-mail-greeting-dies-74/95-940b6ed4-b90b-4c4c-b0d5-6c57fddb6546

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEWCEnM2lKE

An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media:

> If you voted in the U.S. presidential election yesterday in which Donald Trump [1]won comfortably , or a previous election, a website powered by a right-wing group is [2]probably doxing you . VoteRef makes it trivial for anyone to search the name, physical address, age, party affiliation, and whether someone voted that year for people living in most states instantly and for free. This can include ordinary citizens, celebrities, domestic abuse survivors, and many other people. Voting rolls are public records, and ways to more readily access them are not new. But during a time of intense division, political violence, or even the broader threat of data being used to dox or harass anyone, sites like [3]VoteRef turn a vital part of the democratic process -- simply voting -- into a security and privacy threat. [...]

>

> The Voter Reference Foundation, which runs VoteRef, is a right wing organization helmed by a former Trump campaign official, [4]ProPublica previously reported . The goal for that organization was to find irregularities in the number of voters and the number of ballots cast, but state election officials said their findings were "fundamentally incorrect," ProPublica added. In [5]an interview with NPR , the ProPublica reporter said that the Voter Reference Foundation insinuated (falsely) that the 2020 election of Joe Biden was fraudulent in some way. 404 Media has found people on social media using VoteRef's data to spread voting conspiracies too. VoteRef has steadily been adding more states' records to the VoteRef website. At the time of writing, it has records for all states that legally allow publication. Some exceptions include California, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. ProPublica reported that VoteRef removed the Pennsylvania data after being contacted by an attorney for Pennsylvania's Department of State.

"Digitizing and aggregating data meaningfully changes the privacy context and the risks to people. Your municipal government storing your marriage certificate and voter information in some basement office filing cabinet is not even remotely the same as a private company digitizing all the data, labeling it, piling it all together, making it searchable," said Justin Sherman, a Duke professor who studies data brokers.

"Policymakers need to get with the times and recognize that data brokers digitizing, aggregating, and selling data based on public records -- which are usually considered 'publicly available information' and exempted from privacy laws -- has fueled decades of stalking and gendered violence, harassment, doxing, and even murder," Sherman said. "Protecting citizens of all political stripes, targets and survivors of gendered violence, public servants who are targets for doxing and death threats, military service members, and everyone in between depends on reframing how we think about public records privacy and the mass aggregation and sale of our data."



[1] https://politics.slashdot.org/story/24/11/06/0652209/trump-wins-us-presidency-for-second-time

[2] https://www.404media.co/voted-in-america-this-site-doxed-you/

[3] https://voteref.com/

[4] https://www.propublica.org/article/voter-ref-foundation

[5] https://www.npr.org/2022/03/10/1085838479/a-new-group-takes-aim-at-voter-rolls-but-critics-say-their-methodology-is-flawed

U.S. Cellular has [1]agreed to sell $1.02 billion worth of spectrum licenses to AT&T as part of its strategy to monetize its spectrum assets that were not included in an earlier $4.4 billion deal with T-Mobile. Reuters reports:

> Last month, U.S. Cellular agreed to sell select spectrum licenses for $1 billion to Verizon. It also signed deals with two other mobile network operators, but did not disclose the details. The latest agreement "adds a fourth mobile network operator, in addition to T-Mobile, to the list of those whose subscribers will benefit from the sale of our spectrum licenses," U.S. Cellular CEO Laurent Therivel said on Thursday.

From a [2]press release :

> Following this transaction, as well as those previously announced, UScellular will have reached definitive agreements to monetize approximately 55%, measured on a MHz-Pops basis, of the spectrum holdings (excluding mmWave) that were excluded from the proposed sale to T-Mobile, for a total consideration of approximately $2.02 billion. Including the proposed T-Mobile transaction, UScellular will have reached agreements to monetize approximately 70% of its total spectrum holdings (excluding mmWave), measured on a MHz-Pops basis.

>

> "After our proposed sales, we will be left with 1.86 billion MHz-Pops of low and mid-band spectrum, as well as 17.2 billion MHz-Pops of mmWave spectrum, with the substantial majority of retained value in the C-band spectrum," [said Laurent C. Therivel, President and CEO]. "The C-band licenses have a number of attributes that we believe are favorable to their long-term value. First, our C-band licenses are positioned in an attractive mid-band frequency that can deliver outstanding speed and capacity. Second, there is a substantial 5G ecosystem of equipment vendors and existing infrastructure that uses C-band. Finally, they have a lengthy build-out timeline, with first and second build-out dates of 2029 and 2033, respectively. This provides ample time and optionality for us to either monetize or deploy the spectrum in the future. We will continue to look for ways to opportunistically monetize the C-band, as well as the other remaining spectrum."



