Neowin News Feed for: Ice

ICE now using AI software that can search eight billion social media posts per day

Paul Hill — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 07:02:01 +0000

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) now has licenses to use Zignal Labs, a platform used by the Pentagon and Israeli military to scan social media with AI. Read more...

Following Apple, Google pulls ICE-spotting app Red Dot from Play Store

Hamid Ganji — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 07:28:01 +0000

The ICE-spotting app Red Dot is being removed from the Play Store after Google claimed it could incite violence against ICE agents. Read more...

ICEBlock has been removed from the App Store

Usama Jawad — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 05:24:01 +0000

Following pressure from the U.S. government, Apple has decided to remove the ICEBlock app from the App Store. Read more...

Scientists bamboozled by "ice piracy" where non-living glaciers are "stealing" ice

Sayan Sen — Thu, 15 May 2025 20:52:02 +0000

There is a phenomenon called "ice piracy," and scientists and researchers are completely bamboozled by it. Read more...

Linux Mint is working on a new tool called Web App Manager

Paul Hill — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 19:12:01 +0000

The Linux Mint project has revealed a new tool that it's working on called Web App Manager. It allows you to create web apps on Linux Mint by supplying a web address and other details. Read more...

A majority of Microsoft employees want to continue working with ICE, as per a recent survey

Hamza Jawad — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 10:36:01 +0000

Only 44% of Microsoft employees who took part in a recent survey want the company to alter or end current contracts with ICE. A total of 1180 employees participated in this survey. Read more...

Microsoft says it's 'dismayed' at the separation of children following ICE contract backlash

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 16:04:01 +0000

Following recent controversial policies by ICE, Microsoft has come under fire on social media for providing Azure services to the government agency, and issued a statement clarifying their work. Read more...

Amazon is reportedly returning to the smartphone market with new 'Ice' phones

Andy Weir — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 13:38:02 +0000

Amazon's Fire Phone, which it released in 2014, was a sales disaster - but it seems it's not ready to give up on the smartphone market. The company is said to be working on multiple new 'Ice' phones. Read more...