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title: "Issue 173: AI & A11Y, Meta's privacy and the future of SEO"
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Is AI good or bad for accessibility? Meta's AI app is a privacy disaster and ChatGPT got beaten in Chess by an Atari 2600 console!

| WeAreDevelopers Dev Digest View in browser Issue 173: AI and accessibility, Meta's privacy disaster and the future of SEO WeAreDevelopers World Congress 9-11/7/25 - get 15% off using code devdigest Hello fellow developer, GitHub reached 1 billion repositories this week, but it is hard to celebrate its name in official marketing materials. I really hope this was by accident. Make sure to also read the pull requests and filed issues. Also learn how Meta's AI app is a privacy disaster, why Google is shutting down instant apps, and what not to do in JavaScript. Also, learn about the intersection of AI and accessibility. As part of our AI and Accessibility day we had an expert panel discussing the good and the bad of Artificial Intelligence when it comes to making things available to all. There were quite some interesting insights, so go and see what our experts had to say.   CODE100 at WeAreDevelopers World Congress! The WeAreDevelopers World Congress is just around the corner and we will have a CODE100 live show! For your chance to take part and show the world your coding chops live on stage, check out the "Hearts and Minds" challenge and submit your solution by filling out this form! See you on stage!  What's happening in AI ChatGPT "Absolutely Wrecked" at Chess by Atari 2600 Console From 1977 I Read All Of Cloudflare's Claude-Generated Commits Half of companies planning to replace customer service with AI are reversing course Detecting AI-Generated Text by Uncovering Its Statistical “Tells” AI chatbots have no significant impact on earnings or recorded hours Security and Privacy Frequent reauth doesn't make you more secure Zero-Click AI Attack in Microsoft Copilot Exposes Company Data The Meta AI app is a privacy disaster Discord flaw lets hackers reuse expired invites in malware campaign Hackers pose as job seekers: opening a resume leads to ransomware SmartAttack: Air-Gap Attack via Smartwatches Software Development Google is shutting down Android Instant Apps over ‘low’ usage Maintaining an Android app is a lot of work Building An Offline-Friendly Image Upload System You're not a front-end developer until you've... Things to avoid in JavaScript A new way to style gaps in CSS Tips, Tricks and Tools Liquid-glass-svelte - an Apple a day… SVG editor Crosspost - post to various social media channels from your command line SillyTavern provides a single unified interface for many LLM APIs EXIF Metadata Viewer - Find Information About Images Procrastination corner and Wonderful Weird Web A tool for burning visible pictures on a compact disc surface Flight Fee Dodger - a game to test your packing skills Career and Culture: What is Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and how does it differ from SEO? I Don't Want to Pay a Subscription To Program Traits and Habits I’ve Observed Among High Achievers Selfish reasons for building accessible UIs The Case for Software Craftsmanship in the Era of Vibes Lessons From 9 More Years of Tricky Bugs Are you looking for opportunities or fancy a change? Companies to check: IT Demand & Project Manager at Hubert Burda Media Requirements Engineer at ROSEN Technology and Research Center SAP Engineer Lead and Meter to Cash for Utility at E.ON Digital Technology Senior Software Engineer C# at NDT Global DevOps Engineer Operations–Online-&Mobile-Banking at ING Deutschland MARKT-PILOT qualitype VECTOR Informatik Wilken Siedle More jobs here: Remote positions - Germany - Austria WeAreDevelopers, Schottenfeldgasse 23, Vienna, Vienna 1070, Austria Unsubscribe Manage preferences |
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