Tag Archives: APIs

Mazda’s DMCA takedown kills a hobbyist’s smart car API tool

Jonathan Gitlin reader comments 35 with Before last week, owners of certain Mazda vehicles who also had a Home Assistant setup could create some handy connections for their car. Enlarge / A glimpse at some of Home Assistant’s Mazda data potential, before it was removed. One CX60 driver had a charger that would only power… Read More »

Meta develops an AI language bot that can use external software tools

Enlarge / An artist’s impression of a robot hand using a desktop calculator. reader comments 63 with Share this story Language models like ChatGPT have revolutionized the field of natural language processing, but they still struggle with some basic tasks such as arithmetic and fact-checking. Last Thursday, researchers from Meta revealed Toolformer, an AI language… Read More »

One of 5G’s biggest features is a security minefield

Enlarge (credit: Anton Petrus | Getty) True 5G wireless data, with its ultrafast speeds and enhanced security protections, has been slow to roll out around the world. As the mobile technology proliferates—combining expanded speed and bandwidth with low-latency connections—one of its most touted features is starting to come in to focus. But the upgrade comes… Read More »

These parents built a school app. Then the city called the cops

Enlarge / Öppna Skolplattformen hoped to succeed where Skolplattform had failed. Comstock | Getty Images reader comments 8 with 8 posters participating Share this story Christian Landgren’s patience was running out. Every day the separated father of three was wasting precious time trying to get the City of Stockholm’s official school system, Skolplattform, to work… Read More »