A look at the research project tracking people at risk for suicide using data from smartphones and wearables to identify periods of high danger and intervene (Ellen Barry/New York Times)

Justine Calma / The Verge:
Google expands its flood forecasting and wildfire tracking services, adding a Flood Hub globally and improved wildfire tracking in more countries  —  Google announced a big expansion of its flood forecasting and wildfire tracking services today.  It launched a tool called Flood Hub globally …

Megha Paul / Tech.eu:
Berlin-based Latana, which offers brand tracking and consumer insights tools, raised a €36M Series B led by Oxx, with participation from Balderton and Kreos  —  The German startup offers direct channel to consumers that helps brands understand exactly what their key audiences are thinking

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Boston- and London-based Zoe, a nutrition and health tracking app, raised £25M led by Accomplice at a £209M valuation, after closing a £48M Series B in May 2021  —  Zoe, a startup founded by doctors and researchers out of London and Boston, made its name during the pandemic …

The Verge:
Hundreds of Twitter employees post farewell messages and salute emojis in Slack and tweets, announcing their resignations after Elon Musk’s “hardcore” ultimatum  —  Musk gave Twitter staff a deadline to say if they are staying for his cultural reset of the company.

David Pierce / The Verge:
An interview with Google’s SVP of Hardware Rick Osterloh on the new Pixel Watch, integration with Fitbit, ambient computing, and more  —  Google has been right about wearables for nearly a decade.  Now, the company swears it’s serious about them, too.  —  Why did Google take so long to build a smartwatch?

Adele Peters / Fast Company:
GiveDirectly and Google.org are using AI mapping and satellite imagery to find low-income hurricane survivors in Puerto Rico and Florida and send cash payments  —  Storms worsen inequality.  These $700 cash payments can help lessen the blow.  —  After a disaster like Hurricane Ian …