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An airport was reportedly evacuated after a Call of Duty player’s game chat was mistaken for a bomb threat. Technology
The Verge • 4d ago

An airport was reportedly evacuated after a Call of Duty player’s game chat was mistaken for a bomb threat.

According to CBS News, a passenger overheard someone say “bomb” and “explosion” while waiting for a Frontier Airlines flight to depart at Ontario International Airport on Sunday night. Police detained the person who made the comments, who said he was talking about his Call of Duty gameplay on a FaceTime call with a friend. [Link: Plane evacuated at California airport after "Call of Duty" gameplay is mistaken for bomb threat, police say | https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/plane-evacuated-at-california-airport-after-call-of-duty-gameplay-is-mistaken-for-bomb-threat-police-say/ | CBS News]

California now has its own version of Watch Duty’s fire-tracking app. Technology
The Verge • 2w ago

California now has its own version of Watch Duty’s fire-tracking app.

AwareCA provides emergency maps and alerts like Watch Duty, but directly from public safety agencies. The LA Times reports the app addresses fire officials’ “uneasiness” with Watch Duty, with Cal Fire’s David Acuña saying, with AwareCA “you’re not relying on, ‘Well, what did I hear on that really static-y radio?’” [Link: Cal Fire has a new app. It looks a lot like Watch Duty | https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-10-30/why-cal-fire-made-watch-duty-competitor | Los Angeles Times]

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