[1] https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-cellular-sell-some-spectrum-licenses-att-1-bln-2024-11-07/

[2] https://investors.uscellular.com/news/news-details/2024/UScellular-announces-sale-of-select-spectrum-assets-to-ATT-for-1.018-billion/default.aspx

Microsoft is [1]introducing a feature to Notepad called [2]Rewrite that will let you use AI to " [3]rephrase sentences, adjust tone, and modify the length of your content ." The Verge reports:

> If you're a Windows Insider with early access to the feature, you can try it by highlighting the text you want to adjust in Notepad, right-clicking it, and choosing Rewrite. Notepad will then display a dialogue box where you can decide how they want to change their text -- for example, if it needs to be longer or shorter. Rewrite will then offer three rewritten versions that you can replace your work with.

>

> It's worth noting that you'll have to sign in to your Microsoft account to use Rewrite, as it's "powered by a cloud-based service that requires authentication and authorization." Microsoft is launching this feature in preview on Windows 11 in the US, France, UK, Canada, Italy, and Germany.

In July, Microsoft [4]rolled out spellcheck and autocorrect for Notepad.



[1] https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/11/06/new-ai-experiences-for-paint-and-notepad-begin-rolling-out-to-windows-insiders/#:~:text=Notepad%20(version%2011.2410.15.0)

[2] https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/use-rewrite-in-notepad-to-enhance-your-writing-with-ai-4088b954-c97b-46dc-813f-959be01746d5

[3] https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/6/24289707/microsoft-notepad-ai-text-editing-rewrite

[4] https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/07/08/1439251/microsofts-notepad-gets-spellcheck-and-autocorrect-40-years-after-launch

An anonymous reader quotes a report from CBC News:

> The head of a company specializing in cryptocurrency was [1]kidnapped and held for ransom in downtown Toronto during rush hour Wednesday. Police were called about a kidnapping in the area of University Avenue and Richmond Street W. just before 6 p.m., says a spokesperson with the Toronto Police Service. The suspects forced the victim into a vehicle and made a demand for money, the spokesperson said. The man was later located in Centennial Park in Etobicoke uninjured.

>

> CBC Toronto has learned the victim is Dean Skurka, the president and CEO of Toronto-based financial firm [2]WonderFi . He was released after a ransom of $1 million was paid electronically, a source close to the investigation said. Police say the investigation is ongoing and have not released any further details. [...] The alleged kidnapping happened the same day WonderFi released its third quarter earnings results, showing a 153 per cent increase compared to its third quarter in 2023.



[1] https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/kidnapping-toronto-businessman-cryptocurrency-1.7376679

[2] https://www.wonder.fi/#Executive-Team

I had the opportunity to interview esteemed programmer [1]Steve Yegge for the [2]SourceForge Podcast to ask him all about AI-powered coding assistants and the future of programming. "We're moving from where you have to write the code to where the LLM will write the code and you're just having a conversation with it about the code," said Yegge. "That is much more accessible to people who are just getting into the industry."

Steve has nearly 30 years of programming experience working at Geoworks, Amazon, Google, Grab and now SourceGraph, working to build out the Cody AI assistant platform. Here's his [3]Wikipedia page . He's not shy about sharing his opinions or predictions for the industry, no matter how difficult it may be for some to hear. "I'm going to make the claim that ... line-oriented programming, which we've done for the last 40, 50 years, ... is going away. It is dying just like assembly language did, and it will be completely dead within five years."

You can watch the episode [4]on YouTube and stream on [5]all major podcast platforms . A transcription of the podcast is available [6]here .



[1] https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveyegge/

[2] https://sourceforge.net/articles/category/sourceforge-podcast/

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Yegge

[4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVyVpIq1Pp8

[5] https://sourceforgepodcast.buzzsprout.com/2330467/follow

[6] https://sourceforge.net/articles/the-evolution-and-future-of-ai-coding-sourcegraph-sourceforge-podcast-episode-24/

Apple has confirmed it has [1]no plans to release a 27-inch iMac , ending speculation about a larger successor to its flagship desktop computer. The tech giant will instead focus on its 24-inch M3 iMac and Mac Studio offerings.



[1] https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/06/apple-imac-27-inch/

A federal agency has issued a directive to employees to [1]reduce the use of their phones for work matters due to China's recent hack of U.S. telecommunications infrastructure, WSJ reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. From the report:

> In an email to staff sent Thursday, the chief information officer at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned that internal and external work-related meetings and conversations that involve nonpublic data should only be held on platforms like Microsoft Teams and Cisco WebEx and not on work-issued or personal phones.

>

> "Do NOT conduct CFPB work using mobile voice calls or text messages," the email said, while referencing a recent government statement acknowledging the telecommunications infrastructure attack. "While there is no evidence that CFPB has been targeted by this unauthorized access, I ask for your compliance with these directives so we reduce the risk that we will be compromised," said the email, which was sent to all CFPB employees and contractors. It wasn't clear if other federal agencies had taken similar measures or were planning to, but many U.S. officials have already curtailed their phone use due to the hack, according to a former official.



[1] https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/us-agency-warns-employees-about-phone-use-amid-ongoing-china-hack/ar-AA1tH7kJ

With October's initial temperature data in, 2024 will rank as the first calendar year in modern record-keeping in which [1]global average surface temperatures exceed the Paris Agreement's aspirational 1.5C guardrail. From a report:

> Holding long-term warming to the 1.5-degree target compared to the preindustrial era is crucial for lowering the risk of triggering climate change tipping points, beyond which potentially catastrophic impacts have a higher likelihood of occurring, studies show. Holding warming to that target is viewed as necessary for small island states and other extremely vulnerable nations to avoid being wiped out by sea level rise, drought and other threats.

>

> The data -- and proxy records such as tree rings and ice cores -- shows this year is likely to be the hottest in at least 125,000 years. Right now, the world is on track for as much as 3.1C (5.58F) of warming based on already pledged emissions cuts, assuming they are fulfilled. Copernicus Climate Change Service reported early Thursday that the year is headed for a temperature anomaly of more than 1.55C (2.79F) above preindustrial levels. Last year fell just shy of the 1.5C threshold relative to the 1850-1900 average.



[1] https://www.axios.com/2024/11/07/global-temperatures-exceed-paris-target

An anonymous reader shares a report:

> In October, video game giant Activision said it had fixed a bug in its anti-cheat system that affected "a small number of legitimate player accounts," who were getting banned because of the bug. In reality, according to the hacker who found the bug and was exploiting it, they were able to [1]ban "thousands upon thousands" of Call of Duty players , who they essentially framed as cheaters. The hacker, who goes by Vizor, spoke to TechCrunch about the exploit, and told their side of the story.

>

> "I could have done this for years and as long as I target random players and no one famous it would have gone without notice," said Vizor, who added that it was "funny to abuse the exploit." TechCrunch was introduced to Vizor by a cheat developer called Zebleer, who is familiar with the Call of Duty hacking scene. Zebleer said he had been in touch with Vizor for months, and as such had knowledge of the exploit, which he said he saw Vizor using.



[1] https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/07/hacker-says-they-banned-thousands-of-call-of-duty-gamers-by-abusing-anti-cheat-flaw/

Software engineer David Gomes [1]writes in a blog post :

> I sometimes need to search for a website that will "convert a PNG to SVG", or "remove page from PDF" or "resize svg". And these apps are... okay. I don't really trust most of them with my data, and also a lot of times they just don't work or have too many ads. So, I've been noticing a trend of people just using AI agents to create full blown apps for these simple use cases.

>

> I decided to try it myself for a "resize SVG" app since I recently had to go through a bunch of websites to do this. So, I pulled up Replit Agent and even though I've used it before, it doesn't cease to amaze me just how insanely good it is. The level of polish on this product is unlike any other AI agent out there right now. It starts off by drawing up a plan and asking you for feedback on that plan. Then, it'll just go to town and try to build the app. But what's super clever about it is that the agent asks you for feedback along the way. Effectively, the Replit Agent guides you, not the other way around (as one might have expected).



[1] https://davidgomes.com/just-have-ai-build-an-app-for-that/

A pre-dawn statewide alert about an officer shooting in Hall County triggered over 4,500 complaints to the Federal Communications Commission. The 4:52 a.m. "Blue Alert" on October 4 awakened millions of Texans, many living hundreds of miles from the incident location, to notify them about suspect Seth Altman. Air traffic controllers, healthcare workers, and other professionals [1]reported safety concerns from sleep disruption , according to records obtained by 404 Media. Multiple residents told the FCC they disabled all emergency notifications in response, potentially compromising public safety for future alerts.



[1] https://www.404media.co/email/e2d55f67-4129-47c1-91dc-c5718fa76140/